What does it feel like for a trial attorney on Jan. 7, 2026. When the State Supreme Court publishes its denial of a petition for review by the Defendant who is insured by Allstate. After the Court of Appeals previously
We are going to trial again. Against my nemesis. The last time was a five week trial in the fall of 2022. We thumped him hard. He deserved it. I’ll never forget watching the sneer get wiped right off his
Wake up wearing socks in bed. It is freezing after returning last night from Maui. Turn on fireplace with remote. 7:00 am which is 5:00 Hawaii time. Phone beeps. Groceries delivered. Run down stairs. Pull them inside. Put them away.
The City fired its opening salvo in the Gas Works Park nuisance lawsuit filed after the death of 15 y.o. Matthies Johnson. This is how the City’s Answer begins:“The City admits that some trespassers at Gas Works Park who have
Gas Works Park is a toxic waste site where oil and other harmful chemicals fester just below the surface. But the city of Seattle had the great idea of turning it into a park – opening it to the public
In order to protect the integrity of the legal process, an attorney for the City of Seattle, has scoured through The Velvet Hammer podcasts, to find the perfect 38 page exhibit. The issue: Whether attorneys from the Stritmatter Law Firm
I knew Shawn from another time. Decades ago. She was so lovely. So warm. So loving. We didn’t keep in touch after my divorce. Not really. I would hear about her and Mark her husband. Once in a blue moon
The Velvet Hammer Podcast (TM) was becoming not exactly a chore. And not exactly a bore. But it was destined to either dry up and wither away slowly. Or it needed a major redo.I loved doing it that first year
We are all gathered. Back in the courtroom. Two and a half hours after closing ended. The presiding juror has handed the verdict up. The judge has read it. Trying to keep face unreadable. Hands it to the bailiff. Who
On Tuesday mediation failed which means the wrongful death trial will start August 19. Before my mind switches to battle mode, another thought fills my mind. And that thought turns to feelings. And those feelings begin to spread throughout my
