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FORMER COUNTY PROSECUTOR NOW FIGHTS FOR VICTIMS OF BOEING AIRLINE DISASTERS An interview with attorney Mark Lindquist
BY MATT NAGLE matt@tacomaweekly.com
When former Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist moved on from his post after the 2018 election, he pretty much hit the ground running. After interviewing with several law firms and considering offers, he chose the renowned Herrmann Law Group, which handles aviation disasters, automobile accidents, and other personal injury cases. “I planned to take a break for writing, reading, and life maintenance, but this opportunity was too good to refuse,” he told Tacoma Weekly. “So I went straight from one job to the next. No break.” Now, Lindquist is using his experience and savvy to help the families of those who perished in the two deadliest Boeing airline crashes in history. Last week, the Herrmann Law Group filed a federal lawsuit against The Boeing Company on behalf of the families of two victims who died in the March 10 crash
of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. Prior to this, the firm filed suit against The Boeing Company on behalf of the families of 17 victims who died in the crash of Lion Air Flight JT 610 on Oct. 29, 2018. In both crashes, the plane was a Boeing 737 Max 8 and everyone on board died. More victim families are continuing to sign with the firm. “When I joined Herrmann Law, I knew Lion Air would be the first case I would work on,” Lindquist said. “I didn’t know how big of a job it would become. It’s the most engaging case of my career so far and I’ve been blessed to work on many engaging cases.” Lindquist said he chose Herrmann Law because the firm embodies his professional and personal values. “When we met to discuss the job, Chuck (Herrmann Law Chairman Charles Herrmann] told me, ‘The purpose of law is to u See LINDQUIST / page 4
MARK LINDQUIST
In Indonesia, Lindquist enjoys a roadside snack of highly nutritious durian – an odorous, thorn covered fruit that some say is “hell on the outside and heaven on the inside.”
ELKS HELP MILITARY KIDS START THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR ON A POSITIVE NOTE
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Members of Elks Lodges in Tacoma, Olympia, Lakewood and Seattle came together to purchase and distribute the school supplies.
On Wednesday, Elks from Tacoma, Olympia, Lakewood and Seattle lodges worked with Joint Service Support on Camp Murray to distribute backpacks and school supplies to more than 600 children of our active duty and veterans. For the second year, the Washington State Elks Association funded the purchase of 758 high quality backpacks for the school age children of active duty, guard, reserve and veterans. Members of the four Elks Lodges helped with the preparation on Tuesday. According to the coordinator of the project, “If the Elks had not helped with the prep, we would have worked an extra six hours just to get ready.” Wednesday, the Elks manned sever-
al of the stations to distribute the backpacks, pens, pencils, paper, binders and other supplies. Ernie Bodoh, Jim Guthrie and Patty Kennedy, who are members of Tacoma Elks #174, manned the first station where the backpacks were handed out. The children got to pick both the size and color of the backpack they wanted. The smile on their faces made the effort worthwhile. Other resources, such as family assistance, child and youth services, financial assistance, employment assistance, military one-source, American Red Cross and USO, were available for the families. Even free haircuts were provided. The proj- u See ELKS / page 5
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