What's Happening at Hart Wagner
- Attorney Stephanie Holt Joins General Liability Defense Team
- Jason Cohen and Rachel Wolfard Named Partner
- Karen O’Kasey and Taylor Lewis Obtain Defense Verdict in Police Use of Force Case
- Hart Wagner Adds Gioia Fisk to Employment Litigation and Medical Malpractice Team
- Janet Schroer Successfully Defends Statute of Repose for Legal Malpractice
Hart Wagner Recognized as One of Portland’s Most Diverse Law Firms
In a recent article published in The Portland Business Journal, Hart Wagner was recognized as #5 on their list of Portland’s Most Diverse Law Firms. Firms were ranked based on the number of women and minority attorneys in their Portland metro area workforces. The percent share for total attorneys and for partners were added together to determine the diversity rankings.
Hart Wagner Announces Two New Partners in 2017
Hart Wagner LLP has named Colleen Scott and Erika Wilson as the firm’s newest partners. With the addition of these outstanding attorneys, the majority of the firm’s partners are women.
Colleen Scott brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the firm’s medical malpractice defense team in Portland. Her practice focuses on medical malpractice defense with a subspecialty in birth injury claims, and representing medical professionals before their licensing boards.
Erika Wilson represents medical providers before their licensing boards from Hart Wagner’s Redmond office. She also defends physicians, hospitals and health systems, lawyers, dentists, real estate professionals, architects, engineers and construction professionals against negligence claims. Her practice also focuses on claims of product liability, premises liability, automobile and trucking claims, governmental liability, and general liability.
Partner Joe Traylor Secures Defense Verdict for Client Adlerhorst International
Joe Traylor secures defense verdict for Adlerhorst International, a leading supplier of German Shephards to police departments across the United States. One of the German shepherds sold to the Sherwood police department by Adlerhorst bit the police chief and then later officer Nathan Powell who sued after suffering a severe bite to his forearm which required surgery and nearly $60,000 in medical expenses. A Federal Court jury found for Traylor’s client again after a defense verdict obtained at trial a year earlier was overturned by the Court.
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” Honors Hart Wagner with Eight Tier 1 Designations
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” has issued its 2017 law firm rankings. Hart Wagner received eight regional Tier 1 designations as well as a national Tier 3 ranking in Appellate Practice. These rankings are based on lawyer evaluations, client feedback and peer reviews.
NATIONAL TIER 3
Appellate Practice
METROPOLITAN TIER 1
Eugene
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Portland-OR
- Appellate Practice
- Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
- Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Karen O’Kasey Included in “Top 25″ Women Lawyers in Oregon for 2016 by Super Lawyers
For the sixth consecutive year, Karen O’Kasey was selected to the “Top 25” women lawyers in Oregon by Super Lawyers.
Miller v. Columbia County – Matt Kalmanson Gains Appellate Reversal for Hart Wagner Client
In Miller v. Columbia County, the Court of Appeals reversed a jury verdict and money award, holding that Hart Wagner’s client should have won as a matter at law. Partner Matt Kalmanson briefed and argued the case before the Oregon Court of Appeals. The appellate opinion can be found here.
Hart Wagner Welcomes Associate Stephanie Kucera to the Redmond Office
Stephanie’s practice focuses on healthcare law, general liability defense, medical malpractice, and professional liability defense. She works with independent practitioners across Central Oregon as well as representing businesses, clinics, and hospitals of all sizes.
Before joining Hart Wagner, Stephanie was an attorney at Buxbaum Daue PLLC in Montana. She earned a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Montana before earning her law degree from the University of Montana School of Law.
She happily moved to Central Oregon where she can still trail run, ski, hike, and spend time on the water with her family.
Joe Traylor Secures $14.3 Million Dollar Settlement for the Victims of Snohomish County Sheriff Car Crash
Traylor, counsel for the plaintiff, successfully secured a $14,348,743 settlement for his clients Tom and Margarita Gillette. On April 17, 2015, Tom Gillette was performing a home remodel in Everett, Washington. As he reached into the bed of his truck to retrieve a saw horse, he was struck at high speed by a Snohomish County Sheriff’s deputy who had ran a stop sign doing nearly twice the speed limit. The Deputy collided with another vehicle in the intersection and then spun into Gillette. The impact from the police car caused massive traumatic and life threatening permanent injuries including amputations of both legs. Traylor, a 20+ year member of the firm ordinarily represents defendants in such cases which gave him an edge in securing the largest plaintiff’s settlement in the history of the firm. Whether working for the plaintiff or the defendant, Hart Wagner attorneys are known throughout the northwest for their skill in the courtroom.
Hart Wagner Attorneys to Speak at OADC Fall Seminar Sessions
EVENT NAME:
2016 Oregon Association of Defense Counsel Fall Seminar
EVENT DATE:
November 2, 2016
EVENT TIME:
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
- Donna Lee will be speaking on the new rules and requirements related to litigation reporting to Medicare in Medicare Update for Litigation.
- Janet Schroer will be co-presenting on the topic of the Horton v. OHSU appeal and how it will affect current and future appellate cases.
Hart Wagner Supports Race for the Cure
Hart Wagner is a proud supporter of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. For the past 13 years, the firm has sponsored a team for this event, running, walking and sleeping in for the cure.
The Race for the Cure in Portland and Eugene now attracts tens of thousands of racers and raises over $2.9 million for life saving services to fight breast cancer and to aid in finding a cure.