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Scheer & Zehnder LLP
701 Pike Street, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101
Telephone: 206-262-1200
Fax: 206-223-4065
Toll Free: 866-262-1200
E-Mail: mscheer@scheerlaw.com
www.scheerlaw.com


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(Portland, OR Office: 720 SW Washington Street, Suite 315, 97205)
     (Tel: 503-542-1200)
     (Fax: 503-542-5248)
     (Toll Free: 866-262-1200)
     (E-Mail: information@scheerlaw.com)
Established: 2000
Construction Defect; Bad Faith; Subrogation; Professional Liability; Personal Injury Defense; Catastrophic Loss (Tort and First Party); Wrongful Death; Automobile and Trucking Accident Defense; Product Liability; Premises Liability; Municipal Liability; Property Loss; Insurance Coverage/Defense; Appellate; Collapse Coverage; Crane Accidents; Property and First Party Insurance; Employment and Trademark/Copyright Infringement; Employment Litigation; Maritime/Admiralty; Fire Investigation; Mold Claims
Firm Profile
Scheer & Zehnder LLP is a northwest civil litigation law firm dedicated to providing exceptional customer service and results to our clients. Our firm specializes in complex and multi-party litigation, though our attorneys are experienced in all aspects of litigation. Some specific practice areas include catastrophic loss (tort and first party), construction defect, property and first party insurance, personal injury defense, bad faith, subrogation, professional liability, premises liability, crane accidents, employment litigation, mold claims, professional and products liability, and maritime/admiralty.

As our clients know, winning a case in the trial court is often just a first step. Therefore, we have developed a significant appellate practice wherein we have successfully handled numerous appeals involving issues such as construction, tort liability, insurance coverage, corporate and LLC liability, contracts and wrongful death.

We are committed to creative problem solving; working with our clients to propose and implement innovative settlement solutions while counseling them on the potential results and risks of litigation. We take pride in our ability to resolve legal disputes through alternative dispute resolution, and view our role as lawyers as being both advocates and counselors. Our goal is to assist our clients in obtaining the legal solutions that are best tailored to their needs.

At Scheer & Zehnder we provide outstanding legal work coupled with exceptional customer service. If you are not already a client of our firm, we hope you will give us an opportunity to work with you.


Client Information
Representative Clients
ACE USAAmerican Commercial Management
American Family InsuranceArthur J. Gallagher & Company
Beazley Insurance Company, Inc.Centex Homes
City of BremertonCity of SeaTac
Commonwealth Insurance CompanyGallagher Bassett Services, Inc.
Hartford Insurance CompanyHome Depot USA, Inc.
Insurance Corporation of British ColumbiaJiffy Lube
Markel Underwriting Managers, Inc.The Murray Franklyn Family of Companies
OneBeacon InsurancePageantry Communities
Polygon NorthwestPulte Group
RLI Insurance CompanySafeco Insurance
Scottsdale InsuranceUnited Parcel Service, Inc.
Zurich North America

Personnel Information
Founding Partner
MARK P. SCHEER — University of Oregon, B.S., 1982; J.D., 1986 — Admitted to Bar, 1987, Washington; 1988, Alaska; 2005, Oregon; 2009, Idaho; 1987, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Alaska; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 2009, U.S. District Court, District of Idaho — Member American, Washington State, Alaska, Idaho State, King County and Multnomah Bar Associations, Oregon State Bar; Council on Litigation Management; Loss Executive Association; Association of Washington Cities; National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute - E-Mail: mscheer@scheerlaw.com
Managing Partner
JOHN E. ZEHNDER, JR. — University of Washington, B.A., 1988; University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 1991 — Admitted to Bar, 1991, California; 1999, Washington; 2005, Oregon; 2010, Idaho; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington; U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 2010, U.S. District Court, District of Idaho — Member American, Washington State, Idaho State, King County and Multnomah Bar Associations, Oregon State Bar, State Bar of California; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel - E-Mail: jzehnder@scheerlaw.com
Partners
JONATHAN DIRK HOLT — The University of Oklahoma, B.S., 1992; University of Denver College of Law, J.D. (with merit), 1998 — Admitted to Bar, 1998, Washington; 2005, Oregon; 2000, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit — Member American, Washington State, King County and Multnomah Bar Associations, Oregon State Bar; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers; American Association for Justice - E-Mail: dholt@scheerlaw.com
DENNIS G. WOODS — Miami University, B.A., 1995; University of Denver College of Law, J.D., 1998 — Admitted to Bar, 1998, Washington; 2005, Oregon; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon — Member American, Washington State, King County and Multnomah Bar Associations, Oregon State Bar; Washington State Trial Lawyers Association; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel - E-Mail: dwoods@scheerlaw.com
ANTHONY R. SCISCIANI III — University of Richmond, B.A., 1996; Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D. (with honors, Dean's List), 2001 — Admitted to Bar, 2002, Washington; 2007, Oregon; 2003, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit — Member American, Washington State, King County and Multnomah Bar Associations, Oregon State Bar; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers - E-Mail: ascisciani@scheerlaw.com
ANTHONY D. GIPE — Monterey Institute of International Studies, B.A. (cum laude), 1990; University of Washington, B.A. (cum laude), 1997; University of Washington School of Law, J.D., 2000 — Admitted to Bar, 2000, Washington; 2007, Oregon; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington; 2007, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon — Member Washington State (Board of Governors), King County and Multnomah Bar Associations, Oregon State Bar; Washington Employment Lawyers Association; Lesbian and Gay Law Society of Washington; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers - E-Mail: agipe@scheerlaw.com
LEVI L. BENDELE — University of Colorado at Boulder, B.A./B.A., 1990; University of Denver College of Law, J.D., 1994 — Admitted to Bar, 1995, Colorado; 1996, Washington; 2004, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington — Member Washington State, The Colorado and King County Bar Associations; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers - E-Mail: lbendele@scheerlaw.com
Associates
JOSHUA BAKER - E-Mail: jbaker@scheerlaw.com
JEDEDIAH W. BARDEN - E-Mail: jbarden@scheerlaw.com
WILLIAM J. DUFFY - E-Mail: wduffy@scheerlaw.com
DEIRDRE L. I. EWING - E-Mail: dewing@scheerlaw.com
KAJ A. HACKINEN - E-Mail: khackinen@scheerlaw.com
CHARLIE A. HENTY - E-Mail: chenty@scheerlaw.com
AJA E. HICKS - E-Mail: ahicks@scheerlaw.com
WILLIAM L. JESSEE - E-Mail: wjessee@scheerlaw.com
ROBERT W. KIRSHER - E-Mail: rkirsher@scheerlaw.com
GREGORY S. LATENDRESSE - E-Mail: glatendresse@scheerlaw.com
RYAN M. LEE - E-Mail: rlee@scheerlaw.com
CHRISTINE M. PALMER - E-Mail: cpalmer@scheerlaw.com
MATTHEW QUIGG - E-Mail: mquigg@scheerlaw.com
RUSSELL ROTONDI - E-Mail: rrotondi@scheerlaw.com
JENNIFER M. SMITROVICH - E-Mail: jsmitrovich@scheerlaw.com
GREGORY P. THATCHER - E-Mail: gthatcher@scheerlaw.com
ANDREW M. WEINBERG - E-Mail: aweinberg@scheerlaw.com
MASAKI J. YAMADA - E-Mail: myamada@scheerlaw.com


 

 

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