We are pleased to announce that Savitt Bruce & Willey LLP has again been recognized by U.S News & World Report as a “Best Law Firm” both nationally and regionally in multiple practice areas. The firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation practice was again ranked as a top firm nationally. And SBW was recognized once again as a “Tier 1” top firm in the Seattle metro area in each of Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation and Real Estate Litigation. Thank you to our ...
We are pleased to announce that James Herr has joined SBW as an associate. James brings his passion, creativity and significant trial experience to our firm and the representation of our clients. Before joining Savitt Bruce & Willey, James handled civil rights litigation and criminal cases at the Mazzone Law firm and the Snohomish County Public Defenders, where he tried more than a dozen jury cases to verdict. James previously interned for the Honorable Robert Cleland of the U.S. District Court for ...
We are pleased to announce the promotion of Sarah Gohmann Bigelow and Brandi B. Balanda to Of Counsel with our firm. Sarah has been providing excellent service to our clients since 2011. Her practice focuses on business tort, intellectual property, class action, and securities claims across multiple industries. Sarah has successfully represented technology startups and their founders in trade secret and fiduciary duty cases, and has extensive experience in actions involving claims and issues under the ’33 and ’34 federal securities ...
The core mission of Best Lawyers is to highlight top legal talent in America. Lawyers listed to The Best Lawyers in America are divided by geographic region and practice areas. Recognition is based entirely on peer review concerning professional expertise in particular areas, through a confidential evaluation and voting process. We congratulate five of our partners on their selection to the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. David Bruce, Duncan Manville, James Savitt, Stephen Willey, and Miles Yanick have again been ...
Resuming Jury Trials in Seattle
Court systems across the country are on indefinite hold. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington has continued all in-person civil and criminal proceedings scheduled to occur before August 3, 2020 pending further order of the Court.[1] In Washington state courts, all civil and criminal jury trials are suspended until at least July 6, 2020.[2] The King County Superior Court plans – tentatively – to resume jury trials in sometime in July. Although much ...
The Western District of Washington’s Revised ESI Model Order: One Size Does not Fit All
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington has revised its Local Civil Rules effective January 1, 2020. The changes to the rules themselves are modest; perhaps more important to the Western District bar are the changes to the District’s Model Agreement Regarding Discovery of Electronically Stored Information and Proposed Order (the “Model Order”). In many federal cases involving discovery of electronically stored information (“ESI”), the Model Order is the starting point for the parties’ negotiation of the ...
Savitt Bruce & Willey would like to congratulate five of our lawyers for their continued recognition as “Best Lawyers” for the 26th edition of Best Lawyers in America. David Bruce, Duncan Manville, James Savitt, Stephen Willey, and Miles Yanick have again been recognized for their excellent work in Commercial Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Real Estate, and Litigation - Trusts and Estates. Recognition in Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer ...
SBW Ranked in Chambers and Partners USA for 2019
Chambers and Partners USA have issued their 2019 Guide to the Top Lawyers and Law Firms in the USA, and we are pleased to report that Savitt Bruce & Willey again has been highly rated, and that our partners David Bruce, James Savitt and Steve Willey have each been recognized by Chambers as leading practitioners. About SBW, Chambers reports that the firm has “in-depth knowledge of the technology, software, education and financial services sectors”, is “[e]specially renowned for its adept representation ...
Steve Willey Named a BTI Client Service All-Star
SBW is pleased to report that our partner Steve Willey has been named a "BTI Client Service All-Star" for 2019. Unique among those who review or rate legal services, BTI's appellation relies only on the input of clients, predominantly major companies. No attorney or firm can self-nominate, self-refer, nor pay to be included in this report, and peers at the bar also have no say. Clients have the final--and only--say in the identification of those named. To be included in ...
Public Relations and Legal Liability: Coordination Is Key
In this day and age, news travels fast, and news of crises travels even faster. Take, as an example, the forcible removal of Dr. David Dao from a United Airlines flight by officers last year. The action, in which Dr. Dao was violently dragged off a plane after being seated in order to make room for a United employee, was videoed on a passenger’s cell phone and widely distributed—resulting in a public-relations mess for United. Managing publicity around a crisis requires ...
