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With his experience as a practicing nurse and his skill as a personal injury lawyer, Frederick P. Langer brings a powerful combination of skills to the Seattle law firm of Nelson Langer Engle, PLLC. His clinical expertise in brain injuries and legal acumen provide him with the ability to assess his clients' long-term care needs and help them pursue fair compensation for the harm they have suffered.
Mr. Langer's legal efforts have changed the way Washington courts view disability cases, and his success in federal long-term disability denials has earned him the respect of clients and colleagues alike. In 2010, Mr. Langer and his fellow attorneys were featured in Forbes for six different achievements, including federal court victories and the new Zackery Lystedt Law.
With a commitment to helping improve the health of his community, Mr. Langer has served on the board of the Brain Injury Association of Washington, on the executive committee of the South Snohomish County Commission for Health and as commissioner of Public Hospital District #2 in Snohomish County. In addition, he is a Washington State Association for Justice Eagle Member and a member of the American Association for Justice and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
About Frederick Langer
Law School: Seattle University School of Law
Admitted: 1996, Washington
Professional Webpage: www.nlelaw.com/about-nle/fred-langer/
Honors and Awards:
- Outstanding Student Nurse, Utah Student Nurses' Association, 1987
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Registered Nurse - Licensed to practice in Washington
Bar/Professional Activity:
- King County Nurses Association
- Washington State Nurses Association
- Washington State Brain Injury Association
- Million Dollar Advocate Forum
- American Association for Justice
- Oregon State Bar Association
- Eagle Member, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association
- Washington State Bar Association
- President, Board of Commissioners of Public Hospital District, 2001 - 2007
- Commissioner, Board of Commissioners, Public Hospital District, 1997 - Present
- U.S. District Court-Western District, 1996
- Superior Court for State of Washington, 1996
- Washington State Bar, June, 1996
- Oregon State Bar, August, 2002
- U.S Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit, 2008
- U.S. District Court - Oregon, 2009
- Oregon, 2009
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Mountlake Terrace Youth Athletic Association
- 20/20 Trinity Lutheran Church
- Annually provides greater than 50 hours of free legal services to non profits groups.
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- "Graft-rejection and toxicity following bone marrow transplantation in relation to busulfan pharmaeokinetics", (with Slattery, IT., Sanders, IE., Buckner, CD., Schaffer, R.L., Lambert, K.W., et al.), Bone Marrow Transplantation, 1995 Jul; 16(l):31-42.
- Guest Speaker, Oncology Nursing Forum, 1991
- "Initial Dose Pharmaeokinetics Allow Accurate Prediction of Average Steady-State Concentration in Marrow Transplant Patients", (with Hill, H., Sanders, J.), Journal of the Society of Hematology, November, 1991
- Guest Speaker, American Society of Hematology, 1992
- "Impact of Nursing Decisions Regarding Administration of High Dose Busulfan in Bone Marrow Transplant", (with Hill, H., Sanders, J.), Oncology Nursing Forum, March, 1992
- "Maximizing Your Client's Health Care Dollars: Combining PIP and Medical Coverage", Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, July, 1998
- "Now that we have Mahler what should we do with it?", Trial News, Washington State Trial Lawyer, September, 1998
- "How To Prevent PIP From Contaminating Your Case", co-authored with Michael Nelson, Auto Cases: The Road To Success seminar, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, April, 1999
- "Defining the Boundaries of Advocacy - Legal Complexities for Today's Nurses", Nurses' Law School, October, 2003
- "Sharpening The Focus of Demonstrative Evidence in Traumatic Brain Injury Cases", April, 2004
- "Cautions are raised regarding disability insurance" (with Michael E. Nelson), Puget Sound Business Journal, November, 2004
- "Disability-Twists To Your CR 35 List", The Defense Medical Exam seminar, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, February, 2005
- "Advocacy And The Law: Elements of a Lawsuit", Shoreline Community College, May, 2005
- "Disability Insurance: What You Have To Know", Myositis Foundation, September, 2005
- "Basic Elements of a Negligence Lawsuit", Facing the Tough Decisions: Nursing Practice in a Complex World seminar, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, March, 2006
- "Employee Benefits: Introduction to ERISA Litigation", co-authored with attorneys Robert Guite and D. Michael Reilly, Washington State Bar Association, October, 2006
- "Ninth Circuit sounds death knell for De Novo Review in ERISA disability cases", Trial News, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, December, 2006
- "Long Term Disability Insurance Denials: Avoiding The Malpractice Traps", Hot Topics for the Plaintiff Lawyer in Oregon & Washington seminar, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, March, 2007
- "Resolve Ethical Issues In Your Practice", Getting Maximum Benefits for Your Social Security Disability Clients seminar, National Business Institute, April, 2007
- "Brain Injury Advocacy: From Initial Investigation To Insurance Subrogation", The 6th Annual Pacific Northwest Brain Injury Conference 2008, February 29, 2008
- "ERISA: From Bad to Worse", Handling the Brain Injury Case, Brain Injury Association of Washington, June 6, 2008
- "Advocacy 101: How to Advocate for Yourself And Your Loved One", Putting TB1 on the Map in Washington State, Washington State TBI Conference, May 4, 2009
- "Insurance Commissioner helps to level playing field by banning discretionary clauses", Trial News, Washington State Association for Justice, November, 2009
Transactions:
- Oversaw the lease transaction between Public Hospital District No 2 and Swedish valued at $250,000,000
Educational Background:
- Pennsylvania State University, B.S. in Health Planning and Administration, 1984
- University of Utah, B.S. in Nursing, 1988
- Seattle University Law School - Cum Laude, 1995
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