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Overview
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Fees
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Contingent (33%-45%)
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Hourly ($275-$350/hour)
Payment types
Cash, Credit Card, Check
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About me: Robert Van Siclen concentrates his practice in litigation of complicated issues, including commercial matters of all kinds, major injury cases regardless of... more
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Endorsements
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Endorsement from lawyer:
Joseph Baker
, Auburn (WA), 11 months ago
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
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What more can you say about Bob Van Siclen other than his skill, knowledge and experience are the standards by which all attorneys' skill, knowledge...
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Résumé
Licenses
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41 years
since Robert Craig Van Siclen was first licensed to practice law in WA.
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
| Senior Partner at Van Siclen, Stocks & Firkins, Inc. P.S. |
1998–present
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| Senior Partner at Van Siclen & Stocks |
1995–1997
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| Senior Partner at Robert C. Van Siclen & Associates, Inc. P.S. |
1989–1994
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| Partner at Smythe & Van Siclen, Inc. P.S. |
1980–1988
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| Partner at Schneider, Smythe, Van Siclen & Reynolds |
1971–1987
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| Associate at Schneider, Smythe & Salley |
1968–1970
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| Goodenough & Evans |
1964–1967
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Education
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Awards
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| Award Name |
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Date |
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Martindale-Hubbell |
2008 |
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2007 |
| Designated as Super Lawyer |
Law & Politics Magazine |
2007 |
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1986 |
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1979 |
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1978 |
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Associations
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| Position |
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| Member |
United Methodist Church |
1964–present
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American Bar Association, Litigation Section |
1968–present
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| President 1975-76 |
Auburn Chamber of Commerce |
1968–present
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King County Bar Association; Labor Law Section |
1968–present
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Washington State Bar Association |
1968–present
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| Charter member |
King County Bar Association; Aviation Section |
1972–present
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| Member |
Lawyer Pilots Bar Association |
1974–present
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American Bar Foundation |
1975–present
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Washington State Bar Association |
1990–present
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Federal Bar Association (Eastern Washington) |
2000–present
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American Bar Association; Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee |
2004–present
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| Alternative Dispute Resolution Section |
King County Bar Association |
2004–present
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| Member of Board of Directors |
YMCA |
1971–1978
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| State Legal Counsel 1968 - 1970 |
Washington State Junior Chamber of Commerce |
1968–1977
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Portfolio
Publications
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Publication |
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| Defending False Allegations Involving Claims From Multiple Accusers and Multiple Perpetrators (Alleged) |
National Child Abuse Defense and Resource Center |
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Cases
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- Title:
- Berschauer Phillips Construction v. Matson Family Partnership
- Practice Area:
- Construction / Development
- Outcome:
- Negotiated settlement after extended litigation
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Matson Family Partnership owned real property in Auburn, Washington on which a Dodge Automobile dealership had been established for many years....
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- McLaughlin v. U. S. Bank
- Practice Area:
- Banking
- Outcome:
- Negotiated to successful settlement
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McLaughlin, a business man, had hundreds of thousands of dollars embezzled from his business by an employee. The employee would remove checks made...
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- Harkey, et al. v. Kingen, et al.
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- Contracts / Agreements
- Outcome:
- Judgment for client
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In this extremely complicated litigation, Harkey was induced by shareholders of a closely held corporation to invest multiples of millions of dollars...
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- [Plaintiff] v. Alcatel
- Practice Area:
- Telecommunications
- Outcome:
- Successful out-of-court settlement
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The plaintiff, an expert in intellectual property matters, after inventing certain devices and setting up a corporation to produce and market those...
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- English, et al. v. Cessna Aircraft Company
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- Personal Injury
- Outcome:
- Successfully negotiated out-of-court settlement
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the plaintiffs, English and Gerhards, sued Cessna Aircraft Company after they were involved in a serious private aviation accident resulting in...
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- Neilson v. Vashon Island School District
- Practice Area:
- Personal Injury
- Outcome:
- Successful outcome on appeal
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The plaintiff was a certificated educator in the Vashon Island School District who received unfavorable in inappropriate discipline charges agaisnt...
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- Gibson v. City of Tacoma and State of Washington
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- Personal Injury
- Outcome:
- Successfully settled after extensive litigation
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The plaintiff in this case was seriously injured when an embankment alongside a roadway in Tacoma, Washington, slid and otherwise fell on the...
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- Everett v. Wenatchee
- Practice Area:
- Personal Injury
- Outcome:
- Successful out-of-court settlement
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Mr. and Mrs. Everett were charged with and convicted of raping all of their children based on false allegations of such abuse made by one of their...
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- Rodriquez, et al. v. Robert Perez, City of Wenatchee and others
- Practice Area:
- Constitutional
- Outcome:
- Successful outcome for all plaintiffs
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Another of the infamous Wenatchee "Sex Ring Cases," in this civil rights action against Det. Robert Perez and the City of Wenatchee, County of Chelan...
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- Harold and Idella Everett v. State of Washington
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- Violent Crime
- Outcome:
- Wrongful conviction reversed
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Another of the infamous "Wenatchee Sex Ring Cases," Everett and Idella Everett had been wrongly convicted of raping and abusing all of the children...
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- State v. Sims
- Practice Area:
- Violent Crime
- Outcome:
- Defense Verdict
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Part of the infamous "Wenatchee Sex Ring Case," Honnah Sims was the Sunday School teacher in Wenatchee who publicly stood up for Pastor and Mrs....
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- State v. Roberson
- Practice Area:
- Violent Crime
- Outcome:
- Defense verdict for Both Mr. and Mrs. Roberson
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The Robersons were caught up in the infamous Wenatchee Sex Ring Cases in which a detective in the Wenatchee Police Department undertook to...
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Speaking Engagements
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| Speaking Engagement Name |
Conference |
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| Defending High Profile Allegations of Sexual Abuse of Children |
National Child Abuse Defense and Resource Center |
2000 |
| Representing The Teacher on Probation |
Annual Convention |
1980 |
| Legislative Changes |
Annual Banquet |
1976 |
| The Business Climate in South King County |
Annual Meeting |
1975 |
| Defending Teacher's Termination Cases Before Hearing Examiners |
Network Attorney's Seminar |
1975 |
| Estate Planning |
PSUC Annual Seminar |
1973 |
| The Responsibilities of Building Representatives in Teacher Probation Cases |
Puget Sound Uniserv Council Building Rep Seminar |
1972 |
| Understanding Parliamentary Procedure |
Annual Convention |
1971 |
| Rules of Parliamentary Procedure |
Annual Convention |
1970 |
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