e-mail: jmurphy@brettlaw.com
Education:
- Washington State University (B.A., 1971)
- Gonzaga University School of Law (J.D., 1975)
Practice Areas:
- Serious Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Claims
- Auto Accidents
- Insurance Law
Litigation Experience:
- Polis v. Cole, $4.2 million jury verdict for devastating injuries in head-on crash.
- Marken v. Washington State Patrol and Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals, $1,165,641 - $1,181,866 range of settlement for post traumatic stress disorder injury.
- Taylor v. Puget Sound Energy, $800,000 for neck injury.
- Estate of Harry Moore, $786,000 for cracked rib injury in auto accident leading to wrongful death.
Admitted to Practice:
- Washington State Bar, 1975
- Washington State Supreme Court, 1989
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, 1978
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, 1976
- U.S. Tax Court, 1978
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 2002
Professional Associations:
- Washington State Bar Association
- Washington State Association for Justice
- Super Lawyer 2011 and 2012, as chosen by Washington Law and Politics Magazine
- Tutor for Washington State Bar Association Admission to Practice Rule 6 Clerk's Program from 2008-2012