Ronald A. Van Wert
Managing Member
Areas of Emphasis
- LABOR & EMPLOYMENT
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE DEFENSE
- PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINARY MATTERS
- CRIMINAL DEFENSE
- MEDIATION & ARBITRATION (ADR)
- Ron is available to mediate cases with an emphasis on employment and labor matters. Over 25 years, Ron has represented plaintiffs and defendants, as well as counseled employers and employees on matters with an objective towards reconciliation versus litigation. Beyond his experience, Ron's alternative dispute resolution training includes Mediating the Litigated Case, a 40-hour course through Pepperdine's Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution.
Education & Achievements
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law, JD (1997)
- University of Arizona, BS, cum laude, Regents Scholar (1993)
- Pepperdine University, Caruso School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution (2022)
- AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated (2013)
- Super Lawyer: Super Lawyers Magazine (2021-2023)
- Rising Star: Super Lawyers Magazine (2011- 2012)
- Avvo Rated 10.0 Superb
- Adjunct Professor, Gonzaga University School of Law; Employment Discrimination (2021 & 2022), Labor Law (2023)
- President - Federal Bar Association for the Eastern District of Washington (2018)
- Chairperson - Spokane County Bar Superior Court Liaison Committee (2010 - 2017)
- Trustee - Spokane County Bar Association (2009 - 2011)
- Note and Comment Editor, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly (1996 - 1997)
- American Jurisprudence Award, Legal Writing and Research (1994)
Memberships
- Arizona State Bar (1997)
- Washington State Bar (2002)
- Idaho State Bar (2007)
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Cited Cases
- Rose v. Anderson Hay and Grain Co., 168 Wn. App. 474 (Div. III, 2012) (employment case regarding applicability of wrongful termination in violation of public policy)
- United States v. Peer, 171 Fed. Appx. 140 (9th Cir. 2006) (criminal case resulting in limited remand for sentencing based on error in imposition of sentence under mandatory sentencing guidelines)
- Stubblefield v. Trombino, 4 P.3d 437 (Ariz. App. 2000) (criminal case interpreting Arizona law for attempted possession of a controlled substance)
