Practice Areas
Education:
Washington State University (B.A., 1971)
Gonzaga University School of Law (J.D., 1975)
Practice Areas:
Serious Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Claims
Auto Accidents
Insurance Law
Litigation Experience:
Polis v. Cole, $4.2 million jury verdict for devastating injuries in head-on crash.
Marken v. Washington State Patrol and Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals, $1,165,641 – $1,181,866 range of settlement for post traumatic stress disorder injury.
Taylor v. Puget Sound Energy, $800,000 for neck injury.
Estate of Harry Moore, $786,000 for cracked rib injury in auto accident leading to wrongful death.
Admitted to Practice:
Washington State Bar, 1975
Washington State Supreme Court, 1989
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, 1978
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, 1976
U.S. Tax Court, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 2002
Professional Associations:
Washington State Bar Association
Washington State Association for Justice
Super Lawyer 2011, as chosen by Washington Law and Politics Magazine
