Terry Abeyta
Abeyta Nelson Injury Law
Although practicing in the most conservative area of the state, Terry Abeyta has earned recognition as one of the top plaintiff’s personal injury attorneys in Washington. He recovered $6.9 million on a bleacher fall case (the largest settlement in the history of Yakima County), $4.1 million on a car crash case (the largest settlement in the history of Kittitas County), $3.5 million on a school playground case, the highest settlements in the history of Grant and Klickitat counties, the largest recovery on an uninsured motorist case in Yakima County history, the largest jury verdict on a cervical soft-tissue case in the history of Yakima County, and obtained a $700,000 settlement for the children of a 39-year-old Native American man who committed suicide in the Yakima Tribal Jail. Terry Abeyta has tried 50 jury trials and arbitrated hundreds of cases.
Terry was the first plaintiff’s attorney from Central Washington chosen for The Best Lawyers in America, the first in Central Washington named to the Super Lawyer list, has been named a Super Lawyer every year since 1999, and has been named to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in America.
He is one of only three members from Eastern Washington in the Damages Attorney Round Table, is past president of the Washington Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, has served in many leadership roles for the Washington State Association for Justice, and is a past president of the Yakima County Bar Association. He has received WSAJ’s Alvin Anderson award for outstanding contribution to building WSAJ’s Eagle membership.
Mr. Abeyta was born and raised in Yakima. He graduated at the top of his class from Yakima Valley College, at the top of his class from Whitman College, and in the top 15 percent of his class at University of Washington School of Law. He worked his way through college as a reporter for the Yakima Herald-Republic, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
- University of Washington School of Law
- J.D. (1976) | Juris Doctor
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- Honors: Top 15% of graduating class
- Activities: University of Washington Law School Moot Court Honor Board; American Jurisprudence Award in Legal Research and Writing
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- Whitman College
- B.A. (1973) | Bachelor of Arts
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- Honors: Graduated first in class, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa; Honors in Political Science
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- Yakima Valley College
- A.A. (1971)
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- Honors: Graduated first in class with honors, Phi Theta Kappa; Top Male English Student Award
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- Abeyta Nelson Injury Law
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- WSAJ's Motor Vehicle Litigation Deskbook, 2nd Edition
- Washington State Association for Justice
- Washington Motor Vehicle Accident Litigation Deskbook, 2nd Edition
- Washington State Bar Association
- Tort Law Update - Keep Your Case in the Game: Defending Against the Recreational Use Immunity Statute, 2015 WSAJ Annual Convention, Cle Elum, Washington
- Washington State Association for Justic
- Allocation of Fault Issues to Parent of Injured Child, 2010 DART Convention, Rome, Italy
- Damage Attorneys Round Table
- Division 1 Makes Bad Law in Laguna v. Washington DOT: A Personal Perspective, 2009 DART Convention, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
- Damage Attorneys Round Table
- Reader's Choice Award - Best Law Firm
- Yakima Herald-Republic
- The Yakima Herald-Republic newspaper hosted its first ever Reader's Choice Awards, voted by more than 10,000 readers from the Greater Yakima Valley.
- Reader's Choice Award - Best Personal Injury Law Firm
- Yakima Herald-Republic
- The Yakima Herald-Republic newspaper hosted its first ever Reader's Choice Awards, voted by more than 10,000 readers from the Greater Yakima Valley.
- The Best of the Valley Award - Best Attorney
- Yakima Valley Business Times
- The Yakima Valley Business Times newspaper released the results of its 15th annual "Best of the Valley" reader's poll, voted by more than 20,000 readers from the Greater Yakima Valley.
- Super Lawyer 1999-2017
- Super Lawyers - Washington State
- Terry Abeyta has been named a Super Lawyer consecutively from 1999 to present.
- The Best Lawyers in America 2009-2017
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Terry Abeyta has been named to The Best Lawyers in America list every year from 2009 to present.
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
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- Damage Attorneys Round Table
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- American Board of Trial Advocates
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- Washington State Trial Lawyers Association
- Officer
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- Washington State Bar # 7165
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- American Board of Trial Advocates - Washington Chapter
- President
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- United Way of Central Washington
- Associate Campaign Chair
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- Yakima County Bar Association
- Past President
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- John Gavin Inn of Court
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- Washington
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- Free Consultation
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Contingent Fees
33%
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Car Accidents
- English: Spoken, Written
Terry Abeyta and client Fred Mahre
Terry Abeyta talks with client Fred Mahre about his car accident case.
Abeyta Nelson Injury Law Client Testimonial Michael O'Neill 2017
Michael O'Neill, client of Terry Abeyta, discusses the peace of mind he felt when Abeyta Nelson handled his case.
Attorneys Terry Abeyta and Rod Nelson - 2
Attorneys Terry Abeyta and Rod Nelson discuss how they help clients who've been seriously injured.
Abeyta Nelson Client Testimonial Teresa
Abeyta Nelson Client Teresa Sanchez of Yakima shares her personal injury testimonial with attorneys Terry Abeyta and David Abeyta.
Abeyta Nelson Client Testimonial Brooke
Abeyta Nelson client Brooke Creswell of Yakima shares his personal injury testimonial with attorneys Terry Abeyta and David Abeyta.