What's Happening at Hart Wagner
- Karen O'Kasey and Donna Lee Obtain Defense Verdict in Case Against Anesthesiologist
- Mike Wiswall Obtains Defense Verdict in Medical Malpractice Suit
- Brock Vasconcellos Joins Healthcare Professional Liability Defense Team
- Janet Schroer and Matt Kalmanson Win in Oregon Supreme Court
- Attorney Aryn Seiler Joins Firm's General Liability and Healthcare Defense Practice
Hart Wagner Collects Toys for Holiday Toy Drive
For the 10th year in a row, the employees at Hart Wagner LLP have collected toys for the annual toy drive organized by Fox 12 Oregon and Les Schwab, presented by Pacific Office Automation. Every year we look forward to donating to this great cause which helps brighten the holidays for children in our community.
Ending Probationary Periods; Karen O’Kasey Weighs In
Should employers do away with probationary periods for new employees? Karen O’Kasey expresses her opinion on the issue in this Human Resource Executive news article. [ARCHIVED]
Hart Wagner LLP Welcomes Associate Lindsay Howk Duncan to the Firm
We’re pleased to announce that Lindsay Howk Duncan has joined Hart Wagner LLP as an associate. Her practice focuses on legal malpractice and medical malpractice defense, health law and appellate law. She represents long-term care facilities, often defending the nurses and caregivers in their employ.
Hart Wagner Has Eight Practice Areas Ranked as Tier 1 by “Best Law Firms”
U.S. News and World Report has issued its 2016 law firm rankings. Hart Wagner received eight regional Tier 1 designations including:
Eugene
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Portland
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 Named Local Litigation Star
Hart Wagner’s Karen O’Kasey once again was named a Local Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation. View the entire list of Oregon attorneys who were honored in the 2016 edition of Benchmark Litigation, the Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys.
Nine Hart Wagner Attorneys Named Best Lawyers
Congratulations to Janet Schroer and Rod Norton for earning “Lawyer of the Year” designations from Best Lawyers in America 2016! For the Portland metro area, Rod Norton was selected as “Lawyer of the Year” in the category of Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants and Janet was named “Lawyer of the Year” for Appellate Practice. Additionally, John Hart, Troy Bundy, Matthew Kalmanson, Karen O’Kasey, Jennifer Truzzolino, Gordon Welborn and Michael Wiswall were all selected to be included in Best Lawyers in America for 2016.
Best Lawyers is a respected peer-review publication where exceptional attorneys are evaluated and chosen by their professional peers. Being designated as a “Best Lawyer” is viewed as a considerable honor by clients and legal professionals.
Article: Schroer as in “Prayer”
Hart Wagner attorney Janet Schroer was profiled in the 2015 edition of Oregon Super Lawyers magazine.
Eight Hart Wagner Attorneys Ranked in Oregon Super Lawyers 2015
Congratulations to the Hart Wagner attorneys and all of our colleagues in Oregon’s legal community who were included in this year’s edition of Super Lawyers! Hart Wagner LLP’s lawyers were recognized once again for their depth in medical malpractice, personal injury, professional liability, employment litigation and appellate law. For the fifth consecutive year, Karen O’Kasey made the Top 25 Women list. Congratulations to Mark Sherman for being selected as a Rising Star for the second year in a row.
Fast Verdict for a Medical Negligence Case
After a seven-day trial, Karen O’Kasey has won a medical negligence case in Multnomah County! Plaintiff was referred by her care provider for an ultrasound due to a breast lump. Our client, her radiologist, then interpreted the ultrasound and continued to do a mammogram based on his findings. He spoke to her about his findings then sent his report to the referring provider for follow-up. Plaintiff claimed that her radiologist was negligent in evaluating her breast lump. Plaintiff was seeking over $5,000,000 in non-economic and economic damages. Jury deliberated less than 3 hours before coming back with a defense verdict.
Unanimous Defense Verdict When a Feller Buncher Fell Off a Bridge
Plaintiffs (an individual and his company) sued a logging company, our client, for a total of $5,130,123 in economic and non-economic damages for an accident in August 2008 in which plaintiff alleges that while driving a feller buncher over a bridge on the property being logged, the bridge failed causing the feller buncher to fall off the bridge. He alleged brain injuries as a result. The case went to the jury on Sept 25 and after a one-hour deliberation, the jury returned a unanimous verdict in favor of the defendants.