

Biography
Taryn’s practice includes a wide range of high-stakes, complex cases with a large focus on products liability and mass tort litigation. She takes pride in her ability to identify, candidly communicate, and resolve difficult issues for her clients.
Taryn has represented an extensive range of clients, including premises owners, landlords, contractors, distributors, suppliers, and manufacturers. In that capacity, she has secured numerous dismissals, both by stipulation and motions practice.
Taryn served as second chair trial counsel in federal court on behalf of a Fortune 100 global parts manufacturer, securing a defense verdict on $1 million claim. In her second year of practice, Taryn single-handedly tried a quiet title case to an Oregon judge and secured a judgment in favor of her clients. Some other notable representative matters include summary judgment in favor of the government defendant facing a 10-figure damages award; summary judgment in favor of the exercise equipment manufacturer facing a 7-figure damages award; summary judgment of asbestos-related claims in favor of supplier defendant; numerous voluntary dismissals of claims following discovery and informal negotiations.
Taryn has been consistently selected for leadership roles within the various committees and programs in which she has participated. Most recently, she was one of twenty attorneys nationwide selected for participation in the American Bar Association‘s leadership academy. Following her participation in the program, Taryn was elected to leadership roles on various ABA Tort and Insurance Trial Practice committees. She currently chairs the Lawyers in Public Service Committee. Taryn also serves on the Board of Directors for Westside Community Focus, a non-profit organization committed to assisting adults with developmental disabilities.
Taryn graduated from the University of Idaho College of Law in 2016. There, she served as the Director of Social Relations for the Idaho Law Review, was a Legal Research and Writing Teaching Assistant, worked as a Research Assistant for a Constitutional Law professor, and a Uniform Commercial Code professor. For several years following her first bar admission, Taryn tutored Barbri bar students. Prior to joining Sinars Slowikowski, Taryn was an attorney both at a reputable litigation boutique and an AmLaw 100 law firm in Seattle, where she litigated high-value cases. Before beginning her practice, Taryn clerked for the Honorable John Melanson of the Idaho Court of Appeals.
In her free time, Taryn loves anything that gets her outside and moving, though surfing and snowboarding are her favorites.
Publications and Presentations
- "Making Yourself Indispensable to the Trial Team." CLE Presentation. (2023)
- "Examining a Medical Expert at American Board of Trial Advocacy Masters in Trial Series." CLE Presentation. (2022)
- Co-Author, "Oregon Bar Book on Surplus Lines Insurance Coverage." (2019)
- "Oregon Court of Appeals Finds Coverage Dependent on the Nature of Injury, Regardless of Liability Theory Alleged." Northwest Insurance Law Publication. (2019)
- "Recent Lessons for Talc Defendant." FDCC Publication. (2018)
- Co-Author, "Attorneys Tax Group Manual." (2013)
Notable Cases and Trials
Taryn second-chaired an employment trial in USDC for Western District of WA, obtaining a defense verdict on employment discrimination claim where the plaintiff sought $1 million. Taryn single-handedly tried a quiet title case to the bench in Washington County, OR, securing a judgment in favor of her clients.