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Practice Areas:
Education:
- J.D., University of Washington, 1986
- B.A., University of Minnesota, 1983
Boards & Memberships:
- Washington State Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Litigation Section, and Environment and Land Use Section
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section and Labor and Employment Section
- Federal Bar Association, Member and Trustee
- United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- United States District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington
- United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals
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Timothy M. Lawlor, Principal
Spokane
P: 509.624.5265
F: 509.458.2717
tml@witherspoonkelley.com
Legal Assistant: Mariann Beals
Tim Lawlor practices in the areas of commercial, labor and employment, eminent domain, and class action litigation.
Tim has successfully represented clients in a wide variety of complex commercial disputes. He has successfully defended class actions in Wisconsin, Washington, and California. He has handled a wide variety of employment law claims including age, sex, race, and disability discrimination cases. He has obtained numerous summary judgments in discrimination cases on behalf of employers. He was in the Judge Advocate General's Corps Group of the United States Army, and represented soldiers.
- Licensed to practice in Washington and Idaho.
- Joined Witherspoon Kelley in 1993.
Representative Cases Argued:
- Spokane Airports v. RMA, Inc., No. 26538-2-III, 149 Wn. App. 930 (2009) (Condemnation).
- Wright v. Jeckle, 158 Wash. 2nd 375 (2006) (Class Action concerning Washington’s medical anti-kickback statute).
- Griffiths v. Trustees of Carpenters Local Union No. 98, 98 Wash App. 1063 (2000) (Attempted rescission of real estate contract).
- State v. Wandermere, 89 Wash. App. 369 (1997) (Eminent domain).
- U.S. v. Greene, 36 M.J. 274 (1993), U.S. v. Lilly, 24 M.J. (1992), U.S. v. Donley, 33 M.J. 44 (1991) (Judge Advocate General's Corps U.S. Army).
Representative Cases Litigated:
- Defended a series of nationwide class action cases involving warranty and product liability issues.
- Obtained seven-figure settlements for clients in a technical product liability case.
- Obtained a $1.1 million arbitration award in an Idaho condemnation case.
- Successfully defended a major insulated glass manufacturer in two class-action cases.
- Helped obtain a $1.56 million jury verdict for owners of vacant property north of Spokane.
- Successfully defended appeal of the largest condemnation award in Eastern Washington history.
- Obtained record condemnation settlements with the state of Washington.
- Successfully defended an engineering firm in geotechnical litigation.
- Assisted in trying and winning the first Americans with Disabilities Act case in the Eastern District of Washington.
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