General Liability Defense

The firm's attorneys are frequently retained to defend a variety of claims involving tort and other civil litigation matters, including unfair competition, interference with contractual relations, defamation, and violation of securities laws.  We also defend claims against counselors, treatment centers, and other social care and services providers.  Firm members have considerable experience defending claims resulting from automobile, truck, and construction accidents; landlord/tenant claims; and premises liability exposures such as unsafe conditions, inadequate security, liquor sales, and trespass.

Defense of Professionals

With years of experience defending lawyers in malpractice cases, the firm's attorneys regularly defend other professionals, including architects, engineers, accountants, insurance agents, financial planners, physicians, dentists, and hospitals.  We are sensitive to the needs and problems involved in defending professionals, and we work closely with them to resolve litigation expeditiously.

Commercial Litigation

We represent clients in contract and other commercial disputes requiring the services of a trial attorney.  Firm members have experience in litigation relating to the field of commercial equipment leasing.

Insurance Coverage/Defense of Insurers

We have counseled primary insurers, excess insurers, and reinsurers on coverage issues by assisting in exposure evaluation, monitoring and coordinating complex or problem claims, and engaging in settlement negotiations.  We have a thorough knowledge of policy provisions and common practices of the insurance industry, as well as the issues involved in determining the duty to defend or indemnify.  Firm members also have significant experience counseling and defending insurance companies in extracontractual claims.

Agricultural Claims

We have expertise in handling agricultural risks, including damage to livestock, crop damage, defective products, and environmental concerns.

Environmental Litigation

Our attorneys have extensive experience in the field of environmental law, insurance coverage, and defense litigation.  The firm's attorneys have participated in litigating some of the Pacific Northwest region's most significant environmental coverage lawsuits.  We also represent individual companies before the Environmental Protection Agency and related state agencies.

Products Liability

We represent individual companies against claims from alleged defects in consumer products as well as in forestry, farming, fishing, and construction equipment.  The firm's attorneys also have experience in the defense of asbestos, chemical, and drug cases.

Employment Litigation

We provide assistance to those clients who need help in responding to employment-related claims.  Our attorneys represent employers in state and federal court, as well as in state and federal administrative hearings.  We also defend wrongful termination cases and discrimination claims based on sex, age, race, and handicap allegations.

Construction Litigation

Our attorneys have extensive experience in the field of construction litigation.  We have represented owners, design professionals, general contractors, subcontractors, engineers, and various construction trades in construction litigation arising out of residential, commercial, and public projects.