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Chuck Paglialunga was born in Boston, Massachusetts
and spent his first 13 years growing up in Germany where his
father was an opera singer in various cities throughout Germany
and Austria. When Chuck was 13 years old, his family moved
back to the United States to Seattle, where his father became
a music professor at the University of Washington.
Chuck graduated from the University of Washington with a degree
in Economics and from Seattle University with his law degree.
One of his first legal cases was representing a catastrophically
injured person. This opened his eyes to the difficulties an
injured person has to endure in dealing with representatives
of insurance companies, corporations and governments when
trying to get his or her life back together after a life-changing
injury. Chuck was struck by the enormous effect a serious
injury can have on all aspects of a person’s life. He
was also struck by the lengths to which some defendants and
their insurance companies will go to deny the facts, deny
the severity of the injury, and deny just compensation for
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representing his clients, Chuck is accessible, willing to
take the time to explain legal issues, and keenly aware of
the fears and concerns of his clients." |
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| Chuck has been characterized as tough,
fair and honest. He places the interests of his injured client
above all else. When representing his clients, Chuck is accessible,
willing to take the time to explain legal issues, and keenly
aware of the fears and concerns of his clients. |
What do you like about
representing injured people?
I like the fact that I am representing ordinary people against
powerful interests like insurance companies, corporations
and governments. I love helping people who otherwise wouldn’t
get help. Before hiring an attorney, an injured person is
left all alone to protect his or her legal rights. Not even
their own insurance company has as its main objective protecting
the injured person. Any person, regardless of their financial
status, can come to our office with a viable legal claim for
injury and hire our services. We will aggressively fight for
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What is your goal in
representing injured people?
My goal is to provide the client with personalized service
and represent them so well that I achieve for them a full
recovery of the damages they are entitled to under the law.
Usually most people don’t know exactly what their rights
are, and they believe that they will be taken care of in the
process even if they don’t have a lawyer. In the meantime
insurance companies and their lawyers know exactly what their
rights are and they know the rights of the injured person.
While the injured person is concentrating on surviving, getting
through hospital stays, getting to doctor’s appointments,
getting through painful physical therapy sessions and paying
the bills, the insurance company for the defendant is concentrating
on building their case to minimize the claim as much as possible.
They hold all of the cards – until the injured person
hires us – their lawyer. Our goal is to equalize as
well as we can the playing field between powerful insurance
companies, corporations or governments and our injured clients.
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How would you characterize
Paglialunga & Harris, LLP?
We're a firm of tough trial lawyers who like trying cases
and who gets results. We're not a large law firm, so you know
who is handling your case, and you can be confident that it
will be thoroughly prepared. We have a lot of personal interaction
with our clients about their cases, and we count our clients
as our good friends long after their cases have been resolved. |
Favorite books
The Street Lawyer, The Testament |
Favorite music
Wagner, Puccini, Verdi, Bruce Springstein, Bob Dylan |
Hobbies
Spending time with my daughter, basketball, baseball, soccer,
snowboarding, golfing, tennis |
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“The
largest verdicts are uniformly the result of three things.
One, injuries that are life-altering and devastating to the
individual and their family. Two, actions on the part
of the wrongdoer that inspire anger and outrage by a jury.
Third, the skill and experience of the trial attorney in bringing
these first two factors to light.”
- Chuck Palialunga |
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