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Vicky maintains a broad insurance defense practice.  Her experience includes representing construction contractors in contract, defect, and worksite accident matters, representing clients in product and premises liability cases, handling various types of personal injury matters, and defending clients against professional liability claims.

Terry’s practice focuses on defense litigation, with primary concentration on professional liability.

Representative Product Liability Matters. Representative General Litigation Matters

Prior to entering law school, I volunteered for the Seattle Public Defenders office assisting the office by conducting witness interviews and investigations.  During my third year of law school, I worked as a law clerk for a trust and probate litigation firm in Tacoma, Washington.. I am an advocate for early childhood education and have volunteered my time on the parent’s boards of the Denise Louse Education Center in Seattle, Washington and University PreSchool in Cheney, Washington.  I continue to volunteer in the community whenever possible; most recently having a foreign exchange student live with my family for the 2011 school year.. I spend a great deal of time with my family camping, hiking, bowling and practicing archery as well as other activities.  I also enjoy sewing, cross stitch and reading.. My legal practice is based on helping families through some of the most difficult times they are ever going to face.  My goal is to provide excellent legal representation, personal service, and understanding to each of my clients and never allow them to forget there will always be someone on their side.  I strive to craft the best possible outcome for each and every one of my clients, so they can move forward in the best manner possible.

Practice focuses on working with management to implement and maintain proactive employement practices and the defense of employers when litigation arises.  Practice includes: Employment Litigation; Administrative Charges; Workplace Investigations; Discrimination Claims; Human Resource Policies/Handbooks and Procedures; Employee Discipline/Discharge Counseling; Wage and Hour Counseling; Sexual Harassment Claims; and Management and Employee Training.

Peyton Healy is a former Parent's Defense Attorney, where she worked to assist and reunify families following intervention from the Department of Children and Youth Services. In the course of her work representing parents in dependency proceedings, Peyton showed an appreciation for the dynamics that influence family law decisions.. Prior to working as a Parent's Defense Attorney, Peyton worked with the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. Additionally, while in law school, Peyton worked for the Tulalip Tribal Court. Throughout her legal career and education, Peyton improved the lives of her clients by arguing the law in their favor. Peyton understands the value of providing her clients with clear, direct, and timely counsel. Regardless of their issues, Peyton is committed to working with them to provide the best resolution.. During her free time Peyton is fond of climbing boulders, traveling and spending time with her animals. As a Midwest transplant, when not working on client's cases, she re-locates to the nearest wide open space to enjoy nature.

Peter’s civil litigation practice focuses on construction defect, premises liability, professional liability, personal injury, product liability, and general liability.. Peter also has extensive experience representing automobile manufacturers, including several prominent luxury vehicle and RV manufacturers, in lemon law and breach of warranty cases.. In his free time, Peter enjoys playing guitar, singing, and spending time with family and friends.  Peter is an avid musician and has served as the frontman for numerous Seattle area rock bands.

Patrick is a shareholder at Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S. He has been in practice for more than 30 years. His current trial practice emphasizes representation of professionals in the health and legal fields in civil matters and disciplinary matters. He represents doctors, lawyers, chiropractors, hospitals, nurses and naturopaths. He has handled hundreds of negligence and disciplinary matters for professionals. Patrick also has trial experience in products liability, premises liability, consumer protection, construction defect and surety matters. Patrick is a former legislative assistant to the Hon. Warren G. Magnuson. He also served as a member of the Washington State Bar Association’s Disciplinary Board.

Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, I moved to Boston in 2004. After completing law school, I practiced law for 11 years in Boston, where I defended medical professionals and other businesses/business owners in civil personal injury cases. I moved to Seattle in 2015.

My practice is focused on all aspects of real estate and business transactions.  I draft and negotiate commercial leases, ground leases, purchase and sale agreements, joint venture agreements, merger or redemption agreements, loan and financing documents, entity and formation documents, and corporate documents, as well as most other documents involved in a typical M&A transaction or real estate venture, project or transaction.  I also assist contractors, subcontractors, owners, developers and design professionals with negotiating construction contracts, design contracts and related agreements.

My practice focuses on providing advice and assistance to clients in all aspects of real estate development, including feasibility analysis, development strategy, property acquisition, environmental review, permitting, and administrative proceedings and litigation related to these areas. I have been involved in a significant number of developments in Washington and Oregon during the last two decades, representing both private and public agency clients.

My goal as a business attorney practicing in a heavily regulated industry is to partner with my clients to help them find practical solutions to complex problems.

My extensive litigation practice experience gives me the tools necessary to not only handle a wide array of complex cases, but also provide my clients with the counsel they need to identify the issues they face, come up with an effective plan to resolve them, and successfully achieve the goals we set together.  Whether my clients elect to reach a beneficial negotiated resolution, or instead choose to litigate in order to win a favorable jury verdict, court ruling, or arbitration result, I combine my experience and determination with the significant resources of my firm to obtain the best possible outcome for my clients.

Mr. Umlauf is a shareholder with Forsberg & Umlauf. His broad litigation defense practice includes catastrophic damages, construction claims, products and personal injury defense, premises liability, bad faith, legal malpractice, underinsured motorist claims, investigation and preservation of evidence advice.. Personal injury defense litigation (emphasizing catastrophic damages cases), including vehicle accidents, premises liability, construction site claims (including injuries, tender of defense analysis, construction defects and insurance coverage) and product liability.  Litigation and advice regarding CGL, and automobile insurance policies (emphasizing UIM claims).  Professional liability defense of lawyers, pharmacists, and medical providers. Arbitrator (UIM/King County Superior Court) and Mediator.

Mr. Matheson is a shareholder at Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S.  His practice focuses on the defense of construction defect claims and product liability actions.. Chris also defends board members in claims against homeowner associations, and he has defended architects, attorneys, and realtors in professional liability matters.  In 2008, Chris moved from Boston, Massachusetts, where he represented construction professionals as well as national banks in lender-liability claims.

Mr. Lingg has served as the managing shareholder at Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S. since January 1, 2012.  His tort and insurance practice includes a wide range of defense matters including personal injury, construction defect, professional liability, product and premises liability, and commercial claims.. Grant’s practice concentrates on the defense of contractors and design professionals facing both personal injury and building defect/warranty cases.  His work has required him to bring and defend contractual indemnity and contribution/subrogation claims, and has included the defense of home warranty disputes.  He has extensive experience defending clients against premises liability, vehicle accident and product liability actions.  He has also defended banks, credit card companies and lenders in commercial actions.  Grant serves as arbitrator under the King and Pierce County Arbitration systems.  He has served as a Member of the Board of the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers and is a past editor of the WDTL’s “Defense News.”

Mr. Hooks is a shareholder with Forsberg & Umlauf. After obtaining his law degree, Mike clerked with the Montana Supreme Court before practicing law in private practice in Washington, D.C. Mike has been at Forsberg & Umlauf since 1994.. Mike has extensive experience representing insurers in insurance coverage claims and lawsuits, including advising clients on pre-suit claims handling and litigation in areas of environmental liability, first-party property losses and bad faith claims and litigation.  He also represents defendants in civil litigation in the areas of commercial torts, product and premises liability and other personal injury claims.. Mike is admitted to practice in Washington and Montana and is admitted to practice in various federal courts.

Most people wish to resolve their separation or divorce matter in manner that is respectful and that best preserves their long term well-being and that of their children. I work with my clients to help manage conflict and provide the guidance and advice my clients need to make decisions that meet their short term and long term objectives.. I understand the difficulties and emotional turmoil involved in family matters and I help my clients understand and make decisions about all aspects of their case including parenting and child support, spousal support or alimony and the division of their assets and debts.   I also work with clients in pre-divorce planning and post-divorce matters such as enforcing the terms of settlement agreements and modification or enforcement of child support or parenting plans.. The long term well-being of my clients is important to me and while contested litigation is sometimes necessary or unavoidable, I find that practical advice and solutions often lead to the best long range outcomes.  There are various ways to approach reaching a resolution.  The commonly seen options are self negotiation, attorney negotiation, mediation, the collaborative divorce process and contested litigation.  My experience allows me to provide my clients with information and advice not only about their legal rights, but about the various dispute resolution options and then guide them through their chosen process.. I am also trained in and have been practicing Collaborative divorce in the Seattle area since 2011.. I've been licensed to practice in Washington State since 1995.  While I previoulsy practiced family law in Maryland and Washington, DC, after I returned to Seattle, I resigned from the DC Bar and went on inactive status with the MD Bar.

Michael Schueler has spent the last ten years defending those accused of serious offenses across Washington State and for the last three years, training the new generation of litigious defenders in King County as both a misdemeanor and felony level supervisor. From 2022 until July 2024, Michael also served as the Deputy Managing Attorney for Associated Counsel for the Accused. Michael has tried nearly three dozen cases to verdict ranging in severity from misdemeanor assault and driving under the influence, to murder with aggravating factors. Michael has consistently been at the forefront of litigation, providing briefing for other lawyers to use through the Washington Defender Association. Michael has also worked on systemic issues across Washington including City of Seattle v. Erickson, a case heard at the Washington Supreme Court focusing on racism by prosecutors in jury selection. This case was first time in Washington State history that the Supreme Court reversed a conviction due to a Batson violation.. Michael’s work on jury selection issues has led to multiple talks and seminars across Washington to other defense lawyers, judges, and prosecutors. He has also spoken nationally, providing insight to the judiciary of the state of New Jersey as well as attorneys in California, and New York as they began to adopt similar jury selection rules to Washington. Michael also spoke with the Duke University School of Law’s Inclusive Juries Project about Washington’s system of jury selection, and is a member of the Project's Advisory Network.. Michael began his career in Cowlitz County, practicing at the Cowlitz County Office of Public Defense from 2014 to 2016, handling misdemeanor defense, juvenile defense (misdemeanor and felony), juvenile status offenses, and adult felonies from crimes ranging from drug possession to murder. He handled numerous motions to suppress in a variety of cases, which resulted in multiple dismissals of charges, and successfully tried a number of misdemeanor and felony matters.. In 2016 Michael joined the King County Department of Public Defense – Associated Counsel for the Accused Division, one of the leading Public Defense agencies in the country. He began in the domestic violence misdemeanor unit from 2016 through 2017. In that time, he never lost a trial, getting not guilty verdicts or dismissals after the commencement of trial in nine straight cases. Starting in August 2017, Michael joined the Kent felony unit, becoming Class A qualified in January 2018. He remained active in that unit full time until being promoted to a supervisor role in 2021, though he still kept a number of felony cases including multiple homicide cases. One case, State v. Glaspy, saw Michael and his co-counsel successfully defend a young man falsely accused of killing his step-son over a nearly four month trial from December 2022 until March 2023. For his work in this trial, Michael was awarded the Anthony Savage Award by the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, an award recognizing an outstanding trial performance or result achieved by an attorney in practice less than ten years.. Michael is a 2014 graduate of the Seattle University School of Law, Cum Laude and was a member of the Seattle Journal of Environmental Law. He is a 2010 graduate of the University of Washington, with a BA in Political Science and Sociology with honors in Sociology.

Marty is a Shareholder at Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S. His practice areas include construction defect, general liability, personal injury, product liability, insurance coverage, employment, UIM, and insurer "bad faith"/extracontractual liability litigation. Marty earned his B.A. degree from the University of Puget Sound and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Gonzaga University School of Law. He is a member of the Washington State, King County, Pierce County, Nevada State and the District of Columbia bar associations and the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers.

Lori Hurl is an attorney at Forsberg & Umlauf. Her practice focus is primarily in complex litigation and insurance defense. Her practice covers professional liability, transportation, employment, premises liability and general business litigation.

Kate Hendricks represents publishers, manufacturers, internet businesses, trademark owners, photographers, musicians, writers, software developers and other creative clients and concentrates her practice in the areas of copyright, trademark and unfair trade practices.  She is an experienced litigator, mediator and arbitrator and counsels clients on a wide range of business issues, including licensing, advertising and packaging.. Ms. Hendricks is a past chair of the Intellectual Property Section of the Washington State Bar Association and has served as Special District Counsel to the State Bar Association on Intellectual property matters.  She assisted in the development of Washington state legislation to protect rights of publicity and is the past chair of the Right of Publicity Subcommittee of the International Trademark Association and as such was responsible for drafting a federal right of publicity bill.  She has chaired the trademark section of the University of Washington Intellectual Property certificate program, and is the author of the "Intellectual Property" chapter of the Washington Civil Practice Deskbook.  She is also a panel member of the American Arbitration Association, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority mediation and arbitration programs.. Ms. Hendricks holds a bachelor's and master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received her law degree from Boston University where she was an editor of the law review.  She is a member of the bars of Massachusetts, Colorado and Washington and a number of federal trial and appellate courts.

Jenna’s civil litigation practice focuses on general liability and coverage litigation, with disputes arising from first and third-party claims. She has experience in all aspects of insurance defense, including sophisticated contract interpretation necessary to balance risks against insurer interests in complex litigation. She is also knowledgeable in products liability disputes, having defended large corporate clients against high value claims.. Before joining Forsberg & Umlauf, Jenna practiced medical malpractice defense, defending physicians, other medical professionals, and medical institutions and representing healthcare providers in arbitration hearings, mediation, and before administrative and disciplinary boards.

Jeff's practice focuses on the defense of professional liability claims.  He has defended clients in a broad range of other claims as well, including personal injury, product liability, toxic torts and premises liability. Prior to beginning his law practice, he served as a judicial extern to a federal appellate court judge in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Jeff Sbaih is a partner at Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson. He specializes in complex legal disputes involving product liability, professional liability, transportation liability, premises liability, and business torts across the West Coast. Jeff is also the firm’s lead subrogation lawyer with a successful track record of recovering damages for substantial losses on behalf of insurers and their insureds across the country. He also has experiencing handling class action and mass tort cases as well as MDL matters. Outside the courtroom, Jeff enjoys working collaboratively with his clients to pragmatically address their legal and regulatory issues and to provide tactical and strategic legal advice to clients about their risks and interests in challenging and ambiguous situations. Jeff was recently named to as a “Top 40 Lawyer Under 40”, is a member of several Washington State Bar Associations standing committees, and is a board member of multiple non-profit organizations in the Seattle area.