A. Grant Lingg
Shareholder
Main Phone: 206.689.8500
Direct Line: 206.689.8568
Email: glingg@forsberg-umlauf.com
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PRACTICE EMPHASIS AND EXPERIENCE
Arbitration and Mediation
Commercial Litigation
Construction Litigation
General Liability Defense
Premises Liability
Grant is a shareholder with Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S. His tort and insurance practice includes defense of construction site injury, construction defect, professional liability, product and premises liability, and commercial claims.
Grant has successfully defended clients against construction site claims, including personal injury and building defect/warranty cases. He also has extensive experience defending clients in personal injury litigation, including premises liability defense, vehicle accident liability defense and product liability defense. Coverage experience includes contractual indemnity and contribution/subrogation claims, and defense of home warranty disputes. He has also defended banks, credit card companies and lenders in commercial actions. Grant serves as arbitrator under the King and Pierce County Arbitration systems. He currently serves as a Member of the Board of the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers. He is also the current co-editor of the WDTL's "Defense News."
EDUCATION
J.D., Seattle University School of Law, 1994, cum laude
--Law Review, Note & Comment Editor
B.A., Columbia University, 1985
Bar / court admissions
State of Oregon, 2010
State of Washington, 1994
United States District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Washington State Bar Association
King County Bar Association
Washington Defense Trial Lawyers
Defense Research Institute
--Construction Defect Committee
Colonel, Washington Army National Guard, and Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom
ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS
- Presenter: "The Warranty of Suitability in the Condominium Conversion Case," WDTL Annual Construction Law Update, February 24, 2012
- Chair: Personal Injury Law Boot Camp from the Defense Perspective, Washington State Bar Association CLE, August 11, 2010
- Presenter: "Enforcement of Arbitration Clauses in Washington," Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Annual Construction Law Update, 2009
- Presenter: "Plaintiffs' Attempts to Expand the Implied Warranty of Habitability - The Movement to Transform 'Is it Livable' into 'Could it have Been Built Better?'" Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Annual Construction Law Update, 2007
- Presenter: "Risk Management Issues: Contractual Risk Transfer Provisions and Additional Insurance," May 18, 2006
- Moderator: "Seminar on Recent Issues Involving CR 35 Exams" presented to the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, 2003
- Presenter: "Ethical Considerations While Defending Under Reservation of Rights," Washington Defense Trial Lawyers 2001 Construction Law Seminar
- Author and speaker: "Conducting Interviews and Investigations," Washington State Paralegal Association, 2001
- Chairman: Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Orthopedic and Soft Tissue Seminar, 1998
- Chairman: Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Seminar on New State District Court Rules, 1998
- Author: Washington State Bar Association Vehicle Accident Litigation Deskbook Chapter 10, "Enforcement and Effective Settlements"
- Contributing Author: Premises Liability Issues and Law in Washington, Legal Reference Guide, Forsberg & Umlauf
- Contributing Author: Construction Defect Law in Washington, Legal Reference Guide, Forsberg & Umlauf
- Contributing Author: Tender and Related Issues in Construction/Third-Party Claims, Legal Reference Guide, Forsberg & Umlauf
- Contributing Author: Professional Liability Issues and Law in Washington, Legal Reference Guide, Forsberg & Umlauf
