SECURE 2.0 Update
It has been almost six months since “SECURE 2.0” was enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. There has been no shortage of…
ReadRick Mount is a member of Hawley Troxell’s board of partners and an experienced advocate with expertise in various civil, criminal, and regulatory areas of the law. Having successfully represented both unions and employers in labor disputes and in employment discrimination/wrongful termination cases, Rick brings a unique experience to labor and employment law. Over the past 37 years, he has represented a diverse clientele in the areas of family law, unemployment law, personal injury litigation, criminal law defense, insurance defense, banking litigation and adversarial proceedings in the Federal District Court.
Rick is a former Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Spokane County and currently serves as the Conflicts City Prosecutor for the City of Cheney, handling criminal matters in the Cheney Municipal Court and all appeals therefrom. He also practices in the area of Guardianship Law representing two large hospitals in the Spokane area. Handling guardianship for incompetent individuals that are in need of medical services both in and out of the hospital. Rick handles these matters from the initial petition for guardianship and appointment of a guardian ad litem to trial if necessary.
Spokane County Bar Association, Board of Trustees, since 2022
Washington Initiative for Diversity, Board Member, since 2019
West Plains Chamber of Commerce, Board Member, 2003–2007; 2016–2021
Cheney Depot Society, Board Member, since 2016
Eastern Washington University Foundation, Board Member
since 2016
Cheney Planning Commission, Board Member since 2016
Washington State Bar Association, Employment and Criminal Law Sections
Cheney Public Schools, Board Member, 1996–2015
Criminal Justice Act Panel Member
Rowe v. Vaagen Brothers Lumber, Inc., 100 Wn. App. 268, Eash. App. (Division III) (Employment)
137 million dollar Ponzi scheme trial beginning April 07, 2014
Author and presenter for legal seminars
Law School:
Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D., 1985
Undergraduate:
Brigham Young University, B.A., 1983
Washington
United States District Court, Eastern District of Washington
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
West Plains Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award, 2022
Smithmoore P. Myers Professionalism Award Recipient, 2019
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