| Vivienne A. Alpaugh | Date of Information: August 2019
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1990
Years in Practice: 29
Major Areas of Practice: Insurance Defense Civil Litigation
Professional Organizations: Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 30 trials, 100 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law, Real Estate
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 5
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Mike Altman | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2004
Years in Practice: 11
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury, Civil
Professional Organizations: Kitsap County Bar Association, WSAJ, WSBA, Wisconsin State Bar Association
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 5 trials, 20 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law and Real Estate
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 20 |
Isaac A. Anderson | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1998
Years in Practice: 17
Major Areas of Practice: Real Estate, Construction, Estate and Trust Disputes, General Litigation
Professional Organizations: WSBA, Kitsap County Bar Association, Kitsap Legal Services, Leadership Kitsap
Trial experience within last five years by category: Real Estate - 2 trials, 4 arbitrations; Construction - 2 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 10 |
Ashley H. Armstrong | Date of Information: October 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2005
Years in Practice: 10
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury
Professional Organizations: WSBA, WSAJ
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 1 trial, 15 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Accepts Personal Injury cases only
Previously Served as Arbitrator: No
Number of Arbitrations: N/A |
H. Daniel Austad | Date of Information: July 1999
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1972
Years in Practice: 27
Major Areas of Practice: General, Civil - concentrating on evictions and foreclosures
Professional Organizations: WSBA
Trial experience within last five years by category: Collection - 8 trials; Commercial - 12 trials; Construction - 2 trials; Real Estate - 22 trials; Personal Injury - 12 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 28 |
Gerrit Ayers | Date of Information: August 2017
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1998
Years in Practice: 19
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury; Insurance Defense
Professional Organizations: WSBA, TPCBA, WDTL
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 3 trials, 60 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 3-5 |
| Sean A. Ayres | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1990
Years in Practice: 25
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury
Professional Organizations: WSBA, WSAJ
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 20 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Accepts Personal Injury cases only
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 19 |
| Andrew N. Becker | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1984
Years in Practice: 31
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury
Professional Organizations: WSBA, Washington State Association for Justice, American Association for Justice
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 15 trials, 500+ arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 75-100 |
| Guy W. Beckett | Date of Information: September 2006
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1985
Years in Practice: 21
Major Areas of Practice: Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Estate Litigation and Transactions
Professional Organizations: Washington State Trial Lawyers Association
Trial experience within last five years by category: Commercial (includes aspects of contract law) - 3 trials, 2 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 27 |
| Andrew L. Benjamin | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1985
Years in Practice: 28
Major Areas of Practice: Family Law, Personal Injury, Estate Planning, Probate/Guardianship
Professional Organizations: WSBA, King County Bar Association, Snohomish County Bar Association, Washington State Association for Justice
Trial experience within last five years by category: Collection - 2 arbitrations; Commercial - 1 arbitration; Family Law - 5 trials, 4 arbitrations; Personal Injury - 6 trials, 25 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 60 |
| Yvonne M. Benson | Date of Information: December 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2004
Years in Practice: 11
Major Areas of Practice: Bodily injury, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Construction
Professional Organizations: WSBA, WDTL
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 1 trial, 30+ arbitrations; Tort - 1 trial, 2 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 2 |
Sunshine Morning Bradshaw | Date of Information: January 2019
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2008
Years in Practice: 10
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury, Criminal Defense
Professional Organizations: WACOL, WSAJ
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 6 trials, 50 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Collections, Family, Property
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 2 |
| David J. Britton | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2001
Years in Practice: 12
Major Areas of Practice: Real Estate, Business/Commercial, Landlord/Tenant, Personal Injury, Creditor Rights
Professional Organizations: WSBA
Trial experience within last five years by category: Collection - 15 arbitrations; Commercial - 2 trials, 6 arbitrations; Contract - 2 arbitrations; Real Estate - 4 trials, 5 arbitrations; Personal Injury - 3 arbitrations; Landlord/Tenant - 2 trials, 2 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 2 |
| William H. Broughton | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1979
Years in Practice: 36
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury, Municipal, Construction, Business, Real Estate
Professional Organizations: Washington State Trial Lawyers Association
Trial experience within last five years by category: Collection - 1 arbitration; Commercial - 3 trials, 8 arbitrations; Construction - 6 trials, 12 arbitrations; Real Estate - 1 trial, 2 arbitrations; Personal Injury - 4 trials, 20 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 43 |
Stephen L. Bulzomi
| Date of Information: December 2022
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1985
Years in Practice: 37
Major Areas of Practice: Plaintiff's Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
Professional Organizations: Oregon State Bar Association, Washington State Association for Justice, Damage Attorneys Round Table, American Board of Trial Advocates
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 1-5 trials, 5+ arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Non-Tort
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 11
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| Curtis J. Coyne | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1970
Years in Practice: 44
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury, Probate, Guardianship and Business Law
Professional Organizations: WSBA
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 26 arbitrations; Employment - 1 arbitration
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 105 |
| J. Richard Crockett | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1966
Years in Practice: 49
Major Areas of Practice: Civil Litigation
Professional Organizations: WSBA, SKCBA, WDTL, ABA
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 40 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 100+ |
| James R. Cushing | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1980
Years in Practice: 35
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury - Defense and Plaintiff
Professional Organizations: WSBA
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 2 trials, 15+ arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 15+ |
Joanne E. Dantonio
| Date of Information: December 2023
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: June 1994
Years in Practice: 29
Major Areas of Practice: Social Security Disability, Appellate, Employment Law, Criminal Law
Professional Organizations: Kitsap County Bar Association, WWL – Kitsap Chapter, National Association of Women Judges, International Association of Women Judges, Mediators Beyond Borders International, Washington Mediation Association. Admitted to, and practiced in, the US District Courts in Western WA, Eastern WA, Alaska, Oregon, and Idaho, as well as the 9th Circuit Appeals Court.
Trial experience within last five years by category: Administrative Adjudications/Hearings – 800+
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: No
Number of Arbitrations: N/A
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Maria S. Diamond
| Date of Information: March 2022
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1983
Years in Practice: 39
Major Areas of Practice: Plaintiff's Personal Injury, Product Liability, Medical Negligence
Professional Organizations: WSBA, KCBA, FBA, WSAJ
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 4 trials, 2 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law, Real Estate, Commercial, Collection, Construction
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 20
|
Mark Dietzler
| Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1991
Years in Practice: 24
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Construction, Premises Liability, School Law, Commercial Disputes, Contract Disputes
Professional Organizations: WSBA, WDTL, Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association
Trial experience within last five years by category: Commercial - 3 arbitrations; Construction - 2 arbitrations; Contract - 1 arbitration; Real Estate - 1 arbitration; Personal Injury - 10 trials, 7-10 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 15-20 |
| Marie Docter | Date of Information: July 2013
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2000
Years in Practice: 13
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury, Product Liability, Maritime
Professional Organizations: WSBA, WSAJ, AAJ
Trial experience within last five years by category: Contract - 1 trial, 1 arbitration; Personal Injury - 15 trials, 75 arbitrations; Maritime - 2 trials; Adoption - 5 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 12 |
| Kyle Drinnon | Date of Information: July 2018
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2013
Years in Practice: 5
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury/Torts
Professional Organizations: Washington State Association for Justice
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 4 trials, 45 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Will Only Accept Personal Injury
Previously Served as Arbitrator: No
Number of Arbitrations: N/A |
| John J. Durkin | Date of Information: August 2017
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1980
Years in Practice: 36
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury - Plaintiff
Professional Organizations: WSBA, Pierce County Bar Association, WSAJ, ABOJA, Member Gonzaga University School of Law Board of Advisors
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 4 trials, 8-10 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Real Property
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 10+ |
| Carrie Eastman | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2008
Years in Practice: 7
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury, Landlord/Tenant, Probate, General Civil Litigation
Professional Organizations: WSBA, Kitsap County Bar Association, WSAJ Eagle Member
Trial experience within last five years by category: Collections - 3 arbitrations; Real Estate - 2 trials; Personal Injury - 2 trials, 9 arbitrations; Landlord/Tenant - 5 trials, 1 arbitration
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 3 |
Samuel J. Elder, Jr.
| Date of Information: August 2022
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1996
Years in Practice: 25
Major Areas of Practice: Plaintiff Personal Injury
Professional Organizations: Oregon State Bar Association, Washington State Association for Justice, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 5 trials, 50 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 20-30
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| Scott M. Ellerby | Date of Information: January 2014
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1986
Years in Practice: 27
Major Areas of Practice: Real Estate, Business, Trusts and Estates, Construction Litigation, Commercial Transactions, General Litigation and General Civil Practice
Professional Organizations: WSBA, King County Bar Association, American Bar Association
Trial experience within last five years by category: Collection - 6 arbitrations; Commercial - 2 trials, 5 arbitrations; Construction - 2 trials, 3 arbitrations; Contract - 2 trials, 5 arbitrations; Real Estate - 1 trial, 2 arbitrations; Personal Injury - approximately 10 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 100
Note: Willing to hold arbitration hearings in Kitsap County upon counsel’s request and availability of appropriate meeting space.
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Margaret Elofson
| Date of Information: January 2022
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1993
Years in Practice: 26
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury and Tort Defense, Government, Appellate
Professional Organizations: WSBA
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 3 trials, 12-15 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: Approx. 10-15
|
William L. Elsinger | Date of Information: October 2018
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2009
Years in Practice: 8
Major Areas of Practice: Civil Litigation
Professional Organizations: WSBA, WDTL
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 2 trials, 50 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law, Collections, Contracts
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 3-4 |
| Ann-Marie Evans | Date of Information: August 2017
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2012
Years in Practice: 5
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury
Professional Organizations: WSBA, WSAJ
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 100 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Accepts Personal Injury cases only
Previously Served as Arbitrator: No
Number of Arbitrations: N/A |
| Heather E. Forrler | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2002
Years in Practice: 13
Major Areas of Practice: Family Law, Plaintiff's Personal Injury
Professional Organizations: WSBA, WSBA Family Law Section, Kitsap County Bar Association
Trial experience within last five years by category: Family Law - 3 trials, 1 arbitration; Personal Injury - 2 trials
Cases NOT Accepted: Domestic Violence
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 4 |
| Steve C. Franklin | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2005
Years in Practice: 15
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury (Plaintiff and Defense)
Professional Organizations: WSBA, WSBA Character and Fitness Board, Kitsap County Bar Association, Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 8 trials, 30 arbitrations; Mediations 10; Article 32 Hearing Officer - 5
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 10 |
| Kenneth R. Friedman | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1987
Years in Practice: 25
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury, Insurance Bad Faith
Professional Organizations: WSBA, Alaska Bar Association, Oregon Bar Association, Montana Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, WSTLA, AAJ
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 4 trials; Insurance - 5 trials; Employment - 1 trial
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 7 |
| Hayes D. Gori | Date of Information: August 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2001
Years in Practice: 14
Major Areas of Practice: Real Estate, Contract, Business, Estate Planning, General Litigation, Construction, Commercial, Employment, Probate, Landlord/Tenant
Professional Organizations: WSBA, Kitsap County Bar Association
Trial experience within last five years by category: Business - 1 arbitration
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 1 |
| Judson C. Gray | Date of Information: September 2017
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1985
Years in Practice: 32
Major Areas of Practice: Elder Law, Guardianship, Probate, Wills & Trusts, DPA, Real Estate, Eviction
Professional Organizations: WSBA, Pierce County Bar Association
Trial experience within last five years by category: Collection - 5 trials, 10 arbitrations; Commercial - 1 trial, 1 arbitration; Construction - 1 arbitration; Contract - 5 arbitrations; Real Estate - 2 trials, 3 arbitrations; Guardianship - 5 trials
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 12 |
| Geoffrey M. Grindeland | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2004
Years in Practice: 11
Major Areas of Practice: Aviation Law, Police Liability, Product Liability, Civil Litigation
Professional Organizations: WSBA, Oregon and Alaska Bar Associations, King County Bar Association, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 1 trial, 1 arbitration; Civil Rights - 1 trial; Inquests - 8 trials
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 2 |
| John Groseclose | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1999
Years in Practice: 16
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury, Family Law
Professional Organizations: WSBA, WSTLA
Trial experience within last five years by category: Contract - 2 arbitrations; Family Law - 30 trials, 1 arbitration; Personal Injury - 4 trials, 25 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 3 |
| Erin H. Hammond | Date of Information: June 2016
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1999
Years in Practice: 17
Major Areas of Practice: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Family Law
Professional Organizations: Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association, WDTL, DRI
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 2 trials, 6 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 22 |
| Zachary J. Hansen | Date of Information: July 2018
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2009
Years in Practice: 8
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury; prior - Environmental, Contracts, Real Estate, Construction, Landlord/Tenant
Professional Organizations: WSAJ
Trial experience within last five years by category: Construction - 1 arbitration; Contract - 1 trial, 1 arbitration; Personal Injury - 12 arbitrations; Landlord/Tenant and Environmental - 1 arbitration
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: No
Number of Arbitrations: N/A |
| Philip J. Havers | Date of Information: August 2019
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2003
Years in Practice: 19
Major Areas of Practice: Corporate; Contracts; Transactions and Litigation; Intellectual Property, trademarks, copyrights; Real Estate; Foreclosure; Landlord/Tenant; Construction Litigation and Transaction; Probates; Personal Injury
Professional Organizations: WSBA, Kitsap County Bar Association, Chair of Kitsap County Superior Court Civil Practice and Procedure, WSBA Litigation Section Committee
Trial experience within last five years by category: Contract - 1 trial; Estate - 1 arbitration; Personal Injury - 8 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 10 |
| Andrew R. Hay | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1989
Years in Practice: 26
Major Areas of Practice: Family Law, Real Estate, Consumer Protection, Probate
Professional Organizations: WSBA, WSAJ
Trial experience within last five years by category: Collection - 2 trials, 4 arbitrations; Commercial - 2 trials, 4 arbitrations; Contract - 4 trials, 2 arbitrations; Real Estate - 4 trials, 2 arbitrations; Family Law - 6 trials; Personal Injury - 1 trial, 2 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 20 |
Michael Heatherly
| Date of Information: April 2024
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: November 1991
Years in Practice: 32
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury & Insurance Law
Professional Organizations: WSBA, Whatcom County Bar Association
Trial experience within last five years by category: Collections – 9 arbitrations; Commercial (combined commercial construction, contract, and real estate) – approximately 30 arbitrations; Personal Injury – approximately 150 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 180
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| James D. Hicks | Date of Information: September 2013
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2005
Years in Practice: 8
Major Areas of Practice: Construction, Liens, Real Estate, Commercial Collections, Employment, General Litigation, Personal Injury
Professional Organizations: WSBA, Oregon State Bar Association
Trial experience within last five years by category: Collection – 1 trial, 2 arbitrations; Commercial – 1 trial, 2 arbitrations; Construction – 4 trials, 5 arbitrations; Contract – 4 trials, 5 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law, Probate and Estate
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 1 |
John Andrew Hoglund
| Date of Information: November 2021
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1973
Years in Practice: 40
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Litigation
Professional Organizations: WSBA, King County Bar Association, Thurston County Bar Association, Washington State Association for Justice
Trial experience within last five years by category: (1973-2010) Commercial – 1 trials; Contract – 2 trials; Real Estate - 1 trial; Personal Injury - 25 trials, 10 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law/Domestic Relations, Estates & Trusts, Securities
Previously Served as Arbitrator: No
Number of Arbitrations: -0-
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| David P. Horton | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1997
Years in Practice: 12+
Major Areas of Practice: Litigation, Land Use, Real Estate, Collections, Commercial, Appeals
Professional Organizations: WSBA
Trial experience within last five years by category: Collection - 2 arbitrations; Construction - 2 trials, 4 arbitrations; Real Estate - 2 trials
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 10 +/- |
| A. Clarke Johnson Jr. | Date of Information: August 2017
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1978
Years in Practice: 39
Major Areas of Practice: Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Defense
Professional Organizations: WSBA, Pierce County Bar Association; Primerus
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 3 trials
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 5 |
| Dan L. Johnson | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1994
Years in Practice: 21
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury, School Law, Insurance
Professional Organizations: WSBA, Pierce County Bar Association
Trial experience within last five years by category: Contract - 3 trials, 10 arbitrations; Personal Injury - >10 trials, .150 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 81 |
| Matthew G. Johnson | Date of Information: August 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1998
Years in Practice: 15
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury
Professional Organizations: WSBA, TPCBA, ABA, WSAJ
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 15 trials, 50 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 15 |
| Kristin Fay | Date of Information: August 2019
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2009
Years in Practice: 10
Major Areas of Practice: Insurance Defense; Former Criminal Defense
Professional Organizations: Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association; WSBA; WDTL
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 4 trials, 50+ arbitrations; Criminal - 10+ trials
Cases NOT Accepted: Collection, Commercial, Construction, Contract, Real Estate
Previously Served as Arbitrator: No
Number of Arbitrations: N/A |
| Gerald A. Kearney | Date of Information: July 2013
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1992
Years in Practice: 20
Major Areas of Practice: Real Estate, Business Law, Construction, Bankruptcy, Probate and Civil Litigation
Professional Organizations: WSBA, KCBA, NWMLS, Dispute Resolution Center of Kitsap County (Certified Mediator)
Trial experience within last five years by category: Construction - 1 arbitration; Bankruptcy/Adversary - 1 trial; Family Law - 3 trials; Personal Injury - 1 trial
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 7 |
| Robert M. Keefe | Date of Information: August 2017
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1973
Years in Practice: 40+
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury; Worker's Comp; Misc. Gen.
Professional Organizations: ABA, WSBA, WTLA, KCBA
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 7 trials, 35+ arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 35+ |
Shannon Kilpatrick | Date of Information: December 2018
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2009
Years in Practice: 9
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Premises Liability; Insurance Bad Faith
Professional Organizations: WSBA; WA Assoc for Justice; American Assoc for Justice; WWL; King County Bar Association
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 2 trials, 1 arbitration
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law, Real Estate, Landlord/Tenant
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 2 |
Patrick J. Kurkoski
| Date of Information: January 2024
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1998
Years in Practice: 25
Major Areas of Practice: Auto; Premises Liability; Dog Bite; Insurance
Professional Organizations: ID State Bar Association; OR Bar Association; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 2 trials, 40 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law, Real Estate, Commercial
Previously Served as Arbitrator: No
Number of Arbitrations: N/A
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| Francis B. Ladenburg Jr. | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1974
Years in Practice: 41
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury - Plaintiff
Professional Organizations: WSBA, TPCBA, WSAJ
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 20-30 trials
Cases NOT Accepted: Accepts Personal Injury ONLY
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 100+ |
Patrick James Leahy
| Date of Information: June 2020
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1980
Years in Practice: 40
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury Claims
Professional Organizations: WSBA
Trial experience within last five years by category: Commercial - 1; Personal Injury - 5 trials, 20 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 20
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| Terry E. Lumsden | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1973
Years in Practice: 40
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury
Professional Organizations: WSAJ
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 5 trials, 20 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law, Commercial
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 10 |
Christopher C. Lund
| Date of Information: December 2023
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2003
Years in Practice: 20
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury
Professional Organizations: WSBA, Kitsap County Bar Association, WSAJ
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 1 trial, 5 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: No
Number of Arbitrations: N/A
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| Robert E. Mack | Date of Information: September 2017
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1975
Years in Practice: 42
Major Areas of Practice: Administrative, Natural Resources, Land Use, Water, Shorelines, Sports
Professional Organizations:
Trial experience within last five years by category: Family Law - 7 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 7 |
| Mathew Marinelli | Date of Information: September 2017
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2004
Years in Practice: 17
Major Areas of Practice: Insurance Defense, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Timber Trespass
Professional Organizations: WSBA, WDTL, Pierce County Bar Association
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 4 trials, 30 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law, Contract, Real Estate
Previously Served as Arbitrator: No
Number of Arbitrations: N/A |
Crystal J. McDonald
| Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2008
Years in Practice: 6
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury
Professional Organizations: WSBA, WSAJ
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 5 trials
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 25 |
James C. Miller
| Date of Information: April 2022
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2017
Years in Practice: 9
Major Areas of Practice: Insurance defense, primarily trucking (100% of practice)
Professional Organizations: Oregon State Bar, Alabama State Bar
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 1 trial, 20-30 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Tort - Personal Injury and Property Damage ONLY
Previously Served as Arbitrator: No
Number of Arbitrations: -0-
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| Greg S. Memovich | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1983
Years in Practice: 32
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury
Professional Organizations: WSBA, WSAJ, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, American Association for Justice
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 2 trials, 7 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 20+ |
| Peter J. Mintzer | Date of Information: August 2019
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1990
Years in Practice: 29
Major Areas of Practice: Insurance Coverage, Torts, Contracts, Construction & Environmental Law
Professional Organizations: Oregon State Bar, Hawaii, Alaska & Idaho State Bar
Trial experience within last five years by category: Collection – 2 arbitrations; Commercial – 1 trial, 5 arbitrations; Construction – 1 trial, 3 arbitrations; Contract – 3 arbitrations; Real Estate – 2 arbitrations; Personal Injury – 11 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 24 |
| Steven L. Olsen | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1979
Years in Practice: 35
Major Areas of Practice: Criminal, Domestic Relations, Personal Injury, General Litigation, Probate, Mediation, GAL
Professional Organizations: WSBA, Kitsap County Bar Association, Kitsap Dispute Resolution Center, Washington Mediation Association
Trial experience within last five years by category: Construction - 1 arbitration; Family Law - 4 trials; General Litigation - 1 trial
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: ~75 |
| Anthony C. Otto | Date of Information: August 2018
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1980
Years in Practice: 38
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury, Civil Rights; Previously: Criminal Prosecution and Defense, Dissolution and Child Custody
Professional Organizations: WSBA, Kitsap County Bar Association, WSAJ
Trial experience within last five years by category: Collection - 1 arbitration; Contract - 1 arbitration; Personal Injury - 20 trials, 6 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 6 |
| Leigh Pelzel | Date of Information: August 2019
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1991
Years in Practice: 10
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury
Professional Organizations:
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 30 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Accepts Personal Injury ONLY
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 30+ |
Matthew V. Pierce
| Date of Information: November 2022
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2010
Years in Practice: 12
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury, Miscellaneous Torts, Consumer Protection, Insurance Coverage, Contracts, Trusts & Estates, Business Litigation, Real Estate Disputes, Collections
Professional Organizations: WSBA, King County Bar Association, Kitsap County Bar Association, Federal Bar Association for the Western District of Washington, District Courts for the Eastern & Western Districts of Washington, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Trial experience within last five years by category: Commercial - 1 arbitration
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: No
Number of Arbitrations: N/A
|
James Prescott
| Date of Information: December 2022
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2017
Years in Practice: 5
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury, Probate
Professional Organizations: WSBA, WSAJ, William L. Dwyer American Inn of Court
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 4 trials, 20 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: No
Number of Arbitrations: N/A
|
| David A. Roberts | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1994
Years in Practice: 21
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury, Construction, Insurance, Real Property, Probate, Estates, Contracts
Professional Organizations: WSBA, Kitsap Legal Services
Trial experience within last five years by category: Construction - 1 arbitration
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 16 |
| John R. Rongerude | Date of Information: April 2013
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1992
Years in Practice: 20
Major Areas of Practice: Criminal Law, Personal Injury; former practice was real estate, eviction, and collection
Professional Organizations: WSBA
Trial experience within last five years by category: Family Law - 2 arbitrations; Personal Injury - 15 arbitrations; Criminal - 2 trials
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 16 |
| Joshua Rosen | Date of Information: December 2019
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2006
Years in Practice: 13 in WA, 20 total
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury
Professional Organizations: WSBA, WSAJ, California Bar Assn
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 3 trials, 27 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Collection, Family Law, Contract
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 3 |
| W. David Rovang | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1980
Years in Practice: 35
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury
Professional Organizations: WSBA, WSAJ
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 25 trials, 30 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Divorce/Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: No
Number of Arbitrations: None |
Sarah Sato
| Date of Information: July 2021
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1999
Years in Practice: 22
Major Areas of Practice: Torts, personal injury and property damage (tort motor vehicle, premises liability, etc.)
Professional Organizations: King County Bar Association, Kitsap County Bar Association, Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association, WDTL, WWL, QLaw
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 1 trial, 14 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 14
|
Paul L. Schneiderman
| Date of Information: May 2022
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1997
Years in Practice: 24
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury and Civil Litigation
Professional Organizations: Washington State Association for Justice
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 1 trial, ~4 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: ~22
|
| Richard D. Seward | Date of Information: June 2013
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1992
Years in Practice: 20
Major Areas of Practice: Business Start-ups, Sales, Acquisitions, Contracts, Asset Protection, Trusts and Estates, Real Estate, Business Transactions, Consumer Bankruptcy
Professional Organizations: WSBA, Kitsap County Bar Association, WA State Fee Arbitration Panel, Michigan and Colorado Bar Associations (inactive), Colorado Society of CPA's (inactive), Port Orchard Rotary Club (past president)
Trial experience within last five years by category: Contract - 3 arbitrations; Real Estate - 1 arbitration; Personal Injury - 1 arbitration; Estates - 2 arbitrations (includes arbitrations and mediations where I represented one of the parties)
Cases NOT Accepted: Professional Malpractice, Credit/Debt Collections
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 5 |
| Allen N. Shabino | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1984
Years in Practice: 30
Major Areas of Practice: General Tort and Personal Injury Litigation; General Civil Litigation; Employment Discrimination and Civil Rights Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith Litigation
Professional Organizations: WSBA, WSAJ
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 3 trials, 10 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 20 |
Alan M. Singer
| Date of Information: March 2023
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2001
Years in Practice: 28
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury, Tort, Insurance
Professional Organizations: WSBA
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 2 trials, 20+ arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Any case other than personal injury, tort, insurance
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 4
|
Dalynne Singleton
| Date of Information: August 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2003
Years in Practice: 11
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury, Probate, Estates, Estate Planning
Professional Organizations: WSAJ EAGLE, WWL, WSBA, AAJ, Kitsap Washington Women Lawyers
Trial experience within last five years by category: Collection - 2 trials, 2 arbitrations; Commercial - 3 trials, 1 arbitration; Contract - 1 trial, 1 arbitration; Personal Injury - 2 trials, 100+ arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law, Criminal
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 5 |
Kasper Sorensen
| Date of Information: 2021
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2013
Years in Practice: 15
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury Defense
Professional Organizations: California Bar (2006), Florida Bar (2008), DC Bar (2012)
Trial experience within last five years by category: Commercial - 2 trials; Personal Injury - 50 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: No
Number of Arbitrations: N/A
|
| Rafael E. Urquia | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2008
Years in Practice: 6
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury
Professional Organizations: WSBA, WSAJ, Clallam County Bar Association, Jefferson County Bar Association
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 12 trials, 65 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 1 |
| E. Allen Walker | Date of Information: August 2017
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1990
Years in Practice: 27
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury, Family, Criminal Defense, Collections
Professional Organizations: WSBA, Federal Court of Claims, Washington District of Washington Federal Court
Trial experience within last five years by category: Collections - 5 trials; Contract - 5 trials, 3 arbitrations; Family Law - 20 trials; Personal Injury - 20 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Construction, Commercial, Real Estate
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 20 |
| Thomas E. Weaver | Date of Information: July 2015
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: May 1993
Years in Practice: 22
Major Areas of Practice: Criminal Law and Appeals. Have argued 15 cases in the WA Supreme Court and approximately 300 cases in the Court of Appeals; Judge Pro Tem in Bremerton Municipal Court
Professional Organizations: Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Trial experience within last five years by category: Criminal - 60 trials
Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 5 |
Gary A. Western
| Date of Information: March 2023
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 1982
Years in Practice: 39
Major Areas of Practice: Bodily Injury/Insurance Defense
Professional Organizations: WSBA
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 15 trials, 20+ arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law, Collections, Real Estate, Unlawful Detainer
Previously Served as Arbitrator: Yes
Number of Arbitrations: 5
|
| Christian Wilbert | Date of Information: July 2018
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2016
Years in Practice: 35
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury, all Civil Litigation, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith
Professional Organizations: California State Bar
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 1 arbitration
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law, Criminal
Previously Served as Arbitrator: yes
Number of Arbitrations: 100+ prior to 2011 |
Lara A. Wilcox
| Date of Information: October 2021
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2010
Years in Practice: 9
Major Areas of Practice: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury
Professional Organizations: Idaho State Bar Assoc.; US District Courts for the Eastern & Western Districts; Bar Associations for Kitsap, Pierce, and Spokane Counties; Washington State Assoc for Justice - Eagle Member; American Association for Justice
Trial experience within last five years by category: Personal Injury - 1 trial, 3 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: No
Number of Arbitrations: N/A
|
| Matthew Wood | Date of Information: November 2017
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2015
Years in Practice: 9
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury, Insurance Subrogation, Construction Defect, Product Liability
Professional Organizations: WSBA, Georgia State Bar (admitted 2008)
Trial experience within last five years by category: Family Law - 20 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator: No
Number of Arbitrations: N/A |
