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Gary Doehling P.C. a personal injury law firm will be opening a new office in the Aspen, CO area September 1, 2010.  Attorney Gary Doehling has been practicing law for over 27 years and  has the experience to help you pursue auto and motorcycle related injuries. 

You are invited to call Mr. Doehling at 970-241-9370 for your free consultation.

Gary Doehling  is proud to support the “Rider Down Assistance Network”

Rider Down Assistance Network

Any one of us, at anytime, under any circumstances, can become a Rider Down —there is no discrimination.

Most motorcycle groups/clubs take care of their own, but what if the need was beyond their ability or the downed rider did not belong to a group/club?

Answer: A Rider Down Assistance Network (RDAN) throughout the valley encompassing the entire rider community.

Who: Any downed rider regardless of anything else —period. There would be no questions asked and no judgments made. The focus would be the need, nothing else.

What: A need could be short term financial, physical assistance, chores around the house, retrieving the bike, or any number of things.

How: Someone in need would call the RDAN coordinator with a description of the need. The coordinator would call established network contacts that would rally their group/club to the need.

To Make This Work: We need to establish a Rider Down Assistance Network consisting of contact names , email address, and phone numbers for each group/club in the valley as well as any businesses or people wishing to participate. Call the RDAN coordinator today with your contact information.

We also need to spread the word throughout the valley so that downed riders or families of riders can receive the assistance they need.

The Rider Down Assistance Network is coordinated by the Band of Brothers Motorcycle Ministry http://www.bandofbrothersmm.com/.
Call Gordon at 970-250-5849 or Brian at 970-260-5940

Rider Down Assistance Network

Did you know that many insurance companies do an electronic database cross-reference of information with the Department of Motor Vehicles to discover the names of all licensed people living in your household?

As an example, your son or daughter just turned 16 and they get their drivers license. The address placed on the license by the DMV is cross-referenced with all the addresses in an insurance company database. If it matches a home or auto address they have on file, they will notify you in short order that you need to place your son or daughter on the auto insurance policy and pay the proper premium.

Another example of how the systems put in place by an insurance company are no match for an individual.

If you have been injured in an auto accident or motorcycle accident, you would be well advised to call attorney Gary Doehling for a free consultation.

I have previously stated that Medical Payments coverage on your automobile insurance policy is very good coverage and that  you should buy as much as the insurance company will sell you. I am of the same opinion today. The purpose of this note is to make you aware that many insurance companies will put a time limit on Medical Payments coverage. This is done to limit their exposure. this little known fact catches many people by suprise as many are still treating a year after an motor vehicle accident.

Thus, please ask your insurance agent if there are any time limitations on Medical Payments coverage on your auto insurance policy. Don’t get caught in a bad situation for medical treatment/expenses that are ongoing a year after the accident and no longer covered by your auto insurance company.

Scott Krug, CPCU

Claims Manager

A recent article being circulated comments on the fact that the number of uninsured automobiles is rising dramatically due to the current economic conditions. This article simply reinforces claim manager Scott Krug wherein he addressed this very fact in his book, Buying Auto Insurance in Colorado, for the protection of you, your family and your passenger. Scott stated in the guide that Uninsured Motorist Bodily Injury is perhaps the best coverage a person can buy as no matter what laws are passed to try and force drivers to buy auto insurance, the bottom line is that if a family cannot afford the coverage they will not buy or pay the premium. This fact puts all drivers in financial harms way as more and more drivers become uninsured.

You are invited and encouraged to contact attorney Gary Doehling for a free consultation if you have been injured because of an uninsured or underinsured motorist. Toll Free 866-941-9370 in Grand Junction, CO and serving all of Western Colorado and Eastern Utah.

Too many times Colorado drivers are victims of out of state drivers who do not have the skills or experience to navigate snow blown roads or the winding roads of a mountain pass. We encourage all out of state drivers to be cautious when traveling through Colorado.  The Gary Doehling Personal Injury Law Firm P.C. in Grand Junction, CO helps the victims of negligent drivers. Lives are too often turned upside down because of the negligence of drivers who simply cannot and should not be driving in our winter conditions.

if you have been injured or lost a loved one you are invited and encouraged to contact attorney Gary Doehling toll free at 866-941-9370.

Effective Jan 1, 2009, all new personal auto insurance policies written or renewed after that date will have $5,000 Medical Payments coverage UNLESS YOUR REJECT THE COVERAGE.   Medical Payments coverage on your personal auto insurance policy is GREAT coverage. We suggest that you buy as much of this coverage as the insurance company will sell you. Please talk to your agent before rejecting this coverage.

Auto accidents involving injuries are common. Medical Payments coverage helps pay the medical expenses incurred for auto related accidents.

Head Injuries, paralysis and even death can be the end result of an auto accident.  Review your personal auto coverages with your agent at least once per year.

Sadly, the Grand Junction Sentinel reports of a early morning fatality that appears to have been related to a drunk driver. As mentioned in previous posts,  Grand Junction attorney Gary Doehling asks that you do not drink and drive and help prevent others whom have been drinking from driving.

Attorney Gary Doehling has the ability and experience to sue drunk drivers. Attorney Gary Doehling helps those that have been injured because of a drunk driver. Serious injuries can and do happen because of drunk drivers in Western Colorado and elsewhere. Attorney Gary Doehling is there to help those who have been injured or suffered the death of a loved one because of a drunk driver.  The auto accident death described in the Grand Junction newspaper is tragic. It should have never occurred, It could have been prevented.

Call toll free for a free consultation at 866-941-9370.

Please help keep drunk drivers off the road!

It can be quite nerve racking when driving after hours or knowing that your children are out and about when other people fail to limit their drinking and worse, get behind the steering wheel of a car after doing so. The Gary Doehling Personal Injury Law Firm P.C. encourages all persons to avoid drinking and driving and to prevent others who you know have been drinking from driving.

The newspapers in Grand Junction, Montrose, Durango, Steamboat Springs, Glenwood Springs, Carbondale and Aspen all have endless stories of persons killed or seriously injured because of a drunk driver. Gary Doehling Personal Injury Law Firm sues drunk drivers. Attorney Gary Doehling helps those who have been injured or suffered the death of a loved one because of a drunk driver .

Call Attorney Gary Doehling toll free 866-941-9370 if you have been injured or suffered the loss of a loved one because of a drunk driver.

Reflecting yet again on my claims manager experience for a multi-line insurance company, I can tell you that Insurance companies are very, very  slow to comprehend just how much a closed head injury or other brain or head related injury arising out of an auto accident impacts the victim and his or her family.  The adjuster usually has the audacity to request a “statement” and further insults the family by pressuring them to allow the insurance company full access to the medical records and offering to settle the claim before the full extent of the brain injury is known.

I could go on and on about how the insurance adjuster and insurance company fails to provide proper service to you and your family in this time of need.  Auto accident victims diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, closed head injury or other trauma would be well served to consult an attorney experienced in handling such cases.

Attorney Gary Doehling has the experience and knowledge that these auto accident victims need.   Give Gary a call toll free at 866-941-9370 for a free consultation on your unique situation.

Scott Krug, CPCU