Robert B. Carey, Partner & Executive Committee Member
Rob Carey is a member of Hagens Berman's executive committee and leads the firm's Phoenix office. His practice focuses on many areas of litigation including personal injury, auto defect and insurance cases, and he routinely handles jury trials for high-value cases. Mr. Carey's work also extends to bad-faith insurance and medical malpractice, with several jury trials involving verdicts with as much as $75 million at stake. His recent successes also include helping originate the Toyota Sudden Unintended Acceleration case, filing the initial Hagens Berman complaints for a case that eventually settled for $1.6 billion.
His work in insurance bad faith litigation against major carriers and personal injury cases includes dozens of seven-figure verdicts and settlements. more »
Martin D. McLean, Partner
Mr. McLean is a true trial attorney having tried more than 20 cases to verdict in various state and federal courts. He represents individuals who have suffered catastrophic personal injury or loss and his clientele includes a wide range of individuals, including children who have suffered harm while in state care, elderly adults who have experienced abuse or neglect in nursing homes and individuals harmed by medical negligence. During his tenure with Hagens Berman’s personal injury team, Mr. McLean has contributed to numerous lawsuits resulting in multi-million dollar recoveries on behalf of the firm’s clients.
Mr. McClean's notable cases include Marx v. DSHS, $3 million judgment on behalf of developmentally-disabled patient sexually abused at state-run hospital; Tamas v. State of Washington, $525,000 judgment on behalf of three children seeking public records from state agency; Wright v. DSHS, $2,850,000 judgment against the state of Washington for negligent child abuse investigation; and Rudolph v. DSHS, $900,000 judgment on behalf of family of a vulnerable adult severely neglected in state-licensed adult family home. more »
David P. Moody, Senior Counsel
David Moody is a trial attorney with a passion for representing children, the disabled, and elderly and incapacitated citizens. He has successfully secured many multi-million dollar recoveries on behalf of vulnerable citizens who have been abused, neglected or exploited.
His notable cases include the largest jury verdict ever upheld against the state of Washington, DSHS ($17.8 million), the largest single-plaintiff settlement against the state of Washington, DSHS ($8.8 million), the largest recovery on behalf of three foster children ($7.3 million), the largest single-plaintiff settlement on behalf of a child in Snohomish County, Washington ($5 million), the largest judgment on behalf of an incapacitated child in Spokane County, Washington ($4 million), the largest judgment ever obtained against Eastern State Hospital ($3 million), and the largest judgment ever obtained against the State of Washington, Child Study and Treatment Center ($3 million) among many other successful verdicts. more »
Shelby R Smith, Of Counsel
Shelby R. Smith is of Counsel at Hagens Berman's Seattle office where she prosecutes personal injury cases and is involved in other areas of the firm's most complex litigation. She currently represents student-athletes in personal injury litigation pertaining to concussions/traumatic brain injuries suffered during sporting activities.
She also represents crime victims who wish to keep their counseling records private during criminal proceedings and continues to represent victims of domestic violence and sexual assault to obtain protection orders so that their abusers cannot have any contact with them. Prior to working at Hagens Berman, Ms. Smith worked for 10 years at the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, working on cases in a diverse set of areas, including the sexual assault, violent crime, district court, domestic violence, felony filing and special drug units. more »
Jacob Berman, Associate
Jacob Berman is an associate at Hagens Berman's Seattle office where his practice focuses on personal injury and class-action cases. Mr. Berman represents clients in a number of areas including wrongful death, brain injury, spinal injury, product liability and nursing home negligence. As a junior member of Hagens Berman’s personal injury team, Mr. Berman is learning from the best as he hones his skills as a young trial lawyer. more »
Lauren S Miller, Associate
Lauren Miller’s practice focuses on advocating for individuals harmed by dangerous pharmaceutical drugs and defective medical devices. She joined the firm in 2021 as an associate attorney and works remotely and from the firm’s Austin office. Her experience representing clients in personal injury litigation and advocating on behalf of survivors of sexual assault adds to the firm’s robust personal injury practice both in resources and compassion. more »
