MARIA S. DIAMOND
DIAMONDMASSONG PLLC
2121 5th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
Tel: 206-445-1258
Fax: 206-445-1257
maria@diamondmassong.com
www.diamondmassong.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: GENERAL
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: PRODUC TS
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE
Maria Diamond is a partner at DiamondMassong PLLC. Her
practice emphasizes medical negligence, pharmaceutical/medical
device, serious personal injury, and wrongful death cases. She has
tried multiple medical negligence cases to seven-figure verdicts.
She is a past President of the Washington State Association
for Justice (formerly WSTLA) and a current Board of Governors
member of the American Association for Justice. She served on
the WSBA’s Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Task Force
and the Washington State Jury Commission. She is a past co-chair
of the KCBA Judicial Screening Committee. Her professional
achievements include the National Order of Barristers, the
WSTLA President’s Award, the WSTLA Alvin Anderson Award,
and two-time recipient of AAJ’s Wiedemann-Wysocki Award and
its Distinguished Service Award.
STEVEN R. PRUZAN
MIRACLE PRUZAN & PRUZAN
1000 Second Avenue
Suite 1550
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: 206-624-8830
Fax: 206-624-2297
spruzan@miraclelaw.com
www.miraclelaw.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE
Steve is a trial lawyer who was admitted to practice in 1975 and has
always limited his practice to plaintiffs’ personal injury cases. For
the last 20 years, he has worked exclusively on medical negligence
lawsuits. He has represented severely injured people and their
families throughout Washington in state and federal court. He
has also litigated cases in Alaska, Oregon, and California. He is
a graduate of Claremont Men’s (McKenna) College and Gonzaga
School of Law, where he was an editor of the Gonzaga Law Review.
He is active in the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association
and was elected to membership in the American Board of Trial
Advocates. Steve has spoken at various trial lawyer seminars
and is often asked to serve as a mediator in medical negligence
cases. He also lectures at the University of Washington School of
Medicine and School of Law on a regular basis.
RONALD D. ALLEN
SOCIUS LAW GROUP, PLLC
601 Union Street
Suite 4950
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-838-9104
Fax: 206-838-9101
rallen@sociuslaw.com
www.sociuslaw.com
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
CONSTRUCTION/SURETY
REAL ESTATE
Ron Allen has practiced law in the areas of real estate,
environmental law, construction, and corporate and business
planning since his admission to the Washington State Bar
Association in 1990. Ron represents real estate developers,
construction companies, banks, title and liability insurance
companies, commercial landlords, and tenants in a broad
variety of real estate matters. Ron has represented buyers,
sellers, and developers of properties with known and suspected
environmental conditions when negotiating with regulatory
authorities, managing remediations, and allocating responsibility
among parties. He has also represented commercial lenders and
borrowers in the full range of project and permanent financing
and defeasance transactions.
JAMES L. HOLMAN
JAMES L. HOLMAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, PLLC
Holman Building
4041 Ruston Way, Suite 101
PO Box 1338
Tacoma, WA 98402
Tel: 253-627-1866
Fax: 253-627-1924
jlholman@jameslholman.com
www.jameslholman.com
James L. Holman, admitted to Washington State Bar in 1976 and
North Dakota Bar in 1991. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
and the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Trial Lawyers for Public
Justice Foundation (Fellow), Martindale-Hubbell (AV), Roscoe
Pound Foundation, named in the Super Lawyers list, American
Board of Trial Advocates, American Association for Justice,
Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, and Past President –
Damage Attorneys Round Table. Chaired and presented CLE legal
and ethics classes for Seattle University School of Law, WSTLA,
and the Washington State Bar Association. Acted as mediator
and arbitrator and published in various publications. Obtained
numerous jury verdicts and settlements in several states, each
exceeding millions of dollars.
ANTHONY A. RUSSO
RUSSO & GRAHAM
600 Stewart Street
Suite 1510
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-448-5905
Fax: 206-441-4743
tony@russograham.com
www.russograham.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
ALTERNATIVE DISPU TE RESOLU TION
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE
Anthony A. Russo is a skilled advocate practicing as a plaintiffs’
civil trial attorney for the firm of Russo & Graham. His practice
focuses primarily on victims of personal injury, medical negligence,
and product liability. Tony has expanded his practice to mediation
and arbitration services statewide. Tony serves his clients and
community as a dedicated lawyer, arbitrator, hearing officer,
youth tutor, and church leader. For years he has been involved
in legislative activity and believes in the power of grassroots
political action. He has written and lectured on the subject of
medical malpractice and was the principal author of court rules
establishing mandatory mediation in health care claims. Tony’s
experience and integrity have earned him the respect of his clients
and peers.
J. PATRICK AYLWARD
JEFFERS, DANIELSON, SONN &
AYLWARD, P.S.
2600 Chester Kimm Road
PO Box 1688
Wenatchee, WA 98807
Tel: 509-662-3685
Fax: 509-662-2452
pata@jdsalaw.com
www.jdsalaw.com
LAND USE/ZONING
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
REAL ESTATE
Pat Aylward graduated from Stanford University in 1973 and from
the University of Washington School of Law in 1976. His practice
is concentrated almost exclusively on real estate and land use
matters. He has been named one of the top real estate lawyers
in the State of Washington by Washington CEO magazine. He has
been actively involved with the Washington State Bar Association
(WSBA). He served on the Executive Council of the WSBA Real
Property Probate and Trust Section and chaired the WSBA
Legislative Committee. He served on the Limited Practice Board.
He received the WSBA President’s Award in 1996. He was elected
to the American College of Real Estate Lawyers in 1997. In his
leisure time he enjoys flying, racing sports cars, snow skiing, water
skiing, hunting, fishing, and traveling.
JUDY I. MASSONG
DIAMONDMASSONG PLLC
2121 5th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
Tel: 206-445-1258
Fax: 206-445-1257
judy@diamondmassong.com
www.diamondmassong.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
ALTERNATIVE DISPU TE RESOLU TION
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE
Trial attorney Judy Massong also enjoyed successful careers as
a registered nurse, college instructor, and lobbyist. Her diverse
professional experience, nursing skills, and education bring a
unique perspective and depth to her practice of law, which focuses
on plaintiffs’ personal injury and medical malpractice, product
liability, pharmaceutical, and wrongful death. She is a trained
mediator/arbitrator and is a panel member of the Washington
Arbitration and Mediation Service. She is consistently named
in the Super Lawyers list, with placement on the Top 100 Super
Lawyers and Top 50 Women Super Lawyers lists. Judy is Past
President of the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association
(2003-2004) and currently on the Board of Governors of the
Washington State Bar Association (2010-2013). Attorney Massong
is a partner in DiamondMassong which is located in Seattle.
LISH WHITSON
LISH WHITSON, PLLC
800 5th Avenue, Suite 4000
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: 206-892-2164
Fax: 206-892-2246
lish.whitson@whitsonlaw.com
www.whitsonlaw.com
BUSINESS LITIGATION
ALTERNATIVE DISPU TE RESOLU TION
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE
Lish Whitson has been a successful and respected trial attorney
for more than 35 years. Lish has been recognized for his abilities
by his election to the American College of Trial Lawyers, Litigation
Counsel of America, and the American Board of Trial Advocates.
His practice emphasizes medical malpractice, catastrophic injuries,
wrongful death, and commercial disputes, but has included most
other areas of civil litigation. Lish has been a successful mediator
and arbitrator for more than 20 years. He has also served as both
a Trustee of the King County Bar Association and a Governor of
the Washington State Bar Association. He has been named in the
Super Lawyers list every year from 2000 to the present.
BRIAN E. LAWLER
SOCIUS LAW GROUP, PLLC
601 Union Street
Suite 4950
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-838-9100
Fax: 206-838-9101
blawler@sociuslaw.com
www.sociuslaw.com
LAND USE/ZONING
ENVIRONMENTAL
REAL ESTATE
Real estate, land use, and environmental law are the primary
focus of Brian’s practice. His clients include private, public, and
non-profit entities, both large and small. Brian has appeared
before legislative bodies, hearing examiners, state boards (EFSEC,
EHO, GMHB), superior courts in eastern and western Washington,
and appellate courts in Washington. He is a frequent seminar
speaker. Representative cases: Dash Point Village Association v.
Exxon, 86 Wn. App. 596 (1997); J&B Development v. King County,
100 Wn. 2d 299 (1983); Association of Rural Residents v. Kitsap
County, 141 Wn. 2d 185 (1999). Brian has also been an adjunct
faculty member at the University of Washington Undergraduate
Foster School of Business. He graduated from Georgetown Law
Center. He attended Dartmouth College and the University of
California at Berkeley.
