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Burgess Fitzer, P.S. Washington State attorneys offer a comprehensive range of transactional and litigation defense services to businesses, business owners and company executives, financial institutions, governments, healthcare providers, professional service firms and practitioners, individuals and insurers. |
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| Steven F. Fitzer | John T. Kugler | Jill Haavig Stone | Robert W. Novasky | Melanie T. Stella |
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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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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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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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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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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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