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Richard C. Platte

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Practice Areas

40% Car / Auto Accident
40 years
20% Personal Injury
40 years
10% Brain Injury
40 years
5% Medical Malpractice
40 years

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Contact Information

Law Offices of Richard C. Platte

Eugene, OR 97401

Office: 360-647-5145
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Law Offices of Richard C. Platte

336 36th St., #387

Bellingham, WA 98225

360-647-5145
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Richard C Platte, Attorney at Law

105 5th Street, Suite 201

Lynden, WA 98264

360-647-5145
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If I was seriously injured or a family member had died as a result of someone's negligence, I would want fair compensation without a jury trial, if possible.... more

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“Best and most knowledgeable and respected personal injury lawyer I have ever heard of.”

Posted by: Janna, 2010-04-14 almost 2 years ago.

Client Review: Mr. Richard Platte is a great personal injury lawyer. He not only went the extra mile for me, he greatly surpassed it. At ever point, I felt he... more

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Posted by: a Personal Injury client, 2007-06-15 over 4 years ago.

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Dick is a very experienced, effective and ethical trial lawyer. I refer cases to him when I have a conflict, and would not hesitate to ask him to... more

Endorsement from lawyer: Earl Angevine , Mount Vernon (WA), Almost 2 years ago

Résumé

License

40 years since Richard C. Platte was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
Oregon	Active	1972	11/05/2009
Washington	Active	1972	01/31/2012

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

Work Experience

Position	Duration
Attorney at Law Firm of Richard C. Platte	2003–present
Partner at Shepherd Abbott Platte	2002–2003

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Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
University of Oregon School of Law	Law	JD - Juris Doctor	1972
University of Washington	Business Administration	BA - Bachelor of Arts	1969

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Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in WA	The American Trial Lawyers Association	2008
Random Acts of Professionalism		2006

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Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Member	Western Trial Lawyers Association	2005-present
Member	Washington State Association for Justice	1974-present

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Publications

Article	Publication	Date
Evidence In Civil Cases	Seminar materials: Admitting and Excluding Evidence: The Basics	2011
The Rape of Free Speech	LIBERTY (magazine)	1999

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Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date
Evidence In Civil Cases	Seminar: Admitting and Excluding Evidence: The Basics	2011
The Newstand Case	Journalism class at WWU	2011

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