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David D. Mordekhov

David D. Mordekhov
e-mail: dmordekhov@gandtlawfirm.com

EDUCATION

2002, J.D., cum laude, Seattle University School of Law

1997, LLB, People's Friendship Russian University

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Gardner Trabolsi & Associates PLLC, Seattle, WA

2003 - present

David D. Mordekhov practices at Gardner Trabolsi & Associates PLLC, with the primary emphasis on product liability, toxic tort, and personal injury defense.  He handles the defense of personal injury suits, including asbestos claims, premises liability, product defect, and motor-vehicle cases.  David acted as local counsel for a number of national product manufacturers sued in Washington courts, and his name can be found as counsel of record on several published Court of Appeals and Supreme Court decisions.  He was born and raised in Moscow, Russia, where he obtained his first law degree by the age of 22.  He graduated cum laude from Seattle University School of Law in 2002.  In his free time, David serves as WSBA's neighborhood legal clinic volunteer; he also enjoys running, snowboarding, cycling, and spending time with his teenage son George.

 

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

 

 

Washington State Bar Association # 32900     

Washington Defense Trial Lawyers' Association

King County Bar Association

 

 
PRESENTATIONS

"Independent Medical Examinations, Problems and Solutions"; WDTL CLE; Panel Member; October, 2011

"Industrial Hygiene Program and the State of the Art at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard"; Asbestos Defense CLE; January, 2009

"Defending an MVA Case"; WDTL presentation at the Seattle University School of Law; Winter, 2005

 

 OTHER

Named as Washington "Rising Star SuperLawyer"; Washington Law and Politics magazine, 2009, 2010 & 2011

WSBA's pro bono neighborhood legal clinic volunteer

Fluent in Russian

Founder & President of the Russian-American Legal Society, 2001-2001