Position: Member

TEL: 509-575-1588

FAX: 509-457-8426

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Admitted: 1976, Washington and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington

Law School: University of Washington, J.D., 1976

College: Yakima Valley College (A.A., 1971; Phi Theta Kappa; selected by faculty as top English student); Whitman College, B.A., graduated first in class, summa cum laude, honors in major field of study, Phi Beta Kappa, 1973

Birth Date and Place: Yakima, Washington, February 15, 1951

Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Wrongful Death Law; Automobile Law

Additional Information: 

Yakima County (Vice-President, 1997-1998; President, 1998-1999) and Washington State (Member: Executive Committee, Litigation Section, 1990-1991; MCLE Implementation Committee, 1999) Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Washington State Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1984 and 1988-1992; Vice President/Membership, 1990-1991; Vice President/Development, 1991-1992. Associate Editor, Trial News, 1976-1979; Alvin Anderson Award, 1998); American Board of Trial Advocates (1996�); Damages Attorneys Round Table (DART, 1999�). Biography: Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Legal Research and Writing. Moot Court Honor Board. Named Super Lawyer in 2000 and 2001 by Washington Law & Politics. Contributing Author: Automobile Accident Litigation and Evidence, published by Clark Boardman Callaghan, 1990; chapter on "Applicable Statutes of Limitation," Automobile Accident Litigation Deskbook , Washington State Trial Lawyers Association. Author: chapters on "Commencing Litigation" and "Statutes of Limitation" for Washington Motor Vehicle Accident Litigation Deskbook, published by Washington State Bar Association, 1990; chapter on "CR 26, Requests for Admission," Civil Procedure Deskbook, Washington State Bar Association, 1992; "Understanding Your Auto Insurance," Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, 1994; chapter on "Personal Injury and Insurance," People's Law School, Citizens' Handbook, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, 1999. Editor, Best of WSTLA/Experts, 1995. Chair, Yakima Peoples Law School, 1989�. Program Director, John Gavin Inn of Court, 1990-1992. Member, 1990�; Chair, Yakima Tort Roundtable. Volunteer Instructor, Yakima Public Schools. Vice President, WSTLA AMICUS Foundation, 1998-1999; President, 1999�. Reported Cases: Garcia v. Brulotte 94 Wn. 2d 794, 620 P.2d 99, (1980); State v. A.N.W. Seed Corp. 44 Wn. App. 604, 722 P.2d 815 (1986); Kelsey v. Mutual of Enumclaw, 44 Wn. App. 49, 720 P.2d 858 (1986); Beeler v. Hickman, 50 Wn. App. 746, 750 P.2nd 1282 (1988); Johnson v. McKay 77 Wn. App. 603 893 P2d 641 (1995).