Firm Overview

Jim Vucinovich is President and Managing Partner of the Firm, and a nationally-recognized FELA attorney with over 20 years of committed representation of injured railroad workers and their families.

From the start of his legal career Jim has focused his practice on the individual, recognizing that it is often the “little guy” who needs the most help in winning settlements and verdicts in personal injury cases. Every client is important and every case is unique and, therefore Jim approaches each and every one of his clients with compassion, honesty and commitment to get the best possible result.

Jim has litigated hundreds of FELA (railroad accidents) and serious personal injury claims including those involving traumatic brain injury, toxic exposure and wrongful death. Jim has also successfully handled accident claims involving drunken drivers, trucking accidents and occupational exposures. Jim handles each case individually and personally to ensure that the client needs come first.

Representative Matters

• $13 Million Settlement
  A minor child who suffered a traumatic brain injury when struck by a tree branch. The case involved a multi-disciplinary approach of pediatric specialists with special training in brain injury. The outcome provides for a lifetime of care and benefits for the minor to promote his education, development, and safety.
• $1.25M Elliott vs. BNSF Whistleblower Verdict (Seattle, WA)
• $3.4M for below knee amputation
• $6 million settlement for traumatic brain injury in SUV collision

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Benjamin Nivison is a results-oriented litigator and counselor who believes that exceptional client service starts with a genuine interest in and understanding of each client’s unique circumstances. Benjamin is at home and at his best when helping his clients navigate and resolve high-stakes disputes involving substantial potential damages and layers of complexity.

Prior to joining Rossi Vucinovich, Benjamin was a litigation attorney associated with two well-known Pacific Northwest law firms. He was a significant part of case teams defending matters for insurance companies and large corporations, and he became intimately familiar with the bullying culture such litigation so often reflects.

Representative Matters

• $1,015,000 Kellogg vs. Ralph’s Concrete Pumping, Inc. King County, Washington jury verdict in favor of construction worker injured when overhead concrete pump failed and dumped liquid concrete on his head, neck, and back.
• $3,350,000. Catastrophic Injury / Products Liability. Client construction worker severely injured when heavy construction machinery began moving unintentionally, due to safety violations and negligent product design.

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Coby Cohen is an experienced injury lawyer who strategically assesses every case, seeking to efficiently and effectively obtain results for his clients. With extensive jury trial experience and a career dealing with often time-sensitive and sometimes extremely complex matters, Coby recognizes the importance of being alert to his clients’ needs and finding the best paths to meet them.

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Douglas Rossi has spent his entire twenty-two year legal career representing clients in FELA cases. Doug began his career in 1992 with Rossi Vucinovich PC and has continued the railroad tradition of his family. After emigrating from Italy as a teenager, Doug’s Grandfather, Valentine Rossi, worked in train service for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. Doug’s Father, John Rossi, devoted his entire legal career to representation of injured railroad workers, trying hundreds of FELA and personal injury cases throughout the western United States.  Doug continues the family tradition of representing the rights of rail labor and their families to this day.