MAGGIE Bruya KIRSCHNER

Attorney

Main Phone:   206.689.8500
Direct Line:     206.346.3957
Email:  mkirschner@forsberg-umlauf.com 

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PRACTICE EMPHASIS AND EXPERIENCE

Construction Litigation 
General Liability Defense
Premises Liability
Indian Law

Prior to joining the firm in 2007, Maggie practiced in San Francisco where she primarily focused on personal injury, products liability, premises liability and property damage claims.  Currently her civil litigation practice focuses on personal injury, premises liability, construction site injury, products liability, pharmacy malpractice and motor vehicle accident defense claims.

EDUCATION

J.D., University of San Francisco School of Law, 2005
B.A., University of Washington, 2002
  – Phi Beta Kappa

BAR / COURT ADMISSIONS

State of Washington
United States District Court, Western District of Washington
State of California
United States District Court, Northern District of California

HONORS / AWARDS / UNIQUE RECOGNITION

  • Named Outstanding Associate of the Year for 2011 by the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers (WDTL).  The WDTL Outstanding Associate Award recognizes the accomplishments of litigation associate attorneys who have been practicing less than eight years and have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
  • Selected to Washington Rising Stars in 2010 and 2011 by Super Lawyers magazine.
  • Designated a Rising Star in Litigation, 2009, by Washington Law & Politics magazine.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

  • Representation of retail corporations against premises liability claims.  
  • Representation of construction companies against work site injury claims.  
  • Representation of corporate pharmacies against prescription mis-fill and informed consent claims. 

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENT

Washington State Bar Association
King County Bar Association
Washington Defense Trial Lawyers
Defense Research Institute

ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS  

  • Contributing Author:  Premises Liability Issues and Law in Washington, Legal Reference GuideForsberg & Umlauf, 2007-2011. 
  

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