9 Williams Kastner Attorneys Named to 2020 Super Lawyers & Rising Stars Lists
Williams Kastner is pleased to announce that 9 attorneys have been named to Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2020. Receiving recognition are: Super Lawyers Seattle Daniel A. Brown, Member Jessie L. Harris, Managing Director Douglas A. Hofmann, Member Rodney L. Umberger, Member Sheryl J. Willert, Member Douglas J. Green, Of Counsel Portland S. Ward...
April 16, 2020 @ 12:00 PM
Webinar: Retain or Release? A Legal Look at Electronic Files
April 16th 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Register Now More and more of our work is going electronically, and it’s imperative to have best practices in place for electronic document retention as well as physical records. This discussion will focus on the best tips for document retention, with a particular focus on electronic documents. We’ll discuss issues...
12 Williams Kastner Attorneys Named to 2019 Super Lawyers & Rising Stars Lists
SEATTLE, WA (June 20, 2019) — Williams Kastner is pleased to announce that 12 attorneys have been named to Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2019. Receiving recognition are: Super Lawyers Seattle Daniel Brown, Member Arley Harrel, Member Jessie Harris, Managing Director Douglas Hofmann, Member Mark Lorbiecki, Member Rodney Umberger, Member Sheryl Willert, Member Portland...
Williams Kastner Announces 2018 New Members
December 29, 2017 ─ Williams Kastner is pleased to announce that three new Members will be admitted to the firm, effective January 1, 2018. Earning a place in Williams Kastner’s 2018 Member class are: Jessica L. McConnell (Portland), Meredith E. Dishaw (Seattle), and Paul K. Friedrich (Seattle). “We are delighted to welcome these talented individuals to...
Washington Supreme Court Limits the Scope of the Insurance Fair Conduct Act
Surety Law Update Spring 2017 Recently, the Washington Supreme Court narrowly interpreted the Insurance Fair Conduct Act (“IFCA”), limiting the scope of conduct that constitutes a violation under the act. In Isidoro Perez-Crisantos v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company, the Court determined whether a violation of the insurance regulations under the Washington Administrative Code...
ALASKA FEDERAL COURT REFUSES TO NARROWLY DEFINE CONTRACTOR IN INTERPRETING AN EXCLUSION
Quarterly Newsletter Fall 2016 In a recent opinion, Judge John Sedwick of United States District Court for the District of Alaska refused an insured’s assertion that the term “contractor,” in the Contractors Exclusion, was limited to contractors in the construction industry. Instead, the Court looked to the plain and common meaning of the term and...
William Kastner Assists Surety in Defeating Major Bad Faith Claim
April 20, 2015 (Seattle) – On March 17, 2015, Todd Blischke and his associate Meredith Dishaw of Williams Kastner defeated what is believed to be the largest extra-contractual claim ever asserted against a surety in the State of Washington. The bond obligee plaintiff asserted causes of action for common law bad faith and violations of Washington’s...