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.
1420 Fifth Avenue Suite 3000 , Seattle , Washington 98101
Practice Areas: Civil , Telecommunications , Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation
Shelley regularly presents seminars to attorneys, government workers and the public on access to government records and meetings.. Prior to her law career, Shelley spent four years as a daily news producer at KING-TV in Seattle.
Hello, and thanks for reviewing my AVVO profile. If you think I may be of service to you, please contact me -- there is no charge for an initial consultation. Thanks, Tim. ---. Tim is a founding partner at Mullin, Allen & Steiner, PLLC, and a seasoned trial lawyer with extensive experience in multi-week trials. Although regularly recognized as a Washington Super Lawyer for his defense of healthcare providers, outside the healthcare arena Tim also represents injured individuals in significant personal injury and civil rights cases. His practice ranges from the defense of alleged medical malpractice to representing both plaintiffs and defendants in insurer bad faith, insurance coverage, wrongful death, civil rights, employment, product liability, injunctive relief, and equine law cases, among others. Tim is licensed to practice in Washington and Oregon, and represents clients in both state and federal courts.. As a defense attorney, Tim has obtained defense verdicts, dismissals, and favorable settlements for clients including health care providers, hospitals, clinics, employers, universities, product manufacturers, building contractors, insurance brokers, and insurance companies. He has successfully represented healthcare providers from a wide variety of practice areas, including the following specialties:. • Cardiac Surgery. • Cardiology. • Emergency Medicine. • Emergency Medical Services/Transport. • Gastroenterology. • General Surgery. • Hematology. • Internal Medicine. • Interventional Radiology. • Neurology. • Neuroradiology. • Neurosurgery. • Nursing. • Obstetrics/Gynecology. • Oncology. • Orthopedic Surgery. • Pediatrics. • Plastic Surgery. • Pulmonology. • Primary Care. • Psychiatry. • Psychology. • Radiology. • Rehabilitation Medicine. When representing plaintiffs, Tim has helped achieve multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements in product liability and insurance bad faith actions; successfully resolved through trial or settlement cases alleging breach of contract, professional negligence, personal injury and property damage arising from motor vehicle accidents; and obtained forms of non-monetary relief in a wide variety of contexts. As examples, Tim has either served as lead counsel or assisted on the trial team for the following:. • $15.5 million product liability verdict in Federici v. U-Haul et al.. • $12.95 million bad faith settlement in Howard v. Royal Specialty Underwriting, Inc.. • $4.4 million settlement in midst of trial in coverage action against excess insurer. • $1.5 million summary judgment recovery in breach of surety action arising from purchase of hospital facility. • $600,000 verdict in breach of contract action against Port of Tacoma. • $334,000 judgment entered in action regarding ownership of retired racehorse. • $188,500 UIM policy limits recovery without necessity of filing lawsuit. • $100,000 UIM policy limits recovery without necessity of filing lawsuit. • Confidential settlement obtained on behalf of academic institution against insurance broker. • Confidential settlement in accounting malpractice action. • Confidential settlement with professional sports team for personal injury sustained on premises. • Successful action to change ballot measure title resulting in defeat of ballot measure. • Obtained permanent injunction against release by state agency of client’s proprietary trade secrets to unsuccessful contract bidder. • Successful return to rightful owners of property wrongfully taken or detained by others, including patient medical records as well as valuable horses. • Obtained temporary restraining order excluding former patient from premises of healthcare clinic. • Successfully settle claim for contractual and equitable indemnity where hospital sued for actions of contracted physicians. Tim also counsels both insurance carriers and policy-holders as to their rights under insurance policies in both first-party and third-party settings. He has extensive experience in insurance coverage disputes, and brings declaratory judgment and/or bad faith actions where necessary in both state and federal court. Tim is sought after to serve as personal counsel to insureds to help protect their interests where a defense is being provided to the insured under a reservation of rights. Where necessary, Tim can protect his clients in such situations from personal exposure by negotiating a settlement based on a stipulated judgment in exchange for a covenant not to execute and an assignment of his client’s rights.. Tim was named to the Washington Super Lawyers list for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020; named to the Washington Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list for 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012; and received the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Outstanding Litigation Associate Award for 2006. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Tim was a professor of political philosophy and argumentation at Western Washington University, as well as the director of the university’s debate program. During law school, Tim served as a Rule 9 Attorney for the Whatcom County Public Defender.. Tim commutes to Seattle from Arlington, where he lives with his wife, three dogs, and two horses. An avid climber for many years before grinding his knees into dust, Tim now focuses on his horses and trail riding, as well as buying and selling antiques with his wife.
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3000 , Seattle , Washington 98101
Practice Areas: Business , Construction , Debtor/Creditor, Employment & Labor , Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation
Commercial litigation, physician employment and business matters, creditor bankruptcy representation. Licensed to practice since 1980, in five jurisdictions.. Tom practices in the areas of creditors' rights, business litigation, employment law, and physician representation in business matters.. Tom leads our creditors’ rights practice, including loan documentation and enforcement of promissory notes and guarantees, foreclosures, receiverships, and workout negotiations and restructurings. He also has an in-depth experience in the areas of business litigation, employment law, and physician representation in business and employment matters. Tom often works with closely held businesses advising on business and employment matters, contract matters, and litigation risk analysis.
1601 One Union Square , Seattle , Washington 98101
Practice Areas: General Practice, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation
Tom represents individuals and corporations embroiled in business disputes and corporations responding to government investigations or state or federal regulatory agencies. Representation includes litigation of business disputes ranging from contract claims to complex international business transactions, typically on behalf of clients involved in a wide variety of real estate, contractor, and vendor breach of contract claims. Tom recently was engaged by a client to successfully prosecute a multimillion dollar fraud claim related to its effort to buy a company in China. Having also worked in the federal government, Tom assists clients when responding to federal and state agencies. Whether it is compliance issues or the prospect of civil monetary penalties, Tom is uniquely qualified to represent clients interacting with the government. Threatened with a shutdown of operations, Tom recently represented a business forced to explain its manufacturing processes to a federal oversight agency. As well, Tom recently wrapped up work as counsel with the court-appointed Receiver (Michael D. McKay) on the largest Ponzi investment fraud committed in Washington State (S.E.C. v. Zidar, et al., U.S. Dist. Ct., W.D. WA., C00-823). John Wayne Zidar and his co-conspirators bilked $75 million from 6,000 individuals. Tom helped manage the receivership that liquidated and distributed $25,444, in assets back to the investor victims.
Susan has a busy and varied litigation practice. About half of her practice involves employment law. This work includes reviewing employment policies and manuals, as well as defending employers against charges of discrimination, wrongful termination, failure to pay for overtime and other employment-related wrongdoing.. For more than a decade, Susan has done legal work for Gene Juarez Salons including all of their employment matters. She also regularly represents national investment companies that buy out the long-term income streams Washington State lottery winners receive when they win a substantial prize. Recently, Susan represented a professional female snowboarder in a commission dispute with a manufacturer.
Before law school, Steve spent six years as a media and account executive for advertising agencies in Seattle and San Francisco. He is married and has two daughters.
Practice Areas: Civil , Securities , Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation
I am a partner in the Corr Cronin firm. I am an experienced jury trial lawyer who has tried more than seventy cases to verdict. My practice focuses on complex trial work, including product liability lawsuits, commercial litigation and the defense of securities and other class action lawsuits. I also use my experience as a former SEC attorney and criminal prosecutor to help individuals and companies respond to civil and criminal investigations.. Prior to joining the firm, I was a senior homicide prosecutor in Seattle, where, for several years, I exclusively tried murder cases, including a number that received front-page media attention. Before moving to Seattle to become a prosecutor, I practiced in Washington, D.C., where I began my career as a staff attorney for the Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement.
1725 SW Roxbury Street, Suite 2 , Seattle , Washington 98106
Practice Areas: Business, Real Estate, Litigation, Estate Planning
Steve is a founding member of Westwood Law Group. He has been advising individual and business clients on a wide variety of legal issues since 2005. His practice has focused on general business representation, construction law, commercial and residential real estate, entity formation, business acquisitions, commercial transactions, debtor/creditor matters, estate planning, and probate. Steve has substantial litigation experience, advocating for clients in various commercial, real estate, and construction disputes including mediation, arbitration, and trial. In addition to working in a law firm setting, Steve previously worked as in-house counsel for a construction firm and provides pro-bono services to The Anchor Project. Steve has an office on Bainbridge Island and is available to meet with clients in Kitsap County.
Firm: Cairncross & Hempelmann, A Professional Service Corporation
524 2nd Ave Ste 500 , Seattle , Washington 98104
Practice Areas: Business Formation, Civil , Computers and Software, Condemnation & Eminent Domain, Contracts, Corporate , Hotel and Resort , Intellectual Property , Land Use & Zoning, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Real Estate , Securities , Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation
600 University St., Ste 2700 , Seattle , Washington 98101
Practice Areas: Litigation
Tim Fitzgerald is a business litigator and commercial litigator who practices in the Litigation and Trial group at McNaul Ebel. He has represented businesses and individuals in connection with a wide range of commercial disputes in state courts, in federal courts, and in arbitration, and has extensive experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in Seattle and around the country.. Tim’s diverse litigation, trial, and counseling experience includes disputes involving corporate governance, securities, insurance, commercial real estate, intellectual property, licensing, professional liability, and fiduciary duty issues. Tim has represented and advised numerous clients in trademark proceedings before the TTAB. He has litigated numerous complex corporate dissolutions, and represents cryptocurrency funds and professionals regarding a range of litigation and non-litigation matters.. Prior to joining McNaul Ebel, Tim was associated with the New York law firm of Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP. He served as general counsel to Gordon Group Holdings, and he has served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez of the US District Court for the Western District of Washington and the Honorable Paul E. Davison of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. In law school, Tim served as Senior Articles Editor of the Northwestern University Law Review.
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