Terrell Marshall & Daudt PLLC ("TMD") is a Seattle law firm that concentrates its practice in complex civil litigation, including commercial, construction defects, eminent domain, employment, and class actions. Located in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, we offer our clients exceptional legal services and trial advocacy without the stuffiness of a downtown law firm. TMD's founding members, Beth Terrell, Toby Marshall, Michael Daudt and Jennifer Murray, are committed to providing high-quality legal services in a cost-effective and efficient manner.
TMD lawyers possess a broad range of civil litigation experience. We have aggressively and successfully litigated many cases, often against large national defense firms. Not only do we excel in the courtroom, we also succeed in crafting creative resolutions for our clients. TMD lawyer Michael Daudt, as counsel to small and medium-sized businesses, especially in the construction and real estate industries, understands the need to think beyond the bounds of traditional litigation whenever possible. When representing landowners in eminent domain and condemnation actions where public entities or agencies seek to take their property, Michael expertly postures the case to ensure that his clients receive just compensation.
Due to many years of experience as counsel for classes of employees, consumers and investors, we know how to prosecute claims against companies that violate state or federal law in ways affecting hundreds, thousands, hundreds of thousands, and even millions of individuals. TMD's class action attorneys, Beth Terrell, Toby Marshall and Jen Murray, have successfully certified state, multi-state, and national class actions in cases involving wage and hour violations, consumer fraud, and defective products. We have represented classes against defendants ranging from large Fortune 500 companies like Wal-Mart, Microsoft, Best Buy, Weyerhaeuser, and AT&T Wireless to smaller local and regional companies. As co-lead class counsel in numerous cases, we have achieved settlement benefits for class members totaling hundreds of millions of dollars.
When representing individual employees with wrongful termination or discrimination claims, or people with life-altering personal injuries, Beth Terrell and Toby Marshall understand how to effectively prepare a case for resolution, whether through settlement or trial. The talent and experience Beth and Toby bring to their cases puts their clients at ease while navigating the complexities of litigation.
Regardless of the type or size of case, we provide responsive and personal service, do outstanding legal work, and strive to obtain successful outcomes for our clients — all in an efficient and cost-effective way.
In 2007 and 2008 alone, TMD attorneys achieved the following successes:
In Perkins v. American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc., Beth Terrell obtained a $400,000 jury verdict for a bus passenger who was seriously injured when an AMR ambulance cut off her bus, causing it to swerve off Interstate 5 and into a ditch.
In McGinnity v. AutoNation, Inc., Toby Marshall obtained a $2.34 million arbitration award in a class action brought on behalf of more than 500 employees who were deprived of their earned paid vacation benefits while working at various AutoNation dealerships in Washington. In Smith v. Norcon Construction, Michael Daudt won a $1.5 million arbitration award for his client in a dispute amongst co-developers of a 100+ unit condominium project in Belltown, including a six-figure attorneys’ fee award as the prevailing party.
In Willis et al. v. Ironwood Communications, Inc., Beth Terrell, Toby Marshall, and Jennifer Murray certified a class on behalf of 550 current and former employees who allege violations of Oregon's wage and hour laws.
In Deer Brush LLC v. Kimball, on behalf of a real estate developer, Michael Daudt and Jennifer Murray defeated a LUPA challenge to their client’s application for a right of way and private easement needed to access its development. Their victory in the trial court was affirmed on appeal.
Beth Terrell and Jennifer Murray negotiated a $2 million settlement on behalf of a nationwide class of employees who had been allegedly misclassified as exempt from wage and hour laws by a major wireless telecommunications carrier.
In Sound Transit v. Smith, Michael Daudt successfully negotiated a $4 million settlement in an eminent domain matter involving commercial property on Seattle’s Capitol Hill on behalf of the property owner.
Recently Filed Cases and Other Developments:
In Ramirez v. Precision Drywall, Inc. – Toby Marshall and Beth Terrell are co-lead counsel for a proposed class of hundreds of employees who allege Precision Drywall failed to pay them for overtime work, failed to provide required meal and rest breaks, and forced them to rebate a portion of each paycheck in cash to the company. Read the press release.
In Court v. Tyson Food, Inc., Beth Terrell and Toby Marshall represent a proposed class of Washington State consumers who purchased Tyson chicken misrepresented as “raised without antibiotics.”
In Khadera v. AMB Industries, Inc., Toby Marshall and Beth Terrell represent a proposed Washington State class of janitors who seek compensation for unpaid overtime and meal and rest break violations.
In Taber et al. v. OPT PLLC, Beth Terrell and Jennifer Murray represent a proposed class of female patients who were sexually harassed and abused by a physical therapist.
In Frey v. 3PD, Inc., Beth Terrell and Toby Marshall represent a proposed class of delivery drivers who are improperly classified as independent contractors in violation of Washington’s wage and hour laws.