JOSEPH D. HAMPTON
BET TS, PAT TERSON & MINES,
P.S.
One Convention Place
701 Pike Street, Suite 1400
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-292-9988
Fax: 206-343-7053
jhampton@bpmlaw.com
www.bpmlaw.com
APPELLATE
CIVIL LITIGATION DEFENSE
INSURANCE COVERAGE
Joseph D. Hampton is a shareholder with Betts, Patterson &
Mines, P.S. He is admitted in Washington, Montana, and Hawaii.
His practice focuses on representation of insurance carriers in
coverage and extracontractual matters, particularly with respect
to numerous types of liability insurance, including commercial
general liability, personal lines, directors and officers, errors
and omissions, excess, and umbrella. This work includes both
litigation and exposure avoidance consulting. He also accepts
assignments of challenging civil litigation outside the area of
insurance coverage including defense of directors and officers
of non-profit organizations. Joe received his B.A., cum laude,
from Washington State University and his law degree from the
University of Washington.
RUSSELL C. LOVE
THORSRUD CANE & PAULICH
INC., P. S.
1325 Fourth Avenue
Suite 1300
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-386-7755
Fax: 206-386-7795
rlove@tcplaw.com
www.tcplaw.com
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INSURANCE COVERAGE
After graduating from Pomona College and serving in the Peace
Corps in West Africa, Mr. Love obtained his J.D. at Georgetown
University La w Center. He has been with Thorsrud Cane & Paulich
since 1989, where his practice focuses on insurance coverage
issues and appellate litigation. For several years, he chaired the
Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Amicus Committee, and he
recently chaired the Northwest Insurance Coverage Association.
He has a special interest in written advocacy and continues to
pursue the elusive goal of writing the perfect brief. He and his
wife Marilyn enjoy competitive rowing (crew) and are very proud
of their two children, Ian and Meredith, who have both pursued
post-graduate education.
JAMES P. SAVITT
SAVITT BRUCE & WILLEY LLP
Joshua Green Building
1425 Fourth Avenue, Suite 800
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-749-0500
Fax: 206-749-0600
jsavitt@jetcitylaw.com
www.jetcitylaw.com
BUSINESS LITIGATION
GENERAL LITIGATION
IN TELLEC TUAL PROPERT Y LITIGATION
After a nine-year tenure as a Partner in Perkins Coie, Jim
teamed with David Bruce to establish Savitt Bruce & Willey
LLP in 1999. Jim specializes in the trial and creative resolution
of substantial disputes for a diverse client base, including
Fortune 500 companies and major e-commerce firms. Jim
currently also serves as the Chairperson of the Pike Place
Market Preservation & Development Authority (which owns
and operates the Pike Place Market) and is Immediate Past
President of the Federal Bar Association of the Western District
of Washington. He is a graduate of Cornell University and
Georgetown University Law Center, magna cum laude. Jim
began his career with the firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &
Garrison in New York City.
GREGORY L. HARPER
HARPER | HAYES PLLC
600 University Street
Suite 2420
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-340-8830
Fax: 206-260-2852
greg@harperhayes.com
www.harperhayes.com
GENERAL LITIGATION
Greg is the founding member of Harper | Hayes PLLC, a boutique
litigation firm emphasizing the representation of policyholders
in insurance coverage disputes in Washington and Oregon. Greg
represents every conceivable type of commercial policyholder
in disputes involving everything from heavy construction to
environmental contamination to corporate and fiduciary liability.
Greg has experience trying cases to juries and to the bench, as
well as resolving claims through negotiation and mediation.
In addition to his robust litigation practice, Greg and the firm
have extensive experience handling appeals in state and federal
courts. Greg obtained his B. A. from Duke University and his J.D.
from Gonzaga University.
PATRICK M. PAULICH
THORSRUD CANE & PAULICH
INC., P.S.
1325 Fourth Avenue
Suite 1300
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-386-7755
Fax: 206-386-7795
ppaulich@tcplaw.com
www.tcplaw.com
CIVIL LI TIGATION DEFENSE
ENVIRONMENTAL
INSURANCE COVERAGE
Patrick Paulich has represented insurance companies and their
insureds for 30 years. He has extensive experience in insurance
coverage disputes, bad faith litigation, construction defect and
product liability lawsuits, and environmental matters. In 1988, he
founded Thorsrud Cane & Paulich along with Mark Thorsrud and
Paul Cane. Patrick has been the firm’s managing shareholder
since its inception. He received both his undergraduate
degree (1976) and his law degree (1980) from the University of
Washington. He enjoys bicycling, running, traveling, Mariners
baseball, and University of Washington athletics. Patrick and his
wife Julie have two children, Connor ( 20) and Maggie ( 17).
MARK P. WALTERS
FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG
LLP
1191 Second Avenue
20th Floor
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-336-5684
Fax: 206-336-5691
mwalters@flhlaw.com
www.flhlaw.com
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
INTELLEC TUAL PROPERT Y LI TIGATION
Mark P. Walters is a patent attorney with extensive trial and
appellate experience in complex intellectual property cases.
Current cases include litigation under the Hatch-Waxman Act
for a number of specialty pharmaceutical companies. Mark also
handles patent cases involving other technical areas, including
software, clothing design, and mechanical designs. In addition
to patent cases, Mark has experience with copyright and Lanham
Act cases, including conducting jury trials and appeals in cases
for trademark infringement and false advertising.
TODD C. HAYES
HARPER | HAYES PLLC
600 University Street
Suite 2420
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-340-8793
Fax: 206-260-2852
todd@harperhayes.com
www.harperhayes.com
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CONSTRUCTION/SURETY
INSURANCE COVERAGE
Todd Hayes represents contractors, developers, and other
policyholders in insurance coverage litigation, and is also an
experienced appellate lawyer. He has successfully litigated cases
involving almost every type of insurance sold, from directors and
officers to builders’ risk to CGL. His published appellate decisions
include Panorama Village v. Allstate, 144 Wn.2d 130 (2001);
De Witt Constr. v. Charter Oak, 307 F.3d 1127 (9th Cir. 2002); and
Williams v. Athletic Field, Inc., 172 Wn.2d 683 (2011). Todd earned
his B.A. in business from the University of Washington and his
J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the
La w. Follo wing law school, he clerked for Gerry Alexander, former
Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court.
MARK N. THORSRUD
THORSRUD CANE & PAULICH
INC., P.S.
1325 Fourth Avenue
Suite 1300
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-386-7755
Fax: 206-386-7795
mthorsrud@tcplaw.com
www.tcplaw.com
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
CONSTRUCTION/SURETY
INSURANCE COVERAGE
Mark Thorsrud enjoys practicing law. For more than 25 years,
he has represented clients in a wide variety of insurance
coverage and other defense matters, including environmental,
construction, professional liability, and personal injury cases.
Mark enjoys the challenge of representing defendants. He
received his B.A. from Harvard University in 1972 and his J.D.
from Gonzaga University in 1977. Mark has authored articles for
the Gonzaga Law Review and the Defense Research Institute.
He is a past Chair of the Northwest Environmental Claims
Association and a current member of the Northwest Insurance
Claims Association. Mark balances career and family and
spends his free time with his wife Heidi, his son Kyle, and his
daughter Megan.
GREGORY F. WESNER
FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG
LLP
1191 Second Avenue
20th Floor
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-336-5690
Fax: 206-336-5691
gwesner@flhlaw.com
www.flhlaw.com
IN TELLEC TUAL PROPERT Y
IN TELLECTUAL PROPERT Y LI TIGATION
Gregory Wesner is a licensed patent attorney whose practice
focuses on patent, trademark and other intellectual property
litigation, and related counseling. Mr. Wesner’s patent litigation
experience includes Hatch-Waxman cases on behalf of specialty
pharmaceutical companies, and cases involving medical devices,
laser telemetry, wireless infrastructure technology, high-speed
scanning radio technology, and algorithms for video and image
compression, as well as sports equipment and hand tool designs.
Mr. Wesner also has substantial experience litigating trademark,
Internet and technology law cases. Mr. Wesner also counsels
clients in IP matters with regard to patent due diligence, freedom
to operate, brand development and enforcement, trade secrets
and copyright protection.
