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Prior to becoming a partner at Smart, Connell, Childers & Verhulp, PS in 2009, the bulk of my practice was insurance defense litigation for over 10 years.  I also had the privilege in working in lawfirms that did everything but family or criminal law so was able to obtain experience in a number of areas of law before focusing my practice to personal injury claims and litigation.  Since 2009, I have been blessed to be able to focus my practice on helping injured people.  This includes car accidents, wrongful death, head injuries and even on-the-job injuries.  I look forward to many more years of helping people in my community when tragedy strikes.

I bring a hard working attitude and sense of fairness that shows my commitment to getting the best results possible for my clients. I graduated magna cum laude from Washington State University. In 2005 I graduated magna cum laude from Gonzaga Law School. After working for a year as a prosecutor, I have been practicing in civil litigation since 2006 where I focus primarily on helping individuals and families affected by injuries caused by others.  I have been a trial attorney my entire legal career, first prosecuting crimes, then as an insurance defense attorney, and now representing people injured by the negligence of others. I currently handle persona injury cases in Kennewick, Richland, Pasco, Walla Walla, and the Yakima valley.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

I live in Tacoma, Washington with my wife and our daughters.  I grew Yakima, Washington on an apple and pear orchard.  My practices takes me all over the State of Washington.. I work on all types of personal injury cases including motor vehicle collisions, premises liability trip and fall incidents, product liability injuries, worksite and construction site injuries, and nursing home injuries.  I have a particular interest in cases involving recreational injuries.  I frequently work on cases involving skier/snowboarder collisions, injuries at gyms and healthclubs, injuries in the outdoors, scuba, mudruns, bicycle accidents, equestrian injuries, boating accidents, and swimming pool and waterslide injuries.  As an avid motorcyclist, I help create and launch Evergreen Motorcycle Attorneys where I work with motorcyclists injuried on the road.. I try to blend my passions outside of the office with the cases I frequently work on.  This experience helps me better understand how my clients were injuried and helps me better represent them. As a U.S. Coast Guard licensed captain with years of boating experience, I bring expertise and training to boating and watercraft injuries.  I am also certified scuba driver.  I bring years of experience and training to my cases involving injuries in the mountains and on the ski slopes.  I am certified by the American Avalanche Association at Level II Avalanche Processes and Leadership.  I am a former professional ski instructor where I was formerly certified at Level II by PSIA in the Rocky Mountain Division.  For my clients injured on two wheels while motorcycling, I bring years of experience as an avid motorcyclist having logged tens of thousands of miles on and off road.. I am actively involved in the bar association.  I recently served as 2020 President of the Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association.  I am currently serving as vice president of the Tacoma Pro Bono Board.  I have served on numerous committees and appointments.  I am frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars involving personal injury topics.. When I'm not litigating injury cases for my clients, I love to spend time with my family out on the water, in the mountains skiing or riding off road motorcycles.

Ellen Hendrick's life and career path are anything but traditional. Her childhood, family life, education, medical career, competitive endeavors and broad legal experience have helped mold her into the insightful, compassionate and successful Spokane attorney she is today. Specializing in family law did not come by chance, but rather was shaped by life experiences, helping her to better understand and serve her clients' needs, and to fiercely defend and represent their best interests. A mother, grandmother, professional and community activist, Ellen lives in Spokane with her husband Allan, a management consultant and a retired and United States Air Force Pilot. She attended the University of Washington School of Law, and served the King County Prosecutor's office as an extern for the federal trial team and thereafter as an intern at the district court level. Ellen was born the fourth of six children in a small, impoverished town in northern Maine . Life was difficult from the outset. Ellen's father left the family while she was still very young, and despite enduring heartache and struggle, her mother kept the family together through hard work and self-sacrifice. Sadly, poverty and lack of employment opportunities forced Ellen's mother to turn to the welfare system to ensure the family's survival. As a result, young Ellen came to learn that education and hard work were the keys to overcoming the limitations of her past and would help provide a better quality of life in the future. When Ellen was 11, her mother married for the second time, and the family relocated to Illinois . This event had a severe and devastating impact on Ellen and her brothers and sisters. Mother no longer wanted the responsibility of caring for all six of her children: she left Ellen's two oldest siblings behind. The younger four were prohibited from having contact with their older brother and sister and their bonds were permanently severed. Soon thereafter, the four younger children were forced to endure the physically and emotionally abusive tendencies of their new stepfather on an almost daily basis. Instead of protecting her children from harm, Ellen's mother sided with her stepfather. These experiences profoundly impacted Ellen and kindled in her a desire to advocate for the safety and well being of children exposed to similar patterns of abuse. Despite that toxic and debilitating environment, Ellen excelled in school. When teachers and school officials learned of the circumstances at home, they provided her with much needed love and support, helping her gain confidence in her abilities to succeed in school and in life. Ellen graduated high school with honors and soon entered college. She earned her bachelor's degree in science and nursing with honors from the University of Texas Health Science Center. She has been a registered nurse ever since, with experience at a level one trauma center in San Antonio, Texas, and as a flight nurse -- flying with a team of medical and rescue professionals into remote areas to retrieve and stabilize patients and transfer them to medical centers. Ellen looks back at her nursing career as an experience that has taught her to effectively prioritize courses of action, to make critical decisions under pressure, and to practice compassion. A fierce competitor with varied interests, Ellen activities have included playing on national champion softball team, a competitive Latin dancer, a competitive body-builder, and a world traveler. But, understanding the importance of giving back to one's community, Ellen experienced something profound during her time as a volunteer court-appointed special advocate (CASA), looking out for the best interests of children removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect - an experience that hearkened back to the difficult family life she endured as a young girl. Ellen and her husband Allan moved to Seattle in 1999 where she attended the University of Washington School of Law. While at the UW, Ellen participated in the Child Advocacy Clinic, worked for the King County Prosecutor's office as an extern for the federal trial team, and then as an intern at the district court level. As if that weren't enough, while still in school, Ellen trained to become a certified basic mediator and a certified marriage and family law mediator. As a mediator at the Snohomish and Island County Dispute Resolution Center , Ellen mediated numerous family law, landlord/tenant, contract and small claims disputes. She graduated in 2002, relocating with Allan to Spokane shortly thereafter, and was promptly offered positions at two of Spokane 's most prestigious law firms. Ellen, however, had a different idea and chose to commence her legal career as a solo practitioner. Ellen now has her own thriving divorce and family law practice. A large portion of her practice involves mediation of family law related disputes and other non-family law issues. She believes that when parties are empowered through mediation to create their own agreements based upon their own unique needs and circumstances, the best interests of all involved are much better served. That said, Ellen understands that not all parties or circumstances are amenable to mediation. When this is the case, her background as an accomplished and aggressive litigator will ensure her clients' best interests are protected. Ellen continues to volunteer her legal services at the Volunteer Lawyer's Family Law Advice and Divorce clinics. If you or someone you know is in need of legal advice, call or contact us today for a free consultation.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Sims is known by his colleagues and clients as an aggressive trial attorney who has litigated a wide variety of claims in state and federal courts. He has over two decades of experience litigating professional negligence (medical malpractice and legal malpractice), product liability, and catastrophic injury cases in both state and federal courts. His medical malpractice cases include birth trauma, delayed diagnosis, and surgical error matters. He has a particular interest in brain and spinal cord injureis, and recently served on the board of the Brain Injury Alliance of Washington. Sims co-tried his first legal malpractice matter shortly after he obtained his license and has since handled all stripes of legal malpractice matters along with legal-ethical issues and fee disputes. Sims’s product liability experience ranges from medical devices and consumer products to pharmaceutical mass torts.. Sims is a former chair of WSBA Character and Fitness Board, the WSBA Lawyers Fund for Client Protection Board, and the WSBA Professionalism Committee. He is a writer and frequent lecturer on topics such as traumatic brain injury, medical and legal malpractice, product liability, and litigation and trial technique. His work includes chapters in the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ) Product Liability Deskbook, the WSAJ Medical Malpractice Deskbook, WSAJ Auto Liability Deskbook, and the WSBA Legal Ethics Deskbook. Sims has also returned to U.W. Law as an adjunct faculty member, teaching practical trial advocacy to law students.  He is listed as  a “Super Lawyer” by SuperLawyers.com and has a 10 out of 10 rating on .. Sims lives in West Seattle with his spouse and their two boys. When he is not practicing law, he can be found coaching youth baseball or stream side, casting flies to reluctant trout.

Jeremy A. Johnston was named a Rising Star for 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 by Washington Law and Politics Magazine. Johnston received his Juris Doctor degree in 2003 from Seattle University School of Law, graduating Summa Cum Laude and among the top ten in his class. He was an associate editor for the Seattle University Law Review and worked as an extern for United States District Court Judge Franklin D. Burgess. He received his undergraduate degree from Pacific Lutheran University where he played and was captain of the 1999 National Championship football team.. Jeremy has successfully represented seriously injured victims against negligent drivers, product manufacturers, medical providers, property owners, and others. He is passionate about achieving justice for his clients and holding accountable those who are responsible for their injuries.. Jeremy A. Johnston is a native of Tacoma. He is married to Whitney (Martin) and has three boys, twins boys Drake and Cole, and son Birk.. Learn more about Jeremy A. Johnston and Evergreen Personal Injury Counsel:

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

As a family law attorney trained in collaborative divorce law and mediation, I work with my clients to get them the results they want in a manner that decreases conflict between the parties so that lawyer fees are saved and the relationship might be preserved, especially when children are involved.  By making the effort to be available on my client’s schedule I deliver great performance along with the lowest hourly rate in the business.. My areas of Lawyer expertise also include child custody & visitation, child support, child relocation, divorce modifications, domestic partnerships, paternity, visitation modifications, parenting plans, property division, and spousal support.. Our Spokane divorce lawyer firm also serves the counties of Lincoln, Grant, Whitman, Adams, Stevens, and Pend Oreille.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

I am a trial lawyer with Lukins & Annis, P.S. in Spokane, Washington.  Over the past several years, I have represented private businesses, individuals, Washington state agencies, and muncipal governments.  I specialize in resolving all types of litigation/disputes.  Over the past 11 years, my litigation practice has been primarily in the areas of business, employment, contract, civil rights, medical malpractice, and personal injury.  I also have a divorce practice specializing in high asset divorces. Whether I am defending a large company, pursuing a personal injury action, or handling a divorce, my personal philosophy is to always strive to get the best results for my clients as efficiently as possible.

When a loved one dies or is catastrophically injured , due to the fault of another person or company, monetary damages cannot bring them back or restore their health, but it can provide medical or other necessities and comforts of life to help face an uncertain future. While no lawyer can guarantee a result, I know what kind of dedication, hard work and resources it takes to successfully settle or try these types of cases.. Mike is a tenacious trial lawyer who puts every ounce of effort and enthusiasm possible into his work.  His approach to each project is thorough, exhausting all possible angles to a problem.  His legal research on a number of cases - from procedural issues to medical malpractice - is a trusted tool in the office. Mike has a unique understanding of the dynamics and strategies involved in preparing personal injury and wrongful death cases for trial in such a way that defendants often settle. "I can't let these people down," Mike says.  "These people are hard-working, sincere in their efforts and have had the worst of all things happen to them because of physical injuries or death.  Even in the era of 'tort reform,' I refuse to apologize for representing these people.  It's a privilege.  All I try to do is bring them back to as nearly as whole as possible within the bounds of the law, so they can rebuild their shattered lives.  Perfect justice would require the undoing of the tragedy that has visited my clients.  We all know, however, that that cannot be done, which is why the law requires that full compensation be paid,"  Mike said.  "I think I'm lucky to be doing positive things for so many people."

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Budigan Law Firm was formed in 1985 to provide personal attention in quality legal services with an emphasis on  personal injury, medical malpractice , wrongful death, family law,  general litigation.

My practices focuses on the defense of health care providers, hospitals, and long term care facilities.  I also defend individual health care providers related to licensing and board complaints.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

I grew up in the Tri-Cities and believe it is a great place to raise a family.  Helping others is a life lesson installed in me by my mother from the time I was a small child.  I enjoy spending time with my family, coaching youth sports and serving in the community.