 |
Click on the the attorney name to review attorney profile
Michael W. Babcock, Of Counsel
Colleen A. Cody, Associate
Robert V. Dugoni, Of Counsel
James G. Fick, Principal
Theresa A. Goetz, Principal
Lisa C. Grimm, Associate
James T. Hopkins, Senior Counsel
Stuart P. Kastner, Of Counsel
Brent L. Nourse, Associate
Robert L. Olson, Senior Counsel
Roger P. Sauer, Of Counsel
David W. Schiffrin, Senior Counsel
Garth A. Schlemlein, Principal
Michael P. Scruggs, Principal
Roger P. Sauer
Schlemlein Goetz Fick & Scruggs, PLLC
Westlake Center Office Tower
1601 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2500
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-448-8100
Fax: 206-448-8514
Email: rps@soslaw.com
Vcard
Roger P. Sauer focuses on representing fidelity and surety clients in all of their many and varied needs. His 35-year track record has gained him national reputation as a “go-to” attorney in matters of size and significance. He has chaired trials and arbitrations exceeding eighty days.
Earlier on the East Coast, and then in Washington, Roger has been there to set several milestones.
On behalf of the American Insurance Association, Roger convinced the New Jersey Supreme Court to reverse prevailing law that disfavored sureties. He avoided liability for synthetic stucco manufacturers in national class action litigation. He established the “alter ego” doctrine as a bar to a fidelity claim. He tackled Washington’s biggest institutional “Madoff” loss. He resolved eight-figure litigation spawned by our State’s largest bank collapse and after it had gone through three failed mediations. He tried the federal case that mandated proximate causation in forgery and counterfeiting claims. He used the Washington Statute of Repose to secure a client’s release from an airport calamity.
As special surety counsel to a Fortune 100 company, Roger worked with Canadian obliges, sometimes in French, and over a period of two years resolved all liabilities on a $150 million environmental bond program.
Roger was also assigned the nationwide handling of the entire claim portfolio of a surety in rehabilitation. Consistent with the client’s need to preserve scarce capital, every matter has been successfully resolved, including a $30 million university dormitory renovation project.
When not at work, Roger is usually hiking and climbing in the North Cascades. He is also an activist for Amnesty International.
|
Education
Rutgers University, School of Law – J.D., 1973
Princeton University – B.A., 1970
Areas of Practice
Fidelity Law
Surety Law
Commercial and Coverage Litigation
Courts in Which Attorney is Licensed to Practice
New Jersey Bar, 1973
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1973
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1979
New York Bar, 1983
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1990
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1992
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1992
Washington Bar, 2008
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, 2008
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington, 2008
Professional and Civic Involvement
International Association of Defense Counsel
Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, American Bar Association, Vice-Chair, 1990-95, 1998-2003
Surety and Fidelity Claims Institute, Board of Directors
National Bond Claims Association
Forum Committee on the Construction Industry
ADR Certifications
Certified Federal Arbitrator, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2002-2008
JAMS Arbitrator and Co-Founder of Surety ADR Program
National Arbitration Forum Arbitrator, 2005-Present
Certified CR 39.4 Neutral, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, 2008-present
Publications and Presentations
Speaker, “Successful Mediation: This Isn’t Just Happy Hour”, Pearlman Conference, Woodinville, WA (2010)
Speaker, “Ten Things You Might Not Know About Your Contractor’s Performance Bond”, International Conference on Construction in Indian Country”, Ft McDowell, AZ (2008)
Speaker, “Dealing with the Defaulted Principal”, Western States Surety Conference, Seattle, WA (2008)
Speaker, “The Arbitration Panel Process”, Forum on Advanced Litigation Strategies, New York, NY (2007)
Speaker, “The Rules of Professional Conduct in ADR”, International Assoc of Defense Counsel, Pebble Beach, CA (2007)
Speaker, “A Practical Guide to a Performance Bond Claim”, International Municipal Lawyers Association, Savannah, GA (2005)
Co-author, “The Law of Performance Bonds,” American Bar Association (2000)
Program co-ordinator, Joint Meeting of American Bar Association and British Bar, London (2000)
Co-author, “Aspen Law Construction Law Handbook,” (1999-present)
Co-author, “Handling Fidelity and Surety Claims,” John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (1990)
Editor, “Defense Counsel Journal”, International Assoc of Defense Counsel
|
|
|
|
|
