Michael King was recognized as the Outstanding Defense Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers (WDTL) at the Judicial Reception. WDTL recognizes a member who has promoted the highest professional and ethical standards, collegiality, professional decorum, and the utmost ethical standards while practicing supreme advocacy for his or . . .
Rory’s legal practice focuses on civil appeals in state and federal courts. He has been counsel of record in over 50 appeals. He has argued in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and in all three Divisions of the Court of Appeals of the State of . . .
Isaac Prevost is an associate attorney practicing construction and commercial litigation. Isaac handles breach of contract and construction disputes for project owners . . .
Sidney Tribe’s practice is primarily civil appeals in both state and federal courts, which has been her focus for the last twelve years. She has litigated more than 130 appellate cases, including more . . .
Anderson, and Cosgrove outlined in the article that litigants are entitled to a “neutral and detached” judge and every judge must constantly evaluate . . .
Appellate-practice group persuaded the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to resolve a circuit split on the so-called “gangplank rule” in favor of their client, the Port of Bellingham.
Rory Cosgrove is hosting a CLE, “Lessons from the Border Crisis” on February 26, 2019. Willamette College of Law Professor ,Warren Binford, will reprise her well-received lecture . . .
Digital technology has changed how appellate briefs are consumed. Digital reading has become more and more similar to paper reading; it now allows users to highlight, annotate, and bookmark . . .
Unlike in the trial court, where the parties build the record as they see fit to support their positions, appellate review is confined to the record developed in the trial court. Absent extraordinary circumstances, parties may not . . .
By Rory Cosgrove The topic today is “verbatim report of proceedings,” or often referred to by appellate lawyers as the “VRPs.” What are they? What purpose do they serve on
