PICKING THE RIGHT BATTLES IN COMPLEX LITIGATION CASES FOR OVER A DECADE
Evie Winters is an experienced litigator who is committed to learning her clients’ businesses and industries to help them navigate complex legal challenges. Evie’s work has included bench and jury trials, arbitrations, and appeals across state and federal courts in the Pacific Northwest. She is often asked to defend medical device and other product manufacturers in product liability lawsuits; healthcare providers and lawyers in malpractice claims; businesses and premises owners in personal injury, wrongful death, and toxic tort lawsuits; and companies in contractual disputes. Evie brings a practical and strategic approach to all phases of litigation and to developing risk management strategies and best practices to help her clients minimize future claims and litigation.
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Clients represented in litigation
- Prominent manufacturers of medical devices, forest products, and firefighting equipment
- Technology/rideshare company
- Medical practitioners and healthcare companies
- Schools and youth-serving organizations
- International distributors and product sellers
- Aviation companies
PRACTICE AREAS
ADMISSIONS
Bar Admissions
- Oregon, 2009
- Washington, 2012
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
EDUCATION
- Lewis & Clark Law School – J.D., cum laude, 2009
- The Colorado College – B.A., 2004
CLIENT WINS
- Defended medical device manufacturer through eight-week trial on product liability and Consumer Protection Act claims arising out of the outbreak of alleged “Superbug.”
- Defended company through trial on toxic tort and premises liability claims.
- Defended medical professionals and their practice through a two-week trial on medical negligence claims arising out of labor and delivery.
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- Defended company and individual employee through multiple trials arising from several wrongful death and injury lawsuits relating to crash of small aircraft.
- Obtained summary judgment for medical practice on claims of alleged sexual abuse by former physician.
- Defended attorney through trial in legal malpractice claims arising out of representation of clients in sale of multi-million dollar companies.
- Secured summary judgment motions in two related cases involving an anesthesiologist, his former practice, and a patient.
- Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (Member)
- Washington Defense Trial Lawyers (Member)
- Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association of Seattle (Member and Member of “Ladder Down” Class of 2018)
- Panel Speaker, WDTL Women’s Commission Networking Breakfast (May 2019)
- Presenter, “If You’re Going to Have a Meaningful Speed Limit, Do You Have to Write Some Tickets? (The Yin and Yang of Enforcing Discovery Rules),” part of the King County Bar Association’s CLE, “The Rules of the Game or Gaming the Rules.” (March 2019)
- Co-Speaker, “Admission of Medical Expert Testimony and Direct Examination of Doctors,” National Business Institute (NBI) Effective Use of Medical Records and Medical Experts in Civil Litigation Seminar (2016)
- Submissions Editor, Lewis & Clark Law Review (2009)
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© (2024 — Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; 2024 — Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
- Selected for inclusion in Washington Super Lawyers (2020-2024 — Personal Injury Defense: General)
- Named as a “Rising Star” in Washington Super Lawyers (2013-2019 — Personal Injury Defense: General)
- Named as a “Rising Star” in Oregon Super Lawyers (2012 — Personal Injury Defense: General)
- Outstanding Client Advocacy Award, Lewis & Clark Legal Clinic (2009)