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My name is Robert Gould. I founded the
Law Offices of Robert B. Gould to help clients obtain compensation in
legal malpractices cases. It is important to me that you know I
strongly believe in and admire our legal system. I am honored to be an
attorney and to work with many capable colleagues involved in our system
of justice.
Nevertheless, even the most capable attorneys make mistakes, or
problems arise during the course of representing the client that they
fail to resolve correctly. When that happens we work diligently for our
clients. However, not all attorney mistakes rise to the level of
malpractice. So it is particularly important that you understand the
difference between legal malpractice for which you can recover
compensation and simply bad results for which you cannot recover
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About Robert B.
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Professional History
Born Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 11, 1942. Admitted to the bar of the
State of Idaho in 1968 and United States District Court for the District
of Idaho in 1968. Admitted to the Bar of the State of Washington in
1969. Also, admitted United States District Court, Western District of
Washington, Eastern District of Washington and Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals. Admitted U.S. Tax Court. Listed in "Best Lawyers in America"
(1994-Present). Denominated Washington Super Lawyer 2000-Present. AV
rated Martindale Hubbell for over 15 years.
Education
University of Washington (B.A., 1964), New York University (LLB,
1967). Special District counsel and Special Disciplinary Counsel to the
Washington State Bar Association. Member, Rules of Professional Conduct
Committee, Washington State Bar Association (1992-1995 & 1999-2002). Mr.
Gould has been a lecturer at numerous Continuing Legal Education
seminars, including for the Washington State Bar Association, Washington
Trial Lawyers Association, and the Oregon State Bar Association.
Author
Trial of the Legal Malpractice Case - Strategies, Expert Witnesses,
Unique Aspects of Legal Malpractice Cases - Plaintiff's Perspective",
Washington State Bar Association, April, 1985; Trial of the Legal
Malpractice Case – Strategies Expert Witnesses Unique Aspects of Legal
Malpractice Cases – Plaintiff’s Perspective, Washington State Bar
Association, April , 1985; Family Law Deskbook, chapters 3 and 4,
"Ethics in Family Law and "Malpractice", Washington State Bar
Association, 1989 & 2000; Editorial Board – Washington Legal Ethics
Deskbook, Washington State Bar Association (2003).
Member
King County, Washington State (Member Sections of Real Property,
Probate and Trust Law, Economics of Law Practice, Tort and Insurance
Practice) Bar Associations, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association,
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America and National Academy of
Legal Malpractice Attorneys.
Practice Areas
Litigation, legal malpractice, plaintiff's legal malpractice, and
other plaintiff's professional negligence.
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Bar Admissions
Supreme Courts of Washington (1996), Alaska (1998), Louisiana
(1980), and
Nebraska (1975); United States Supreme Court (1980); United States
Courts of
Appeal for the Fifth, Eighth and Ninth Circuits; United States District
Courts for
the Western District of Washington, and Districts of Alaska, Nebraska,
Eastern
Louisiana, and Western Louisiana.
Professional
AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
Southeast Nebraska Legal Services Corp., Smith Fellow (1975-77) and
Staff Attorney (1977-79);
New Orleans Legal Assistance Corp., Consumer Law Unit Managing Attorney
(1979-82);
Bubrig & Waid, Buras and Belle Chasse, Louisiana., Associate, Partner,
Managing Partner (1982-98);
Law Offices of Robert B. Gould, Seattle, Wash., Contract Attorney
(1996-98);
Bendich, Stobaugh & Strong, Seattle, Wash., Trial Attorney (1998-2002);
Law Offices of Robert B. Gould, Trial Attorney (2003- present).
Education
Juris Doctor, University of Nebraska, 1975; B.A.,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1972.
Publication
Ethical Problems of the Class Action Practitioner, 27 Loy. L. Rev.
1047(1981).
Seminar Faculties
Faculty Member, It’s Not Just Microsoft! How Employers are Cheating
Employees Through Payroll Schemes, Washington State Trial Lawyers
Association, Employment Law Seminar (2000); Faculty Member, Washington
State Bar Association, Employment Law Seminar (2000); Chairperson, Rule
11:
Its Use and Abuse, and Implications for Professionalism, King County Bar
Association (1999, repeated by request, 1999); Faculty Member, ERISA
Subrogation, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association (1998);
Chairperson,
Subrogation, King County Bar Association (1998); Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, Ethics: Establishing and Maintaining the Attorney-Client Relationship (Seattle, May, 2008).
Memberships
American Bar Association (Litigation Section); Washington State Bar
Association;
Washington State Trial Lawyers Association; King County Bar Association;
Louisiana State Bar Association; Alaska Bar Association (inactive);
Nebraska
State Bar Association (inactive); former chairperson, King County Bar
Association, CLE Committee; former vice chairperson, Louisiana State Bar
Association Client Security Fund; former chairperson, Louisiana State
Bar
Association, Consumer Law Section; Washington State Bar Association Committee of Law Examiners (2008).
Personal
Born in Lexington, Nebraska, February 8, 1950. Married to the former
Ruthie Knighton of West Seattle, two children: Stephen and Erin. Rotarian of
the Year 2005-06, Rotary District 5030 (Seattle and King County area); Rotarian
of the Year 1993-94, Rotary District 6840 (SE La./So. Miss.); Team Leader, 1994
Rotary Group Study Exchange to Southern India; co-founder, non-profit
corporation which renovated more than 250 homes for elderly, poor and
disabled homeowners, using private funds and volunteer labor (1992-96); founder,
all-expense paid leadership training program for high school students in
Louisiana and Mississippi (1992-95); founder, West Seattle Rotary Peace Festival
(2002).
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Disclaimer: It is important for you to realize that each
case is different. You must not allow prior results to create any
expectation about the results you can expect in your potential case.
Indeed, some cases result in no recovery whatsoever. Nevertheless, the
following list of some recent results in cases we have handled at the
trial court level (as opposed to appellate decisions) may give you a
better understanding of the kinds of cases we handle and the kinds of
services we provide.
- $2,000,000+ insurance bad faith judgment
- $600,000 legal malpractice jury verdict
- $860,000 legal malpractice verdict
- $1,300,000 residential construction arbitration award
- $807,000 medical malpractice jury verdict (plus additional
confidential pre-trial settlements)
- $672,500 insurance bad faith settlement
- $500,000 policy limits legal malpractice settlement on remand
after trial and appeal
- $475,000 legal malpractice settlement
- Confidential amount, architect malpractice settlement
- Voluntary dismissal by plaintiff, defense of general contractor
on a condominium construction project
- Confidential amount, legal malpractice settlement
- $900,000 legal malpractice settlement
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