Category: Disability Advisory Services

79.6 million family households include at least one family member with a disability, and 23.6% of all families include at least one adult with a disability. Source: U.S. Census Bureau When a family member is newly living with a disability, life changes suddenly and profoundly for everyone in their family, not just the injured individual. [...]

Lengthy hours are spent arriving at a settlement agreement or achieving a verdict. Most of the time, these monetary settlements are awarded to individuals and families who are not equipped to manage this sudden wealth. A financial disbursement can cause a range of reactions from immediate spending, extreme prudence, or depositing it in a personal [...]

DECISION TIME For personal injury attorneys, long hours spent in depositions, research, trial preparation and communications with defense counsel all culminate into successful mediation, or in some instances, a trial verdict. A person’s pain and suffering, future earning potential, and lost wages will be calculated, deliberated, debated, and tallied, representing the financial justice to the [...]

Examining uses beyond minors and diminished capacities scenarios – Special Needs Trusts can be an important tool for those who’ve experienced traumatic injury. [...]

Meet Natalie Disability: Cognitive and Learning Disabilities In 2015, Natalie, a young girl at the time, incurred physical, emotional and developmental injuries. Due to the length of her legal case, her financial settlement did not occur until she was 18 years old. Natalie’s intention was to finish school and ultimately work with children as a [...]

Meet Greg Disability: Paraplegic In 2015, we were introduced to Greg. At the time, he was in his late 30’s and became a paraplegic as a teenager. Greg’s original injury settlement had grown substantially over the years, and he had worked to accumulate wealth from his career in the technology industry. Greg also had a [...]

Meet Grace Disability: Adult Brain Injury When we met Grace, she had suffered from a brain injury as a result of complications that arose while giving birth to her son and the ensuing treatment. The results were lasting mental and physical pain from oxygen deprivation, blood loss, and disfigurement. The incident caused Grace to lose [...]

Meet Sam Disability: C-4 Quadriplegic We had the pleasure of meeting Sam in 2009. When he visited our office for the first time, he was in his 20’s and had recently received a significant personal injury award due to a disabling accident. As a result of the accident, Sam was left a complete C-4 quadriplegic [...]

Coldstream’s Disability Advisory Services (DAS), always dedicated to delivering holistic financial guidance to individuals with a disability who have received a financial settlement, is proud to announce their comprehensive gold sponsorship with the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ) for the second year in a row. The “oldest and largest civil justice advocacy organization in [...]