Richard E. Lewis, P.S.
Paulsen Building Suite 830
421 W. Riverside Ave
Spokane, WA 99201
Telephone: 509-838-4148
Fax: 509-623-1196
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Attorney Representation in Spokane, Wa for over 25 years

Legal Defense for Injured Children

Accidents are the biggest killer of children and young people and cause serious injury to them every year, from road traffic accidents to playground injuries. We recognize that often injuries sustained by children have lifelong implications not always obvious at the outset. Our relationship with other professionals who provide healthcare to children enable us to identify the possible long-term effects of an injury to your child.

Your child deserves professional, trusted and experienced advice. The law office of Richard E. Lewis, P.S., has thirty years experience representing injured children. Our cases include traumatic brain injury, facial dog bites and injuries sustained in motor vehicle collisions. Our results include a multi-million dollar recovery on behalf of a brain injured child. Recently, we successfully concluded a case against a local municipality for a poorly designed intersection. Our client, a thirteen year old boy, suffered a severely injured arm. We were able to recover more than $650,000 on this young man’s behalf.

Richard Lewis has also been appointed by Judges in both the Spokane County Superior Court and the Federal Court for the Eastern District of Washington as a settlement guardian ad litem to advise the court on proposed settlements of children’s claims.

School, Sports and Playground Injuries

Richard Lewis has represented families of children injured or killed while engaged in school sports or other recreational activities. These include the tragic death of a high school wrestler and a middle school child killed in a motocross accident.

A school district’s administration owes a special duty to supervise and secure their premises for the children in their care. School personnel supervising students must exercise reasonable care appropriate to the circumstances. If not, they may be found negligent and responsible for the injuries suffered. If the school has knowledge of foreseeable student misconduct, they have a duty to protect other students from that misconduct.

While not every injury to a child participating in games or playground activities may be prevented, the school is responsible to establish a program for monitoring the activities of students on the playground and making sure the students are participating appropriately. The equipment and activity that schools allow students to participate in must be safe and appropriate to the particular age of the student.

Our office has successfully represented families against school districts for injuries and death to students by establishing that the school failed to follow reasonable safety standards exercised by similar school districts. We have also succeeded in forcing school districts to change policy to make sure that similar accidents were not repeated.

School Supervision / Neglect

A school district’s administration owes a special duty to supervise and secure their premises for the children whose parents entrust the care of their children to the school district. School personnel supervising students must exercise reasonable care appropriate to the circumstances. If not, they may be found negligent and responsible for the injuries sustained. If the school has knowledge of conditions that present foreseeable student misconduct, they have a duty to protect other students from that misconduct. The equipment and activity that schools allow students to participate in must be safe and appropriate to the particular age of the student.

Our office has successfully recovered against school districts for injuries and death to students by establishing that the school failed to follow reasonable safety standards exercised by similar school districts. We have also succeeded in forcing school districts to change policy to make sure that similar accidents were not repeated.

To schedule your free consultation with an attorney who has over 30 years of experience, please contact us online or call 509-838-4148.

Richard E. Lewis, P.S.

Paulsen Building
Suite 830
421 W. Riverside Ave
Spokane, WA 99201
Telephone: 509-838-4148 | Fax: 509-623-1196
Map and Directions | E-mail us

Attorney Richard E. Lewis, P.S., represents clients throughout Eastern Washington and the Spokane Valley, including the city of Spokane and Spokane County.