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Practice Areas
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50% Litigation
21 years
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45% State, Local And Municipal Law
12 years
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5% Appeals
21 years
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Matthew Leonhard
, Pendleton (OR), About 1 year ago
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Résumé
Licenses
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21 years
since Timothy J. Donaldson 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 |
| Walla Walla City Attorney at City of Walla Walla |
1996–present
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| In-house counsel at Unigard Insurance Company |
1990–1996
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| Associate at Evans, Craven & Lackie, P.S. |
1987–1990
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| Legal Intern at Evans, Craven & Lackie, P.S. |
1985–1987
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Education
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Distinguished Citizenship Award |
Walla Walla Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Lodge 287 |
2007 |
| Judiciary Excellence Superstar Award |
Washington State Traffic Safety Commission |
2001 |
| School Board of the Year (board member co-recipient) |
Washington State School Directors' Association |
2001 |
| Star Award |
Unigard Insurance Company |
1996 |
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Member |
Oregon State Bar |
1992–present
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| Member |
Idaho State Bar |
1994–present
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| Member |
United States Supreme Court Bar |
1996–present
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| Member |
Walla Walla Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Prevention Committee |
1996–present
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| Member |
Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys |
1996–present
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| Member |
Federal Circuit Bar |
2004–present
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| Member |
Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence |
2004–present
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| Member |
Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys - Amicus Committee |
2006–present
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| Board Member |
Walla Walla County Traffic Safety and DUI Task Force |
2007–present
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| Board Member |
Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys |
2008–present
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| Board of Directors |
Walla Walla School District No. 140 |
1999–2007
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| Board Member |
Walla Walla YMCA |
2003–2007
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| Chair |
Walla Walla County Traffic Safety and DUI Task Force |
2006–2007
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| Board President |
Walla Walla School District No. 140 |
2003–2004
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Portfolio
Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| Combating Victim/Witness Intimidation in Family Violence Cases: A Response to Critics of the "Forfeiture by Wrongdoing" Confrontation Exception Resurrected by the Supreme Court in Crawford and Davis |
Idaho Law Review |
2008 |
| A Blast from the Past: Crawford, Giles and Confrontation Forfeiture- 2008 WSAMA Fall Conference |
Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys, Legal Notes, Information Bulletin No. 531, Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington |
2008 |
| Dealing with Statutory and Other Defenses in Negotiations with Defense Counsel - 2006 WSAMA Fall Conference |
Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys, Legal Notes, Information Bulletin No. 526, Municipal Research and Service Center of Washington |
2006 |
| Prosecution after Crawford v. Washington - 2005 WSAMA Fall Conference |
Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys, Legal Notes, Information Bulletin No. 523, Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington |
2005 |
| Usage of Hearsay in Criminal Cases after Crawford v. Washington - 2004 WSAMA Fall Conference |
Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys, Legal Notes, Information Bulletin No. 520, Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington |
2004 |
| Involuntary Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance (rev. ed.) - Ch. 10 of the Washington Motor Vehicle Accident Insurance Deskbook 2d ed. |
Washington State Bar Association Deskbook |
2001 |
| Involuntary Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance (rev. ed.) - Ch. 10 of the Washington Motor Vehicle Accident Insurance Deskbook |
Washington State Bar Association Deskbook |
1998 |
| Involuntary Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Ch. 10 of the Washington Motor Vehicle Accident Insurance Deskbook |
Washington State Bar Association Deskbook |
1995 |
| When is Bad Faith Claims Handling an Unfair Trade Practice? Actions Against Insurers Under Washington's Consumer Protection Act |
Gonzaga Law Review |
1992 |
| Jurisdictional Survey of Tort Provisions of Washington's 1986 Tort Reform Act (co-author) |
Gonzaga Law Review |
1986 |
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Cases
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- Title:
- Coffey et. al. v. City of Walla Walla et. al.
- Practice Area:
- Land Use / Zoning
- Outcome:
- Successfully defended land use appeal
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Court of Appeals held that appeals of Growth Management Act comprehensive plan map amendments must be brought before Growth Management Hearings ...
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- City of Walla Walla et. al. v. Walla Walla County
- Practice Area:
- State, Local And Municipal Law
- Outcome:
- Successfully appealed GMA development regs.
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Eastern Washington Growth Management Hearings Board held that a non-compliant GMA comprehensive plan may not be implemented by adoption of ...
- Title:
- Citizens for Good Governance et. al. v. Walla Walla County
- Practice Area:
- State, Local And Municipal Law
- Outcome:
- Successfully appealed GMA comprehensive plan
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Eastern Washington Growth Management Hearings Board held that urban growth densities are not allowed outside designated urban growth areas.
- Title:
- Walla Walla v. Topel
- Practice Area:
- Litigation
- Outcome:
- Successfully prohibited deferred prosecution
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Case held that DUI offender may petition for deferred prosecution of charges only once in a lifetime.
- Title:
- Munns v. Martin
- Practice Area:
- Appeals
- Outcome:
- Successfully defended against mandamus petition
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Case held that historic landmark ordinance cannot place an administrative burden upon the free exercise of religion.
- Title:
- Cook v. Unigard Insurance Company
- Practice Area:
- Litigation
- Outcome:
- Successfully defended against UIM claim
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Case upheld validity of underinsured motorist coverage anti-stacking clauses.
- Title:
- Clark & Simpson v. Michelson
- Practice Area:
- Appeals
- Outcome:
- Successfully defended appeal of judgment
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Case held that Washington state law prohibiting commissive waste applies to periodic tenancies.
- Title:
- Cashmere Pioneer Growers v. Unigard
- Practice Area:
- Litigation
- Outcome:
- Successfully defended against ins. coverage claim
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Case held that care, custody & control exclusion applies to exclude insurance coverage for damage to property which was contractually left in the ...
- Title:
- Krempl v. Unigard Sec. Ins. Co.
- Practice Area:
- Litigation
- Outcome:
- Successfully defended against ins. coverage claim
- Description:
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Case recognized that efficient proximate cause rule does not create insurance coverage when an excepted risk sets into motion a loss.
- Title:
- Meckna v. Opheim
- Practice Area:
- Litigation
- Outcome:
- Successfully defended against dram shop claim
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Case held that third parties injured by intoxicated minors are not members of the class protected by RCW 66.44.270.
- Title:
- Starczewski v. Unigard Ins. Group
- Practice Area:
- Litigation
- Outcome:
- Successfully defended against CPA claim
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Case recognized reasonableness defense against consumer protection claims alleging insurer violations of WAC 284-30.
- Title:
- Lien v. Barnett
- Practice Area:
- Litigation
- Outcome:
- Successfully obtained dismissal of claims
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Case recognized that courts review substance over form when considering rule 12(b)(6) dismissal motions.
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Speaking Engagements
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| Speaking Engagement Name |
Conference |
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| A Blast from the Past: Crawford, Giles and Confrontation Forfeiture |
2008 WSAMA Fall Conference |
2008 |
| Strengthening Relations with Your Police Department |
2007 WSAMA Fall Conference |
2007 |
| Prosecution of Family Violence Cases |
Washington State Domestic Violence Team Training |
2007 |
| Dealing with Statutory and Other Defenses in Negotiations with Defense Counsel |
2006 WSAMA Fall Conference |
2006 |
| Prosecution of Family Violence Cases |
Washington State Domestic Violence Team Training |
2006 |
| Prosecution After Crawford v. Washington |
2005 WSAMA Fall Conference |
2005 |
| Investigation and Prosecution of Family Violence Cases |
Criminal Domestic Violence Best Practices |
2005 |
| Prosecution of Family Violence Cases |
Washington State Domestic Violence Team Training |
2005 |
| Usage of Hearsay in Criminal Cases after Crawford v. Washington |
2004 WSAMA Fall Conference |
2004 |
| Prosecution of Family Violence Cases |
Washington State Domestic Violence Team Training |
2004 |
| Prosecution of Family Violence Cases |
Washington State Domestic Violence Team Training |
2003 |
| Prosecution of Family Violence Cases |
Washington State Domestic Violence Team Training |
2002 |
| Prosecution of Family Violence Cases |
Washington State Domestic Violence Team Training |
2001 |
| Prosecution of Family Violence Cases |
Washington State Domestic Violence Team Training |
2000 |
| Prosecution of Family Violence Cases |
Washington State Domestic Violence Team Training |
1999 |
| Policy Issues: Reading the Fine Print |
Personal Injury Defense: Practical Tips and Update on the Law |
1993 |
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