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Overview
Practice Areas
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80% Workers Compensation
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20% Social Security
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Fees and Payment Types
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Fees
Contingent (10%-30%)
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Contact Information
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References
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Résumé
License
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38 years since Michael J. Pontarolo was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| Washington |
Active
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1973 |
01/31/2012 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
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Adjunct Professor-Workers Compensation at
Gonzaga School of Law
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1984–present
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Delay Curran Thompson Pontarolo & Walker
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1975–present
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Attorney at
William Iunker, Attorney
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1974–1975
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Legal Intern and Attorney at
Mullin and Etter
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1971–1974
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See all 4 job entries
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| The Best Lawyers in America |
Best Lawyers in America |
2010 |
| Preeminent Rating-Martindale-Hubbell |
Martindale-Hubbell |
2009 |
| Smithmoore P. Myers Professionalism Award |
Spokane County Bar Association |
2009 |
| Super Lawyer-Washington |
Washington Law & Politics Magazine |
2006 |
See all 4 awards
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Member |
Commission on Judicial Conduct |
2007-present
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| Investigative Counsel |
Washington State Bar Association |
2007-present
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| Member |
American Bar Association |
1976-present
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| Member |
Washington State Trial Lawyers Association nka Washington State Association for Justice |
1975-present
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| Member |
American Association for Justice |
1974-present
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| Member |
Association of Trial Lawyers of America |
1974-present
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| Member |
Spokane County Bar Association |
1973-present
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| Member |
Washington State Bar Association |
1973-present
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| Board of Governors |
Washington State Bar Association |
2003-2006
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| Special Disrict Counsel |
Washington State Bar Association |
1984-2003
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| Member |
Western Association of Workers' Compensation Boards |
1987-1996
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| Member |
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers |
1990-1994
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| President |
Spokane County Bar Association |
1989-1990
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| Vice President-East |
Washington State Trial Lawyers Association |
1984-1985
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Portfolio
Cases
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Outcome: Decision for Cowlitz (Injured Worker)
Outcome: Decision for Heidy (Injured Worker)
Outcome: Decision for Injured Workers
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Negotiation or Extortion |
Spokane County Bar Association |
2010 |
| Professionalism |
Spokane County Bar Association |
2009 |
| The Lost Art of Lawyering-Lawyer Discipline |
Whitman County Bar Association Meeting |
2005 |
| Workers Compenstion in Washington |
Peoples Law School |
2002 |
| Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability |
Disibility Law |
2000 |
| Issues in Workers Compensation |
WSWRA Annual Conference |
1998 |
| Attorney Discipline in Washington |
Attorney Discipline |
1998 |
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