About
Derek grew up in Edmonds, WA. After High School he attended Shoreline Community College, in Seattle, WA, earning an AA degree in Audio Engineering. He modified focus, attended the University of Washington, and graduated with a BA in English, with Writing Emphasis. He finished his Juris Doctorate at Gonzaga School of Law in 1997. He labored his whole way through college. Since being admitted to the Washington Bar in 1997 his consciousness has been on litigation of personal damage instances on behalf of injured parties. For the final two decades, he worked as a trial lawyer with specific mid-length corporations that targeted on personal damage. He has resolved about 1500 cases. He tried his first jury trial in 1999 and has tried instances often for the reason that. In October 2017 he opened this very own corporation.
Derek is admitted to exercise in all Washington State Courts, in Federal Court for the Eastern and Western District of Washington, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Derek is an Eagle has membership of the Washington State Association for Justice (previously the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association). He is also an arbitrator in King and Snohomish Counties. Outside of regulation, he enjoys spending time with his wife and children, trekking, touring and attending Husky Football games.
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Location
Legal Issues
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Maritime Law
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Brain Injury
- Motorcycle Collisions
- Auto and Trucking Collisions
- Slip and Trip and Fall
- Workers Compensation--Third Party Actions
Costs
- Free Consultation
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Conditional Fees
33.33% Pre-Suit; 40% Litigation
Certificates
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Accepted Jurisdictions
Experience
- Owner/Trial Lawyer
Radtke Law Office
2017 - Senior Trial Lawyer
Phillips Law Office
2009 - Trial Lawyer
BUCKLEY & ASSOCIATES
1998
Educations
Graduation year: 1997
Graduation year: 1993
Video Call/Chat Support
- Zoom
- RingCentral
