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253-683-4511
stevef@burgessfitzer.com
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EDUCATION: Born
Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
April 28, 1951. Carroll
College (B.A. in Political
Science, cum laude,
1973); Marquette University
(J.D., 1976). Admitted
to Bar, 1976, Washington.
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Defense of Medical
and Legal Professional
liability claims,
and death and serious injury
defense.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Fellow, American
College of Trial Lawyers; MARTINDALE
RATING: AV;
Washington State Bar
Association (Past Chair,
Litigation Section);
Federation of Defense
and Corporate Counsel;
Washington Defense Trial
Lawyers (WDTL) Former
Trustee; Pierce
County Bar Association;
American Board
of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
including Masters
in Trial demonstrations;
The Defense Research
Institute, Inc.; Emeritus
member Puget Sound
Inns of Court; Frequent
speaker at local
and national seminars
on legal and risk
management issues;
Top
100 Washington attorneys
AUTHORSHIP: Chapter
Author, Washington
Civil Procedure
Deskbook Second
Edition 2002; Section
Author, Washington
Civil Trial and
Evidence Manual
Fifth Edition 2004;
When
Good Doctors Get
Sued, by Angela Dodge
Ph.D; Law Review
Comment, “Edelman
and Scheuer:
The Relationship
Between the Eleventh
Amendment and Executive
Immunity,” 58
Marquette Law Review
741 (1975).
CIVIC ACTIVITIES:
Mary Bridge Sexual
Assault Center fundraiser.
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253-683-4503
johnk@burgessfitzer.com
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EDUCATION: Born
Pocatello, Idaho, November
19, 1964. University
of Utah (B.A., magna
cum laude, 1987); University
of Washington (J.D.,
1990). Phi Delta Phi.
Admitted
to Bar, 1990, Washington;
1991, U.S. District
Court, Western District
of Washington; U.S.
Court of Appeals, Ninth
Circuit; 1994, U.S.
Supreme Court.
AUTHORSHIP: Editor,
Civil Trial and Evidence
Manual, Washington State
Bar Association.
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Civil Defense Litigation;
Insurance Litigation;
Construction Defect; Municipal
Liability; Governmental
Liability; Products
Liability; Appellate
Practice.
MARTINDALE
RATING: BV
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Washington State
Bar Association; Pierce
County Bar Association;
Washington Defense Trial
Lawyers (WDTL); The
Defense Research Institute,
Inc.
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253-683-4509
jills@burgessfitzer.com
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EDUCATION: Born
Spokane, Washington,
October 7, 1957. University
of Washington (B.A.,
1991); University of
Puget Sound (J.D., cum
laude, 1994). Admitted
to Bar, 1994, Washington;
US District Court,
Western District of
Washington; US District
Court, Eastern District
of Washington.
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Civil Defense
Litigation; Insurance
Litigation; Municipal Liability;
Governmental Liability;
Arbitration.
MARTINDALE
RATING: AV
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Washington State
Bar Association; Pierce
County Bar Association;
Washington Defense Trial
Lawyers (WDTL) (President-2005-2006;
Board
Member
2002-present); Honorable
Robert J. Bryan American Inn of Court (President
2006-2007; Member, Executive Committee 2003-present); Association
of Defense Trial Attorneys;
The Defense Research
Institute, Inc.
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253-683-4502
robn@burgessfitzer.com
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EDUCATION: Born
Caldwell, Idaho, September
19, 1959. Whitworth
College (B.A. 1981);
University of Puget
Sound (J.D., 1991).
Admitted to Bar, 1992,
Washington,
U.S.
District
Court,
Western
District
of Washington;
1994,
U.S.
District
Court,
Eastern
District
of Washington.
AUTHORSHIP: Editor:
Washington Motor Vehicle
Accident Desk Book (Washington
State Bar Association
publication), 1996-1998.
Insurance Law Annual
Update (Washington Defense
Trial Lawyers publication).
1994-1997. Author: "Motor
Vehicle Accident Deskbook,"
Washington State Bar
Association, 1994-present.
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Litigation; Commercial
Law; Estate Planning;
Municipal Liability;
Governmental Liability;
Construction Defect.
MARTINDALE
RATING: AV
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Washington State Bar
Association; Pierce
County Bar Association;
International Association
of Defense
Counsel;
Defense
Research
Insitute
Inc.;
Washington
Defense
Trail
Lawyers
(WDTL);
Puget
Sound
Inns
of Court
(Member,
Executive
Committee,
1998-1999;
2002-2004).
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253-683-4506
melanies@burgessfitzer.com
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EDUCATION: Western Washington
University (B.A., 1995); Gonzaga University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Admitted to
Bar, 1998, Washington; 2001, United States District Court, Western District of
Washington; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
AUTHORSHIP: Managing Editor,
Gonzaga Law Review.
AREAS OF PRACTICE: Insurance
Defense; Appellate Practice, Insurance Coverage.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Washington State Bar Association; Pierce County Bar Association; Washington
Defense Trial Lawyers (WDTL).
VOLUNTEERISM: Werlin Reading
Program Volunteer (2000-present).
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