James Holland Lawyer Reviews & Ratings - Mercer Island

James Holland Bio
Jim Holland is a lifelong Washingtonian and has walked in his clients shoes when his own insurance company tried to deny him life-saving medical care.  He studied at University of Washington and at Oxford University.  After graduating near the top of his class in law school Mr. Holland spent several years at the prestigious law firm of Perkins Coie practicing products liability and aviation accident defense litigation.  He left the defense practice for the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office where he tried more than thirty cases to local juries.  After sharpening his trial skills as a prosecutor Mr. Holland returned to civil litigation, where he works for injured peope and families and has obtained substantial verdicts and awards, including a $5,000,000 settlement for a male nurse paralyzed from medical malpractice, a $3,500,000 settlement for an elderly woman paralyzed from medical malpractice, a $2,400,000 award for his client in a real estate partnership dispute, a $10,000,000 judgment for wrongful death, a $2,000,000 settlement against the Kent School District for injury to a student-athlete during a sports practice, a $1,300,000 settlement for over-service of alcohol leading to a catastrophic drunk-driving injury, a $1,000,000 settlement for chiropractic negligence, a more than $2,600,000 settlement against a drunk driver, a confidential settlement against a medical facility for improperly intubating a patient leading to death, and a confidential settlement against a medical facility for failure to timely diagnose a heart attack leading to premature and preventable death.. Mr. Holland currently focuses the majority of his practice on wrongful death and other personal injury actions, including products liability, medical negligence, car and truck wrecks, aviation crashes and insurance bad faith.   He has dedicated his practice to helping injured people fight large corporations and insurance companies to find truth and hold those responsible accountable; a fight he has personally experienced with his own insurance company.  Jim routinely writes and lectures to trial lawyers across the state.  He has been voted a Rising Star in Washington Law & Politics for many years and most recently voted by his peers as a Super Lawyer in Washington State.  He has also received the prestiguous Martindale-Hubbell rating of "AV-Preeminent" for demonstrating the highest standards in both legal acumen and legal ethics.  Jim has been nominated and received numerous other awards both in Washington and nationally.  He is dedicated to delivering unvarnished advice to help guide injured clients and their families through the difficult decisions surrounding presenting a well-founded insurance claim or filing a lawsuit against those whose carelessness resulted in preventable injury or death.. Jim is more than happy to speak with prospective clients for free to help advise them about their options with advice geared towards achieving their specific goals and taking into consideration their unique personal desires.  Part of his willingness to speak with clients, or offer second opinions, is the desire to help contribute to quality of the legal advice received by clients and discuss options that may not have been presented to them initially.