Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett is pleased to announce that attorney Jason A. Harrington has joined the firm’s Seattle office as an associate.
Jason’s extensive and wide-ranging background will be of great benefit to the firm’s clients. Jason is an experienced attorney who has handled a wide variety of civil matters from inception through resolution including […]
William T. Cornell will be the Program Chair for the 2nd Annual Construction Project Challenges in Seattle Seminar on December 6, 2017 at the Motif Hotel.
Seattle, and the Puget Sound area in general, are at the epicenter of record-breaking construction growth. As more newcomers call the Emerald City home, city officials, design professionals, developers, […]
Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett is proud to announce that Member Lori O’Tool has been elected to serve as President-Elect of the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association in July of 2016. Ms. O’Tool has been on WDTL’s Board of Trustees since 2010 and actively involved in committee work for several years prior to joining the […]
On November 4, 2016 King County Superior Court Judge Veronica Galvan granted Summary Judgment in favor of a Landlord in a wrongful death claim filed by the estates of two Plaintiffs for fatal shootings that occurred in the parking lot of a strip mall in Auburn, Washington in 2013. The Plaintiffs’ claim was the […]
Preg O’Donnell & Gillett attorney Justin E. Bolster has been asked by the National Business Institute to present at their “Advanced Civil Litigation Skills in Washington” seminar on Friday, November 18, 2016. He will present on two topics: “Identifying and Overcoming Juror Bias” and “Introducing Complex Case Themes During Opening Statements.” Justin will be […]
On September 2, 2016, two juries in different venues returned defense verdicts to POG clients. In the first, Seattle Founding Member Eric Gillett and Portland Member Alex Wylie joined efforts to defend Waste Management and its driver in a personal injury case in Multnomah County Circuit Court, in Portland, Oregon. The plaintiff alleged that […]
Effective July 25, 2016, Mr. William T. Cornell will join Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett as an Of Counsel attorney. Mr. Cornell will bring an extensive and varied experience to the firm, exemplifying the high level of service, excellence and integrity that Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett provides to its clients.
Mr. Cornell received his Juris Doctor […]
Following our firm’s compass point values of Service and Integrity, Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett Member Bennett Hansen represented a single mother with two daughters to assist her in seeking justice for a domestic violence matter. Bennett chooses to focus his pro bono time to address the needs of persons often priced out of the […]
Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett Member Lori O’Tool and Of Counsel attorney David Chawes achieved dismissal of Washington Product Liability Act claims against their client, a large construction equipment manufacturer. Plaintiffs had alleged severe injury from one of the client’s allegedly defective products in a complex multi-party lawsuit in Pierce County. A Motion for Summary […]
The Members of Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett are pleased to announce that attorney David Chawes has been designated as “Of Counsel” with the firm. This is a reflection of the excellent quality of service, integrity and passion for the law that David has exemplified throughout his career at Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett.
David graduated magna […]