Charles E. Albertson

Mr. Albertson is of counsel with Forsberg & Umlauf. His practice principally includes personal injury matters as well as first and third party coverage matters.

E-Mail: calbertson@forsberg-umlauf.com

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• Experience:
  Ten years with the General Counsel's office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, focusing on fisheries management, habitat protection, and marine pollution, particularly natural resource damage claims. In private practice, insurance coverage counseling and litigation involving environmental claims, construction defect, product liability litigation and the defense of alleged bad faith insurer conduct.  He also has experience litigation against the federal government regarding compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

• Education:
  The Evergreen State College, B.A. 1976
  Northwestern School of Law/Lewis and Clark College, J.D. 1981

• Admitted To Bar:
  Washington
  United State District Court, Western District of Washington
  U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  U.S. Supreme Court

• Memberships:
  Washington State Bar Association
  Northwest Insurance Claims Association
  King County Bar Association
  
  

• Lectures, Seminars and Publications:

  • Lorman Educational Services, Insurance Bad Faith Claims in Washington, July 19, 2007

  • National Business Institute, Bad Faith Insurance Claims in Washington, November 3, 2006

  • National Business Institute, Insurance Coverage Law in Washington, June 10, 2005

  • Washington Defense Trial Lawyers (WDTL), Good Times for Bad Faith Litigation, March 10, 2005

  • National Business Institute, Insurance Law:  Third-Party Coverage in Washington, February 4, 2005

  • Contributing Author of Firm Deskbook Publications: Coverage and Bad Faith