Steve is one of the premier lawyers representing individuals injured as a result of the carelessness of others. While in law school in 1979, Steve began his legal career at Richards & Kinerk, then one of the foremost injury trial law firms in the northwest where he remained until 1987. In 1988 he began his own firm, continuing to represent people injured, or the survivors of those who have died, as a result of negligent drivers, unsafe products, or unsafe property conditions. He has successfully sued drug companies (Eli Lilly, Wyeth Labs); recreational equipment manufacturers (K-2 Sports); tool manufacturers (CP Tool Co); insurance companies (Allstate, Farmers, Safeco, Grange, Pemco, Zurich NA, State Farm) and government agencies (City of Seattle, City of Olympia, King County, Kitsap County, the State of Washington, Issaquah School District, the U.S. Postal Service and U.S. Navy, to name a few).
Steve actually enjoys going to trial. Immersing himself in each client’s life, he learns all the different pieces of the puzzle that makes up their lives. He will speak with their doctors, neighbors, friends, family members, co-workers, even former spouses — in order to build the narrative that becomes the client’s case. By dotting his “i’s” and crossing his “t’s”, he has gained a reputation among insurance adjusters and defense lawyers that his word is his bond, and if he cannot settle the case for a fair amount, he will try the case in court.
Steve has lectured to other attorneys on the preparation and presentation of personal injury trials, as well as on the unique issues present when representing children. He is a member of the King County Bar Association, Washington State Bar Association, the American Association for Justice (formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America) and is an Eagle member of the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association. He has also been given the highest rating possible — “AV” by Martindale Hubble, as determined by his fellow lawyers. Steve does not participate in attorney ratings that charge a fee to the attorney for maintaining a rating such as the “Superlawyer”© designation, nor those that solicit information directly from the lawyer, such as AVVO©.
