OTLA Trial Lawyer Spring 2023

Table of Contents 1
President's Message: Protecting our clients 2
View from the Bench: A new courthouse for Clackamas County 4
Financially Viable: Employee benefit claims 6
Annual Partners 11
Wildfire: Fire insurance denial claims 12
Emotions Run High: Settling first party claims 16
Arbitration vs. Trial 20
Insurance Got You Down? Exploring a plaintiff's rights 24
OTLA Guardians of Civil Justice 28
Lessons Learned along my attorney fee journey 30
Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car: Insurance update 35
Brenna Collacchi and the fight against State Farm 40
Coverage of Homeowner Policies 43
Washington vs. Oregon: Insurance bad faith 46
Fighting Corporate Greed 50
Comp Corner: Attorney fee factors 55
Between the Sheets 56

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