| DEAN BRETT
 I
help people resolve insurance claims - primarily
automobile accident,
personal injury and
wrongful death claims.
e-mail: dbrett@brettlaw.com
Education:
- Whitman
College (B.A., 1968)
- Stanford
University (J.D., 1972)
Practice
Areas:
Litigation
Experience:
- Maxson
v. WATCO, $3.5 million mediation of railroad
negligence claim with substantial issues of
contributory negligence
- Wilson
v. DNR, $2.3 million verdict in
landslide/flood damage claim
- Syre
v. Tarte, $2.1 million arbitration award for
lost profits for breach of contract to
purchase Roche Harbor Resort
- Holz
v. Burlington National Railroad, $752,600
verdict for death of motorcyclist who hit
the side of a parked train.
- Dosanjh
v. Bhatte, $800,000 for wrongful death of
Canadian long-haul truck driver killed in
Eastern Washington.
Admitted
to Practice:
- Washington
State Supreme Court, 1972
- U.S.
District Court for the Western District of
Washington, 1972
- U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of
Washington, 1997
Professional
Associations:
- U.S.
Magistrate Judge (Part-time), Western
District of Washington (2005 to Present)
-
Fellow,
American College of Trial Lawyers
- Whatcom
County Bar Association (President, 1985)
- Washington
State Trial Lawyers Association (Member,
Board of Governors, 1982-1985)
- Washington
State Bar Association (Local District
Counsel to Disciplinary Committee,
1980 to Present)
- Association
of Trial Lawyers of America
- "Superlawyer"
2000 to Present, Washington Law and Politics
Community
Service:
- Bellingham -
Whatcom Public Facilities District (Board of
Directors, 2004 to Present)
-
Whatcom
Museum of History and Art (Board of
Directors, 1990-1994)
- Northern
Sound Public Radio (Chairman, Board of
Directors, 1994-1996)
- Whatcom
County Youth Soccer (Coach, 1984-1992)
- Bellingham
Bay Rotary (1992-Present)
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