(SGB) recently welcomed Kaitlin Cherf to the Seattle-based law firm’s shareholder group. Cherf (formerly Wright) joined SGB in 2018, bringing extensive experience and skill in asbestos litigation. During her tenure at SGB, Cherf’s focus has expanded to include litigation of other serious personal injury and wrongful death cases, along with representing plaintiffs in civil rights matters.
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SGB’s Carson Phillips-Spotts was recently featured in the Puget Sound Business Journal as a rising attorney among the new generation of lawyers helping the legal industry evolve through client service, innovation, value initiatives and leadership.
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A Superior Court jury in New Jersey decided in favor of consumers deceived by timeshare seller FantaSea Resorts, awarding the plaintiffs a $1,069,285 verdict for the Atlantic City resort’s intentionally deceptive sales practices.
Congratulations to SGB’s fourteen Super Lawyers, including four Rising Star attorneys and three Top 50 Women attorneys, who were each recognized by their peers as top-rated lawyers in Washington!
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Kline is a former senior deputy prosecuting attorney for King County as well as former senior advisor and interim general counsel to Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan. She brings more than 20 years of experience advocating for victims and seeking justice for her clients.
![Former King County Senior Deputy Prosecutor Julie Kline Joins Schroeter Goldmark & Bender](https://sgb-law.com/themes/sgblaw/assets/images/1x1.png)
Nobody should face discrimination or harassment in the workplace or be punished for speaking out against it.
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SGB attorneys Peter O’Neil, Tom Breen, and Sergio Garcidueñas-Sease helped Meike’s son, Niclas Foster, get to the bottom of what caused his mother’s death – an automotive fire caused by nesting rodents, coupled with the vehicle’s poorly executed design.
![Smelling a Rat: An Automotive Fire Caused by Rodents and a Poorly Executed Design](https://sgb-law.com/themes/sgblaw/assets/images/1x1.png)