Dubin Law Group

Origins and founder record

Matthew D. Dubin founded the firm in 1998. His work has focused on personal injury matters involving roadway accidents, household products and medical mistakes. The site identifies him as the founding attorney.

Dubin earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1990. He received his law degree from the University of Washington in 1995. The site also gives his Washington license number as 25378.

In 2015, Dubin wrote "Maximizing Your Injury Claim." The website reports that he has recovered nearly $20 million for clients. In my opinion, the founder profile is concrete because it supplies education dates, a license number, a dated publication and a recovery figure.

How the attorney team is built

The website names Rebecca LaLiberte, Joshua Campbell, Sean Brotherton Harris, Joshua M. Joerres and Gregory S. Simmons as attorneys. It also names Falin McKenzie, LaRee Beck, Andrew Lemmel, Pete Balzarini, Meagan Crockett-Edsall and Jay Adkins. These attorneys appear alongside Dubin on the firm's published roster.

Personal injury work can require several tasks at the same time. Someone must gather records, communicate with insurers, track treatment and assess the facts behind liability. A lawsuit may add written discovery, depositions, motion practice and trial preparation.

A named roster gives prospective clients a starting point for questions about responsibility. They can ask which attorney will supervise the file, who will provide updates and who will appear at formal proceedings. As a reviewer, I find the publication of each attorney's name useful for that basic purpose.

Focus and practice areas

The site groups much of the firm's work by the event that caused an injury. It also lists categories based on the type of harm, such as brain injuries and wrongful death. A single matter may fall within both types of category.

Road collisions and vulnerable road users

Car, truck and motorcycle accidents appear as separate practice areas on the website. The list also covers bicycle and pedestrian accidents. Those categories place drivers, commercial carriers, cyclists and people on foot within the firm's stated injury practice.

A roadway claim commonly requires evidence about how the collision happened. Police reports, photographs, vehicle damage, witness accounts and electronic data may help establish fault. Medical records and employment documents can help show the effect of an injury on health and income.

Truck cases can add questions about the carrier, the driver and vehicle maintenance. Motorcycle, bicycle and pedestrian matters often require close study of sight lines, traffic controls and the movement of each road user. These are general features of such claims, and the facts of each collision control the legal analysis.

Brain injuries, spinal injuries and wrongful death

The firm's published practice list includes brain and spinal injuries. It also identifies wrongful death as a distinct category. These matters often require careful documentation of medical findings and the effects on a person's daily life.

Brain injury evidence may include emergency records, imaging, clinical assessments and reports from family members who observed changes. Spinal injury claims may call for treatment records, mobility assessments and future care estimates. The parties often examine whether the incident caused the condition and how long its effects may last.

A wrongful death claim raises a different set of legal and factual questions. Records may address the relationship between the deceased person and eligible family members, financial support and the circumstances of the death. Courts and insurers also examine liability evidence tied to the event itself.

Liability beyond roadway use

Premises liability and slip and fall claims form another part of the firm's stated work. The website also lists dog bites and construction accidents. Each category calls for proof about the event, the responsible parties and the resulting injury.

Premises cases often turn on control of the location, the condition that caused harm and the notice available to a property owner or occupier. Photographs, inspection records, maintenance logs and witness statements can become relevant. Timing matters because a temporary condition may change soon after an incident.

Dog bite matters may require records about the animal, its keeper and the circumstances of the encounter. Construction claims can involve site conditions, contractors, equipment and safety records. The legal path depends on who controlled the work and how the injury occurred.

Categories identified in the founder's profile

Dubin's attorney profile identifies household products and medical mistakes as parts of his personal injury work. Product matters often call for warnings, design materials, manufacturing records and proof that the item caused the injury. Purchase history and preservation of the product may also matter.

A medical injury claim commonly begins with the treatment record. Reviewers may compare the care given with the clinical issues present at that time. The claimant must also connect the alleged error to the harm claimed, which can require medical testimony.

The role of records in care facility cases

The firm includes nursing home injuries in its published practice list. Care facility cases often depend on records created during a resident's stay. Charts, care plans, medication records, incident reports and communications with family members may supply parts of the factual record.

Several people may hold relevant information. Nurses, aides, treating clinicians, administrators, residents and visitors may have seen different parts of an event. Facility policies and staff records can help explain who had responsibility for a resident's care at a given time.

These claims may examine an injury, the care that preceded it and the facility's response. Medical records help establish diagnosis and treatment. A claimant may also need evidence about pain, added care needs and changes in daily activity.

Nursing home matters can involve the facility operator, an insurer and outside medical providers. Each participant may hold separate records. Early preservation requests can help keep video, internal reports and other time-sensitive material available for review.

How personal injury claims usually move

A personal injury claim commonly begins with evidence collection and medical documentation. The injured person reports the event, obtains care and keeps records of related losses. Counsel may contact witnesses, request official reports and notify the parties connected to the incident.

The liability review asks who owed a legal duty and whose conduct caused the harm. The damages review looks at treatment, income loss and the effect on ordinary activities. Insurers may request records or question whether the event caused every condition claimed.

After counsel assembles the facts, a demand may explain liability and the claimed losses. The insurer can accept the demand, dispute parts of it or propose a different amount. Negotiations often focus on fault, medical causation and the value of documented harm.

Litigation and resolution

If negotiations end without an agreement, the claimant may file a lawsuit. Pleadings set out the parties' positions. Discovery then allows each side to request documents, ask written questions and take depositions.

Courts may decide legal issues through motions before trial. The parties may continue settlement talks while the case proceeds. If the case reaches trial, the judge or jury considers the admitted evidence and applies the governing law.

Deadlines can affect both insurance claims and lawsuits. The applicable period depends on the claim and the surrounding facts. Prompt record gathering can also matter when physical evidence, memories or video may change with time.

Washington reach and office presence

The firm says it serves clients in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties, as well as elsewhere in Washington State. Its listed offices are in Seattle, Everett, Tacoma, Redmond and Spokane.

Consultation and fee arrangements

The firm offers free consultations. It also states that prospective clients can reach it by phone at any time. Those two details make the initial contact terms clear, although a prospective client should ask how after-hours calls are handled and when an attorney will respond.

The firm works on a contingency fee basis and says it collects no attorney fees unless it recovers compensation for the client. Before signing an agreement, a client can ask what percentage applies and whether that percentage changes after a lawsuit is filed. The written agreement should also explain responsibility for filing fees, expert costs, medical record charges and other case expenses.

A contingency arrangement connects attorney fees to a recovery, but it does not describe every financial term by itself. Clients may wish to ask how costs are deducted and how settlement funds are distributed. They can also request an explanation of what happens if either side ends the representation before the claim concludes.