KENNETH M. ROESSLER
Of Counsel
Main Phone: 206.689.8500
Direct Line: 206.689.8565
Email: kroessler@forsberg-umlauf.com
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PRACTICE EMPHASIS AND EXPERIENCE
Construction Litigation
General Liability Defense
Premises Liability
Product Liability
Ken’s practice areas include products liability, insurance defense litigation, construction site injury defense, admiralty and maritime matters, premises liability, and municipal liability. He has a diverse and unique background in other career fields prior to entering private practice, including foreign-language intelligence collection while in the U.S. Air Force, international trade, and shipping. He has also previously worked as a legal secretary and paralegal with other law firms, and has worked on personal injury litigation, workers’ compensation, probate & estate planning, contract disputes, construction defect cases, admiralty, products liability, premises liability defense, and environmental litigation.
EDUCATION
J.D., Seattle University School of Law, 2001, cum laude
B.A., Southern Oregon State College, 1994, cum laude
Defense Language Institute, Russian Basic Course, Diploma w/Honors, 1988
BAR / COURT ADMISSIONS
State of Washington
United States District Court, Western District of Washington
United States District Court, Eastern District of Washington
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
HONORS / AWARDS / UNIQUE RECOGNITION
- Recognized as a "Rising Star 2011" by Super Lawyers
- Recognized as a “Washington Rising Star 2009,” Washington Law & Politics, Dec. 2008
- Recognized as a "Washington Rising Star 2010," Washington Law & Politics, Dec. 2009
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
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Representation of crane manufacturers in two different multimillion dollar product liability matters in 2008 and 2009, received defense verdict after month-long jury trial in one and won summary judgment dismissal in the other.
- Representation of haz-mat truck driver training company in personal injury jury trial in 2007, received a defense verdict after two-week long jury trial.
- Representation of motorized wheelchair manufacturer in product liability personal injury case, obtained a stipulated dismissal after a year of discovery and depositions.
- Representation of manufacturers of power tools, food processors, gas cans, motorboats, fresh produce distributors, restaurants, retailers, and other businesses from all over the world.
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Washington State Bar Association
King County Bar Association
Seattle University Law Review, Research and Technical Editor, 1999-2001
Washington Defense Trial Lawyers
Defense Research Institute
Frequent Moot Court Judge at Seattle University Law School
ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS
- Author: “Product Liability Standards Under the WPLA for Sellers and Manufacturers,” WDTL Defense News, Fall 2008
- Presenter: "Employer Liability for Employees; Scope of Employment," CLE, November 2007
- Presenter: "Maritime Personal Injury Law; Differences Between Federal Maritime Product Liability and Washington State Product Liability Law," CLE, October 2007.
- Author: Casenote, "Seller Beware: Tort Reform is Missing in Action; Soproni, Falk, and the Entrenchment of Strict Products Liability in Washington," 24 Seattle U.L. Rev. 989 (2001).
- Author: "Exporting to the Russian Far East," The Journal of Commerce, national trade newspaper, Nov. 17, 1997.
