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Denver Boat Accident Attorney

As the weather starts to get warmer, many people will begin to spend more time out doors. While Colorado isn’t necessarily known for their water ways, the lakes and reservoirs around the State are used frequently used for fishing and boating. While fishing and boating are often a great way to spend a weekend with friends and family, often times those same activities involve a great deal of risk for visitors to lakes and reservoirs.

We assume that owners of boats, jet ski and wet bikes take the proper precautions to safe guard individuals from injury. This trust is often misplaced. Boat owners and fisherman that take to the water are often unaware of regulations and laws that affect the water way. The worst case scenario may involve owners of boats, wet bikes, jet skis or fisherman drinking alcohol, ingesting drugs, or becoming intoxicated while on the water. Whether boat owners or fisherman are unaware of the proper regulations or are intoxicated, it poses an increase risk for negligence and puts everyone else in harms way. The risk becomes especially increased during 3 day weekends such as Memorial Day and July 4. As more and more people set out to enjoy lakes or reservoirs, the potential for harm and injury becomes greater.

If you’ve been injured as a result of the negligence involving a boat or other water craft there is a good chance that you have been substantially injured. Clients that are hit by boats or injured while boating are generally harmed more so than individuals that are hit while in a motor vehicle. This is due to the fact that you are more likely to be hit directly while in the water or have the risk of flying out of a boat after being in a boating accident. You need a law firm that is familiar with these types of accidents and has a history of making claims against the Insurance company and representing injured parties. You need a law firm that is aware of the boating rules and regulations in the State of Colorado. Finally, you need a law firm you can trust and that can help you get the medical treatment you need.

Generally, these negligence actions need to be brought within the first two years of the accident occurring. Obtaining an attorney sooner rather than later will help preserve your rights and get you on the path to recovery.

At Lampert & Walsh, LLC we will work hard to make sure you get the medical treatment you need, we will deal with the insurance company and preserve your rights, and we will fight for you to make sure you get every dime you deserve as a result of the injury you sustained. Reporting these accidents to the authorities early and setting up a claim against the negligent individual will help preserve your rights. In other words, the sooner you get a law firm to represent your needs the better off your case will be in the long run.

Talk to us today and let us do an evaluation of your case free of charge. We are able to access all the Colorado Statutes in our office in minutes so we can compare your case to the Law in the State of Colorado and determine if there was any negligence on the part of the boat owner. Call our attorneys at Lampert & Walsh, LLC and let us start working on your case today!