Holt Woods & Scisciani LLP is known for creative solutions and achieving great results for our clients throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska. We pride ourselves in providing outstanding customer service, which all begins by understanding the nuances of each individual case, developing a winning and efficient litigation strategy, providing early and accurate evaluations, and timely reporting all new developments to our clients. We have found these customer-first principles have enabled our firm to achieve great results for our clients, whether that is through risk-management and evaluation, alternative dispute resolution or trial.
The HWS team has extensive experience in counseling and representing motor carriers, drivers, owner-operators, insurance carriers and other transportation-related entities.
We have a long history of successfully guiding small, mid-sized and large businesses and their owners, corporate officers and directors through commercial litigation.
John was successful in dismissing a case for lack of negligence as a matter of law. Plaintiffs brought a wrongful death claim against our client. In early January 2020, at night, in the rain, and wearing dark clothing, the deceased attempted to cross State Route 7 in Spanaway where no crosswalk existed. Unfortunately, the deceased… Read the full article…
Congratulations to Kelsey Shewbert who prevailed in Robert T. Baum v. Home Depot, U.S.A., Inc. (Alaska Sup. Ct. No. 1836-July 21, 2021). This matter involved a customer who tripped on pallets in the middle of the store aisle and fell, tearing his rotator cuff.
Congratulations Brandon Smith who recently scored a big win in Division I of the Washington Court of Appeals! This decision is not only a win for our client, but a success for construction companies and insurance carriers statewide.
James Mendel recently prevailed on a motion to strike Plaintiff’s request for a trial de novo in Pierce County Superior Court. Defendant argued that Plaintiff’s request for a trial de novo should be stricken due to Plaintiff’s failure to perfect their request under RCW 7.06.050 because it was not signed by the Plaintiff himself as required under the statute.
Kaytlin Carlson is a senior associate at Holt Woods & Scisciani LLP Seattle office where she has practiced for the majority of her professional career. Kaytlin manages cases in a wide range of practice areas, but she primarily focuses on premises liability, automobile liability, construction defect and product liability.
HWS Law Group LLP is proud to announce four of our attorneys have been recognized as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in 2022. Congratulations to Tony Scisciani for being recognized a Super Lawyer and to Chris Luhrs, Kelsey Shewbert, and Brandon Smith for being named as Rising Stars. The Super Lawyers list recognizes no more… Read the full article…
Summary Sixteen-year-old Allen Harris fatally suffered a sudden cardiac arrest during a summer football conditioning workout at Federal Way High School (“FWHS”). Allen’s parents Dinitia and Roderick Harris, individually and on behalf of the estate (“Estate”), sued the Federal Way Public School District (“District”). The Estate alleged, in part, that the District owed an enhanced… Read the full article…
On March 1, 2022, Division II of the Washington Court of Appeals issued its decision in Virgil Mihaila v. Ronald and Hendriekje Troth, holding that a genuine issue of material fact existed whether the Troths should have anticipated some harm to Mihaila, an invitee, even though the dangerous condition on their property was known and… Read the full article…
