David B. Richardson

Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Seattle, Washington

Law Offices of David Richardson, P.S.
David B. Richardson
Law Offices of David Richardson, P.S.

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Class Action & Mass Torts, Products Liability; view more

Licensed in Washington since: 1992

Education: Seattle University School of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2024
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Law Offices of David Richardson, P.S.

3829 S. Edmunds St.
Suite C
Seattle, WA 98118 Visit website

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An experienced attorney who handles matters of personal injury, David B. Richardson represents the people of Washington state, including Seattle and Bellevue. For almost 30 years, he has fought for the rights of his clients in injury matters such as auto accidents, truck accidents, wrongful death, brain injury, dog bites, premises liability, mass torts and class actions, and medical malpractice. For his extensive success, he holds the highest peer rating possible of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell and has been named a "Super Lawyer" in the field of personal injury law by Thomson West.

Mr. Richardson is admitted to practice in the state of Washington and before the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington and the Washington State Supreme Court. He is an Eagle member of the Washington State Association of Justice.  For his high ethical standards and long list of successful results, he is included in The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 and has been awarded an Avvo “Excellent” rating.

In 1985, he graduated from the University of Colorado with a Bachelor of Arts in economics with minors in environmental conservation and political science. Mr. Richardson then earned a Master of Arts in international politics at New York University.  He worked in the United States Congress as a foreign policy analyst before deciding to become an attorney.  He graduated cum laude from the Seattle University School of Law in 1992, and has been representing the rights of individuals ever since.  He has advised low-income clients as a volunteer attorney at the King County Bar Association's Southeast Legal Clinic since the day he was sworn in as an attorney in 1992.

* AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

Practice areas

Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Animal Bites, Brain Injury, Class Actions, Construction Accident, Dram Shop Laws, Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Pharmaceutical, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Toxic Torts, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

  • 80% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
  • 10% Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff
  • 10% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 1992, Washington

Professional Webpage: https://dbrlaw.com/attorneys/david-b-richardson/

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington
  • Member, King County Bar Association
  • Eagle Member, Washington Association of Justice
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • Washington Bar
  • Washington State Supreme Court
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
  • $1 million settlement in Elder abuse case against an Adult Family Home. , 2021
  • $500,000 recovery for a motorcycle accident victim, 2020
  • $1.75 million dollar settlement including UIM and 3rd party recoveries in a motorcycle accident.  , 2020
  • $821, 000 settlement for a motor vehicle accident, 2020
  • $250,000 settlement for a motor vehicle accident., 2020
  • $250K settlement for motor vehicle accident, 2021
Special Licenses/Certifications:
  • SGAL Training, King County Bar Association 25 Appointments by King County Superior Court to oversee and report to the Court on minor settlements., 2015
  • Certified as Arbitrator Served as Arbitrator in 17 King County Superior Court cases since 2015, 2015
Pro bono/Community Service:
  • Volunteer Attorney, King County Bar Association, Southeast Legal Clinic, 1992 - present, 1992
Honors/Awards:
  • Rated as "Excellent," Avvo
  • One of the Top Personal Injury Attorneys in the Puget Sound Region, Seattle Met Magazine
  • AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Educational Background:
  • University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, B.A., Deans List, Major: Economics Minors: Political Science and Environmental Conservation, 1985, 1985
  • New York University, New York, NY, M.A., International Politics, Strategic Studies and Arms Control Invited into Ph.D program, granted Teaching Assistantship, 1995, 1987
Industry Groups:
  • American Association Of Justice
  • Washington Association Of Justice

Office location for David B. Richardson

3829 S. Edmunds St.
Suite C
Seattle, WA 98118

Phone: 425-646-9801

Selections

5 Years Super Lawyers
  • Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2024

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