Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage, Appellate
Licensed in Washington since: 1980
Education: University of Washington School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2001, 2003, 2007, 2010 - 2023 Keller Rohrback L.L.P.
1201 Third AvenueSuite 3200
Seattle, WA 98101 Phone: 206-623-1900 Email: Irene M. Hecht Visit website
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Irene Hecht is currently of counsel with the firm.Â
Irene Hecht is an experienced trial lawyer whose practice emphasizes insurance law, particularly in coverage and bad faith litigation. She also has an active appellate practice and has represented insurance companies in trial courts, the Court of Appeals, and before the Washington State Supreme Court. Ms. Hecht has over 38 years of experience in coverage analysis and representation, including both commercial and personal lines, umbrella and excess coverage, and first- and third-party coverage. She has dealt with a wide variety of coverage issues including: advertising injury, personal injury, construction defect, automobile, underinsured motorist, personal injury protection, homeowner's, products-completed operations, E&O, and D&O. Ms. Hecht also actively advises and represents both insureds and insurers in bad faith litigation, with respect to both first- and third-party matters.
First Admitted: 1980, Washington
Professional Webpage: http://www.kellerrohrback.com/attorney/irene-m-hecht
- Allstate Insurance Company, Esurance Insurance Company, Canal Indemnity Insurance Company
- King County Bar Association, Member
- Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Admitted to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, 1980
- American Bar Association, Member; Tort and Insurance sections
- International Association of Defense Counsel, Member
- Admitted to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1998
- Washington State Bar Association, Member
- Northwest Insurance Coverage Association, Member
- Admitted to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, 1990
- University of Washington - B.A., magna cum laude, Speech Communication, 1977
- Speaker, Hot Topics in UIM Coverage, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Annual Insurance Law Update, 2012
- Speaker, Duty to Settle, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Annual Insurance Law Update, 2011
- Speaker, Typical Discovery Requests, Annual Insurance Law Update, WDTL, 2013
- Speaker, Bifurcation in UIM Cases, Annual Insurance Law Update, WDTL, 2017
- Speaker, Update on the Duty to Defend and the Duty to Explore Settlement, Annual Insurance Law Update, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, 2015
- International Association Of Defense Counsel
- NICA
- Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association
Office location for Irene M. Hecht
1201 Third Avenue
Suite 3200
Seattle, WA 98101
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2001, 2003, 2007, 2010 - 2023