Articles & Publications
December 10, 2008, “Lessons in Private Practice: The Law of Unintended Consequences,” (dealing with risks in using the courts to collect unpaid attorney’s fees), King County Bar Bulletin. Download document (129 KB)
August 24, 2007, “Careful Screening Up Helps Elude Clients from Hell,” Puget Sound Business Journal.
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July 2007, “A Fresh Look at Fee Arrangements,” King County Bar Bulletin.
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January 2005, "Breach of Fiduciary Duty: The Nuclear Weapon of Fee Disputes," Washington State Bar News.
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January, 2004, “Securing Your Fee on Withdrawal and Substitution by New Lawyer,” King County Bar Bulletin.
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September, 2003, “A Fresh Look at Attorney-Client Fee Disputes," Washington State Bar Association Bar News.
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December, 2002, “UIM Tactical Focus,” Trial News, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association.
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Presentations & Seminars
“Fee Arrangements and Fee Sharing : Thinking Outside the Box,” December 10, 2008, CLE Presentation to the Washington State Trial Lawyer’s Association’s Seminar on Ethics. Download document (730 KB)
“Attorney Liens – What You Can and Cannot Do to Collect Your Fees, December 2, 2008, CLE presentation to the Washington State Bar Association’s Seminar – Liens on Real Estate and on Personal Property. Download document (600 KB)
“Careful Screening of Clients & Cases: Proactive Intake Practices can Avoid Fee Disputes with Clients,” October 1, 2008, CLE presentation to Whatcom County Bar Association.
“Exit Cases: Making a Graceful and Non-Acrimonious Exit, Keeping Your Clients and Avoiding Litigation,” March 26, 2008, CLE presentation to Washington State Bar Association’s Birth - Life – and Death of a Law Practice.
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Panel Presentation on “Compensating Attorneys in the 21st Century,” December 13, 2007, Washington State Bar Association’s Fifth Annual Conference on the Law of Lawyering.
“Litigation Strategies with the ‘Sue-us’ Clause and the Good Hands People,” April 19, 2007, CLE presentation to the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association’s Auto Cases: A Crash Course.
"Avoiding Fee Disputes Entirely: Client And Case Selection And De-Selection; Adopting Solid Office Practices For Fee Arrangements Beginning With The Intake Interview," March 28, 2007, CLE presentation to Washington State Trial Lawyers Association's Seminar – Fee Disputes.
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"Avoiding Fee Problems With Clients And Lawyers: Proactive Tactics In Client/Case Selection And Client Management," December 13, 2006, CLE presentation to Washington State Bar Association Fourth Annual Conference on the Law of Lawyering.
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"Getting Paid (Without Getting Sued): Survey of Washington State Law Relating to Attorney’s Fees Claims and Challenges and Risk Management 'Red Flags',” December 15, 2005, Washington State Bar Association Third Annual Conference on the Law of Lawyering.
"Protecting and Defending Your Fees: Strategies for Preventing Premature Termination and Getting Paid When Termination is Unavoidable," December 16, 2004, CLE presentation to Washington State Bar Association Second Annual Conference on the Law of Lawyering.
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“Preserving Your Fee when the Client Relationship Grows Sour,” November 2, 2004, CLE Presentation to the Clark County Bar Association CLE seminar.
“Collection of Attorneys Fees from Recalcitrant Clients,” April 27, 2004, Oral Presentation to WSBA Eastside General Practice Section.
“Taking the Offense in MAR Arbitration,” April 9, 2004, CLE presentation to the Washington State Trial Lawyer’s Association’s Annual Auto Cases Seminar.
“Collection of Attorney’s Fees in Light of Barrett v. Freise – Pitfalls with Breach of Fiduciary Duty,” March 18, 2004, Oral Presentation to WSTLA Ballard Roundtable.
“Fear of Feeing – Getting Paid When the Chips are Down, ” December 2003, Continuing Legal Education Presentation to the Washington State Bar Association’s First Annual Law of Lawyering Seminar.
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“Breach of Fiduciary Duty – The Client’s WMD of Fee Disputes,” December 2003, Continuing Legal Education Presentation to the Washington State Bar Association’s First Annual Law of Lawyering Seminar.
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“ETHICS MINUTIAE - Flat Rate/Non-Refundable Fee Arrangements and CR 4.2 Limited Representation Agreements,” December 17, 2003, CLE presentation to the Washington State Trial Lawyer’s Association Annual Ethics for Trial Lawyers Seminar.
“Using Requests for Admission, Summary Judgments and CR 37(c) to Establish Medical Expenses Before Trial,” September 26, 2003, CLE presentation to the Washington State Trial Lawyer’s Association’s Motions Practice Seminar.
“Ethics for the Trial Lawyer,” February 21, 2002, Oregon-Washington Reciprocity Seminar, Joint seminar sponsored by Oregon State Trial Lawyers Association and Washington State Trial Lawyer’s Association.
“Fee Agreements: Their Contents and Pitfalls,” May 21, 2001, CLE presentation to Lorman Business Center, Inc. Seminar, Auto Insurance Law and Accident Litigation in Washington.
"When You're Out before the Job is Done," December 16, 1999, CLE presentation to the Washington State Trial Lawyer’s Association’s 3rd Annual Ethical Issues in Personal Injury Practice seminar.
"Zen and the Art of Being Fired (as a lawyer) - How to Recover your Fees," December 4, 1997, CLE presentation to the Washington State Trial Lawyer’s Association’s Ethical issues in Personal injury Practice seminar.
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