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Mike Maxwell has delivered justice to his clients for nearly adecade and a half, having taken more than one hundred cases to at Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, he completedan internship for the Federal Defender in Alaska where he defendedindividuals accused of crime at trial. He assisted in a prisoners'federal class action litigation in Raleigh, North Carolina that forcedthe State of North Carolina to improve prison conditions. He alsoassisted with death penalty defense and investigation in Atlanta,Georgia.. Following law school, Mr. Maxwellattended the Georgetown University School of Law, where he was awardedan academic fellowship to complete a rare masters degree in law in thearea of trial advocacy. While at Georgetown, he supervised third yearlaw students as they defended the criminally accused at trial.. Mr.Maxwell worked as a criminal defense attorney for seven years in KingCounty. There, he defended over a hundred criminal defendants at trialon charges ranging from DUI to murder in the first degree. One of hismost notable wins was State v. Vigil, where his clientwas charged with two counts of assault in the first degree for shootingtwo unarmed people at close range. Mr. Maxwell's client was acquittedby invoking the defense of self defense and the jury awarded allattorney fees and costs to Mr. Maxwell.. Beforejoining the Bernard Law Group, Mr. Maxwell worked as a civil plaintiffand defense attorney at several offices, including Rohan Goldfarb Rafeland Shapiro in Seattle, Lucas & Lucas, PS in Bellevue, and the lawoffice of Kenneth R.Scearce in Seattle, bringing several matters totrial. His appellate experience includes Thompson v. E. Pacific Enterprises, a product liability case where the plaintiff's allergies caused her to enter into anaphylactic shock and a coma and suffered subsequent brain damage. 115 Wn.App. 1042 (2003). He also argued Sjoegren v. Pacific Northwest Properties, a premises liability case. 118 Wn.App. 144 (2003).

I have been practicing personal injury law in Seattle for more than 36 years and have successfully tried, arbitrated, and settled thousands of personal injury cases since 1986, helping clients recover millions of dollars.. The opportunity I have to serve, to help, to counsel people through their challenging times is humbling and satisfying. I love my practice and serving my clients, to make their lives better.. I’m also committed to mentoring a new generation of lawyers, and I’m proud of my work as the Executive Director of the Seattle University School of Law’s Solo and Low Bono Incubator Program. I regularly speak about how to build a successful solo practice.. I am also a recipient of the APEX aware for Legal Innovation, and an adjunct professor at the Seattle University School of Law.

After working at a traditional law firm for 16 years, and after the birth of his daughter Lauren, Sam decided to transform his practice. He is committed to providing the best possible legal representation without all of the trapping of a traditional law firm. Sam and his paralegal Alisha work primarily out of their homes. He always made a lot of house calls for client meetings anyway. Working from home simply provided additional opportunities to take care of his family as well as his clients.. Sam’s practice used to consist of business litigation, tax advisory, and corporate formation practice. He found that work unrewarding, whereas representing injured persons felt right. Each case is an opportunity to help someone who is hurting, provide information and clarity, take stress out of people’s lives, and allow the healing process to be the primary focus. Insurance companies are trying to take advantage of people every day – Sam is the pushback within the system.. Sam attended Federal Way High School, Linfield college where he has bachelors of arts degrees in mathematics and philosophy, and University of Washington School of Law.. Sam’s practice currently includes personal injury claim (including car accidents, premises liability cases, medical malpractice, and chemical exposure cases), representing health care providers against insurance companies (reimbursement issues, Regence and Premera audits) or related Department of Health complaints, and some general civil litigation and advisory work (landlord-tenant disputes, contract disputes).. Sam regularly teaches his continuing legal education classes to other lawyers – both instructing on personal injury law and strategies and procedures related to personal injury litigation. His courses include: How to Litigate Your First Jury Trial, Subrogation, and Mandatory Arbitration Strategies. He brings special expertise in the application of courtroom technology to advocacy, developing innovative approaches to the cost-effective representation of his clients.. Sam works on small cases and large cases. Sam completed a ten-week jury trial in the case Bradford, et al., v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation, AlliedSignal, Inc. in King County Superior Court in which he represented twenty-six flight attendants for claims of toxic chemical exposures aircraft. He routinely tries jury cases and presents dozens of case in mandatory arbitration.