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  Jennifer Duran

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  Jennifer has overseen a wide range of cases including those involving traumatic brain injury, spinal fusion surgeries, reconstructive joint surgeries as well as catastrophic injuries. Jennifer attended St. Mary’s School of Law in San Antonio Texas. While in law school she volunteered more than 100 hours to pro-bono causes and participated in the law school’s clinic program. Jennifer is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, Pierce County Bar Association, Thurston County Bar Association, and an Eagle member of the Washington State Association for Justice. Bar Admissions: Washington, 2016 Representative Cases: Framer v. General Contractor (7 Figure settlement) – 2022

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  Laurel Smith

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  Laurel Smith has practiced law since 1975 and has provided legal services in her Rochester office since 1978. Ms. Smith's focus of practice is on workers' compensation, personal injury, landlord/tenant issues, estate planning and probate, and family law. Ms. Smith is a graduate of the University of Washington School of Law. She is a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association, and the Thurston and Lewis County Bar Associations. She is an Eagle member of the Washington State Association for Justice (formerly Washington State Trial Lawyers Association), where she served on the Board of Directors and various committees and was awarded the Alvin Andersen award for service in 2004. She has served as the chair of the Workers' Compensation Section and as the chair of the Thurston County Round Table. Ms. Smith has provided pro bono legal services throughout her career: her firm received the Thurston County Volunteer Legal Choice's 2007 Award for pro bono services, she was awarded the American Bar Association Family Law Section pro bono award in 2001 and has been recognized by the Washington State Bar for over 50 hours of pro bono service per year since the WSBA started acknowledging such service in 2003. She provides free legal services through both the Thurston County Volunteer Legal Clinic and the Lewis County Legal Aid Clinic. She has served on the pro bono committee of the Washington State Bar Association. Ms. Smith volunteers as a settlement conference judge in Thurston County District Court and has acted as judge pro tem in Lewis County District Court. She acts as an arbitrator in Lewis, Thurston, Grays Harbor, and Mason counties. She is an ex-officio director of Rochester Community Services (ROOF). Bar Admissions: Washington, 1975 U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington, 1975 U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1975 Honors: Alvin Andersen Award for Service Thurston County Volunteer Legal Clinic’s Award American Bar Association Family Law Section pro bono Award Recognized by the Washington State Bar for over 50 hours of pro bono service per year since 2003 Thurston County Bar Association’s Bigelow Award Pro-Bono Activities: Provided pro bono legal services through Thurston County Volunteer Legal Clinic Provided pro bono legal services through Lewis County Legal Aid Clinic Served on the pro bono committee of the Washington State Bar Association Volunteers as a settlement conference judge in Thurston County District Court Rochester Community Services (ROOF), Officer and Director

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