Kaitlin Cherf
About Kaitlin Cherf
Kaitlin Cherf has practiced at Schroeter Goldmark & Bender since 2018, representing clients in cases involving asbestos-mesothelioma, civil rights, serious personal injury, and wrongful death. Over her decade of experience trying cases across Washington and Oregon, her work has resulted in significant jury awards and settlements, including a verdict that was the largest in Oregon's history for an asbestos-related disease contracted from occupational exposure. She also helped set a record in Washington for a case involving take-home asbestos exposure. Kaitlin earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Washington and attended Seattle University Law School, graduating magna cum laude. During law school, she was a Rule 9 legal intern in the Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office and worked with the Honorable Stephen J. Dwyer at the Washington Court of Appeals.
Notable case results
For Washington worker who developed mesothelioma after asbestos exposure at a Tacoma pulp mill
For 66-year-old mesothelioma victim; largest verdict in Oregon state history for an asbestos-related disease contracted from occupational exposure
Of road design and wrongful death claims against the City of Seattle on behalf of the family of a 22-year-old motorcyclist
Of civil rights and wrongful death claims on behalf of the family of a Black man killed by Kent Police
For 80-year-old mesothelioma victim; largest in Washington state history for a take-home asbestos exposure case
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
