Jennifer Cannon-Unione

Jennifer Cannon-Unione is a founding partner of the law firm Dixon & Cannon, Ltd. with over 27 years of successful litigation experience representing clients in civil personal injury and criminal cases throughout Washington State.

Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings awarded Jennifer an “AV Preeminent” rating, the highest peer review rating possible. This rating, conducted by confidential opinions and awarded to less than 8% of attorneys nationally, reflects the fact that Jennifer’s peers and the judges she appears before rank her at the highest level of professional excellence. Jennifer earned the highest rating of “10 Superb” by AVVO, a nationwide attorney rating service. She is also recognized by her peers as a Super Lawyer on a list compiled by Washington Law and Politics.

Jennifer began her career as a public defender handling misdemeanor and felony cases in municipal, district, and superior courts. She has successfully defended clients in hundreds of jury trials, bench trials, motions, pre-trial and probation hearings. 

Jennifer’s years of experience as a former senior trial attorney for insurance companies have been a tremendous asset in helping her attain the best possible results for her clients. As an insurance defense attorney, she has defended hundreds of policy holders for auto injury and premises liability cases in jury trials, bench trials, motions, mediations, and arbitrations. Jennifer was also promoted as a senior attorney for a specialized fraud unit that focused on defending insurance policy holders against fraudulent insurance claims.

Professional development and connections within the legal community are critical to Jennifer. She is a member of the Washington State Association for Justice, American Association for Justice, the Washington State Bar Association, the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Washington Defenders Association, and the State Bar of Arizona.

Jennifer is honored to be a member of the Washington Women Lawyer’s Judicial Evaluations Committee which interviews and evaluates judicial candidates for all judicial positions throughout Washington State. She is also thrilled to be a board member of the Seattle Chapter of Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association (MAMAS) and Co-Director of their Ladder Down program.

When not practicing law, Jennifer loves spending time with her family. She and her husband have the great fortune of three amazing children—11 year-old fraternal twins and a 14 year-old son. She is a proud mommy who loves doing all sorts of activities such as travelling, camping, soccer, swimming, and music with her family. Motherhood has brought a depth and richness to her life that enhances the way she practices law.