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About Eric Reiersen

Attorney at Law Eric Reiersen has practiced immigration, workers’ compensation, and criminal law. His current primary focus is personal injury law. An experienced lawyer, he is dedicated to helping individuals and families through challenging times and has helped thousands of clients find resolution and recovery through difficult legal struggles.

Reiersen established his law practice, Ritchie Reiersen, Injury & Immigration Attorneys, with partner Brandon Ritchie in 2016. The practice has seven offices in Washington State, Oregon, Idaho, and Arizona, with 40 employees.

Reiersen attended Brigham Young University Idaho, where he studied history and Spanish before attending law school at the University of Idaho College. He received his J.D. in 2011. While attending law school, Reiersen served as an editor of the Idaho Law Review and also worked as a city prosecutor.

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury

As a personal injury attorney, Eric Reiersen represents clients involved in vehicular accidents and victims of catastrophic injuries, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, sexual abuse, premises liability, slips and falls, and wrongful death actions. With each case, Reiersen provides legal counsel and fights for just compensation to help his clients regain their lives. He thoroughly studies their case and prepares an appropriate civil claim. His expertise, experience, compassion, and advocacy foster trust among his clients, who know they are in good hands.

Depending on the specifics of each case and the governing law, Reiersen will seek economic and non-economic compensation. For example, in medical malpractice cases, economic damages typically compensate an injured patient for out-of-pocket costs, which include current and future medical expenses, long-term care, assistive equipment and home modification expenses, lost wages, loss of earning power, etc. Non-economic damages compensate for subjective harm and are much more difficult to calculate. This may include compensation for pain and suffering, loss of relationships, impacts on quality of life, scarring and disfigurement, etc.

Reiersen and his law firm work on a contingency fee basis. Any payment due to them is contingent upon the case being won. When the case is settled or won in a trial, attorney fees are 33% of the full award amount, which will cover the attorney’s time as well as the fees they paid to prepare a strong case.

Reiersen will review the specific incident in premises liability cases to determine if there are grounds to file a lawsuit to achieve a favorable case outcome. If there is a case, he advocates for his clients from start to finish during their civil proceedings, protecting their best interests. Whether they have been in civil court before or have no experience with matters like this, Reiersen’s guidance and expertise are critical in getting just financial compensation.

The law firm of Ritchie Reiersen has won many cases, including obtaining $250,000 for a client injured in a trucking accident. A large semi failed to stop at a stop light and collided with the client’s vehicle, subsequently breaking his arm. The insurance company initially offered $30,000 to settle this claim.

In a drunk driving case, Reiersen and the team recovered $470,000 for two clients injured when a drunk driver failed to yield to traffic on the highway. They also reduced many of the medical bills, giving their clients a substantially larger settlement.

Immigration Law

Eric Reiersen and his team focus on several practice areas, including immigration law. Reiersen understands how complicated the immigration process is and provides counsel to individuals and their families on how to become United States citizens, receive a temporary visa, obtain a Green Card, and navigate other complex issues.

His team is experienced with family-based petitions, including I-130 petitions and K-1 Fiancé Visas, as well as assisting with naturalization issues and achieving permanent residency. If, for example, a client has a spouse or a fiancé who is a permanent resident or U.S. citizen, the Ritchie Reiersen team will explain how the client can qualify to become either a resident or citizen himself. They guide their clients through the immigration process, significantly increasing the likelihood of achieving the goal of becoming a United States resident.

Reiersen is a strong, compassionate counselor and advocate for his clients. His fluency in Spanish helps him communicate with more of his clients without the need for an interpreter. Clients rely on his expertise and trust his guidance.

His team also helps clients with deportation and removal issues, which is often a frightening and confusing experience. Those detained on an ICE hold or have received notice to appear in Immigration Court seek their legal counsel. Ritchie Reiersen has represented clients seeking to appeal a judge’s ruling on their immigration status, reviewing cases and outlining the various options available.

An experienced immigration attorney like Reiersen helps clients avoid inadvertent and costly mistakes amid complicated laws, changing regulations, and overwhelming applications.

The Personal Side of Reiersen

Reiersen was born in Alaska and raised in the Pacific Northwest. After graduating from high school in Everett, Washington, and before attending university and law school, Reiersen served a two-year mission in Viña Del Mar, a city in central Chile’s Pacific Coast. After returning from Chile, he met his wife while studying for his undergraduate degree, and they were soon married. He and his wife value education, and his wife holds a Masters Degree in child development from Boise State University.

During their college years, they had two children who brought fun and challenges. They both enjoy time with family and love cooking and serving in the community. Eric’s wife, Trisha, has been involved in several volunteer opportunities over the years, and she is always quietly looking for those she can serve and lift.

Reiersen has close ties to immigrants as his grandparents immigrated from Norway soon after World War II and his wife was an immigrant from India when she was very young. He and his wife love traveling and exploring new places, cultures, and traditions. They enjoy meeting new people along the way and building new friendships.

Reiersen enjoys the outdoors and spending time with his two children on the Washington trails. They love hiking, camping, mountain biking, fishing, and boating. They enjoy backpacking on the coast or in the local mountains. His children are also very involved in local sports, and Reiersen and his wife are often at sports events, cheering them on.