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Phone: 206.626.0405   Toll Free: 877.624.7990   Fax: 206.624.5944   Eml: jws@leesmart.com

Mr. Schedler's practice emphasizes insurance defense litigation in the areas of professional discipline and licensing, professional malpractice, fire service operations, and worker injuries and safety (WISHA/OSHA).

Mr. Schedler graduated from the University of Washington in 1975 with a BA in History. In 1978 he graduated from Gonzaga Law School with a JD. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association where he currently sits on the Character & Fitness Committee. Mr. Schedler's other associations include: American Bar Association, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, Lawyers (Chair, Technology Committee), National Association of Fire and Rescue Service Attorneys, Spokane County Bar Association, Snohomish County Bar Association, and King County Bar Association. In addition to the courts of the State of Washington, Mr. Schedler is admitted to the bars of The United States Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington. The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory conferred a "BV" rating on Mr. Schedler.

Representative Cases

  • Carle v. Earth Stove, Inc. – Defense of a homeowner who was sued by his tenant for a fire loss. Established the obligation of the insurer to stand behind its insured when the carrier in the name of its insured brings a subrogation claim.
  • George v. Parke-Davis – Defense of a drug manufacturer alleged to be a successor-in-interest to another company. This case established the principals for successor liability in Washington law.

 

   
 
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