Christopher H. Anderson

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Christopher H. Anderson is a partner in the Seattle law firm of Fain Sheldon Anderson & VanDerhoef, PLLC. Mr. Anderson’s practice is focused in the areas of health care professional liability, including the representation of physicians, hospitals and other health care providers in medical malpractice litigation and in licensing and disciplinary disputes, and product liability litigation. Mr. Anderson was named by Seattle Magazine as one of the region’s top attorneys in 2005 in the field of medical malpractice defense.

Litigation Experience

Mr. Anderson’s litigation practice has included the following:

Representation of physicians, hospitals and clinics, dentists and orthodontists, chiropractors, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, nursing homes and other health care providers in medical malpractice lawsuits.
Representation of health care providers in licensing and disciplinary disputes before the Washington Quality Assurance Commission.
Representation of physicians in hospital privileging disputes and in disputes with medical insurance companies over provider status.
Representation of attorneys in legal malpractice lawsuits.
Representation of corporations in product liability litigation, including claims related to construction machinery, bicycle components and helmets, pesticide and insecticide exposure, mobile home formaldehyde exposure, and other industrial products.
Representation of manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of asbestos-containing products, including both insulation and brake products, in Washington and Alaska courts.

Professional Experience

1997—Present
1990—1997 Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, LLP, Seattle, WA

Education

University of Puget Sound School of Law, Tacoma, Washington

Summa Cum Laude

University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1986
BA, Political Science

Admission to Bar

Washington State Courts
Idaho State Courts
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
U.S. District Court, District of Idaho
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Memberships

Member, American Bar Association

Chair, Self Insurers and Risk Managers Committee of the American Bar Association’s Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 2001-2002
Vice-Chair, Self Insurers and Risk Managers Committee of the American Bar Association’s Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1997-2001
Member, Washington Health Care Risk Management Society
Member, Washington State Bar Association and Seattle-King County Bar Association

Publications

Contributor, Washington Physician’s Guide To Health Law, published by the Washington State Medical Association, 1996.
Author, “Defending The Corporate Client: Avoiding Sanctions In The Discovery Process,” published in the TIPS Committee News, Self Insurers and Risk Managers Committee, 1996.
Author, “Legal and Strategic Considerations In Attorney Interviews of Company Employees,” presented at the American Bar Association sponsored Product Liability MegaConference, Boston, Massachusetts, October, 1995.



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Christopher H. Anderson Click here to contact Christopher H. Anderson Christopher H. Anderson is a partner in the Seattle law firm of Fain Sheldon Anderson & VanDerhoef, PLLC. Mr. Anderson’s practice is focused in the areas of health care professional liability, including the representation of physicians, hospitals and other health care providers in medical malpractice litigation and in licensing and disciplinary disputes, and product liability litigation. Mr. Anderson was named by Seattle Magazine as one of the region’s top attorneys in 2005 in the field of medical malpractice defense. Litigation Experience Mr. Anderson’s litigation practice has included the following: Representation of physicians, hospitals and clinics, dentists and orthodontists, chiropractors, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, nursing homes and other health care providers in medical malpractice lawsuits. Representation of health care providers in licensing and disciplinary disputes before the Washington Quality Assurance Commission. Representation of physicians in hospital privileging disputes and in disputes with medical insurance companies over provider status. Representation of attorneys in legal malpractice lawsuits. Representation of corporations in product liability litigation, including claims related to construction machinery, bicycle components and helmets, pesticide and insecticide exposure, mobile home formaldehyde exposure, and other industrial products. Representation of manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of asbestos-containing products, including both insulation and brake products, in Washington and Alaska courts. Professional Experience 1997—Present Founding Member, Fain Sheldon Anderson & VanDerhoef, PLLC 1990—1997 Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, LLP, Seattle, WA Education University of Puget Sound School of Law, Tacoma, Washington Graduated 1990, Summa Cum Laude Law Review, University of Puget Sound 1988-1990 Note and Comment Editor, University of Puget Sound Law Review, 1989-1990 University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1986 BA, Political Science Admission to Bar Washington State Courts Idaho State Courts U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington U.S. District Court, District of Idaho Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Memberships Member, American Bar Association Vice-Chair, Medicine and Law Committee of the American Bar Association’s Trial and Insurance Practice Section, 2002-present Chair, Self Insurers and Risk Managers Committee of the American Bar Association’s Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 2001-2002 Vice-Chair, Self Insurers and Risk Managers Committee of the American Bar Association’s Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1997-2001 Member, Washington Health Care Risk Management Society Member, Washington State Bar Association and Seattle-King County Bar Association Publications Contributor, Washington Physician’s Guide To Health Law, published by the Washington State Medical Association, 1996. Author, “Defending The Corporate Client: Avoiding Sanctions In The Discovery Process,” published in the TIPS Committee News, Self Insurers and Risk Managers Committee, 1996. Author, “Legal and Strategic Considerations In Attorney Interviews of Company Employees,” presented at the American Bar Association sponsored Product Liability MegaConference, Boston, Massachusetts, October, 1995.