Dean "Stan" Perkins

Bar / Professional Activity

• Serving as a faculty presenter delivering a scholarly lecture at the 2025 Washington State Bar Association Small and Solo Firm Conference CLE Seminar., 2025
• Eagle Member, Washington State Association for Justice
• Washington State Association for Justice, Member
• King County Bar Association
• Washington State Bar Association, Member, 1986 to Present
• U.S. Federal Court, 1986
• Washington, 1986

Pro bono / Community Service

• Stan served as the Executive Director for the Seattle University School of Law’s Moderate Means Incubator program, helping newly minted attorneys’ establish successful solo practices. Stan generously shares his time, his resources, and his experience, providing guidance and advice that he wished he had when he struck out on his own. He regularly makes presentations to students, alumni, and fellow attorneys through programs run by the law school’s Access to Justice Institute. To date, the program has mentored over 70 incubates. Roughly 400-600 hours dedicated to the program each year., 2024

Honors

• Stan was honored by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys as one of the 10 Best Attorneys in Washington, recognizing his exceptional commitment to client service and outstanding record of client satisfaction., 10 Best Attorneys, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2021
• The year 2024 marked the tenth anniversary of Stan’s flagship Incubator Program at Seattle University School of Law, which has welcomed over 65 new attorneys into a yearlong mentorship initiative designed to provide guidance, professional development, and essential resources to help them successfully launch their own solo practices., Incubator Program Celebrates 10 Years, Seattle U Lawyer Magazine, 2024
• Stan was recognized for his pioneering work in establishing the Seattle University School of Law’s Low Bono Incubator Program. Through his funding, vision, and dedicated mentorship, he provided invaluable support to recent law school graduates while expanding access to legal services for individuals of moderate means who might otherwise be unable to afford representation. His leadership in developing the program significantly advanced access to justice and strengthened the legal profession as a whole., Legal Innovation Award- APEX Award, Washington State Bar Association, 2017
• Stan was honored by the Issaquah Best of Business as one of the area’s top Personal Injury Attorneys, recognizing his dedication to client advocacy and excellence in legal practice., Best of Business Rate in Issaquah, Best of Business Rate Issaquah 2025, 2025
• Stan was recognized as a 2020 Honoree, an achievement earned by only 5% of attorneys in Washington State. Honorees are distinguished by their exceptional credentials, peer recognition, and third-party validation for professional excellence., Honoree, Super Lawyers, 2020
• Mentor of the Year Award, King County Bar Association, 2024
• Received the Top 10 Attorney award for the State of Washington from the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys
• Legal Innovation Award from the Washington State Bar Association
• Top-Rated Lawyer, Avvo, 2018
• Nation's Top 1% Attorneys, National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2015
• The BV distinguished rating is earned through strenuous peer review rating process that is managed and monitored by the world's most trusted legal recourse., Very High rating in both Legal Availability & Ethical Standards, Martindale-Hubbell, 2016
• Superb Rated Attorney, Avvo, 2017
• Very High Peer Review Rating In Legal Ability & Ethical Standards. 2002-2017, Rated Distinguished for 15 years, Martindale-Hubbell
• Nominated, Membership, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2017
• Top 25 Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers, The Top 25 Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association, 2018
• Best for Automobile Accident Cases - Washington, Legal Elite Awards, 2018
• Top 100 Litigation Lawyers in the State of Washington, The American Society of Legal Advocates, 2018
• Top 100 litigators in the State of Washington, The American Society of Legal Advocates, 2015
• Acknowledging professional excellence, Winner of the Washington State Bar Association APEX Awards, WSBA, 2017
• Proudly serving the community since 1986, 30 Year Anniversary, Martindale-Hubbell, 2016
• For Dedication and Excellence in the practice of Law, Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney for Washington, American Jurist Institute, 2017
• Nominated, Torts - Law Firm of the Year, Lawyer Monthly, 2017
• Nominated, Top 100 Litigation Lawyers in the State of Washington, The American Society of Legal Advocates, 2018
• Executive Director of the Seattle University Incubator Program, Seattle University, 2018
• "Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys" for Washington, American Jurist Institute, 2018
• National Trial Lawyers Top 100
• 10.0 Avvo rated, Has been widely recognized by the legal community for superb professional conduct and experience, Superb Rated Attorney, Avvo, 2015
• Board of Directors Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, Certificate of Appreciation, 3rd Annual Insurance Law Basics, 1995
• Nominated and voted in by the membership, for membership in the Washington Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates
• Top 3% of Lawyers in the U.S., Expert Network, 2017
• Nominated, 10 Best Law Firms, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2017

Educational Background

• Whitman College: General Education, 1979
• Seattle University School of Law, formally known as, University of Puget Sound School of Law: Juris Doctor , 1982-1985
• University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California: B.A., Major: Political Science, 1982

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

• CLE Presenter, Marketing 101 for New Lawyers
• Stan was selected to speak at the Washington State Bar Association’s Solo and Small Firm Conference: Collaboration for Success, in recognition of his leadership, entrepreneurial spirit, and contributions to the success of small firms in the Seattle legal community., CLE Presenter, Speaker, Washington State Bar Association, 2025
• CLE taught alongside Roy Umlauf., CLE presenter, 10 Mistakes New Lawyers Make (And Should Avoid), 2014
• "You Said What?!".... Effective Tools for the Expert Witness, Presenter/ Speaker, WSBA

Other Outstanding Achievements

• Stan received the 2017 APEX Award for Legal Innovation, presented by the Washington State Bar Association. This prestigious award honors legal professionals, law firms, courts, law schools, and individuals who demonstrate exceptional leadership and creativity in advancing innovation within the practice of law. , 2017
• Stan was recognized as the 2025 Best of Business Award recipient in Issaquah for excellence in Personal Injury Law., 2025
• In 2024, Stan was honored by the King County Bar Association as Mentor of the Year, in recognition of his dedicated mentorship and meaningful contributions to the development and support of fellow professionals within the legal community., 2024
• Stan was recognized as one of the Top 10 Attorneys for Client Satisfaction in Washington by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, in honor of his exceptional and outstanding commitment to client service., 2021
• Stan was featured in this article written by Super Lawyers detailing his experience mentoring up-and-coming lawyers through the incubator program at Seattle University School of Law.https://www.superlawyers.com/articles/washington/incubating-success/, 2020
• Seattle University Law School Adjunct Professor. Teaching Tort Litigation., 2017
• American Registry, Top 10% of American most honored professionals, 2016

“Dean is an experienced personal injury attorney who brings his dedication, experience and passion to each of his clients. He has been a mentor to many your attorneys and he's teaching them how to do things the right way.”

“Excellent trial Personal Injury Lawyer”

“Stan is a true elder in the Seattle legal community. He continues to advocate on behalf of his clients while he actively mentors the next generation of trial attorneys. He is a hero.”

“Stan is the head of Seattle University School of Law's small firm incubator program. Through this program, Stan provides excellent mentorship and resources for new attorneys who are working hard to start their own firm. Stan has been an excellent mentor to me personally this year in helping me start my own firm.”

“Stan Perkins has been my mentor through Seattle University's Incubator Program for the last two years. He is an all around great guy and an excellent resource for new attorneys.”

“Stan has over 34 years of personal injury and litigation experience. He is a leading innovator in the legal services industry founding the incubator program at Seattle University School of Law. The incubator program educates solo practitioners that in turn provide low bono services to under-served communities. Stan is an exceptional attorney!”

“Perkins gets great results for his clients and goes to trial if necessary”

“Dean "Stan" Perkins is an outstanding plaintiff's personal injury attorney who has owned and managed a successful practice for over 30 years. He is also an active and recognized mentor for young attorneys and donates much time to pro bono activities.”