642 Litigation lawyers are available in Seattle, Washington, including Mark Griffin, Mark Rosencrantz, Mark Scheer, and Mark Wilner. These lawyers are rated between 4.2/5 to 4.6/5 and 50% provide free consultation.
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.
Mark A. Griffin has over 32 years of experience in antitrust litigation. Mark has litigated over 100 class action cases, including over 40 antitrust class action cases, to successful conclusions. After serving as a judicial law clerk for Magistrate Judge Philip K. Sweigert of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, Mark went into private practice. He helped establish the Complex Litigation Group at Keller Rohrback and led the firm’s antitrust practice with achievements including $49.5 million in settlements in the Specialty Steel Pipe Antitrust Litigation, paving the way for the firm’s success in other class action litigation. He represented hundreds of people injured by the historic Jack in the Box E. coli 0157:H7 outbreak, recovering over $13 million in settlements and a Medical Monitoring and Treatment Trust for the class. He led successful efforts to recovery millions of dollars for victims of several “Ponzi” schemes, including a case (Getty v. Harmon) in which U.S. District Court Judge William L. Dwyer stated: “Class Counsel achieved real and substantial benefits for members of the Class. [Their] extensive prior experience in complex class action securities litigation . . . enabled the Class to analyze and achieve this excellent result.” He also lead a case on behalf of a class of Seattle Supersonics fans who renewed their season ticket packages for the 2007-2008 season before the team was relocated to Oklahoma City, achieving a settlement that, according to U.S. District Judge Richard A. Jones, “provides meaningful monetary relief to every class member, and does so without the need for any class member to provide a claim form or other submission to establish his or her right to relief.” Until recently retiring from Keller Rohrback, he served on the firm’s Executive Committee for 20 years and chaired the Antitrust Practice Group for 13 years. Most recently, his leadership in an antitrust class action resulted in settlements totaling almost $90 million for registered nurses employed by hospitals in Detroit (Cason-Merenda v. VHS Michigan, Inc.). In approving the final settlement in that case on January 27, 2016, U.S. District Judge Gerald E. Rosen told the class representatives: “I think the lawyers, your lawyers in this case, have done a truly outstanding job, as good of a job as I’ve seen lawyers do in a major complex class action in my, what will be very shortly, 26 years on the bench.” Mark represented the Navajo Nation in a lawsuit alleging Urban Outfitter’s infringement of the NAVAJO trademark and violation of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.. Fir 16 years, Mark volunteered his time as pro bono coordinator at Keller Rohrback. In 2016, he was appointed by Governor Jay Inslee to serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Legal Foundation of Washington (LFW), serving as president in 2019. Previously, he served as a board member and officer of the Legal Aid for Washington Fund (LAW Fund). The LFW and the LAW Fund through their Campaign for Equal Justice raise charitable contributions to ensure that justice is a reality, not just for those who can afford it, but for everyone in Washington state. In 2013, the firm received the President’s Award from the LFW for its work in Jerry Cooper, Inc. v. Lifequotes of America, Inc., a case in which Mark helped achieve judgments totaling over $760 million in favor of the plaintiff class. Mark also volunteers at Public Justice and has served as chair of the Consumer Protection, Antitrust & Unfair Business Practices Section of the Washington State Bar Association.
Practice Areas: Civil , Health Care & Hospitalization, Products Liability, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation
I am a member in the Seattle office where my practice includes health care, insurance, product liability, mass tort, and civil matters. I provide a wide range of legal services to members of the health care industry including negotiating and structuring arrangements, business, regulatory, confidentiality and privacy-related compliance services including HIPAA and state laws, licensing and risk management related services, and related investigations. My practice includes legal advice and litigation relating to insurance coverage and bad faith for policyholders and the insurance industry including property and casualty, life, health and disability. I also provide guidance and advice to the insurance industry and selfinsureds with respect to their obligations under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act and Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act (MMSEA). I was named to the Washington Super Lawyers list by Super Lawyers magazine in 2005 and 2010-2016.
2801 Alaskan Way Suite 300 , Seattle , Washington 98121
Practice Areas: Civil , Real Estate , Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation
Matt is a partner and a member of Miller Nash Graham & Dunn’s Condemnation, Real Estate and Litigation Teams. In connection with his active condemnation practice, Matt routinely advises and represents both municipal agencies and property owners regarding both substantive and procedural eminent domain law. In addition to his substantial experience in condemnation law, Matt is also an active real estate litigator, representing and counseling clients in all aspects of commercial landlord-tenant law, including lease negotiations, disputes, workouts and unlawful detainer actions.. As a proven trial attorney, Matt has considerable experience representing clients in mediations, arbitrations and in trials, including a number of multi-week jury trials. Matt has tried cases in King, Pierce and Snohomish County Superior Courts, and has successfully argued cases before the Washington State Court of Appeals. Matt is a frequent speaker on legal issues involving eminent domain law and has served as author and editor for a number of state and national legal treatises on the topic. Matt was named a "Super Lawyer" in 2013 through 2015 by Washington Super Lawyers Magazine, and a “Rising Star” for Eminent Domain Law in 2012 and 2010 by Washington Law & Politics Magazine.. Matt is the Past President of the Puget Sound Chapter of the International Right of Way Association (IRWA) and serves as the Vice Chair on the IRWA’s International Ethics Committee.
“I can easily endorse Matt as an outstanding attorney. Matt is a competent, professional, and experienced practitioner with a solid reputation in the community. He is also charismat…”
“I have referred several commercial and business litigation matters to Mark with complete confidence that the client is in very good hands. Mark is a true "business" litigator -- he…”
Joshua Green Building , Seattle , Washington 98101
Practice Areas: Litigation
Matt represents the interests of businesses, their principals, and stakeholders in varied and complex litigation. In substance, Matt has experience with corporate governance, contract, securities and business tort disputes, including the insurance coverage, dispute resolution, and bankruptcy-related issues that often arise when resolving them. In practice, Matt’s experience spans all stages of litigation, from initial evaluation and strategy to trial and appeal.. Matt is a graduate of Stanford Law School and the University of Michigan. Before joining the firm, Matt practiced in both the public and private sectors, including with the Washington State Attorney General’s Office and private firms in Chicago and San Francisco.. Matt and his wife have passion for live music and the majestic beauty of the Pacific Northwest.
“Marty is an excellent attorney who zealously advocates for his clients. His lengthy experience in the personal injury world allows him to be in expert in all areas of a litigation.”
100 W. Harrison St., Ste. N350 , Seattle , Washington 98119
Practice Areas: Civil , Construction Defects, Contracts, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation
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“I endorse this lawyer. I have worked with Marnie as a colleague and on opposing sides of many disputes. She practices law with integrity and is professional, knowledgeable, and a s…”
1001 Fourth Avenue Suite 4000 , Seattle , Washington 98154
Practice Areas: Civil , Litigation, Litigation, Litigation
Mark Wilner is a trial lawyer who represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of civil litigation, including personal injury, insurance coverage, class actions, securities and insider trading, employment law, consumer protection, and commercial disputes. He has litigated in numerous courts across the country, from state trial courts to the United States Supreme Court. He has multiple $1,000,000+ jury verdicts for plaintiffs, as well as multiple defense verdicts and dismissals on pretrial motions for defendants.
Mr. Scheer has a thriving litigation practice and focuses on complex and commercial litigation. He is admitted in Federal and State Court, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a trial lawyer. He has tried cases in admiralty, collapse, coverage, construction, breach of contract, construction defect, property insurance, bad faith, civil forfeiture, subrogation, personal injury, criminal prosecution and professional and products liability. He has tried multiple wrongful death cases to verdict, and many other catastrophic loss trials. Mr. Scheer tried to verdict one of the very first fully virtual jury trials in the country, during the COVID 19 pandemic, and has since tried several additional fully virtual jury trials to verdict. Mr. Scheer was both trial and appellate counsel in Cunningham vs. State, 61 Wn. App. 562 (1991), Schwindt vs. Lloyd’s of London, 81 Wn. App. 293 (1996) and Seattle Pump Co., Inc. vs. Traders and General Ins. Co., 93 Wash. App. 743 (1999), all of which established new law favorable to defendants and insurers in the state of Washington. Among other reported cases, Mr. Scheer was also both trial and appellate counsel in Weiland vs. Gordon, 93 Wash. App. 1078, (1999), Law vs. Pagtaluna, 166 Or. App. 551 (2000), Hill vs. Jawanda Transport, Ltd., 96 Wash. App. 537 (1999), Teja vs. Brar, 106 Wash. App. 1013 (2001), Boyer vs. Robertson, 110 Wash. App. 1028, (2002), and Klotz vs. Dehkhoda, 134 Wn. App. 261, (2006), five of which involved wrongful death suits, and the sixth involving significant claims for personal injury instituted in the U.S. and dismissed to foreign jurisdictions based on forum non conveniens. The dismissals were affirmed on appeal. He was also trial and co-appellate counsel in Commonwealth Ins. Co. of Am. Vs. Grays Harbor County, 120 Wn. App. 232, 84 P.3d 304 (2004), a successful appellate decision from a declaratory judgment action involving first party coverage and building code upgrade coverage. Mr. Scheer was also trial and appellate counsel in Schutz vs. La Costita III, Inc., 256 Or. App. 573 (2013), which established new law favorable to defendants in a dram shop case. Mr. Scheer speaks regularly at numerous international and national conferences, and he has appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America, discussing a product liability case in which he was lead counsel. Mr. Scheer has received his “AV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest peer based rating indicating very high to preeminent legal abilities and highest ethical rating. Mr. Scheer has been selected multiple times by Washington Law & Politics magazine as a Washington State Super Lawyer, including this year. Mr. Scheer is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel, the Loss Executive Association, the Defense Research Institute, and the Council on Litigation Management, where he is the past co-chair for Washington. Mr. Scheer is also a member of the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers (“WDTL”), where he served four years as a Trustee on the Board of Directors for WDTL and also served as the Chair of the Construction Committee and Chair of the Judicial Liaison Committee. In addition to his admission to the Washington Bar in 1987, Mr. Scheer is also admitted to practice in Oregon, Idaho and Alaska. He has handled and managed cases in multiple jurisdictions, and he has tried cases and argued appeals in Oregon, Washington and Alaska. Mr. Scheer received his J.D. from the University of Oregon Law School in 1986 and his B.S. in Rhetoric and Communication from the University of Oregon in 1982.
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“Mark is an exceptional lawyer with impressive credentials. I've worked with Mark on various matters over the past 17 years. I've also referred several clients to Mark because I tru…”
Firm: Morisset, Schlosser, Jozwiak & McGaw, Attorneys at Law
801 2nd Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98104
Practice Areas: Appeals, Litigation, Litigation
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“I strongly endorse this lawyer. Mason is an accomplished litigator who has had primary responsibility over numerous matters of tremendous importance to tribes and tribal people.”
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