BERNARD W. McNALLEN, ESQUIRE
5712 71st Avenue Ct W, University
Place Washington 98467
(253) 229-9950
Fax:
(253) 564-0591
Email: THEDUILAWYER@gmail.com
Summary
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Qualifications
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1981-2006: Trial Lawyer with 100 plus cases, jury and
non-jury,
taken to verdict.
Experience in complex litigation (securities,
civil and criminal
cases).
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1996-2006:
Chairperson and Arbitrator for the National Association of Securities
Dealers (NASD). Appointed on numerous
arbitration cases involving a variety of disputes between Brokerage Firms and
Public Customers; Intra-industry disputes; Injunctions.
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2002 & 2006:
Judge Pro Tempore; Tacoma Municipal Court.
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1988-1998: Judge
Pro Tempore- Spokane County District and Municipal Courts.
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1984-1994 President, Structured Settlement, Inc., a
Washington Corporation. Specialized
in providing Structured Settlement Consulting Services to personal injury attorneys
in Washington, Alaska, Idaho and California.
Lectured for the WSBA, WSTLA, the Kootenai Co. Bar Assn, and Spokane
Co. Bar Assn.
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Published numerous Structured Settlement Articles. See, Washington State Bar Association, 40 BarNews No 8, August 1986 –
“Structured Settlements: Panacea or Malpractice Trap”; See Washington State
Trial Trial Lawyers Association, 22
Trial News No 10, June 1987-“Structured Settlements, Junk Bonds and
Default-The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”.
See, WSTLA Settlements CLE- April 1983- “Structured
Settlements:
A Petite Pachyderm”; See, WSTLA- April 1988 – “Structured Settlements: Smoke
Gets in You Eyes”.
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1983-1984 Structured Settlement Advisor – Kidder,
Peabody & Company, Inc. Responsible
for creating Structured Settlement program for Kidder, Peabody & Co. Use of Securities instruments (Annuities
and Treasury Bond Trusts) to Personal Injury law firms in order to design and
implement programs to provide a lifetime tax-free income
stream to profoundly injured people in a management-free way. Sophisticated financial planning designed
to enable profoundly injured people to have the financial resources
available for prospective rehabilitative, occupational, and vocational needs
following catastrophic injury.
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Education
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1978-1981 Gonzaga University School of Law- Juris
Doctorate
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1968-1972 Manhattan College – BS (Economics)
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Series 7 General Securities License; Series 63 Uniform
Securities License; Washington State, Life and Health Insurance
Licenses
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Awards Received
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International Honor Society of
Economics- Omicron Delta Epsilon – Beta Chapter, New York (1972).
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Military Service
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Decorated
Vietnam Veteran – Corpsman (Medic) India Company,
Third
Battalion, Seventh Marines, First Marine Division –
Republic
of Vietnam.
Awarded Naval Commendation Medal with Combat “V” for heroism and valor in Combat.
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