In 2022, Grandview School District near Yakima, Wash., agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle a sex abuse claim brought by a former middle school student, C.M.A., who suffered years of abuse perpetrated by one of its teachers, Charles (“Chuck”) Adams. Following the settlement, law enforcement referred the case for criminal charges, which were recently filed, more than a year later, by the Yakima County Prosecutor’s office, according to the attorneys who represented C.M.A, Julie E. Kline and Sergio A. Garcidueñas-Sease from Seattle-based law firm Schroeter Goldmark & Bender (SGB).
SGB's Craig Sims joined former Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist and retired Pierce County Judge Brian Tollefson to discuss the latest developments in the Manuel Ellis trial.
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Cori Latousek was held to different standards than her counterparts and experienced targeted and unfair discrimination based on her gender and sexuality.
Hanley becomes the third female SGB attorney to hold the position, following Becky Roe and Janet Rice.
SGB shareholder Craig Sims was recently inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) -– one of the most distinguished organizations of trial lawyers in North America.
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State Supreme Court affirms verdict in favor of an industrial contract worker’s family who was represented by SGB
Washington Bike Law (WBL) and Schroeter Goldmark & Bender (SGB) are the Seattle law firms cooperatively representing the bicyclists.
Chen-Chen Jiang’s passion for working with underserved communities initially drove her toward a career in teaching. After graduating from college, she joined Teach For America in Detroit as a kindergarten teacher and later became a teacher coach, which she describes as one of the most challenging yet rewarding experiences of her life.