Flagship Practice Area — Washington State
When the System Fails You, We Build the Case.
Barzey Law was built around two personal injury niches that most firms decline: holding corporate landlords accountable when they fail domestic violence survivors, and litigating institutional harm cases where an organization's misconduct turned one injury into two. These are not easy cases. They are the right ones.
Niche One
Landlord Accountability for Domestic Violence Survivors
Corporate landlords count on survivors not knowing their rights. When they violate survivor protection laws, disclose abuse reports to abusers, or pursue wrongful evictions rooted in domestic or sexual violence — they create legal liability. These cases are this firm's foundation.
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Institutional Harm & Cascading Injury
Sometimes the institution that was supposed to help you — a hospital, an insurer, a property manager — made everything worse. Through fraud, negligence, falsified records, or bad faith conduct, they turned one injury into two. The paper trail they left behind becomes the evidence.
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Direct Litigation
Barzey Law is licensed in Washington State and takes these cases to court. If you are a Washington State resident — whether your case involves landlord accountability or institutional harm — we represent you directly.
- Full representation in WA state courts
- Landlord accountability for DV/sexual violence survivors
- Institutional harm and cascading injury cases
- Document-intensive litigation and evidence analysis
- Cases other attorneys have declined to take
Nationwide — Including California
Case Consulting & Co-Counsel
Outside Washington State? Attorney Barzey is available as a case consultant or co-counsel to the licensed attorney of record in your jurisdiction — and as a resource to domestic violence organizations supporting survivors.
- Available in all 50 states, including California
- Attorney-to-attorney engagement only
- Strategy review and case analysis
- Document review and evidentiary framework
- No change of representation required
Niche One
Landlord Accountability for Domestic Violence Survivors
Corporate landlords count on survivors not knowing their rights. When they violate survivor protection laws, disclose abuse reports to abusers, or pursue wrongful evictions rooted in domestic or sexual violence — they create legal liability. These cases are this firm's foundation.
Forced Holdover After Reporting Abuse
When a property management company's policies require a survivor of domestic or sexual violence to remain in a unit past the lease expiration after reporting abuse, that policy may violate state and federal survivor protection laws — and create direct liability.
Disclosure of Abuse Report to the Abuser
Disclosing to an abuser that their victim reported domestic or sexual violence — including that they came to the office, what they said, or that they planned to leave — can constitute a serious violation of privacy and survivor protection statutes, and may expose the landlord to significant liability.
Wrongful Eviction of a Domestic or Sexual Violence Survivor
Being named in an eviction proceeding without notice — particularly after vacating the unit, paying all amounts owed, and returning keys — when the underlying situation involved domestic or sexual violence is a textbook wrongful eviction. Damages can include credit repair and compensation.
Illegal Rental Credit Reporting Tied to Survivor Status
A wrongful eviction judgment reported to rental credit bureaus — stemming from a domestic or sexual violence situation — can follow a survivor for years, blocking housing in state after state. We pursue claims to clear that record and recover damages for the harm caused.
Landlord Failure to Protect Against a Known Abuser
When a landlord is aware that a co-tenant is committing domestic or sexual violence against another tenant and fails to act — or actively makes the situation worse — that inaction or misconduct can create legal liability for the harm that follows.
Intentional & Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress
When a landlord or property manager's conduct toward a domestic or sexual violence survivor is so extreme or reckless that it causes severe emotional harm — disclosing abuse to the abuser, retaliating against a survivor who asserted their rights, or deliberately prolonging a housing crisis — that conduct can give rise to claims for both intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress.
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Situations We Handle
The Landlord Forced You to Stay — Then Told Your Abuser You Were Leaving
You reported the abuse and asked to leave. The property management company's policies required you to stay an extra 30 days. Then they disclosed your report — that you came in, that you were leaving, that you were afraid — directly to your abuser. That disclosure is not just a policy failure. It may be a serious legal violation.
You Left Cleanly — and Got Evicted Anyway
You turned in your keys. You paid everything owed. You moved on. Months later, you found out a default judgment had been entered against you in an eviction you never knew about — because your ex-partner's eviction included your name and you had no notice. That judgment is now on your rental history, following you from state to state.
Attorneys Told You That You Don't Have a Case
You have heard it before. This is not something we handle. You probably cannot win. It is not worth pursuing. Those answers are not always right. Attorney Barzey was told the same thing — and settled for over one hundred thousand dollars. If you have been turned away, that is not the end of the road.
Trapped in a Lease with Your Abuser
You signed a lease with someone who has since become your abuser. You want to leave, but your name is on the lease and you fear the legal and financial consequences of breaking it. Washington State law may provide a path to terminate that lease — and if your landlord failed to maintain a safe environment, you may have additional claims.
Niche Two
Institutional Harm & Cascading Injury
Sometimes the institution that was supposed to help you — a hospital, an insurer, a property manager — made everything worse. Through fraud, negligence, falsified records, or bad faith conduct, they turned one injury into two. The paper trail they left behind becomes the evidence.
The Pattern — A Real Example
A car accident. A hospital that abandoned the care. A cascade of harm that followed.
The initial injury was the accident. But the hospital's conduct — neglected care, fraudulent billing, abandonment — compounded that injury into something far more serious. The emotional distress alone was sufficient to support an IIED claim. The billing fraud created financial harm. The records told a story that did not match what actually happened. Washington State law recognizes each layer of that harm as compensable.
Other attorneys said the case was not worth pursuing. This is exactly the kind of case Barzey Law was built to litigate — document-intensive, institution-versus-individual, and dismissed by firms that do not have the framework to win it.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Medical Negligence & Billing Fraud After an Accident
A car accident sends you to the hospital. The hospital abandons your care, bills fraudulently, and leaves you with compounding injuries and financial harm. The initial accident was one injury. What the institution did next was another. Both are compensable.
Falsified or Manipulated Medical Records
When a provider alters, omits, or fabricates records to conceal negligent care, the cover-up itself becomes part of the injury. These cases require document-intensive litigation — and that is exactly what this practice is built for.
Institutional Negligence With a Cover-Up
Hospitals, insurers, employers, and property managers sometimes respond to their own failures by creating a paper trail designed to protect themselves. When that paper trail causes you additional harm — denial of benefits, wrongful debt, reputational damage — you may have a claim for the cover-up itself.
Insurance Bad Faith After a Legitimate Claim
When an insurer denies, delays, or underpays a legitimate claim through misrepresentation or manufactured documentation, the financial and emotional harm caused by that bad faith conduct is a separate injury from the underlying event.
Credit & Financial Harm From Wrongful Institutional Action
Fraudulent billing sent to collections, wrongful debt reported to credit bureaus, or financial records manipulated to shift liability — these cause real, documented harm. We pursue claims to clear the record and recover damages.
IIED From Institutional Misconduct
When an institution's conduct is so extreme or reckless that it causes severe emotional distress — abandoning care, retaliating against a patient or tenant who asserted their rights, or deliberately prolonging a crisis — that conduct can give rise to claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress.
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Situations We Handle
You Were in an Accident — Then the Hospital Made It Worse
You were injured in a car accident. You went to the hospital for help. Instead, you received neglected care, were billed for services that were not properly rendered, and left with compounding physical and emotional harm. The accident was one injury. What the hospital did — or failed to do — was another. Both may be actionable in Washington State.
The Records Do Not Match What Actually Happened
You know what care you received — or did not receive. But the records say something different. Altered, incomplete, or fabricated medical documentation is not just a discrepancy. It is evidence of institutional misconduct, and it can be the foundation of a claim.
You Did Everything Right — and the Institution Came After You Anyway
You paid your bills. You followed the process. You documented everything. And still, a fraudulent filing, a wrongful collection, or a manipulated record ended up on your credit report or in a court file. The institution's misconduct after the fact is its own injury — and it is one we know how to litigate.
Other Attorneys Said It Was Not Worth Pursuing
Cases involving institutional misconduct are often declined because they require document-intensive litigation that most firms are not equipped to handle. That is not a reflection of the merits of your case. It is a reflection of whether the attorney has the right framework. This practice was built for exactly these cases.
The Difference a Focused Practice Makes
Most attorneys have never seen a case like yours. This practice was built around it.
Document-Intensive Litigation
Both practice niches require the ability to build a case from records, filings, billing data, and institutional paper trails. That is not a side skill here — it is the core methodology.
A Proven Framework
The litigation strategy used at Barzey Law has produced results, including a settlement exceeding $100,000 against a major corporate real estate giant in a case other attorneys declined to take.
The Turned-Away Client
If you have been told your case is not worth pursuing, that is not the end of the road. These are exactly the cases this practice was designed to evaluate — and litigate.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Tell Us What Happened
If you are in Washington State and believe you have a case — whether it involves a landlord, a hospital, an insurer, or another institution — we want to hear from you.