A. Grant Lingg

Mr. Lingg 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 actions, as well as coverage actions.

E-Mail: glingg@forsberg-umlauf.com

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• Experience:
  Defense of construction site claims, including personal injury and defense of contractors in building defect/warranty cases.  Professional liability and personal injury litigation, including premises liability defense, vehicle accident liability defense and product liability defense. Coverage issues including contractual indemnity and contribution/subrogation claims.  Defense of home warranty disputes.  Serves as arbitrator under the King and Pierce County Arbitration systems.  Mr. Lingg 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:
  Columbia University, B.A., 1985
  Seattle University School of Law, J.D., Cum Laude, 1994
  Law Review, Note & Comment Editor

• Admitted To Bar:
  Washington 1994
  United States District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington
  United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

• Memberships:
  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

• Lectures, Seminars and Publications:

  • Speaker "Plaintiffs' Attempts to Expand the Implied Warranty of Habitability - The Movement to Transform 'Is it Livable' into 'Could it have Been Built Better?'" presented at Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Annual Construction Law Update, 2007

  • Speaker, "Risk Management Issues: Contractual Risk Transfer Provisions and Additional Insurance," May 18, 2006

  • Moderator for "Seminar on Recent Issues Involving CR 35 Exams" presented to the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, 2003

  • Speaker "Ethical Considerations While Defending Under Reservation of Rights" presented at the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers 2001 and Construction Law Seminar

  • Author and speaker "Conducting Interviews and Investigations" presented to the Washington State Paralegal Association, 2001

  • Chairman of the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Orthopedic and Soft Tissue Seminar, 1998

  • Chairman of the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Seminar on New State District Court Rules, 1998

  • Author of the Washington State Bar Association Vehicle Accident Litigation Deskbook Chapter, "Enforcement and Effective Settlements"

  • Contributing author of firm deskbook publications: Premises Liability, Product Liability, Construction Defect, Tender and Related Issues, Professional Liability Issues and Law