The trial lawyers of Bullivant Houser Bailey have more experience in evaluating, preparing, and trying personal, catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases than almost any other West Coast law firm. We routinely handle large-scale cases for the world's largest insurance companies and self-insured entities. Although we are based on the West Coast, we have a national practice and have tried cases throughout the U.S. Over the last 20 years, our firm has defended more than 1,500 jury trials to conclusion in which significant or highly public accidents were involved. During this same time period, the number of cases our firm has handled through settlement or mediation is conservatively estimated at tens-of thousands of cases.
Within the field of personal and catastrophic injury, Bullivant specializes in handling serious personal injury matters that include:
- Equipment (heavy and light equipment, logging machinery, cranes, etc.)
- Nursing Home Facilities (neglect, misdiagnosis, compliance standards)
- Construction Site Accidents
- Highway Design Accidents
- Automobile, Trucking and Motorcycle Accidents
- Aviation and Marine Accidents
- Medical Malpractice
- Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices (silicon breast implants, heart valves, Fen/Phen litigation, etc.)
- Medically Related Cases (asbestos injury defense, painter's asthma, closed head and brain damage, etc.)
- Environmental Contamination
- Food and Beverage Integrity
- Toxic Exposures
- Vehicular Devices (shock absorbers and jacks)
Our depth of experience has helped us to develop best practices and game-plans for investigation and the preservation of evidence, discovery, depositions, and the retention of experts. Bullivant's nationally recognized, in-house trial academy is successful in part, because of our wealth of experience, and assures that the knowledge of senior attorneys is passed on to our associates to the benefit of our clients.
All members of the team not only have extensive training in the successful resolution of cases, but the client service aspects of handling a matter for a client as well. From day one, our associates enter into a rigorous, hands-on training program. We cover best practices in exceeding our clients' expectations, in preparing detailed case budgets and litigation plans, and in keeping our clients advised on the status of their claims. We train on how to be responsive to our clients' reporting and billing guidelines.
Our attorneys are leaders in some of the most respected industry organizations including the Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (OADC), Washington Defense Trial Lawyers (WDTL), the Defense Research Institute (DRI), American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC), International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), American College of Trial Lawyers, and the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA).