April 2nd, 2012|
After a six-day jury trial in Oregon’s Multnomah County Circuit Court, on March 28, 2012, Preg O’Donnell & Gillett member Alex Wylie of POG’s Portland office received a defense verdict in favor of the firm’s trucking company client and its driver.
The Plaintiff had unrelated open heart surgery in October 2008 and claimed that the […]
February 7th, 2012|
Preg O’Donnell and Gillett is pleased to announce the addition of Mark Wilkerson as Of Counsel. Mark brings 28 years of Insurance defense experience and has tried more than 75 jury trials in various jurisdictions and involving all types of civil defense. He is a former President of the Defense Lawyers of Alaska and […]
January 31st, 2012|
Preg O’Donnell & Gillett is pleased to announce that Jennifer D. Loynd has joined our Seattle office. Jennifer was born in Canada and grew up in Washington State. She has been privileged to spend her professional career working in the Seattle area. Jennifer’s practice focuses on defense of complex civil litigation including construction defect, […]
January 30th, 2012|
Preg O’Donnell & Gillett is pleased to announce that John Butler has become a member of the firm effective January 1, 2012. John has been with the firm since 2001. John’s defense practice includes complex construction defect, product liability, transportation and trucking, worksite and general injury, and business loss claims. John also regularly speaks […]
January 13th, 2012|
Preg O’Donnell & Gillett Member Lori O’Tool and Associate David Chawes recently prevailed in a motion for summary judgment dismissing all claims brought against its subcontractor client by a group of former members of a limited liability company (“LLC”). The case was rather complex, because in an earlier underlying lawsuit, the condominium homeowners association […]
January 10th, 2012|
On April 11, as part of the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers upcoming Defense Academy Continuing Legal Education (CLE), David Chawes will be presenting “Best Practices For Young Lawyers”. David will focus on ideas which helped him establish his core values at Preg O’Donnell & Gillett, as he recently became an attorney in a second […]
January 10th, 2012|
On February 24, 2012, Lori O’Tool and Mark O’Donnell, both members at Preg O’Donnell & Gillett, will be presenting at the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Construction Law Update at the Washington Convention Center. Lori will be speaking on “Significant Legislative & Case Law Updates” at 9am that morning. Mark is scheduled at 3:35 to […]
December 6th, 2011|
Preg O’Donnell & Gillett is pleased to announce that Abby R. Michels has joined our Portland office. Abby worked in the Law Offices of Anderson & Nyburg as In-house Counsel For Liberty Mutual prior to joining our firm. Abby received her law degree from Willamette University College of Law in 2001. She was a […]
December 6th, 2011|
Of Counsel Earl Sutherland has been rated AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 by Martindale-Hubbell, an attorney peer-to-peer rating service. Earl has been a member of Preg O’Donnell & Gillett since September of 2010.
November 14th, 2011|
Over 150 Certified Public Accountants attended the Pacific Tax Institute on Risk Management, held by the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants. Mary C. Eklund of Preg O’Donnell & Gillett was a featured speaker on the morning of November 9 “Accountants Liability: How to Protect Your Firm & Yourself from Legal Liability.” Her speech […]