Amanda K. Thorsvig
Amanda operates a remote office in Boise, Idaho, and has a civil litigation practice defending and advising medical professionals and healthcare institutions in Washington and Idaho medical malpractice claims and lawsuits.
Practice
- Idaho and Washington Medical Professional Liability Defense
- Appellate Representation in State and Federal Court
- Hospital Premises Liability
- Licensing and Disciplinary Actions
- Healthcare Risk Management
Representative Cases
- Obtained favorable appellate decision affirming summary judgment dismissal of a hospital client on the statute of limitations in a medical negligence wrongful death lawsuit.
- Defense verdict on behalf of an anesthesiologist in a lawsuit claiming negligent placement and management of an epidural catheter for postoperative pain control in a patient undergoing a large abdominal surgery for ovarian cancer.
- Defense verdict in alleged multi-million dollar medical malpractice action regarding failure to diagnose pituitary tumor and resultant acromegaly.
- Summary judgment dismissal of alleged delay in diagnosing lung cancer lawsuit in federal court based upon contested discovery rule statute of limitations analysis.
Education
- Seattle University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2012
- Saint Mary’s College of California, B.A.: Politics, Minor: French, summa cum laude, 2009
Admitted to Practice
- State of Idaho
- State of Washington
- United States District Court - District of Idaho
- United States District Court - Western District of Washington
- United States District Court - Eastern District of Washington
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Professional Experience
- Fain Anderson VanDerhoef Rosendahl O’Halloran Spillane, PLLC, Associate, 2015 -
Present
- Williams Kastner & Gibbs, PLLC, Associate, May 2013 to February 2015
- Anderton Law Office, Associate, November 2012 - April 2013
- Law Clerk, April 2011 - November 2012
- Ronald A. Peterson Law Clinic, Mental Health Court Rule 9 Intern, Summer 2011
- Aoki Sakamoto Grant, LLP, Law Clerk, Summer 2010
Professional Memberships
- King County Bar Association
- Pierce County Bar Association
- Washington State Bar Association
- Health Law Section Member
- Litigation Section Member
- Idaho State Bar Association
- Health Law Section Member
- Litigation Section Member
- Idaho Women Lawyers Member
Publications & Presentations
- “EPIC: Triumphs, Troubles, & Tasks,” Williams Kastner Risk Management Seminar, December 2014
Community Involvement
- Water 1st International, Volunteer
- Idaho Conservation League, Volunteer