MICHAEL E. NELSON
NELSON LANGER ENGLE, PLLC
1015 Northeast 113th Street
Seattle, WA 98125
Tel: 206-623-7520
Fax: 206-622-7068
nelsonm@nlelaw.com
www.nlelaw.com
INSURANCE COVERAGE
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS/ERISA
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
Mike Nelson built one of the leading law firms representing
individuals with traumatic brain injury, debilitating injuries or
a disability, that also maintains a public justice perspective.
As a brain injury survivor, Mike understands the difficulties
facing his clients. His experience with Second Impact Syndrome
ultimately led to his representation of Zackery Lystedt. NLE
helped negotiate a multimillion-dollar settlement and worked to
pass the Lystedt Law which addresses removal and return to play
criteria following a concussion in youth athletics. Other successes
include handling a series of cable barrier crossover cases on
I- 5 and advocating for safer highways. NLE has also secured
precedent-setting victories in federal court on bad faith insurance
law questions, ERISA subrogation, and disability issues. Public
advocacy remains a focus for NLE.
JAMES S. ROGERS
LAW OFFICES OF
JAMES S. ROGERS
1500 Fourth Avenue
Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-621-8525
Fax: 206-223-8224
jsr@jsrogerslaw.com
www.jsrogerslaw.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: PRODUC TS
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
James S. Rogers represents clients in serious personal injury and
product liability cases. Mr. Rogers is a Fellow of the American
College of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow of the International Academy of
Trial Lawyers, and was 2007 President of the Washington Chapter
of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Mr. Rogers is
listed in The Best Lawyers in America (personal injury and product
liability). Mr. Rogers was honored by the Washington Defense Trial
Lawyers as 2010 Outstanding Plaintiffs’ Trial Lawyer of the Year.
Mr. Rogers was selected as the 1998 Trial Lawyer of the Year by
the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Rogers is a
WSTLA and Western Trial Lawyers Past President and is certified
as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
WILLIAM C. SMART
KELLER ROHRBACK L.L.P.
1201 Third Avenue
Suite 3200
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-623-1900
Fax: 206-623-3384
wsmart@kellerrohrback.com
www.kellerrohrback.com
INSURANCE COVERAGE
SECURI TIES LITIGATION
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
Will Smart leads Keller Rohrback’s section for plaintiffs’ tort
litigation, including insurance bad faith, products liability, and
subrogation. He restricts his practice to plaintiffs’ litigation. He is
an accomplished trial lawyer who regularly appears in both state
and federal courts. Mr. Smart’s recent cases include traumatic
brain injury, medical negligence, employment discrimination,
fraud, disability insurance for professionals, property insurance,
negligent claims handling, and legal malpractice. He has handled
cases involving hundreds of parties and has litigated matters in
more than half the counties in Washington, the U.S. District Court
within the state, and Alaska, Idaho, and Oregon. He has also tried
cases before the Shoreline Hearings Board, the Board of Industrial
Insurance Appeals, and various tribal courts. Mr. Smart received
his law degree from Willamette University.
RODNEY K. NELSON
ABEY TA NELSON P.C.
1102 West Yakima Avenue
Yakima, WA 98902
Tel: 509-575-1588
Fax: 509-457-8426
rnelson@abeytanelson.com
www.abeytanelson.com
Mr. Nelson is a Central Washington personal injury lawyer. His
practice focuses on auto accidents, products liability, workplace,
and nursing home injuries. He is a past member of the Washington
State Trial Lawyers Association Board of Governors and past
president of the Yakima County Bar Association. He is AV-rated.
He is a volunteer attorney for Yakima’s Volunteer Attorney Services
and a judge pro-tem for Yakima Superior Court. Mr. Nelson is an
accomplished climber, whose ascents include Cho-Oyu, the sixth
highest peak in the world; the North Ridge of the Grand Teton; Mt.
Rainier’s Liberty Ridge; and Yosemite’s El Capitan and Half Dome.
CRAIG F. SCHAUERMANN
SCHAUERMANN THAYER &
JACOBS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW
1700 East Fourth Plain Boulevard
Vancouver, WA 98661
Tel: 360-695-4244
Fax: 360-696-0583
craigs@stjs.com
www.stjs.com
INSURANCE COVERAGE
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
Emphasis: Craig advises and represents clients and their families
in serious personal injuries and wrongful death. Professional
Qualifications and Education: B.A., 1973, Washington State
University; J.D., 1976, University of Puget Sound; Licensed in
Western and Eastern District Federal Courts of Washington, the
Ninth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Professional
Affiliation: Board of Governors – WSTLA (1996-2001); Board of
Directors – Washington Trial Attorneys Political Forum. WSTLA
Eagle for over ten years. Past President – Clark County Bar
Association. Former Chairman of the WSBA’s Continuing Legal
Education Committee. Speaker at numerous legal education
seminars. Personal: Craig and his wife, Norma, have three adult
children. He enjoys golfing and volunteering, particularly with high
school students in the YMCA’s Mock Trial program.
ARTHUR D. SWANSON
SWANSON GARDNER, P. L.L.C.
4512 Talbot Road South
Renton, WA 98055
Tel: 425-226-7920
Fax: 425-226-5168
adswanson@aol.com
www.swansongardner.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
Arthur D. Swanson is a fellow of the American College of Trial
Lawyers, with over 46 years of experience as a trial lawyer. He
graduated from the U W Law School in 1963 and served in the U.S.
Army Finance Corps. Follo wing t wo years as a King County Deputy
Prosecutor, he has practiced in Renton. His accomplishments
include being named in The Best Lawyers in America from 1991 to
date, being a member of WSTLA and one of its past Presidents,
being a member and serving as past President to the Damage
Attorneys Round Table, being elected to the American Board of
Trial Advocates, serving on its Board of Directors, being State
Chapter President from 1998-1999, and receiving, in 2007, the
coveted Lifetime Achievement Award.
SIMEON OSBORN
OSBORN MACHLER, P. L.L.C.
2125 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
Tel: 206-441-4110
Fax: 206-441-4220
sosborn@osbornmachler.com
www.osbornmachler.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: PRODUCTS
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: GENERAL
Mr. Osborn’s practice focuses on plaintiffs’ personal injury, auto
accidents, products liability, medical malpractice, and professional
negligence, with recent settlements over $30 million. In 2010,
King County paid Mr. Osborn a record $10 million for an excessive
force case. In 2009, the Washington Supreme Court upheld the
$1.35 million jury verdict Mr. Osborn and his firm obtained in
Armantrout v. Cascade Orthopaedics, affecting wrongful death
claims in Washington. Mr. Osborn’s representation of children
injured by magnet-containing toys brought toy safety to national
attention and led to the recall of magnetic toys and the scrutiny
and recall of toys with lead paint and other dangers. Mr. Osborn
recently represented, pro bono, Stella Stansfield, a young girl
whose life-saving medication was denied by DSHS. Mr. Osborn
also serves on the executive committee of ABOTA.
ANTHONY D. SHAPIRO
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL
SHAPIRO LLP
1918 8th Avenue
Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-268-9352
Fax: 206-623-0594
tony@hbsslaw.com
www.hbsslaw.com
ANTI TRUST LITIGATION
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: GENERAL
Tony’s practice is devoted to litigation, including antitrust, and
directing the Hagens Berman Personal Injury Group in wrongful
death and catastrophic personal injury matters. During the past
25 years, Tony has handled hundreds of personal injury matters
and earned a reputation for exhaustive research and strategic
planning. Tony enjoys an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and
has instructed at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. For the
past five years Tony has served as an adjunct professor at the
University of Washington School of Law teaching Trial Practice.
JEFFREY B. TUTTLE
TUT TLE & ASSOCIATES
8158 164th Avenue Northeast
Redmond, WA 98052
Tel: 425-881-9100
Fax: 425-881-9144
jeff@tuttleinjurylaw.com
www.tuttleandassociates.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: PRODUCTS
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: GENERAL
Jeff Tuttle is a principal in the law firm of Tuttle & Associates. The
firm has offices in Seattle and Redmond. Mr. Tuttle’s practice
emphasizes handling a broad spectrum of personal injury
claims on the state and federal levels. Mr. Tuttle graduated from
Washington State University and Gonzaga University School of
Law with distinction. He was a contributing author in WSTLA’s
two-volume Automobile Litigation Deskbook and The Pleadings
and Motion Practice Handbook. Mr. Tuttle is committed to assisting
injured people and preserving their rights in the civil justice
system. Gonzaga University School of Law – 1989. Plaintiffs’
personal injury with an emphasis on serious, life-altering claims.
