jEFFREY T. KESTLE
Attorney
Main Phone: 206.689.8500
Direct Line: 206.267.2270
Email: mailto:jkestle@forsberg-umlauf.com
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PRACTICE EMPHASIS AND EXPERIENCE
Professional Liability
Personal Injury Defense
Products Liability
Premises Liability
Environmental Defense
Jeff is an associate at Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S. His practice focuses on the defense of professional liability claims. Jeff 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.
EDUCATION
J.D., University of Washington, 1999
B.A., Pomona College, 1994
BAR / COURT ADMISSIONS
State of Washington
United States District Court, Western District of Washington
HONORS / AWARDS / UNIQUE RECOGNITION
- Recognized by Washington State Bar Association’s “Random Acts of Professionalism” Program
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- Representation of joint compound manufacturer in multimillion dollar asbestos exposure case, obtained a dismissal for client after filing motion for summary judgment.
- Representation of regional sporting goods retailer in case brought by customer who was beaten by other customers, obtained summary judgment dismissal.
- Representation of driver who backed into other driver in personal injury jury trial, obtained defense verdict.
- Representation of a national property management firm in case brought by a plaintiff who was seriously injured in a slip and fall, obtained summary judgment dismissal.
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Washington State Bar Association
King County Bar Association
Volunteer at King County Bar Association Neighborhood Legal Clinic
ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS
- Presenter: “Personal Injury Cases: Calculating and Proving Damages,” National Business Institute (NBI), 2007
- Co-Author: “Nursing Home Litigation: What Elder Law Attorneys Need to Know,” for King County Bar Association CLE “Advanced Issues in Elder Law: Looking for Wisdom in All the Right Places,” 2006
