Defining Moments

The road to becoming a trusted plaintiff's attorney is full of character-defining moments.

• At age four, booted out of grandparents' Pennsylvania home after neatly trimming the fringe off the rugs to match his haircut.
• With mother and sister, landed in the dusty desert of Phoenix but took summer sojourns with his family to the mountains, where he fished for dinner.
• As a teenager, became the family's primary wage earner doing three jobs as paperboy, customer service rep, and yard worker.
• Developed his arguing skills on the debate team at George Washington University, then attended GWU's Law School on a full scholarship while working as a resident advisor and assistant house manager of the performing arts center.
• From a prestigious law clerkship, chose a small Seattle firm, where he met Gene Moen. Drawn to personal injury cases and repelled by timesheets, they set up shop near Seattle's Pike Place Market.
• Leaves the desert behind for a home surrounded by water on a Lake Union houseboat. Keeps in touch with his artistic side through ballroom dancing.

Paul Chemnick has represented clients with medical negligence claims for over 30 years. He has been asked to lecture at legal seminars on numerous occasions and has served as a Vice President and Board member of the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association. He has been recognized by his peers as a "Super Lawyer" in surveys conducted and published by Washington Law and Politics magazine for several years.'

Paul was valedictorian of his class at George Washingotn University. He later served as an editor of the GW Law Review and received his law degree with honors from GW in 1969. Paul has a 10.0/superb rating through the online service Avvo.com.

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