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 Carl E.
Forsberg
Carl's
busy litigation practice emphasizes
insurance defense, first and third
party coverage analysis, and defense of bad faith claims. Carl also defends personal injury and other general liability
claims. He is past President of the Northwest Environmental Claims
Association and the Northwest Insurance Coverage Association. He
is also past co-chair and a current member of the King County Bar Association's Judicial Screening Committee,
Judicial Selection and Judicial Conferencing Committees.
E-Mail: cforsberg@forsberg-umlauf.com
Business
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Experience:
Carl
has extensive trial experience, initially as an Assistant District
Attorney in Anchorage, Alaska, and he continues with an active trial
practice now. He is frequently asked to serve as a King County Superior
Court Arbitrator and is an instructor for the National Institute of
Trial Advocacy's trial and deposition skills programs, as well as an
Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, at the University of Washington
School of Law.
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Education:
Gonzaga
University, B.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1980
Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D.,1983
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Admitted
To Bar:
Alaska
1983
Washington 1987
United States District Court, District of Alaska
United States District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of
Washington
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
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Memberships:
Alaska
Bar Association
Washington State Bar Association
King County Bar Association
- Member Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1999-00
- Member Judicial Conferencing Committee, 2001-03
- Member Judicial Screening Committee, 2000-09
- Member CLE Advisory Committee, 2008-09
- Co-Chair Judicial Screening Committee, 2004-05
- Co-Chair Bench Bar Conference 2006
- Chair Membership Task Force, 2008
- Trustee, 2006-08
Northwest Environmental Claims Association, President 1997-00
Northwest Insurance Coverage Association, President 2000-01
National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Instructor 1997-Present
Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association
Designated "Super Lawyer" 2001 through 2009 by Washington Law &
Politics
Designated "Super Lawyer" 2009 in
Washington Law & Politics Corporate Edition
"AV" Martindale-Hubbell Rating
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Lectures, Seminars and Publications:
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The Hartford, CD/Coverage Training, June 23, 2009
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Zurich N.A., IFCA/Bad Faith Update Unfair Claims
Practices, March 6, 2009
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University of Washington School of Law, Witness
Deposition/Trial Testimony Preparation, February 27, 2009
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Seattle University School of Law, The Business of the
Practice of Law, February 12, 2009
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University of Washington School of Law, Expert Witness
Selection and Preparation, February 9, 2009
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Response Insurance, Claims Handling Guidelines, January
21, 2009
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Lorman Educational Services, Top 5 Issues in Insurance
Coverage in Washington, September 26, 2008
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National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), Trial
Skills/Exhibits/Direct and Cross Examination, September 7-10, 2008
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National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), Deposition
Skills/Defending Your Client's Deposition, July 30 and 31, 2008
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Lorman Educational Services,
Insurance Bad Faith Claims, July 22, 2008
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National Business Institute,
Current issues Impacting Insurance Defense
Practice, June 11, 2008
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Washington Defense Trial
Lawyers (WDTL), Chair-Advanced Trial Practice,
April 23, 2008
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Broker Ethics (Brown &
Brown), March 13, 2008
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National Business Institute,
Insurance Law From A to Z, February 29, 2008
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Broker Ethics (Parker, Smith
& Feek), February 27, 2008
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University of Washington School
of Law, Expert Witness Selection and
Preparation, February 14, 2008
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Lorman Educational Services,
Insurance Bad Faith Claims in Washington, July
19, 2007
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National Business Institute,
Current Issues Impacting Insurance Defense
Practice, June 19, 2007
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National
Business Institute, Bad Faith Insurance Claims in Washington, November
3, 2006
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Lorman
Educational Services, Insurance Bad Faith Claims in Washington, July
19, 2006
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Washington
Defense Trial Lawyers (WDTL), Chair-Advanced Trial Tactics Seminar, May
12, 2006
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King
County Bar Association (KCBA), Chair-Trial Skills Workshop (4-Part Series),
October 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2005
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National
Business Institute, Insurance Coverage Law in Washington, June 10, 2005
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Washington
Defense Trial Lawyers (WDTL), The Effect of Stipulated Judgments on
Coverage and Bad Faith Claims, April 8, 2005
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Washington Defense Trial Lawyers
(WDTL), Good Times for Bad Faith Litigation, March 10, 2005
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National Business Institute,
Insurance Law: Third-Party Coverage in Washington, February
4, 2005
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Lorman Educational Services,
Taking and Defending Effective Depositions, January 21, 2005
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King County Bar Association, Trial
Skills Interactive Workshop: Introducing Evidence, October
22, 2004
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Bad Faith Claims Handling Issues
in Washington, Alaska and Oregon, September 7, 2004
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Maritime Insurance Association,
Day of Education, Survey of Marine Insurance/LHWCA Coverages, May 12,
2004
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Washington State Bar Association,
The Best of WSBA's 2003 CLE's: Mastering the Introduction of
Evidence, December 12, 2003
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National Business Institute,
Insurance Coverage Issues in Washington, August 20, 2003
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Washington State Bar Association, Fundamentals
of Effective Trial Practice, July 10, 2003
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Marine Claims Insurance, Bad Faith
Update, April 25, 2002
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Marine Claims Insurance, Defense
and Coverage Issues for Claims Professionals, April 1, 2001
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