David B. Richardson

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.