The Skellenger Bender litigation team was featured in the May 2007 issue of Forbes Magazine for their experienced and innovative representation of design professionals and engineers in the construction industry.
Skellenger Bender attorneys author chapters in two
ABA publications
In January 2007, the ABA released its publication, Design Construction Manager and Design Profession Liability Handbook (2007).
Skellenger Bender attorneys Terry Scanlan and Lindsey Pflugrath authored chapter 6, The Design Professional and Tort Liability, of this publication.
In December 2006, the ABA released a publication, Forms & Substance: Specialized Agreements for the Construction Project (2006). Attorney Beth Andrus is a contributing author of Chapter 3, Environmental Services, Preconstruction Services and Program Management Agreements, in this publication.
Skellenger Bender attorneys author employment law chapter
of Washington Health Law Manual
Beth M. Andrus and Kara Masters recently contributed the employment law chapter of the 2007 Washington Health Law Manual. Certain chapters of the manual, previously published in 1996 and 1998, are now available on-line.
Skellenger Bender testifies in favor of SB 5833 Certificate of Merit Bill
On February 16, 2007, Skellenger Bender attorney Beth Andrus and Jim Miller, CEO of GeoEngineers, Inc., testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee in Olympia, Washington in favor of Senate Bill 5833. This bill would mandate that, at the time of filing a complaint against any design professional, the claimant must also file a certified statement from a licensed design professional attesting to the fact that probable cause exists to believe that the design professional violated the standard of care. The bill passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 28, 2007, and out of the Rules Committee on March 10, 2007, but did not reach the floor of the Senate for a vote.