Tacoma, WA

John R. (Jack) Connelly

John R. (Jack) Connelly, a fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and numerous Trial Lawyer organizations in the United States, is consistently named to the Best Lawyers in America, and ranked in the top lawyers in Washington State. Super Lawyers Magazine has included him in the top 100 lawyers in Washington since 2003, and Seattle Metropolitan Magazine ranks him as one of the foremost attorneys in the Seattle region. A member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), past President of the Washington Association for Justice (WSAJ) and of the Damages Attorneys Roundtable (DART) a charter member of the Crime Victim’s Bar Association, a fellow of the American Bar Foundation, Connelly has been honored as Washington State’s Trial Lawyer of the Year by WSAJ in 2000, by ABOTA in 2007, and was selected as Lawyer of the Year in 2015, and 2018 for Seattle by Best Lawyers in America. Jack’s advocacy for Plaintiffs in numerous high profile cases has resulted in landmark verdicts and positive changes in laws protecting vulnerable citizens. Jack has been practicing law in the Puget Sound Area for over 42 years, entirely in representation of plaintiffs.

Kirk Bernard

Kirk Bernard is the founder of Bernard Law Group and an award-winning personal injury lawyer. He has been a civil litigator in Washington and California for over 30 years, specializing in personal injury cases. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of California at Santa Barbara and became licensed in 1981. He is recognized for his significant settlements and verdicts, community involvement, and was named Washington's 2023 Attorney of the Year by Top 100 Registry.

Glenn Phillips

R. Glenn Phillips knows what it’s like to face seemingly insurmountable obstacles. He had a humble upbringing, and as a teenager, had to pitch in to earn money for his family. He had to fight to get into college and law school. Those experiences helped form the philosophy that drives Phillips Law Firm - a philosophy that no matter what obstacles we face, we must overcome them and fight as aggressively and as ethically as we can for the best interests of our clients. Attorney Glenn Phillips has been practicing law since 1984. Early on in his career he realized that the playing field was not level, and that very few people are equipped to defend their own rights. It became his mission to offer regular people a chance for justice and closure to wrongs that were inflicted upon them. He has tried more than 100 civil jury cases and settled numerous million and multi-million dollar claims. He is actively involved in the firm’s defective drugs and devices practice, with an inventory of over 4,000 cases in his mass tort practice. He and his firm are recognized as leaders in pharmaceutical litigation and have been appointed to positions of leadership on associated steering committees, science/discovery committees, and JCCP’s. Attorney Glenn Phillips is a frequent speaker before such national groups as the National Trial Lawyers, American Association for Justice, Mass Torts Made Perfect, as well as state trial lawyer groups.

Loren Cochran

Loren Cochran is a founding partner at Cochran Douglas, PLLC, specializing in sexual abuse, civil rights violations, catastrophic injuries, and wrongful death cases. With over two decades of experience since his admission to the Washington bar in 2002, he is a highly awarded advocate, recognized as a Super Lawyer and a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100. His background in news production honed his storytelling skills, which he effectively uses in the courtroom to fight for justice for his clients.

Barry J. Wallis

Barry Wallis is an attorney at Wallis Law Firm, PLLC, specializing in personal injury, criminal defense, and civil litigation. He has personally tried to verdict or settled over 400 cases. Before law school, he worked as an expert biologist for the State of Washington and as a federal extern. He has secured millions of dollars in settlements and judgments for clients, including a $3.6 million settlement for a pedestrian accident and over $1.5 million in a mesothelioma case. He has served on the board of the American Inns of Court, is a Director at Sound Credit Union, and is a former co-president of the Cardozo Society and president of the Slavic Bar Association.

Adam E. Deitz

Adam E. Deitz is an attorney and licensed mariner who specializes in maritime personal injury matters. Raised on the water, Adam’s first job was dishwasher and deckhand on a commercial riverboat along the Tennessee River. Working his way up through the ranks (known as “hawsepiping”), he earned his U.S.C.G. Master endorsement in 2010. Since then, Adam has captained commercial passenger vessels on both coasts, including vessels in the Tennessee Valley, Narragansett Bay, Boston Harbor, and Lake Washington. Adam attended Roger Williams University School of Law in Rhode Island, where he studied specialty courses in maritime law. While attending law school, Adam simultaneously obtained a Master of Marine Affairs degree from the University of Rhode Island. Before graduating, Adam also clerked with District 1 Legal of the U.S. Coast Guard in Boston, Massachusetts. After law school, Adam became an associate attorney at a boutique maritime law firm in New York City, primarily representing vessel owners in litigation. He continued his litigation career by joining one of the highest-ranked maritime defense law firms in the country. In 2020, Adam relocated to Washington State to represent mariners who suffered injury in maritime accidents due to the negligence of others. He is excited to use his years of experience in vessel owner litigation and insurance defense to zealously advocate for his injured clients. Adam is a licensed mariner and experienced maritime lawyer, a Proctor in Admiralty, and has been recognized by his peers for personal injury litigation expertise. He has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star multiple times and recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch multiple times. He also holds an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Joseph 'J.P.' Pendergast is the owner and managing attorney at Pendergast Law, with twenty-five years of experience in personal injury law. He is a former King County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney and has secured over a hundred million dollars in verdicts and settlements. He holds numerous awards including '10.0 Superb' by Avvo, Super Lawyer for 2022, Elite Lawyer, Litigator Award Winner in Wrongful Death, and member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.