WASHINGTON – WYOMING
LITIGATION
MICHAEL B. KING
CARNEY BADLEY SPELLMAN,
P.S.
701 Fifth Avenue
Suite 3600
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: 206-622-8020
Fax: 206-467-8215
king@carneylaw.com
www.carneylaw.com
APPELLATE
For over 20 years, Michael King’s practice has focused exclusively
on appeals. He has argued over 100 cases to full merits panels
and represented clients before six state supreme courts; the
Second, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits; and all divisions of the
Washington Court of Appeals. Notable victories include Bank
of America v. Prestance Corp., 160 Wn.2d 560 (2007) (equitable
subrogation); Magana v. Hyundai Motor America, 123 Wn.App.
306 (Div. II 2004) (crashworthiness); and Hill v. BCTI, 144 Wn.2d
172 (2001) (employment discrimination). Mr. King is a Fellow of
the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, is a past President
of the Washington Appellate Lawyers Association, and served
as a co-editor of the third edition of the Washington Appellate
Practice Deskbook (2005).
MICHAEL J. COHEN
MEISSNER TIERNE Y FISHER &
NICHOLS S.C.
111 East Kilbourn Avenue
19th Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Tel: 414-273-1300
Fax: 414-273-5840
mjc@mtfn.com
www.mtfn.com
Michael J. Cohen is a shareholder with the law firm of Meissner
Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C. and is a member of the firm’s
executive committee. He concentrates his practice on complex
commercial litigation including non-compete and other
restrictive covenants, breach of contract, business torts, and
employment; on environmental and toxic tort litigation; and on
complex insurance coverage litigation, including environmental
liability and bad faith claims. Mr. Cohen is a frequent lecturer
and author on business torts and insurance coverage issues. He
was President of the Milwaukee Bar Association in 2011. Named
in the Top 50 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list, 2008, 2009, 2010,
2011, and Top 25 Milwaukee in 2011, and to The Best Lawyers in
America in 2010, 2011, and 2012.
INSURANCE COVERAGE
CIVIL LI TIGATION DEFENSE
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
JOHN MCKAY
MCKAY CHADWELL, PLLC
600 University Street
Suite 1601
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-233-2800
Fax: 206-233-2809
jlm@mckay-chadwell.com
www.mckay-chadwell.com
John McKay is Professor from Practice at Seattle University
School of Law where he teaches Constitutional Law of Terrorism
and National Security Law. He joined the faculty full time in
2007 and previously served as the United States Attorney for
the Western District of Washington (2001-2007). Professor
McKay frequently lectures on the topics of business and
government ethics, leadership, and accountability. He serves as
an expert witness and consults on criminal prosecutions in state
and federal courts.
GENERAL LI TIGATION
POLITICAL LAW
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHI TE COLLAR
PAUL R. ERICKSON
GUTGLASS, ERICKSON,
BONVILLE & LARSON, S.C.
735 North Water Street
Suite 1400
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Tel: 414-273-1144
Fax: 414-273-3821
paul.erickson@gebsc.com
www.gebsc.com
Attorney Paul R. Erickson concentrates his practice on business
law, professional liability, and commercial and securities
litigation. His unique experience and business background allow
him to review transactional matters from the enforcement and
litigation perspective. Professionals turn to him to protect their
reputations and to defend licensing and peer-review matters.
Attorney Erickson has been recognized by Super Lawyers and
The Best Lawyers in America and is a Board Certified Civil Trial
Lawyer by the NBLSC. He is an experienced trial attorney at all
levels of the Wisconsin and federal court systems. For 30 years
Mr. Erickson has successfully protected core business assets
for businesses located across the country with issues arising in
Wisconsin. His track record has earned him a strong reputation.
BUSINESS LITIGATION
SECURITIES LITIGATION
PROFESSIONAL LIABILI T Y: DEFENSE
JOEL E. WRIGHT
LEE SMART, P.S., INC.
1800 One Convention Place
701 Pike Street
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-624-7990
Fax: 206-624-5944
jw@leesmart.com
www.leesmart.com
Joel Wright is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee,
a shareholder and past President from 2000-2008. He is a
litigator with an emphasis on the areas of legal malpractice,
employment, and complex litigation involving securities and
director and officer liability. Joel graduated in 1974 with a B.A.
in English from Ohio State University. He was awarded his J.D.,
magna cum laude, from Gonzaga University School of Law. He is
an AV-rated lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell and a member of the
American Bar Association, Washington State Bar Association,
Washington Defense Counsel Association, and the Defense
Research Institute.
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
BUSINESS LITIGATION
PROFESSIONAL LIABILI T Y: DEFENSE
ROBERT P. SCHUSTER
ROBERT P. SCHUSTER, PC
250 Veronica Lane, Suite 204
PO Box 13160
Jackson, W Y 83002
Tel: 307-732-7800
Fax: 307-732-7801
bob@bobschuster.com
www.bobschuster.com
Robert P. Schuster is the principal of Robert P. Schuster, PC,
located in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Representing clients from
more than 30 states, he has had a national trial practice for four
decades that concentrates on complex commercial litigation,
white collar criminal defense, and selected personal injury
cases. His litigation experience with personal injury cases has
been broad and successful, including trying natural gas pipeline
explosions, traumatic brain injury, products liability, workplace
injuries, medical malpractice, and carbon monoxide deaths and
injuries. He is noted as AV preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
and is recognized in Mountain States Super Lawyers and in Super
Lawyers Business Edition. He is a member of the Wyoming, New
York, and Utah State Bars, and the NYSBA, NACDL, and AAJ.
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