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The Spring/Early Summer issue is here.


Featured in this issue:

Is Pursuing Discovery Sanctions Worth the Squeeze?
By Ofelia Gomez, American Family Insurance

Beyond Checkmate: Lessons From Chess in the Art of Mediation  
By Karen Bamberger, Mediator & Arbitrator with JAMS

Medical Record Admissibility Hidden Risks 
By Denise Hubor, President of the Records Division at Lexitas

ADA Grab Bar Failure
By David Beh, Civil Engineer & Construction Expert, Robson Forensic

Managing Concurrent Construction Delays in a Post-Pandemic World 
By Craig Steigerwalt, MBA, P.E., PMP, CCM, PSP & Amanda Grisanti, CCM

WDTL Volunteers' Day of Service with OSL Serves  
By Gauri Shrotriya Locker, Office of the Attorney General, Torts Division 

Foundation for Washington Courts Hosts Statewide Town Hall on Threats to the Judiciary
By Roy Umlauf, Kubik Mediation Group

6 Common Misconceptions About Appeal Bonds  
By Arturo Ayala, Vice President, Court Surety Bond Agency

Join us for the 2026 WDTL Annual Meeting & Convention
By Ashley Nagrodski, Convention Chair, Smith Freed Eberhard

From the Desk of Maggie Sweeney, WDTL Executive Director    

The Jury Box: Observations from an Eastern Washington Lawyer
By Mary Rathbone, Moberg Law

Ask a Trial Lawyer 
By Mary Butler, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP


On Appeal
By Ashley D. Burman, Carney Badley Spellman, PS


Defense Wins
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