MATTHEW S. ADAMS
Of Counsel
Main Phone: 206.689.8500
Direct Line: 206.346.3945
Email: madams@forsberg-umlauf.com
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PRACTICE EMPHASIS AND EXPERIENCE
Appeals
General Liability Defense
Insurance Coverage Analysis and Litigation
Matt is Of Counsel with Forsberg-Umlauf, P.S. He practices in the fields of insurance coverage, insurance special investigations, bad faith, and insurance defense. He has more than 20 years experience practicing insurance coverage law, both as a private practitioner, and as in-house coverage counsel for a multi-national insurer. Matt's experience includes providing coverage advice with respect to virtually all lines of insurance (personal and commercial auto, homeowner property and casualty, commercial property and general liability, umbrella, excess, specialty lines and agricultural policies). Matt also advises clients regarding insurer special investigations and examinations under oath, litigates insurance coverage and bad faith suits; assists insurers with drafting policy forms; and assists insurers with regulatory matters.
EDUCATION
J.D., University of Puget Sound School of Law, 1989, cum laude
--Law Review
B.A., University of Washington, 1986, magna cum laude
--Phi Beta Kappa
--Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society
BAR / COURT ADMISSIONS
State of Washington, 1989
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
U. S. District Court, Western District of Washington
HONORS / AWARDS / UNIQUE RECOGNITION
- Designated as a "Super Lawyer" 2002-2004 by Washington Law & Politics magazine.
- "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating obtainable by members of the legal community
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Washington State Bar Association
Washington Defense Trial Lawyers
ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS
- Co-Presenter: "Between a Rock and the Sword of Damocles: Insurer-Appointed Defense Counsel, Ethics, and the Covenant Judgment," 2010 Insurance Law Coverage Update, Forsberg & Umlauf seminar, November 4, 2010
