Providence St. Joseph Health and Kadlec Regional Medical Center masked numerous patient complaints for more than two decades
Schroeter Goldmark & Bender is proud to share that 17 of its attorneys have been named as Super Lawyers in 2025, including six Rising Stars, three Top 50 Women and two attorneys named to the Top 100 list. Each year, Super Lawyers recognizes just 5% of attorneys across the country, based on a high degree of peer recognition and outstanding professional achievement in their respective practice areas.
In her latest article for Trial News, WSAJ President and SGB attorney Elizabeth Hanley reflects on the emotional weight of wrongful death cases—and the moral failure of capping non-economic damages.
With court funding reductions looming in King County, how can trial attorneys take action to protect access to justice? SGB’s Elizabeth Hanley’s most recent President’s Column in Washington State Association for Justice Trial News highlights her experience in a trial where defense tactics strained an already tight court budget and offers strategies to reduce waste of court resources.
Washington flooring retailer has agreed to a $2.3 million settlement with Derek Lilleskare, a cancer survivor whose career was derailed after the company subjected him to years of discrimination and retaliation before wrongfully terminating him – all while he was undergoing life-saving cancer treatment. Mr. Lilleskare is represented by attorneys Elizabeth Hanley and Chen-Chen Jiang of Schroeter Goldmark & Bender (SGB).
In January's Trial News, focused on elder law, WSAJ president and SGB attorney Elizabeth Hanley trumpets the importance of protecting seniors from institutional abuse and neglect.
In Washington State Association for Justice’s December edition of Trial News, SGB attorney and WSAJ President Elizabeth Hanley dives deep into the applications of DEI in the legal field and the uncontroversial role it plays for plaintiffs’ lawyers.
Schroeter Goldmark & Bender (SGB) was recognized as a Best Law Firm by Best Lawyers®, a prestigious, peer-reviewed publication for the legal industry, for the 15th consecutive year. Honored as a Tier 1 firm in employment law, medical malpractice law, personal injury litigation and product liability litigation practice areas, SGB achieved the highest ranking awarded during Best Lawyers’ annual review of law firms.
Each month, SGB attorney and WSAJ president Elizabeth Hanley pens a column for Trial News, sharing insights into a range of legal topics and publication’s special focus areas.
Earlier this year, three women in Kennewick, Washington, filed tort claims against the Benton-Franklin Health District for failing to prevent workplace sexual harassment and retaliation brought upon them by the former administrator, Jason Zaccaria. Now, the women are moving forward with a lawsuit to seek justice for those failures, while also alleging leaders within the health district were aware of Zaccaria’s history of sexual misconduct in the workplace but skirted standard procedures to hire and supervise him anyway.