Carla Tachau Lawrence Seattle, Washington
| phone | (206) 812-2763 (866) 674-8986 |
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- Education:
- Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut,
1983
J.D. - Brown University, Providence, RI,
1978
History
Honors: Magna Cum Laude - London School of Economics, London, England,
1978
Diploma in Social Administration
- Published Works:
- Whose Expert Is It Anyway? Does CR 32(a)(5)(A) Make a Specially-Retained, Non-Testifying, Out-of-State Expert's Discovery Deposition Available to the Opposition at Trial?, WSTLA Trial News, June, 2005
- What to do When the Defense Offers an Annuity Salesperson as a Damages Expert: The Counterattack (and Update), Damage Attorneys Round Table, 2004
- The Constitutional Right to an Impartial Jury is Alive and Well in Washington State, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, 2003
- They'd All Go Down Together: A Hospital's Vicarious Liability for its Health Care Provider's Negligence, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association Trial News, 2003
- Can a Hospital Physician be a Good Samaritan? Not in a Non-Emergency, Says One Washington Court, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association Trial News, 2002
- Whatever I See or Hear I Shall Not Divulge: Doctor as Protector of Patient Confidentiality or Corporate Speaking Agent?, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association Trial News, 2001
- Direct Actions Against Insurers or Common Carriers, Chapter J in Washington State Trial Lawyers Automobile Accident Litigation Deskbook, 2001
- Is Once Enough?: Recovery for Wrongful Death After Settling an Underlying Personal Injury or Medical Malpractice Claim, Damages Attorneys Round Table Convention, 2001
- Preparing Cases to Win Issues in Working with Medical Witnesses, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2000
- Use or Misuse of Consulting Experts: The Eternal Conflict Between Experts and Lawyers, Washington State Bar Association CLE, 1999
- Representative Cases:
- Fields v. Legacy,, (9th Cir 2005)
- Dalton v. State, 15 Wn. App. 703, 63 P.2d 847 ( 2003)
- Degel v. Buty, unpublished decision, Wash. Ct. App. No. 45544-3-1 ( 2001)
- United States v. Gonzales, 116 F.3d 486, 1997 WL 330823 (unpublished decision ( 1997)
- Miller v. Badgley, 51 Wn. App. 285, 753 P.2d 530 ( 1988)
- Honors and Awards:
- Yale Law School Fund Scholarship, 1980 - 1983
- Delia Ashworth Scholarship, London School of Economics, 1977 - 1978
- Pembroke College Woman Scholar of the Year, awarded by Class of 1923, 1974 - 1977
- Gaspee/DAR Prize in History, Brown University, 1977
- Honorable Mention in National Historical Society Essay Competition, 1976
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Washington State Trial Lawyers Association
- Washington State Bar Association
- United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
- United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Languages:
- French
