Peter Justin Viteznik

Pete handled a construction defect case on my behalf. A recently purchased home required nearly $400,000 in repairs. I hired Viteznik to recoup my repair costs from the builder and seller of the home. The builder/seller knew, and chose not to disclose, the known construction deficiencies that led ...to multiple water penetration issues. In my opinion, Peter J Viteznik's overconfidence, lack of preparation, and personal life distractions resulted in my case being dismissed on summary judgment. Viteznik didn't even bother to tell me that there was a summary judgment hearing. To make matters worse, I learned later, at a hearing for the motion for reconsideration, that because of a "personal conflict" Viteznik didn't even show up for the MSJ hearing and instead sent a junior associate, with little to no knowledge or expertise relating to my case, to the MSJ hearing. Court records confirm Viteznik's absence at the MSJ hearing. After the case was lost, I asked Viteznik, his current firm of Kilmer, Voorhees & Laurick, P.C., and his formal firm of Bullivant, Houser, and Bailey, PC to fund my appeal and they declined. It is one thing to make a mistake in life and quite another to deny it. Thankfully, I found two lawyers in Seattle that took the case to the appellate court and received a full reversal on ALL FIVE ARGUMENTS. In the end, the value of my valid claim was eroded because of the large amount of time that had elapsed between the original filing, appellate reversal, and settlement conference. Viteznik made money on my good case and I lost close to $600,000 (including legal fees).