William D. Hochberg
TRUSTED ADVOCACY FOR INJURY AND DISABILITY CASES
William D. Hochberg
Practice Areas
- Washington State Workers' Compensation
- Personal Injury, including car crashes, falls, and construction site injuries
Education
- University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington
- Juris Doctorate - 1983
- University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 00/1980
- Honors: summa cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Washington, 1983
- U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1987
- Washington State Supreme Court, 1983
Past Positions
- Assistant Attorney General
- Labor and Industries, Licensing, and Social and Health Service Divisions, Washington State—Office of the Attorney General
Honors
- Named “Super Lawyer” by Supers Lawyers for 20 Years
- Professionals in Workers’ Compensation Kit Case Award
- Avvo “10” rating
Classes And Seminars
- Industrial Insurance Act, Speaker for Washington State Assoc for Justice (WSAJ)
- Longshore Workers’ Compensation, Office of Administrative Law Judges
- Workers’ Compensation, Superior Court Judges Committee
- Washington State Association for Justice Yearly Appellate Law Review
Pro Bono Activities
- Past Chair of the Workers’ Compensation section of WSAJ
- Past Chair of the Legislative Steering section of WSAJ
- Past Chair and Treasurer of the WSAJ Justice for All PAC, Presently Board Member
- Past Member, Executive Committee of WSAJ
- Past Member, Washington Pattern Instruction Committee, Workers’ Compensation Subcommittee
Representative Cases – All Wins For Injured Workers
- Harry v. Buse Timber & Sales, 166 Wn.2d 1 (2009)
- Sebastian v. Department of Labor and Industries, 142 Wn.2d 280 (2000)
- Kilpatrick v. Department of Labor and Industries, 125 Wn.2d 222 (1994)
- Department of Labor and Industries v. Fankhauser, 121 Wn.2d 304 (1993)
- Department of Labor and Industries v. Estate of MacMillan, 117 Wn.2d 222 (1991)
- Department of Labor and Industries v. Landon, 117 Wn.2d 122 (1991)
- Boeing v. Heidy, 147 Wn.2d 78 (2002)
- Cockle v. Department of Labor and Industries, 142 Wn.2d 801 (2001)
- Department of Labor and Industries v. Avundes, 140 Wn.2d 282 (2000)
- Roller v. Dep’t of Labor & Indus., 128 Wn. App. 922, 117 P.3d 385 (2005)
- Castro v. General Constr. Co., 37 BRBS 65 (2003) aff’d, 401 F.3d 963, 39 BRBS 13 (CRT) (9th Cir. 2005), cert denied 546 U.S. 1130 (2006)
Professional Associations
- Washington State Association for Justice (Trial Lawyers)
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Washington Trial Lawyers Political Forum, Treasurer and former Chair
- Washington State Bar Association, Member
- Snohomish County Bar Associations, Member
- Judge Pro Tem – Snohomish County South District Court