“Litigation” is admittedly a catchall word.  Everything inside a courtroom is litigation.  However, what happens in court is only the tip of the spear.  Before you see the inside of a courtroom, we must take depositions, discovery, retain experts, identify witnesses, write briefs, and a number of other actions that are necessary to even start — successfully — a trial.

You can have the smartest attorney in the world, but if they do not know how to litigate, you will lose.  Litigation includes both the skill of getting a case ready and knowing the law, and the ability to persuasively present your case to a jury.  Litigation is a skill set not all lawyers have.  It is the ability to present any subject matter to a jury.  That is our skill set.  In fact, we are so adept at it that both Shellie and Dan have taught litigation classes at the University of Washington School of Law and  Seattle University School of Law.

We do not write wills, prepare divorce paperwork, or draft contracts.  We do one thing, and it is everything we do: We litigate.

And, we do it very well.  Dan'L Bridges and Shellie McGaughey have litigated cases in every major county in the state (King, Pierce, Snohomish, Clark, Spokane) and most of the smaller ones (Cowlitz, Yakima, Island, Grays Harbor, Whatcom, Kitsap, Grays Harbor, Franklin, Benton, Skagit, Pacific).

We have a state wide reach and a state wide knowledge of litigation.  Wherever your case may be, we can go there.  And most likely, we already have been there.