November 19th, 2010|
Associate Shannon McMinimee will be teaching a Seminar on Washington Special Education Law on December 7, 2010 at the Washington State Convention Center. For more information or to register, please click here: http://www.nbi-sems.com/Enbi/Brochurepdfs/54374.pdf
November 2nd, 2010|
Maggie Sweeney was a Featured speaker at the National Association of Insurance Women’s conference (NAIW) annual conference. Maggie spoke on the subject of Dog Bite Liability and the legal obstacles related to the recent trend of insurers excluding specific breeds from coverage.
October 8th, 2010|
With the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers and Preg O’Donnell & Gillett, Grover Cleveland, author of Swimming Lessons For Baby Sharks, will be presenting a free CLE for new lawyers on the 16th floor of the Regence building. Grover, a Seattle lawyer and author of the new book for young attorneys (published by West, 2010), […]
October 6th, 2010|
We are honored that we have been recognized by the Puget Sound Business Journal as one of the Top 50 Law Firms in Washington. With offices in Seattle, Portland, and, Anchorage, we have a regional presence in civil defense litigation.
We are also very pleased to announce several recent additions to our firm. These additions […]
October 1st, 2010|
In a 10 day Pierce County jury trial, Preg O’Donnell & Gillett attorney Maggie Sweeney scored a victory for the insured and the insurer in keeping with the firm’s core values of Service, Passion and Excellence. The jury verdict was for $35K following a demand of $450K. The verdict amount was below […]
September 28th, 2010|
Consistent with our commitment to the core values of Service, Passion and Excellence, we are pleased to announce that Mary Eklund, a litigator with a practice providing legal advice and representation to the accounting profession, is joining the firm on October 1, 2010. Mary has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell’s Lawyer Rating system–showing that […]
September 22nd, 2010|
Shannon McMinimee will be an instructor for two courses at the Oregon-Washington School Bi-State School Psychology Conference in Vancouver, Washington on October 14-16. Shannon will be teaching a class on New Developments Special Education Law, and along with Drs. Richard Adler and Sarah Heavin, Ph.D., will be addressing violence risk assessments for public […]
September 22nd, 2010|
Shannon McMinimee will be discussing “What Constitutes a Threat, What Constitutes Free Expression? ” and will be part of a panel discussion regarding the challenges faced by school districts in contracting at the Washington Council of School Attorneys Fall Workshop 2010 on Friday, October 15 at the Ceaderbrook Conference Center in Sea Tac. […]
September 16th, 2010|
On September 9th, 2010, in King County Court, Associate Rachel Tallon Reynolds obtained a defense verdict for her client, a commercial shopping center in Seattle, Washington. The plaintiff had claimed significant damages based on a perceived issue on the maintenance of the property. The claim was denied and nothing was awarded.
September 9th, 2010|
Partner Lori O’Tool, with assistance from associate David Chawes, successfully defended a general contractor involving construction defect and Consumer Protection Act claims in Whatcom County. The general contractor was also seeking damages for plaintiff’s failure to pay for work performed. The case arose out of a fire-loss renovation of a single family residence. Plaintiff’s […]