Carla Tachau Lawrence, J.D.
Perey Law Group, PLLC
Seattle, Washington
Lawyer
phone: (206)443-7600
fax: (206) 443-4785
email: clawrence@pereylaw.com
LEGAL EDUCATION:
Doctor of Law (J.D.) Yale Law School, New Haven, CT (1983)
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) History, Magna Cum LaudeBrown University, Providence, RI (1978)Diploma in Social Administration, London School of Economics, London, England (1978)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Lawyer, of Counsel, Law Office of Ron PereyPersonal Injury and Medical Malpractice LawSeattle, Washington (1996 to present)
Judicial Clerk,Judge Mary Kay Becker, Washington State Court of Appeals, Division One (1994-1995)
Judge Thomas S. Zilly, United Staes District Court, Western District of Washington (1988-1990)
Judge H. Joseph Coleman, Washington State Court of Appeals, Division One (1984-1985)
Vice President & Associate Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Washington Mutual BankSeattle, Washington (1990 to 1993)
Trial Lawyer, Lane, Powell, Moss & Miller, Seattle, Washington (1985 to 1988)
·Focus on legal writing and research in personal injury, medical malpractice law, including motions, trial practice and appeals
·Prepare cases for the Washington State Courts, Federal District Courts and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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 ACTIVITIES:
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
PUBLICATIONS AND LECTURES: (Co-Authored with Ron Perey)
Update on Washington’s New Medical Malpractice Law: Pre-Suit Certificate of Merit Requirement is Unconstitutional, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association (WSTLA) Trial News, Feb. 2007
Triple Trap for the Medical Malpractice Trial Lawyer, WSTLA Trial News, Jan. 2007Premises Liability Report: Near Pool Drowning Puts Teenager in Persistent Vegetative State, American Association for Justice (2007)
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, pp. 8, 9.
What to do When the Defense Offers an Annuity Salesperson as a Damages “Expert��?: The Counterattack (and Update), Damage Attorneys Round Table (Sardinia 2004)The Constitutional Right to an Impartial Jury is Alive and Well in Washington State, WSTLA Trial News, 2003
They’d All Go Down Together: A Hospital’s Vicarious Liability for its Health Care Provider’s Negligence, WSTLA Trial News, co-authored with Jane Morrow and Doug Weinmaster, 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, co-authored with Kristin Houser and Sandra Widlan (Seattle 2002)
Whatever I See or Hear…I Shall Not Divulge: Doctor as Protector of Patient Confidentiality or Corporate Speaking Agent?, WSTLA Trial News, 2001
Direct Actions Against Insurers or Common Carriers, Chapter J in Washington State Trial Lawyers Assocation Automobile Accident Litigation Deskbook (Seattle 2001)
Is Once Enough?: Recovery for Wrongful Death After Settling an Underlying Personal Injury or Medical Malpractice Claim, Damages Attorneys Round Table Convention (Hawaii 2001)
Preparing Cases to Win – Issues in Working with Medical Witnesses, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association CLE (Seattle 2000)
Use or Misuse of Consulting Experts: The Eternal Conflict Between Experts and Lawyers, Washington State Bar Association CLE (Seattle 1999)
APPELLATE DECISIONS:
Fields v. Legacy Health Systems, 413 F.3d 943 (9th Cir. 2005)
Dalton v. State, 115 Wn. App. 703, 63 P.3d 847 (2003) (Schulthesis and Kurtz, JJ.; Sweeney, J., dissenting), withdrawn by subsequent opinion, 130 Wn. App. 653, 124 P.3d 305 (2005), review denied, 158 Wn.2d 1003, 143 P.3d 828 (2006)
Degel v. Buty, 108 Wn. App. 126, 29 P.3d 768 (2001), unpublished, review denied, 145 Wn.2d 1031, 42 P.2d 757 (2002)
United States v. Gonzales, 116 F.3d 486, 1997 WL 330823 (unpublished decision, 9th Cir. No. 95-30351, June 13, 1997), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 1034 (1997)
Miller v. Badgley, 51 Wn. App. 285, 753 P.2d 530, review denied (1988)
PERSONAL EXPERIENCEAND INTERESTS:
·Married to David Lawrence, CEO of Family Resource Home Care. Two children: Rebecca and Paul.
·Accomplished flutist in community choral, orchestral and chamber groups.
·Traveled Europe, Middle East, South Asia and Central America; resided in France and Turkey.
·Fluent in the French language.
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Perey Law Group, PLLC
1606 8th Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: (206) 443-7600
Fax: (206) 443-4785