by Kerri Lether | Sep 14, 2018 | Events, News & Updates
On September 18, 2018 Tom Lether will be presenting at the WSBA’s Ethics in Civil Litigation Seminar in Seattle, Washington. Tom will specifically be addressing ethical issues for assigned defense counsel in “Reservation of Rights” cases in Washington. This is an all-day seminar with CLE credits available. Tom will be speaking at approximately 12:45pm. See the below link for additional information and to register if you are interested in attending.
https://www.mywsba.org/PersonifyEbusiness/2018-Ethics-in-Civil-Litigation/MeetingDetail/14177769
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Tom directly at tlether@letherlaw.com.
by Kerri Lether | May 18, 2018 | Events, News & Updates
Lether and Associates will be presenting at West Coast Casualty’s 25th Annual Construction Defect Seminar at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California.
Lether & Associates will be presenting on:
Friday May 18, 2018 from 9:30 AM -10:30 AM — in the North Ballroom,
The subject of this presentation will be Northwest Coverage and Extra-Contractual Claims: A Construction Defect Perspective.
This panel discussion will focus on coverage and claims handling issues specific to the northwest, including a discussion of Washington and Oregon law. C.E. credits will be offered for a number of states. For a complete list, please visit http://www.westcoastcasualty.com/seminar/continuing-education/.
If you have any questions, please contact our office at tlether@letherlaw.com or West Coast Casualty at davestern@westcoastcasualty.com. Additional information can also be found on West Coast Casualty’s website. www.westcoastcasualty.com. We hope to see everyone there.
by Kerri Lether | Nov 17, 2017 | Events, News & Updates
Due to the favorable interest in our in-house CE program scheduled for October 25, 2017 and Tom Lether’s trial calendar and case schedule, Lether & Associates is moving the seminar date to November 15, 2017. The seminar will still be held at our lakeside office on Lake Union in Seattle, Washington. The program and topics will remain the same. We apologize for any inconveniences this may cause. We hope that everyone will still be able to attend and we invite anyone else who is interested in joining our discussion to RSVP to info@letherlaw.com by November 1, 2017.
We look forward to talking to everybody on November 15th.
by Kerri Lether | Sep 25, 2017 | Events, News & Updates
Since Lether & Associates was founded, our firm has made the training of our attorneys and education of our clients a priority. The firm regularly presents seminars, in-house training and regularly publishes updates on important cases on developments in the insurance industry.
Based upon the favorable response we have received from clients and attorneys throughout the country, Lether & Associates has decided to present a free course at our Lake Union Office on October 25, 2017. The course will address coverage issues and extra contractual claims in the Northwest. The course will specifically focus on Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska. The course is approved for 5.5 CE credits in the State of Washington. Snacks and beverages will be provided throughout the day of the course.
The seminar agenda is as follows:
9:30AM (15 minutes) Introduction on Coverage and Extra-Contractual Claims
9:45AM (45 minutes) Liability Insurance Claims- Duty to Defend and Duty to Indemnify in Washington and Oregon
10:30AM (30 minutes) Additional Insured Claims and Risk Transfer Issues
11:00AM (60 minutes) Extra Contractual Issues in Washington and Oregon
- IFCA
- Bad Faith
- CPA Claims
- Negligence Claims
- Attorney Fee Claims
12:00PM (30 minutes) Specific Areas of Concern Involving Claims Handling
12:30PM (60-minute break) Lunch
1:30PM (60 minutes) First Party Property Insurance Claims Issues
- Efficient Proximate Cause Rule Involving Property Claims’
- Common Coverage Issues and Exclusions
2:30PM (60 minutes) Fraud and Compliance Issues in Property Claims
3:30PM (30 minutes) Questions
The speakers will include Tom Lether as well as other members of our firm. We hope that you are able to attend. If interested, please RSVP by October 11th, so we can secure a spot for you. Once again, this seminar is free and we hope to have you join us.
by Kerri Lether | Sep 12, 2017 | Construction Law, Events, News & Updates
Tom Lether is proud to once again be the chairperson for the Seminar Group’s Insurance in the Construction Industry Law seminar. This two-day event, which Tom has chaired for the last 4 years, is this year focusing particularly on insurance issues involving the construction industry. The speakers include a number of experienced attorneys from both sides of the industry, a panel discussion with active Superior Court judges and a mock negotiation involving stipulated settlement issues. The two-day seminar on insurance in the construction industry will allow attendees to gain a better understanding of the wide variety of insurance issues involving construction law. The seminar is particularly timely given the current construction boom throughout the Northwest Region.
We look forward to having you join Tom and the rest of the speakers for this presentation.
To view the full agenda and register visit:
http://www.theseminargroup.net/seminardetl.aspx?id=5749
by Kerri Lether | Jun 19, 2017 | Events, News & Updates
On August 30, 2017, the National Business Institute will be presenting a full-day CLE seminar on advanced insurance bad faith in Washington and the Northwest. Speakers will include Thomas Lether and Kyle Silk-Eglit of Lether & Associates who will be speaking on bad faith and discovery related issues. A number of well-respected attorneys from the Seattle area will be speaking as well at the seminar on various bad faith issues. The seminar will be held at the downtown Seattle Courtyard on Westlake Avenue. This location is just a few short blocks down the street from Lether & Associates’ Lake Union office. For anyone who is interested, please see seminar outline and NBI materials attached.
We hope you have an opportunity to attend this seminar. If you are in the Westlake area and would like to stop by, please let us know.
See NBI materials below:
https://gallery.mailchimp.com/60af141180a52242bae59456f/files/a8165a84-2146-4be2-bfa7-b8ab019396f1/nbi_final.docx
