Kelsey Shewbert and Brandon Smith completed a three-day trial in Clark County from November 23-25, 2020. The trial was a good example of what to expect for in-person jury trials in Clark County and how other counties in Washington may handle jury trials until social distancing guidelines are lifted.

Over 20 years ago, the Washington Supreme Court announced in Loudon v. Myhre that, in order to protect the patient-physician relationship, defense counsel cannot have what it called “ex parte” communications with a personal injury plaintiff’s non-party treating physicians.

For Washington defense lawyers traveling south, there are important differences between the Washington and Oregon variants of the “no contact” rule—RPC 4.2.