Terry Abeyta

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Abeyta Nelson Injury Law

Experience: 47 years

Reader's Choice Award - Best Law Firm, Reader's Choice Award - Best Personal Injury Law Firm and 9 others

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Experience 47y

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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.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Washington

Since 1976

Professional Experience

1981 - Current

Abeyta Nelson Injury Law

Managing Partner

Education

1973 - 1976

University of Washington School of Law

J.D. (1976) | Juris Doctor

Honors: Top 15% of graduating class

1969 - 1973

Whitman College

B.A. (1973) | Bachelor of Arts

Honors: Graduated first in class, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa; Honors in Political Science

1969 - 1971

Yakima Valley College

A.A. (1971)

Honors: Graduated first in class with honors, Phi Theta Kappa; Top Male English Student Award

Awards

year - Terry Abeyta

Reader's Choice Award - Best Law Firm

Yakima Herald-Republic

Reader's Choice Award - Best Personal Injury Law Firm

Yakima Herald-Republic

The Best of the Valley Award - Best Attorney

Yakima Valley Business Times

Super Lawyer 1999-2017

Super Lawyers - Washington State

The Best Lawyers in America 2009-2017

The Best Lawyers in America

Best Law Firm

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers

year - Terry Abeyta

Best Lawyer in Yakima County, WA

Yakima Valley Business Times

year - Terry Abeyta

Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America

Lawdragon

year - Terry Abeyta

Top 100 Lawyers

Washington Law & Politics Magazine

year - Terry Abeyta

Alvin Anderson Award

Washington State Trial Lawyers Association

Terry Abeyta

Superb Ranking - AVVO rating 10 out of 10

Avvo

Contacts

Yakima Office 1102 W. Yakima Avenue Yakima WA 98902 Telephone: (509) 575-1588

Ellensburg Office 605 N. Main Street, Suite 1 Ellensburg WA 98926 Telephone: (509) 925-1588

Sunnyside Office 2590 Yakima Valley Highway, Suite 2 Sunnyside WA 98944 Telephone: (509) 839-1588

Videos

Terry Abeyta and client Fred Mahre

Terry Abeyta talks with client Fred Mahre about his car accident case.

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Abeyta Nelson Injury Law Client Testimonial Michael O'Neill 2017

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Attorneys Terry Abeyta and Rod Nelson - 2

Attorneys Terry Abeyta and Rod Nelson discuss how they've helped clients who've been seriously injured.

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Abeyta Nelson Client Testimonial Teresa

Abeyta Nelson Client Teresa Sanchez of Yakima shares her personal injury testimonial with attorneys Terry Abeyta and David Abeyta.
We Take Your Injury Personally.

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Abeyta Nelson Client Testimonial Brooke

Abeyta Nelson client Brooke Creswell of Yakima shares his personal injury testimonial with attorneys Terry Abeyta and David Abeyta.
We Take Your Injury Personally.