September 9th, 2010|
Partner Lori O’Tool, with assistance from associate David Chawes, successfully defended a general contractor involving construction defect and Consumer Protection Act claims in Whatcom County. The general contractor was also seeking damages for plaintiff’s failure to pay for work performed. The case arose out of a fire-loss renovation of a single family residence. Plaintiff’s […]
September 2nd, 2010|
The Puget Sound Business Journal announced on August 27, 2010 that Preg O’Donnell & Gillett is one of the Top 50 Law Firms in Western Washington. This success is the result of the firm’s core values of Service, Passion, and, Excellence as well as the legal talent and resources of the firm. In […]
August 20th, 2010|
John Butler will be presenting at the National Business Institute’s Seminar, “Construction Defect Litigation: From A To Z.” The Seminar will be held at the Washington State Convention Center on November 19, 2010, and begins at 8:30 a.m. John will be presenting the first segment of the Seminar, entitled Anatomy of […]
August 20th, 2010|
Preg O’Donnell and Gillett is pleased to announce that Steffanie M. Moxon has joined the firm as an Associate. Steffanie graduated cum laude from Seattle University Law School in 2010. Steffanie was a King County Bar Foundation Scholar from 2007-2009 and was a judicial extern for Judge James Cayce at the King County […]
July 27th, 2010|
Rachel Tallon Reynolds of Preg O’Donnell & Gillett obtained a dismissal for the client, a commercial shopping center in Bellevue, Washington. The case was heard in King County. The plaintiff claimed damages resulting from negligent maintenance of the property. The judge dismissed the case at the close of plaintiff’s case.
July 19th, 2010|
Preg O’Donnell & Gillett is pleased to announce that Earl Sutherland will begin as “of counsel” to the firm on August 1, 2010. Please see his attached biography
http://pregodonnell.com/attorneys/seattle/earl-sutherland/
July 13th, 2010|
Preg O’Donnell & Gillett is pleased to announce that Krista S. Mirhoseini has joined the firm as a new associate. Please see her attached biography http://pregodonnell.com/attorneys/seattle/krista-s-mirhoseini-2/
May 27th, 2010|
Last month, Rachel Reynolds, Associate at Preg O’Donnell & Gillett, was appointed by the Defense Research Institute (DRI) Young Lawyers Committee as the State and Local Defense Organization Representative for Washington State. DRI is the international organization of attorneys defending the interests of business and individuals in civil litigation.
May 21st, 2010|
Excerpts of Rachel Tallon Reynolds’ article, The Robin Hood Taking and the Court of Standards, have been selected for inclusion in Fundamentals of Modern Property Law, 6th ed. (Foundation Press, forthcoming 2011) authored by Edward H. Rabin, Roberta Rosenthal Kwall, Jeffrey L. Kwall, and Craig Anthony Arnold.
The Robin Hood Taking article was originally developed for […]
May 11th, 2010|
After a 6 day trial in Federal District Court (Tacoma), an 8-person jury returned a defense verdict for partner Lori O’Tool. Lori was defending a high end window manufacturer against UCC-based warranty claims brought by a general contractor concerning 7 vacation homes built on the Washington coast. The general contractor asserted a […]