Preg O'Donnell & Gillett

Getting to Maybe, or Being Willing to be Willing During Mediation

by Eric Gillett, from the King County Bar Association’s BAR Bulletin

We are now well past the two-year anniversary when civil litigation turned upside down. Our courts came to a standstill. Pending trials were immediately continued and those underway were either quickly concluded or stopped midstream and held in abeyance for several months while our judges attempted to find a way to move forward, however awkwardly.

Mediations, like trials, which had been conducted in person almost exclusively, were shot into a virtual world almost overnight without much to guide us. Thankfully, at the same time the world seemed to close its doors, technology opened a new one, Zoom...

October 1st, 2022|News|

Preg O’Donnell is excited to announce new hires in both Seattle and Portland

Please help us in welcoming two new hires, Naomi Ahsan in Seattle and Evan Aronson in Portland to the Preg O’Donnell & Gillett family.

Naomi went to law school in Washington D.C., where she interned at the United States Supreme Court and worked as a summer associate in the Commercial Litigation Branch of the U.S. […]

January 26th, 2022|News|

Preg O’Donnell’s first summary judgment win of 2022 based on the statute of limitations!

Lori O’Tool and Michael Slater, Jr. successfully obtained the complete dismissal of claims brought against their client on summary judgment. Our client, one of the largest producers of concrete, aggregates, and asphalt in the Northwest was sued in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington as a result of personal injuries sustained […]

January 21st, 2022|News|

Another Summary Judgment win for team POG

Attorneys Bennett Hansen and Dan Rankin obtained a summary judgment dismissal of all claims against their client (a homeowners association) in a high-value personal injury lawsuit in King County Superior Court. Plaintiffs sought $6 million in compensation for personal injuries sustained while trying to escape a condominium fire for which the cause was undeterminable. […]

December 30th, 2021|News|

Laurel Darby Joins Portland Office

The partners of Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett are pleased to announce that Laurel Darby has returned to our Portland office as an associate attorney. Laurel has been practicing as an attorney since 2015. She brings a wide range of experiences practicing in both Missouri and Oregon over the past six years. Laurel’s practice focuses […]

March 3rd, 2021|News|

Brian Driscoll Joins Portland Office

The partners of Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett are pleased to announce that attorney Brian Driscoll has joined our Portland office as an Of Counsel attorney. Brian brings 20 years of insurance defense litigation experience to the Portland office. Brian has received favorable jury verdicts for his clients in Oregon, Washington, and Connecticut with ten […]

January 30th, 2020|News|

Preg O’Donnell & Gillett Collects Coats for Those in Need

Preg O’Donnell & Gillett participated in the 2019 Annual Golden Coat Drive through The Defense Research Institute (DRI). POG employees donated 35 coats along with winter accessories such as gloves and scarves. These items will be given to local shelters, elder care centers, veterans’ centers and women’s centers. Collecting coats saves lives, as the […]

December 23rd, 2019|News|

Preg O’Donnell & Gillett Collects 280 Books for Its Holiday Giving Program!

POG wholeheartedly accepted the children’s book drive challenge from the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers (“WDTL”) extended to civil defense law firms. WDTL partnered with the Toys for Tots Literacy Program in its mission to offer economically disadvantaged children the ability to compete academically and to succeed in life by providing them direct access to […]

December 13th, 2019|News|

Members Bill Cornell and John Butler to Speak at Condominium Seminar on December 17, 2019

Preg O’Donnell & Gillett Members Bill Cornell and John Butler have been invited to speak at an upcoming seminar, Condominiums, HOAs and the Future of Construction Defect Claims, hosted by The Seminar Group. The seminar will be held at the Washington Athletic Club on December 17, 2019, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Mr. Cornell has […]

November 15th, 2019|News|

Luisa Hernandez Joins Preg O’Donnell & Gillett

Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett is pleased to announce that Luisa Hernandez has joined the firm as an Associate in the firm’s Seattle office. Ms. Hernandez’s practice will focus on a broad range of civil matters including insurance defense, employment, personal injury and school law.

Prior to joining Preg O’Donnell & Gillett as an associate, Ms. […]

October 21st, 2019|News|