Caleb T. Mathena

Caleb advises and represents a variety of professionals, commercial entities, hospitals and healthcare providers, including physicians, nursing staff, oral surgeons and dentists, in healthcare litigation and licensing matters. Caleb’s practice also includes premises liability, personal injury, and general business litigation defense. Prior to joining FAVROS, Caleb served as a Judicial Extern to the Honorable Robert S. Lasnik at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington and as a Rule 9 Licensed Legal Intern for the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

Practice

Medical Professional Liability Defense
Premises Liability Defense
Personal Injury Defense
Business Litigation
Medical Licensing and Disciplinary Actions

Representative Cases

Defense verdict in medical malpractice case where plaintiff alleged, among other things, permanent injury as a result of a compartment syndrome that developed in the Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit after undergoing triple-bypass cardiac surgery.

Education

UCLA School of Law, J.D., 2020
• UCLA Law Review, Managing Editor
• First Amendment Amicus Clinic
• Dean’s Merit Scholarship
Whitworth University, B.A. in Political Science (with minors in Law & Justice and Philosophy), summa cum laude, 2017
• Provost’s List
• NCAA D-III Football Academic All-District
• Pi Sigma Alpha

Admitted to Practice

Washington State
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington

Professional Experience

Fain Anderson VanDerhoef Rosendahl O’Halloran Spillane, PLLC, Associate, August 2020 – Present
King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Rule 9 Licensed Legal Intern,
May 2019 – August 2019
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, Judicial Extern for Hon. Robert S. Lasnik, June 2018 – August 2018
U.S. House of Representatives, Legislative Intern for Representative Michael Turner, January 2017 – April 2017