️🏛️ **Victory Alert!** 🏛️ ️ We proudly announce that the Kings County Superior Court has granted summary judgment in favor of our client, a leading equipment manufacturer in the meat packing industry, in a products liability case. This decision comes after a tragic incident where the plaintiff lost a limb while sanitizing equipment, seeking a staggering $26 million from all parties involved. Our team was brought in as the third defense firm just six months before trial. With exceptional strategy and determination, Fresno office managing partner Patrick Schoenburg and senior counsel David Benton quickly developed a robust defense, highlighting evidence of product alteration, misuse, and insufficient causation related to alleged failures to warn. After a pivotal deposition, we successfully proved our client’s non-liability. Bravo to Patrick and David for their exceptional result! 👉 Discover more about this case at https://lnkd.in/gPwusRTt. #WSHB #WSHBFresno #LegalVictory #ProductsLiability #JusticeServed #Teamwork #ClientSuccess #LegalExcellence #ClientVictory #TrialLawyers #TrialAttorneys #MSJWin #DefenseStrategy
About us
Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman offers world-class representation for clients ranging from individuals to Fortune 500 corporations, with an emphasis on small to middle market firms. We offer services across a comprehensive range of practice areas. By combining decades of experience and in-depth legal knowledge with innovative management and the use of technology, we anticipate problems, seize opportunities and get cases resolved. Diversity is one of our core principles. This is reflected in the recruitment, training and promotion of our attorneys and, ultimately, the selection of our partners. The divergent backgrounds of our lawyers provide us with a wide-ranging perspective and leads to innovative strategies that yield efficient, successful results. From business and transactional matters to the toughest commercial and civil litigation, WSHB delivers the resources and experience of a large firm while maintaining outstanding, personal client service. All focused on one goal: the best possible outcomes of our client’s legal matters.
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External link for Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP
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- Law Practice
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- 501-1,000 employees
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- Los Angeles, CA
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- Partnership
- Founded
- 1997
- Specialties
- Toxic Tort, General Liability, Commercial/Business Litigation, Mass Torts/Class Action Defense, Construction, Medical Malpractice, Employment, Professional Liability, Product Liability, Municipality/Public Agency, Environmental Law, Real Estate, Transportation, Insurance, London Insurance Market, and Cybersecurity
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Employees at Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP
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Brian Mangan
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Christopher Seusing
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Tim Repass
Managing Partner, Seattle at Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman, LLP
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Updates
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We proudly announce that the Los Angeles Business Journal has recognized us as one of the 2024 Most Admired Law Firms to Work For. This recognition celebrates law firms that are actively working to create diverse, positive, and supportive environments that contribute to the success of their attorneys and staff. This award reflects WSHB's dedication to nurturing a culture of excellence, collaboration, and innovation. We thank the Los Angeles Business Journal for this recognition and our entire team for their invaluable contributions to our firm's ongoing success. The full list of honorees can be found at https://lnkd.in/g_AcyNdz. 🎉🏆 #WSHB #LABJ #MostAdmiredLawFirms
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WSHB's San Diego office is seeking attorney applicants with at least two years of experience for our growing civil litigation practice. As the go-to litigation firm for many large private clients, our attorneys handle a wide range of cases. Our associates work closely with lead attorneys on all phases of litigation, focusing on strategic thinking to achieve client objectives. Join our innovative firm and team of attorneys known for professional excellence. For more information, visit https://lnkd.in/gsiiXj39. 📚⚖️ #WSHB #WSHBSanDiego #JobOpening #AttorneyPosition #LegalCareers #CivilLitigation
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WSHB Partner Constance Endelicato, JD, CPHRM, FASHRM, will speak at the American Society for Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM) 2024 Annual Conference, which will take place from October 6-9 in San Diego, California. On Tuesday, October 8th, Constance will present with Robert Rosenbloom, MD, FAAEM, and Geri Hemphill, CPHRM, on "Things Are Not Always As They Seem: The Perils of Underreporting Child Abuse." In this session, the panelists will discuss methods to ensure proper detection and reporting of abuse to reduce under-reporting and subsequent litigation. Constance will also lead a Bite-Size learning session on Monday, October 6th, alongside Nerissa Legge, ASHRM Director of Member Engagement & Chapter Relations. Learn more and register at https://lnkd.in/ev9rsQUS. 🎤🏥 #WSHB #ASHRM #HealthcareRiskManagement #ConferenceSpeaker Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP
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Congratulations to WSHB partner Jackie Jensen Erler, whose term as an elected at-large member of the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) Construction Law Section Executive Committee begins today! Kudos to Jackie and all of the incoming Executive Committee Members! 🎉👏 #WSHB #WSBA #ConstructionLaw #LegalLeadership #TrialAttorneys #ThoughtLeadership Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP
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WSHB Partner Frances OMeara and fellow thought leader David Robles, Vice President of Allied World Specialty Insurance Company, will participate in a CLM Alliance (Claims and Litigation Management Alliance) webinar on Thursday, October 10, at 1:00 pm EST. In a webinar titled "Be Careful of Bad Lawyers," the panelists will discuss the impact of unethical legal conduct on the legal profession and the resulting changes to ethical rules and obligations. They will also examine how high-profile cases, such as those involving Tom Girardi and the attorneys who represented political candidates past and present, have led to new regulations by state bars and judicial bodies. The panelists will additionally explore recent ethical reforms and how the actions of poorly behaving lawyers have historically prompted stricter oversight and obligations within the legal profession. To register for this complimentary event, please visit https://lnkd.in/dCtecUb. 📚📝 #WSHB #CLM #ProfessionalLiability #ThoughtLeadership #Webinar #Learning #ProfessionalDevelopment Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP
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Join our legal team at WSHB Las Vegas! We're seeking attorney applicants for our growing medical malpractice, transportation, construction defect, and liability practice groups handling complex civil litigation. Daily, our attorneys work closely with lead attorneys on all phases of litigation, from rapid response investigations following catastrophic losses to case evaluation and reporting, discovery, and depositions through trial presentation, with an emphasis on strategic thinking to meet client objectives. Our firm offers a flexible work-from-home policy and opportunities for collaboration with lead attorneys across offices and practice areas. Join a team known for professional excellence! Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gEj855fM. 🏛️ ⚖️ #WSHB #WSHBLasVegas #LegalJobs #AttorneyJobs #JoinUs #LegalCareer #TrialAttorneys Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP
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We proudly announce that our partner, Michelle Arbitrio, has been appointed Treasurer of the Professional Liability Defense Federation (PLDF) for the 2024-2025 term. The PLDF is a national organization comprising nearly 600 lawyers and insurance professionals specializing in defending professional liability claims. Michelle was installed as Treasurer at the organization's annual meeting in Atlanta on September 25-27, 2024. Before this position, Michelle has served the PLDF as secretary, a board member, chair of the Nuclear Verdict Defense Trial Strategy and Diversity & Inclusivity Committees, and chair of the Insurance Agent/Broker Claims Committee. #WSHB #PLDF #ProfessionalLiabilityDefenseFederation #ThoughtLeadership #TrialAttorneys #ProfessionalLiability 🎉👏
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A panel of experts will delve deeper into the use of AI throughout the claims process and provide a thoughtful discussion of how claims professionals, attorneys, and brokers can use AI technology to reduce risk and better assess claims. Join Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP partner Tom D. Fama, Bert Dizon of Construction Insurance and Risk Captive of America (CIRCA), Terence D. Kadlec, P.E. of MC Consultants, and Maren Mooney, CCP, CLMP, CRIS of TSIB for a CLM Alliance (Claims and Litigation Management Alliance) webinar titled "Artificial Intelligence in Claims: A Look at AI and What Will Become the Future in Claims" on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at noon EST. To learn more and register, go to https://lnkd.in/geKk9WGj. #WSHB #CLM #ArtificialIntelligence #AI 🤖🔍
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WSHB partners Jacqueline Maulucci and Kate Fitzsimmons Adams from our Hartford, Connecticut office joined forces with Aileen Wilson and Kelly A Kihlmire-Caudill from Travelers Bond to raise money and awareness for the United Way at the 27th Annual Travelers Bond & Specialty Insurance Golf Tournament. We are proud of this dedicated foursome who came together to make a difference and ended up winning the Women’s Division title! Together, we can achieve great things! 🏌♀️🏆 #WSHB #GivingBack #GolfingForACause #UnitedWayBenefit #CommunityHeroes #MakingADifference