Mark Lindquist
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Mark Lindquist (born March 10, 1959[citation needed]) is an American lawyer and author.
Writing career
He is the author of four novels published by Simon & Schuster, Random House, and Atlantic Monthly Press.
- Sad Movies, 1987
- The review in the New York Times described the book as a "fatuous piece of juvenilia".[1]
- Carnival Desires, 1990[2]
- Publishers Weekly summarised its qualities as: "Lindquist's hip, lean dialogue and litany of dutiful debaucheries amuses, along with flashes of behind-the-scenes Hollywood. But the novel, like its 20-something cast, floats on surface ennui."[3]
- Never Mind Nirvana, 2000
- "A former star of Seattle's legendary grunge scene is forced to grapple with his past in this poorly imagined novel," according to Publisher's Weekly.[4] While Kirkus reviews stated it was "quite amusing" with particular praise for its "first-rate cynical witticisms".[5]
- The King of Methlehem, 2007[6]
- Publishers Weekly wrote that "the quality writing and flashes of gallows humor raise this above the usual tale of good guys vs. bad guys."[7][8]
Prosecutor career
Lindquist served as the elected prosecutor of Pierce County, Washington, for nine years through 2018.[9] He was appointed Pierce County Prosecutor in 2009, elected in 2010, and re-elected in 2014.[10] As prosecutor, he tried some of the most significant cases in Washington State, including the Tacoma Mall shooting and the murder of Special Olympian Kimmie Daily.[11]
He failed to be re-elected in 2018.[11] The Washington Supreme Court ruled unanimously against Lindquist's claim that personal communication devices are exempt from public record disclosure,[12] and two Superior Court judges contradicted his sworn statements that specific messages on his personal device were not public records.[13][14] His statements on a national television program about a defendant during a trial earned an admonishment from the Washington State Bar Association. He stated the error was unintentional.[15] A judge found adequate grounds to believe Lindquist had engaged in prosecutorial vindictiveness toward a woman, jailing her for eight months without adequate evidence and obstructing justice, in a ruling regarding a recall petition. Lindquist denied the charges.[16] The recall petition failed, and a false-arrest lawsuit filed by the woman in question was later dropped.[17][18] The County Council paid two sheriff's deputies nearly $1.6 million dollars to settle claims that Lindquist and his subordinates retaliated against them.[19][20][21][22] Lindquist said he was unaware of decisions to exclude one deputy and discard evidence she gathered from interviews with child victims of sexual assault.[23]
His office secured a federal grant to prosecute financial crimes against vulnerable adults.[24][25] And while prosecutor, he also filed a federal lawsuit against "big Pharma" corporations Purdue, Endo, and Janssen.[26]
Personal injury lawyer
Mark Lindquist joined the Herrmann Law Group, a Seattle personal injury firm, in January 2019 and filed a lawsuit against Boeing in the crash of Lion Air JT 610. [27] [28]
References
- ↑ Schiff, Stephen (December 13, 1987). "His Get-Up-and-Go Got Up and Went". New York Times. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ↑ Smith, Carlton (9 September 1990). "L.A. is stage on which novel 'Carnival Desires' barely flickers (book review)". San Diego Union.
- ↑ "Carnival Desires". Publishers Weekly. January 1, 1990. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ↑ "Never Mind NIRVana". Publishers Weekly. May 1, 2000. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Never Mind Nirvana - Kirkus Review". Kirkus reviews. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ↑ Baker, Jeff (27 May 2007). "Being hooked on crime provides a window on meth (book review)". The Oregonian.
- ↑ "The King of Methlehem". Publishers Weekly. May 1, 2007. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ↑ Kulish, Nicholas (26 August 2007). "Creatures of Habit (book review)". New York Times. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ↑ "Robnett defeats Lindquist in Pierce County prosecutor race". Tacoma News Tribune.
- ↑ Nagle, Matt (2019-03-15). "Herrmann Law Group sues Boeing for Lion Air crash". Tacoma Weekly. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Nagle, Matt (2019-08-16). "Former county prosecutor now fights for victims of Boeing airline disasters". Tacoma Weekly. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ↑ "Lindquist text message case: Still going, defense bills exceed $584,000". Tacoma News Tribune.
- ↑ "Judge rules against prosecutor in expensive public-records case". KIRO 7.
- ↑ "Judge orders Pierce County to pay $118,000 in Lindquist text message case". Tacoma News Tribune.
- ↑ "Prosecutor Lindquist admits wrongdoing, staving off disciplinary hearing". Tacoma News Tribune.
- ↑ "Recall petition against Mark Lindquist can move forward, judge says". Tacoma News Tribune.
- ↑ Robinson, Sean (2016-02-09). "Lindquist recall backers admit defeat, say they won't have necessary signatures". The News Tribune.
- ↑ Robinson, Sean (2016-05-27). "Long-running false-arrest lawsuit ends with victory for county, Lindquist". The News Tribune. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Pierce County pays deputy $950,000 over ex-prosecutor lawsuit". KOMO News.
- ↑ "County settles another Lindquist-related bill, pays sheriff's deputy $950,000". Tacoma News Tribune.
- ↑ "Court rules more of Pierce County prosecutor's texts are public record". Seattle Times.
- ↑ "Pierce County approves $650,000 to settle last outstanding Lindquist-related lawsuit". Tacoma News Tribune.
- ↑ "New claim seeks $6.5 million from Pierce County, cites retaliation by Lindquist's office". Tacoma News Tribune.
- ↑ "Elder abuse cases at 'epidemic' levels in state; bill aims to fight problem". Q13 Fox.
- ↑ "Pierce County gets grant to fight elder abuse". King 5 News.
- ↑ Staff, Tacoma Weekly (2018-02-08). "Prosecutor files lawsuit against big pharma". Tacoma Weekly. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ↑ Nagle, Matt (2019-08-16). "Former county prosecutor now fights for victims of Boeing airline disasters". Tacoma Weekly. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
- ↑ "Seattle law firm sues Boeing for deadly Lion Air crash". Q13 FOX News. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
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