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Emphasis of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Civil Litigation
- Employment Law
- Contract Disputes
- Wrongful Death
- Product Liability
- Consumer Protection
- Insurance Claims
- Estate Planning
- Probate
Bar Admissions
- Washington State Bar – 1992
- US District Court, Western District of Washington – 1993
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit – 2000
Education
- JD – University of Puget Sound School of Law – 1992
- International Law – McGeorge School of Law, Salzburg, Austria – 1990
- BA – Washington State University, Criminal Justice – 1988
Representative Experience
- Lead counsel in a police shooting wrongful death claim involving City of Redmond
- Successfully pursued product liability and negligence claim for failure of handicapped railing
- Lead counsel in a wrongful death claim involving City of Seattle and the Seattle Public School District
- Successfully pursued product liability claim against bike rack manufacturer
- Defended clients in contract disputes
- Defended businesses in employment discrimination claims
- Represented hundreds of victims in automobile collisions
- Appointed Guardian Ad Litem to review personal injury settlements
Illustrative Cases
- Obtained a 7.5 million dollar settlement for a family that lost their loved one as a result of a police shooting
- At mediation obtained a 1 million dollar settlement for a client injured due to a faulty railing installed in his home
- Obtained a 3.5 million dollar settlement for residents living near a wastewater treatment plant that emitted foul and obnoxious odors
- Obtained a $635,000 settlement for boy injured by an air gun
- Obtained a $400,000 settlement for woman injured in a ski accident
- Each case is different and prior results should not create an expectation about results in an individual case.
Membership and Activities
- South Kitsap Rotary Club, Rotary Board Member
- Washington Association for Justice, Eagle Member
- Kitsap County Tort Roundtable, Past Chairperson – 2000-2001
- WSTLA’s Judicial Relations Committee – 2000-2001
- Rising Star, Law and Politics Magazine