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Seasoned products/environmental/commercial litigator focused on food-borne illness, consumer fraud, environmental cost recovery, mass tort, insurance, and commercial claims. Represents national and regional businesses. Repeatedly successful recovering multi-million dollar sums from insurers, suppliers and PRPs. Leads his law firm's food liability practice. Founder of the nation's first food liability blog written from an industry perspective - . Frequent lecturer at food conferences. Unique experience related to non-O157 E. coli and Mad Cow Disease (BSE). In addition to litigation, counsels clients of all sizes on issues related to recalls, insurance coverage, regulatory compliance, litigation prevention, crisis management, supplier agreements and product labeling. Assists sustainable and eco-friendly start-ups.Based in Seattle, Washington office of Stoel Rives LLP, a 400+ lawyer firm. Former Seattle hiring partner. Charter member of firm-wide diversity initiative. Marindale AV rated. CR 39.1 trained mediator.Board Member - Food Alliance and TeamChild. Strong commitment to the Puget Sound community, pro-bono civil rights litigation, child advocacy and sustainable food.

Ray Weber has over 30 years experience in civil litigation. His practice concentrates on product liability, construction defect, personal injury, highway design, and insurance coverage. He has successfully defended product manufacturers in cases involving automotive, marine, medical and agricultural products; and local governmental entities in liability cases ranging from catastrophic injuries to public records act claims.

Peter O'Neil has successfully litigated dozens of automotive crashworthiness and product liability claims. He has handled cases involving post collision fires, defective airbags and seatbelts, roof crush, rollover, seatback failures and general crashworthiness. He is available to consult with experienced attorneys on automotive product liability cases.. I have a unique practice helping experienced attorneys handle major product liability cases-- and especially those involving defective cars and trucks.  I have helped litigate and resolve dozens and dozens of automotive crashworthiness cases ranging from pickup truck fire cases to flattened roofs and bad airbags.  I helped win a record setting verdict in Clark County, Washington for a case involving a man paralyzed when a weak seatback collapsed backward in a crash.  I'm always happy to help you look at any major automotive injury case to see if a defect in design or construction played a role in causing the injury.

Peter brings product defect, medical device, and medical malpractice cases on behalf of injured patients and their families. He handles cases nationwide and is currently working with clients in Washington, Texas, and Kentucky.  His active cases include lawsuits against the manufacturer of the “da Vinci” surgical robot, the manufacturer of “Norian” bone cement, and the manufacturer of the Penumbra “Coil 400” aneurysm coil. His earlier work at Friedman | Rubin was directed against insurance companies, and in 2014 he and Ken Friedman took a nearly $3 Million judgment against American Zurich Insurance Company. This included $862,000 in punitive damages, which was at the time the largest punitive damages verdict ever under Washington’s Insurance Fair Conduct Act statute. He and Richard Dykstra settled an insurance case on behalf of the State of Washington for $3.8 million in 2015.. Though he now represents only individuals and small businesses in bringing claims, Peter’s first work as a lawyer was a two year clerkship at the Washington State Court of Appeals for Judge Mary Kay Becker.  Peter then worked primarily as a civil defense attorney before coming to Friedman | Rubin in 2012.  That work included five years defending the City of Seattle in police misconduct cases and various manufacturers of asbestos-containing products in product liability lawsuits.. Peter has been repeatedly recognized as a Washington “Rising Star” both earlier as a civil defense attorney and now a plaintiff’s attorney.  He lives in West Seattle with his wife, also an attorney, and his two young kids.. To contact Peter, you can email at

Over the years Phil has been named a Washington Super Lawyer, placed in the top 100 trial lawyers in the State of Washington, nationally nominated for Trial Lawyer of the Year, and received the Washington State Association for Justice President's Award for his work. He is a recipient of Martindale-Hubbell's highest (AV) rating for ethics and ability.. He is experienced in litigating plaintiff personal injury state and federal cases in Alaska, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Minnesota, California and Washington. His cases in the product liability field have involved manufacturers in China, FInland, Germany, Taiwan, and the United States.. He limits his work to only representing seriously injured victims of defective products, motor vehicle accidents, medical negligence, maritime negligence, insurance bad faith, and other neglient acts.  He has been fortunate to represent many union workers injured in the longshore, railroad and maritime industries.. In the Washington State Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals he represented injured victims in cases creating new law permitting children to recover when parents are seriously injured damaging the parent-child relationship, holding insurance companies accountable to their customers, and protecting railroad workers in employer provided housing.. For many years he participated and chaired the Washington State Bar Association's Court Rules and Procedures Committee formulating many of the rules used in civil litigation and personal injury actions.. He is driven by the belief that each case must be done right because for his client there is no second chance.. .

Ms. Benson focuses her practice on civil trial litigation in claims involving bodily injury and medical conditions, construction injuries, premises liability, product liability, real estate and neighbor disputes, automobile related lawsuits, retail and hospitality, and business litigation. She possesses extensive litigation experience, personally defending or prosecuting well over five hundred cases throughout the state of Washington. Yvonne has successfully tried cases in front of juries and courts throughout the State of Washington. Yvonne also has extensive experience in depositions, mediations, and arbitration. Her appellate work includes successful appeals to the Washington State Court of Appeals and Washington Supreme Court.. In addition to her day-to-day work, Yvonne works to serve the community in several capacities, including serving as the President of the Board of Directors for New Beginnings, an organization that works to put an end to domestic violence. Yvonne also volunteers her time to provide pro bono legal services to unaccompanied minor children in asylum applications and related proceedings.

Mr. Gibson has been a litigator in the Seattle area since 1997 practicing in the areas of personal injury, product liability, construction defect, general liability, insurance coverage, and insurer "bad faith"/extra-contractual liability litigation. He has successfully tried product liability, personal injury, breach of contract, and insurer "bad faith" cases to verdict in state courts and federal court. Chris has litigated and resolved several Oregon construction defect cases.  He has been primarily handling asbestos and toxic tort cases since June 2014.  Prior to 1997, he practiced for six and a half years in California handling simple to very complex litigation matters.

Melissa K. Roeder, Of Counsel in Foley & Mansfield’s Seattle office, has more than a decade of general civil litigation and insurance defense experience.  Well recognized in the Pacific Northwest asbestos defense community, she delivers effective and practical solutions to her clients in the fields of asbestos, toxic tort and cannabis/marijuana law.. Melissa is the current Defense Research Institute (DRI) Representative for Washington State, Past-President of Washington Defense Trial Lawyers (WDTL), and a member of Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC).. Career achievements include being selected as one of the Top 100 Women Lawyers in Washington State, a "Super Lawyer" from 2012-present, a "Rising Star" from 2008-2011 and the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers (WDTL) Outstanding Litigation Associate in 2008.. Melissa is as “out of the box” at work as she is outside of the office. She rides a Harley Davidson, is a former Alaska commercial fisherman, and grew up working on the family farm in a town of 500 people in southwest Minnesota.. Her motto is "don't do it if you don't enjoy it." Melissa’s play fair attitude and solid reputation has been the key to her successes inside and out of the courtroom. “I love what I do, and I hope I have the opportunity to work with you.”

Jeremy R. Schulze is an attorney with Betts, Patterson & Mines, where he focuses his practice on insurance coverage litigation. Schulze has extensive experience in insurance coverage litigation and representing major commercial insurers in bad faith, environmental, construction defect, and mass tort insurance coverage litigation. Prior to joining Betts Patterson & Mines, Schulze received his J.D., with honors, from the University of Michigan in 2004 where he was the Articles Editor for the Michigan Journal of Law Reform and Best Oralist in the Campbell Moot Court Competition. He clerked for the Hon. Mona K. Majzoub in the U.S. District court for the Eastern District of Michigan from 2004-2006. From 2006 to 2013 Schulze worked for Michaels & May, P.C., specializing in insurance coverage litigation, commercial litigation, and intellectual property matters.

I have an excellent trial team If you have been been physically or mentally injured or both We will work personally with you to regain your life, your soul and obtain all the money we can to get you justice

Beth Strosky practices in Keller Rohrback’s commercial litigation department.  Beth began her legal career in 2000 as a law clerk for the Honorable Sidney R. Thomas of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.  She then moved to Seattle where she has focused her career on commercial litigation and product liability defense.  Beth’s experience includes insurance and indemnity disputes; consultation on product liability prevention, including design and warning issues; complex mass disasters and multidistrict litigation; defense of product liability claims involving aircraft, automobiles, commercial and recreational equipment, medical devices, drugs, and chemicals; and general liability claims against commercial businesses and non-profit organizations.  Before joining Keller Rohrback, Beth litigated product liability matters at Perkins Coie LLP and represented low-income tenants in eviction matters for the King County Bar Association’s Housing Justice Project.

Barry Mesher is a Shareholder in the Seattle office of Lane Powell PC and focuses his practice on toxic tort, mass and municipal tort, premises liability, insurance coverage, personal injury, product liability, professional liability and labor and employment law.  He  was a co-founder of the Washington Asbestos Defense Association and has served as its Court Liaison and President.  He has been named by peers as a Washington “SuperLawyer” in Washington Law and Politics Magazine from 2006 - 2008.  He is a member of the American College of Law and Medicine and New York Academy of Sciences. Barry has been involved in the "bet the company" asbestos litigation continuously since 1980. He regularly serves as national, regional and local counsel for firm clients, devising and executing comprehensive defense strategies in mass tort cases across the country.

Attorney Lisa Wong Lackland focuses on complex commercial litigation, product liability, professional liability, health care and intellectual property. She has represented businesses in various industries (technology, health care, hospitality, insurance, financial, etc.) in disputes over antitrust, deceptive trade practices, consumer protection, corporate governance, breach of contract, trade secrets, IP, and unfair competition. Lisa has defended product liability matters with significant exposure and punitive damage claims regarding pharmaceuticals, tires, industrial machinery, filtration equipment, elevators, appliances and other products. She also has extensive experience with professional liability cases, defending professionals and entities in malpractice and negligence claims. She is also experienced in representing professionals in disciplinary and licensing matters, and in advising businesses on compliance, regulatory and risk management issues.. Lisa has tried cases in Washington and Nevada, and has argued before the Ninth Circuit. She has first-chair experience and has been a member of large litigation trial teams. She relishes formulating case and trial strategies, and has extensive experience carrying those strategies out, including having done hundreds of depositions, written motions and oral arguments.. Lisa comes to Betts Patterson & Mines, P.S. with 16 years of experience practicing law and was formerly a partner at Lewis and Roca LLP in Las Vegas.

At Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm, we understand that it is a difficult decision to hire a lawyer. Individuals who have been injured need someone with experience to level the playing field, especially when they face an uphill battle against a corporation or insurance company with seemingly endless legal resources. When we represent a client, we bring all of our attorneys' knowledge and experience to the table so that our clients know they are not alone.. ---. An accomplished personal injury lawyer and national expert in foodborne illness litigation, William Marler has been a major force in food safety policy in the United States and abroad.  He and his partners at Marler Clark have represented thousands of individuals in claims against food companies whose contaminated products have caused serious injury and death.  His advocacy for better food regulation has led to invitations to address local, national, and international gatherings on food safety, including recent testimony to US Congress Committee on Energy and Commerce.  Marler Clark is considered the nation’s foremost law firm representing victims of foodborne illness and other serious personal injuries.. William Marler began litigating foodborne illness cases in 1993, when he represented Brianne Kiner, the most seriously injured survivor of the Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, resulting in her landmark $15.6 million settlement.  Marler has focused his practice on representing individuals in litigation resulting from E. coli, Salmonella, Shigella, hepatitis A, and other food contamination cases.  He has represented victims of nearly every large foodborne illness outbreak in the United States against such companies as Wholesale Club, Chili’s, Chi-Chi’s, ConAgra, Dole, Excel, Golden Corral, KFC, Peanut Corporation of America, Sheetz, Sizzler, Supervalu, and Wendy’s, securing over $800,000,000 for his clients.. Dedicated to food safety advocacy Mr. Marler travels widely to speak to food industry groups, fair associations, and public health groups about the litigation of claims resulting from outbreaks of pathogenic bacteria and viruses and the issues surrounding it.  He is also a frequent writer on topics related to foodborne illness.  His articles include “Separating the Chaff from the Wheat: How to Determine the Strength of a Foodborne Illness Claim”, "Food Claims and Litigation”, How to Keep Your Focus on Food Safety, and "How to Document a Food Poisoning Case" (co-authored with David Babcock.)  His blog is avidly read by the food safety and legal communities. In. This year, Mr. Marler was given, among others, the 2011 Seattle University Professional Achievment Award. In 2008 Outstanding Lawyer Award by the King County Bar Association, as well as being given the Public Justice Award by the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association.  He has been profiled in numerous publications.. He is married to Julie Marler and has three daughters, Morgan, Olivia, and Sydney.  He is a former board member of the Washington State Trial Lawyers, a member of the board of directors of Bainbridge Youth Services, a former regent at Washington State University, and a member of the Children's Hospital Circle of Care.

Al Donohue's current practice focuses on commercial litigation, insurance extra-contractual claims, and product liability. He has successfully represented clients in complex product liability and medical device litigation; multi-million dollar construction defect claims; employment matters involving wrongful discharge, discrimination, and retaliation claims; and appellate matters concerning personal injury, asbestos, and construction defects.

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