((L-R) Matthew C. Scarborough, ESQ; Stacy Simmons; and Amy Lee McConnell, ESQ | Photo courtesy of Scarborough Bicycle Accident Law)
Cyclists in Oregon have a new lawyer on their side if they get injured in an accident. Attorney Matt Scarborough is opening a new law office in Bend. His practice, Bicycle Accident Law, specializes in helping cyclists, triathletes and other athletes recover after accidents and injuries from car accidents, negligence and more.
Gravel and mountain bikers know Bend as a great city for cyclists, with a thriving community of bicycle experts and enthusiasts. “This is an ideal locale because of the avid bike and athletic lifestyles in Central Oregon,” Scarborough said. He caught the cycling bug 30 years ago when he raced in a few biathlons. Since then, Scarborough has expanded his love of cycle sports to include mountain biking and racing.
Scarborough will be competing in The Ring of Fire on September 29, a 50-mile course beginning at Wanoga Snow Park. This challenging ride typically represents the end of mountain bike racing season in Bend, but it will also be the start of an annual partnership with Mudslinger Events, which specializes in outdoor cycling races.
Riding on trails, which Bend has in abundance, is inherently safer than sharing the roadways with cars. Over Labor Day weekend, a cyclist was struck and seriously injured in Bend when a driver hit them while turning. While the driver was uninjured, the cyclist was taken to the hospital. Unfortunately, this is usually how the story plays out for cyclists involved in car accident as Scarborough has seen all too often with clients and fellow cyclists.
After Scarborough saw that the losses cyclists suffered after an accident weren’t being properly compensated for by insurance companies or personal injury settlements, he decided to specialize in working with injured cyclists. Bicycles and hospital bills might have obvious monetary values, but it’s harder to quantify the losses suffered by a cyclist who has to take months away from the sport after an accident. Scarborough uses his knowledge as a competitive cyclist to fight for his clients to get the resources they need.
While expanding to the Pacific Northwest, Scarborough will be maintaining his original office in Florida which will give injured cyclists coast-to-coast representation. “With offices in Tampa, Florida and the addition of the Bend, Oregon office, we are geographically poised to help cyclists and triathletes across the country recover from personal injury and receive the compensation they deserve,” Scarborough said of the new office.
The Bend office of Bicycle Accident Law is located within the Haven Coworking space and available by appointment only: 1001 SW Disk Dr., Ste. 250, Bend, OR 97702. The Tampa office, which will remain open and active, is located at Island Center: 2701 N Rocky Point Dr., Ste. 925 Tampa, FL 33607.
