Firm News

We are happy to announce that, for the second year running, Garry Kahn has been included in the Portland Monthly’s list of “Portland’s Best Lawyers” featured in the June 2008 edition.

Only 19 personal injury litigators who represent injured people were honored as Best Lawyers. The honorees are lawyers nominated by clients and other lawyers, who were asked this question: “If you had a close friend or relative who needed a lawyer in your field, and you could not handle the case yourself, to whom would you refer them?”

Steven Kahn  recently tried a case on behalf of a 44 year-old woman who was hit from behind while stopped at a light when the defendant rearended the car stopped behind his client. His client suffered a cervical strain and sprain and treated with two chiropractors regularly for seven months, and sporadically thereafter.

Due to the fact that there was practically no physical damage to any of the involved vehicles, Farmers Insurance Company offered only $2,500 for my client’s subjective pain, suffering, inconvenience and interference with her usual activities.

After two days of trial, which included the presentation of two very competent and credible chiropractors by Steven and the adverse testimony of the orthopedic surgeon hired by Farmers to review my client’s records and testify that she was not injured, Steven convinced the judge to grant a directed verdict in my client’s favor on the issue of causation (meaning that the judge decided that the collision caused the client’s injuries and that the only issue for the jury was the amount of her damages). The jury then awarded $25,000 in damages plus an additional $5000 for the client’s medical expenses.

Steven believes that the key to achieving this successful result for his client was the credibility of his client and her treating chiropractors, as well as the credibility of the overall case presentation.

The chiropractors treated for an appropriate period of time and were able to substantiate all they had done for the client and explain the injury thoroughly to the jury. The jury was asked to award a sum commensurate with her injuries.

Kahn & Kahn believes our clients are best served by credible, professional, thorough and competent representation. If that is the kind of representation you desire, please call us for a free consultation.

We are happy to announce that Garry Kahn was nominated for inclusion in the 2008 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Garry has received this honor for 10 years in a row.