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April 2018

Alejandra Torres Joins Preg O’Donnell & Gillett’s Portland Office

April 16th, 2018|

Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett is pleased to announce that attorney Alejandra Torres has joined the Portland office. Ms. Torres brings with her experience in many areas of practice, including business litigation, complex commercial litigation, construction defect, and employment disputes.  She has represented clients in jury and bench trials and arbitrations in Oregon.

Ms. Torres received […]

Summary Judgment Dismissal of Slip and Fall Case for Restaurant Client

April 9th, 2018|

Lori K. O’Tool and Amber Hazelquist recently obtained summary judgment dismissal of a slip and fall case on behalf of their restaurant client.  Plaintiff alleged the restaurant was liable for injuries arising from her slip and fall because the floor was mysteriously “slippery” and the “slippery” nature of the floor was an unreasonably dangerous […]

Stephanie Ballard joins Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett’s Seattle Office

April 9th, 2018|

Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett is pleased to announce that attorney Stephanie Ballard has joined the firm’s Seattle office. Ms. Ballard is an experienced litigator who comes to the firm with twelve years’ experience in complex tort and construction claims, commercial litigation, land use, and gaming law.

Ms. Ballard graduated from New England Law in Boston, Massachusetts in 2005, […]

December 2017

Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett’s Holiday Season of Giving

December 27th, 2017|

In keeping with both the spirit of the season and the firm’s core values, Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett continued its annual tradition of contributing towards several charitable causes the 2017 holiday season. The firm’s contributed 160 coats towards the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers’ Annual Coat Drive were considerable as always, providing much needed warm clothing for low income […]

Jennifer Clark Joins the Seattle Office of Preg O’Donnell & Gillett

December 19th, 2017|

Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett is pleased to announce that Jennifer L. Clark has joined the firm’s Seattle office as an associate. She brings to the firm a background in employment and labor stemming from her work as an in-house strategic legal advisor to the Seattle Police Department while the Department was transitioning under a […]

Jason Harrington Joins Seattle Office of Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett

December 8th, 2017|

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 […]

October 2017

William Cornell to Chair the Construction Project Challenges in Seattle Seminar

October 17th, 2017|

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, […]

September 2017

Elizabeth Woodard joins Portland office of Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett

September 18th, 2017|

Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett is pleased to announce that attorney Elizabeth Woodard has joined its Portland office as an associate. Ms. Woodard joins our firm with an extensive background and experience in construction defects, personal injury and a variety of other commercial general liability cases. Her trial experience will be of great value to […]

July 2017

Mark F. O’Donnell and Eric P. Gillett Selected for Inclusion in their Seventh Straight Super Lawyers List for Washington State

July 5th, 2017|

Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett is pleased to announce that founding members Mark F. O’Donnell and Eric P. Gillett have been selected to the Washington State Super Lawyers list for 2017. This is the seventh straight year that Mark and Eric have been awarded this distinction.

Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a research-driven, peer […]

Emma Gillespie and David Poore Selected for Inclusion in the Rising Stars List for Washington State

July 5th, 2017|

Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett is pleased to announce that members Emma Gillespie and David Poore have been selected to the Washington State Rising Stars list for 2017. This is an exclusive list, recognizing no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in Washington State. To be eligible for the Rising Stars list, a candidate […]