Prominent Lawyers in Washington State
Who Gave (Sold?) Their Expert Opinions
to Defend Bogle & Gates' Hiding
of Its Client's "Dear Doctor Letters"
in the Fisons Corp. Litigation Fraud Case.
("That's how litigation works!")The biographic information below is from each expert's affidavit supporting Bogle that they filed in late1990 in the Fisons Corp. case, then pending in the Snohomish County Superior Court.
1. David Boerner, Professor of Law since 1981 at Univ. of Puget Sound (now Seattle Univ.) Law School, teaching Professional Responsibility and PreTrial Advocacy.
2. Payton Smith, Chairman of the Litigation Dept. of the law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine in Seattle. Member of the Washington State Bar since 1957.
3. F. Lee Campbell, retired (1989) from Seattle law firm of Karr Tuttle Campbell with 39 years of litigation. President of Washington State Bar in 1984-85; of Seattle-King County Bar in 1977-78. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
4. Fredric C. Tausend, partner in the Seattle law firm Preston Thorgrimson Shidler Gates & Ellis. Member of the Washington State Bar since 1957, mostly practicing litigation. Was the Dean of Univ. of Puget Sound (now Seattle Univ.) Law School from 1980 to 1986.
5. J.A. Vander Stoep, a well-known Chehalis trial lawyer at Armstrong, Vander Stoep, Remund & Kelly. A member since 1950 and President in 1989-90 of the Washington State Bar. Member of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
6. Jerry R. McNaul, Partner in Charge of the Litigation Dept. at Culp, Guterson & Grader, a Seattle law firm. Member of the Washington State Bar since 1968. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
7. Keith Gerrard, Chairman of the Aviation and Products Liability Dept. of the Perkins Coie law firm in Seattle. Member of the Washington State Bar since 1963. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
8. Roy J. Moceri, a 35-year litigator with Seattle's Reed McClure law firm, having held memberships on the Disciplinary Committee and Board of Governors of the Washington State Bar.
9. Thomas J. Greenan, litigation partner at Ferguson & Burdell, a Seattle law firm. Was member then Chair of of the Disciplinary Committee of the Washington State Bar from 1981-84. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
10. Richard F. Krutch, founder of Seattle law firm of Krutch, Lindell & Keller. Member of the Washington State Bar since 1955. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
11. William J. Rush, founder of the Tacoma law firm, Rush, Hannula & Harkins. Member since 1958 of the Washington State Bar and, since 1977, of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
12. Richard B. Johnson, an Everett sole practitioner trial lawyer. Member since 1960 of the Washington State Bar. President in 1980-81 of the Washington State Association of Defense Counsel.
13. Gerard M. Shellan, the "Senior Judge" of Judicial Arbitration & Mediation Services, Inc. in Seattle. A member of the Washington State Bar since 1950, and of its Disciplinary Committee from 1971 to 1975. A judge of King County Superior Court from 1977 to 1989; its presiding judge in 1982-84 and 1987-89. [Webnote: Sitting judges are ethically barred from being a litigant's character witness (unless compelled by a subpoena) or expert witness because it would give the appearance of one judge telling another judge how to rule. Retired judge Shellan's affidavit has that appearance, having been directed to Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Stuart French 13 months after Judge Shelland retired as presiding judge of the much larger neighboring county's superior court.]