Patterson Buchanan Fobes Leitch & Kalzer, P.S.


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Patterson Buchanan Fobes Leitch & Kalzer, P.S.


2112 Third Avenue, Suite 500 Seattle, Washington 98121View Map

Practice Areas:

Complex Litigation, Defense Litigation, ERISA, Insurance Law, School Law, Governmental Law, Insurance Defense, Employment and Labor Law, School District Liability, Municipality Defense, Church Defense, School Liability, Governmental Liability, Premises Liability, Automobile Liability, Products Liability, Negligence, Personal Injury, Tort Defense, Professional Liability, Real Estate Errors and Omissions, Appellate Practice, Railroad Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Chiropractors Malpractice, Litigation, Civil Litigation, Insurance Defense Litigation, Employment Litigation.

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MEMBERS OF FIRM

Michael A. Patterson (Member) born Spokane, Washington, January 28, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, New York; 1977, Washington; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Ninth Circuits. Education: Gonzaga University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1969); Fordham University; University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1973); New York University (LL.M., 1977). Member: King County, Washington State, New York State, Federal and American Bar Associations; New York Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Special Agencies: International Defense Trial Lawyers Association; WA Defense Trial Lawyers Association; Chairman, Educational Fund for Western WA; Chairman, Catholic Fund Board of Directors; Board of Trustees, Gonzaga University; Registry of Who's Who in America. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; ERISA; Insurance Law; School Law; Governmental Law.

Patricia K. Buchanan (Member) born Encino, California, March 27, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1987); University of Oregon (J.D., 1990). Member: Moot Court Board, 1988-1989. Recipient: Best Appellate Brief Award, 1988; Lexis Research and Writing Award, 1989. Managing Editor, 1989-1990, and Junior Editor, 1988-1990, Oregon Law Review. Author, Casenote, "Heino v. Harper," Oregon Law Review, Vol. 68:1 Sept. 1989. Member: Seattle-King County and Washington State (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; School Law; Employment and Labor Law; School District Liability; Municipality Defense; Church Defense.

Duncan K. Fobes (Member) born Seattle, Washington, February 22, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1984). Member: King County, Snohomish County and Washington State Bar Associations. [Capt., USNR., 1977-2001.]. Practice Areas: School Liability; Governmental Liability; Premises Liability; Automobile Liability; Products Liability; Negligence; Personal Injury.

Charles P. Leitch (Member) born Seattle, Washington, July 18, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Washington. Education: Whitman College (B.A., 1991); Williamette University School of Law (C.D.R., 1995; J.D., 1995). Phi Delta Phi; Order of Barristers. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Tort Defense; School Law.

Karen A. Kalzer (Member) born Portland, Oregon, August 22, 1961; admitted to bar, 1995, Washington; U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington. Education: Université de Poitiers, France (Certificate in French Studies, 1982-1983); University of Oregon (B.A., 1984); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member: Washington State Bar Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Real Estate Errors and Omissions; Appellate Practice.

ASSOCIATES

Brendan Winslow-Nason (Associate) born Berkeley, California, July 31, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Washington; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 2003); Gonzaga University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation; Complex Litigation.

Sarah Spierling Mack (Associate) born Greenwich, Connecticut, July 30, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Washington; 2007, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Boston University (B.S., 1996); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2002). Member: Washington State Bar Association (Member, Bench Bar Press Committee, 2004—); Washington Defense Trial Lawyer Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Municipal Liability Defense; Federal Litigation.

Rhianna M. Fronapfel (Associate) born Arvada, Colorado, October 12, 1977; admitted to bar, 2007, Washington. Education: University of Puget Sound (B.A., 2000); University of Washington (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; School Law; Governmental Law.

Amy J. Delisa (Associate) born Seattle, Washington, March 4, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Massachusetts; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2005, Washington. Education: University of Puget Sound (B.A., 1996); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1999). Member: Washington State and American Bar Associations.

Gregory D. Pendleton (Associate) born Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, January 24, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 2002; J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Public Entities; Employment.

Paul E. Edwards-Kevin (Associate) born Missoula, Montana, August 4, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, Washington; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 2003); Gonzaga University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Transactions.

Keith A. Talbot (Associate) born Holyoke, Massachusetts, November 14, 1966; admitted to bar, 2002, Washington. Education: Carleton College (B.A., 1988); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 2001; M.P.P., 2001). Member: Washington State Bar Association; Asian Bar Association of Washington. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.

Brian L. Dolman (Associate) born Tacoma, Washington, January 1, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Oregon; 2002, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington; 2008 U.S. District Court of Oregon. Education: Central Washington University (B.A., 1995; B.A., 1996); Willamette University College of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: Tacoma-Pierce County and King County Bar Associations; Washington State Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Education Law; Employment Law; General Civil Litigation.

Angela Marshlain (Associate) born Seattle, Washington, January 27, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Washington; 2008, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 2001); Gonzaga University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Education Law.

Adam Cuff (Associate) born Yakima, Washington, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Washington; 1997, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1993); University of Washington School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Litigation.

Nicole M. Brodie (Associate) born Kirkland, Washington, October 11, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Washington and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., 1998); Franklin Pierce Law Center Intellectual Property Summer Institute; Gonzaga University School of Law (J.D., 2003). King County and Pierce County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.

Daniel Paul Crowner (Associate) born Centralia, Washington, June 9, 1974; admitted to bar, 2005, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.S., 1996); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Defense; Insurance Defense; Appeals.

Monica Torrez (Associate) born Fremont, California; admitted to bar, 2006, Washington. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 2000); Santa Clara University (J.D., 2006). Member: Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association; Latino/a Bar Association of Washington; Pierce County Minority Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.

Angela R. Vogel (Associate) born Tacoma, Washington; admitted to bar, 2003, Washington; 2005, Alaska. Education: Seattle University (B.A., History, 1999); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Washington State Bar Association.

John A. S. Tibbs (Associate) born Berkeley, California, August 5, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Washington; 2001, Oregon. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1972); Gonzaga University (J.D., 1975). Member: Washington State Bar Association; Oregon State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Municipal Liability; School District Liability; Construction Liability; Injuries and Structural Defects; Employment Discrimination; Motor Vehicle Liability.

Donald F. Austin II (Associate) born Seattle, Washington, July 11, 1947; admitted to bar, 1986, Hawaii; 1988, California; 2004, Washington. Education: Portland State University (B.A., 1970; M.A.T., 1977); Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (J.D., 1986). Member: Regional Mock Trial Team, 1986. Member, 1983-1984 and Associate Editor, 1984-1986, Environmental Law Review. Adjunct Professor of Law, Civil Procedure and Legal Writing and Research, Ventura College of Law, 1992—. Adjunct Professor of School Law, California Lutheran University, 1989-1993. Member, National Organization on Legal Problems in Education, 1989—. Reported Cases: Marks v. Lyerla, 1 Cal. App. 4th 556 (1991); Unzueta v. Ocean View School Dist., 6 Cal.App. 1689 (1992). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; School Law.

Brian P. Waters (Associate) born Hayward, California, March 17, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Washington. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., cum laude, 2001); Gonzaga University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005).

Sean D. Jackson (Associate) born Richland, Washington, November 20, 1972; admitted to bar, 2003, Washington and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington. Education: Eastern Washington University (B.A., 1999); Gonzaga University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member, Across Borders International Law Journal, 2000-2002. Member: Spokane County, Washington State and American Bar Associations; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Employment Litigation.

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