Litigation cases in Seattle typically take between 6 and 30 months to resolve, depending on complexity, court schedules, and settlement likelihood.
Seattle Court Backlog
The number of pending litigation cases in Seattle courts generally ranges from 300 to 1,200, reflecting both active filings and ongoing matters.
Litigation Seattle Filing Volume
Seattle courts see an estimated 100 to 250 new litigation cases filed per month, based on recent public court data.
Litigation Case Outcomes
Approximately 30% of disputes resolve before formal litigation, 45% after filing but before trial, and around 15% proceed to trial with variable outcomes.
I am a Pacific Northwest native, born and raised in South King County. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Law and Justice with a Legal Studies specialization from Central Washington University. Upon graduation, I worked as a paralegal and supervisor for a creditors’ rights bankruptcy firm in Seattle. I left to further my career in the legal field and attended Willamette University College of Law in Salem, Oregon, where I received my Juris Doctorate. While attending law school, I wrote case summaries for Willamette Law Online and clerked for a bankruptcy firm in town assisting clients with debt resolution matters. I served as the vice-president the school’s moot court board in my last year on the board. I was successful in winning two consecutive appellate competitions and was awarded the title of “Best Appellate Oralist” in my final year of competition.
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.
705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500 , Seattle , Washington 98104
Practice Areas: Litigation
My primary practice areas are corporate/business law, employment law and related dispute resolution and general civil litigation. I have assisted clients who have businesses overseas (primarily Japan) as well as in the U.S. I also serve as outside general counsel to several companies and Consulate General of Japan in Seattle. In addition to my primary practice, I have represented clients with their divorce proceedings inclusive of issues of jurisdiction and the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspect of International Child Abduction. As Co-Founder and Board Chair of a nonprofit organization, International Families Justice Coalition, I help indigent immigrants for their family law issues.
Mirén First practices in the firm’s commercial litigation group. Mirén is an accomplished attorney with extensive insurance defense experience. Mirén’s practice focuses primarily on defending personal injury, property damage, product liability, premises liability, and general liability claims brought against individuals, commercial businesses, and non-profit organizations. Her practice also includes insurance coverage and insurance bad faith claims. Before joining Keller Rohrback L.L.P., Mirén was a partner at Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson and was the founder of First Law, PLLC.
Miles has over a twenty-year track record of successfully litigating and resolving a wide range of disputes in federal and state courts, in arbitration, through mediation, and as a mediator himself. Miles achieves favorable outcomes for clients by combining a practical, common-sense approach with finely honed legal skills, including the ability to cut quickly to the heart of a case, to make strategic use of the litigation tools available, and advocate persuasively by telling a compelling story. Miles joined Savitt Bruce & Willey in 2007. Before that, he practiced with Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Riddell Williams PS, and served as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney at the Civil Division of the King County Prosecutor’s office. Miles also was a law clerk to Judge Carolyn Dimmick, then Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, magna cum laude.
Michael Scruggs has been diligently and successfully representing clients in the Northwest for over two decades. Michael's broad range of experience includes litigation on behalf of companies and individuals in the areas of business, insurance, real estate, contracts, construction, personal injury, shareholder and LLC member disputes, as well as many other areas. In addition to his litigation and trial experience, Mr. Scruggs regularly handles transactional matters such as business purchase and sale agreements, real estate transactions, business entity formations, contracts, leases, etc.. Mr. Scruggs has successfully litigated a wide and diverse range of cases, including a recent shopping mall lease dispute against a major national retail chain, the Pang warehouse fire insurance coverage litigation, a multi-million dollar wrongful death action involving Washington's largest public utility district, the Tent City 4 encampment dispute, and TEDRA matters involving distribution of partnership property. He has represented sellers in the sale of buildings located in the heart of downtown Seattle, assisted developers in purchasing and developing suburban land and represented numerous clients in the purchase and sale of businesses ranging from marine electronics products to veterinary practices. Mr. Scruggs also regularly serves as arbitrator appointed by King County and other Superior Courts throughout the State of Washington.
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2200 , Seattle , Washington 98101
Practice Areas: Litigation
After spending the first part of my career as a deputy prosecutor, I made the difficult decision to leave State work behind and to switch over to civil litigation. I did this in order to be able to work with and to serve individual clients. As an attorney engaged primarily in employment and contract law, I have been able to gain a true sense of fulfillment in my work helping businesses as well as individuals to deal with what can often be confusing and challenging circumstances.. Whether the audience is a jury in a courtroom, or a client in an initial consultation, an attorney's primary job is to communicate effectively. Native ability, drive, and practical experience combine to create the foundation for effective communication and advocacy in any good attorney. My abilities and my energy have combined with a wealth of trial experience to allow me to become a strong advocate for the interests of my clients. At the same time, I pride myself in ensuring that my clients are always well-informed on the status of their cases, and that I am always easily accessible to them.
4039 21st Ave W Ste 401 , Seattle , Washington 98199
Practice Areas: Litigation
Nigel is a partner at Stacey & Jacobsen, PLLC. He is proud to represent maritime workers at the same firm where he interned starting in high school.. Born and raised in Seattle, Nigel has worked across the country for various law firms and on different matters. He graduated from the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington D.C. before working as a litigation associate for Milbank, LLP, a New-York based law firm with over 150 years of experience. After learning from top-tier attorneys at Milbank, Nigel went back to his roots by working for Stacey & Jacobsen, where he worked during the summer in high school and college. He is proud to fight for injured maritime workers and their families as they work to achieve fairness and justice.. Nigel is licensed to practice law in Washington, New York, and the District of Columbia.
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