Practice Areas: Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in Washington since: 1986
Education: Seattle University School of Law
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Coluccio Law
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For more than 36 years, I’ve been working to protect seriously injured people and the families of those who have died. In 2014, Kevin started Coluccio Law, where he has continued his commitment to those injured by the wrongdoing of others. My firm, Coluccio Law, is dedicated to creating real and positive change in people’s lives. We take on a limited number of cases so that we can offer high-quality, personalized legal service — and get the best possible result for each client.
Kevin learned the value of hard work at an early age by working on a family farm for many years. Neither of his parents had attended college. Both were determined that their five children would have more opportunities.
Thanks to his family support—and his own perseverance—Kevin Coluccio graduated from Seattle University in 1981. Before applying to law school, Kevin worked long hours in a cannery in Alaska, and then on a construction crew in Seattle.
At the University of Puget Sound – now Seattle University School of Law – Kevin learned a lot. He learned how to represent working people, instead of faceless corporations. He learned how to help people in a courtroom, instead of a boardroom. And he learned that by seeking truth and accountability as a personal injury attorney, he could create positive results—and help change wrongful behavior.
Kevin has dedicated his entire legal career to helping seriously injured people and their families get through the civil justice system.
“I am compassionate to my clients and committed to doing everything possible to bring them justice.”
Over the course of his legal career, Kevin has become one of the most experienced Truck Accident Attorneys in the country and is one of only a handful of attorneys nationwide certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a Truck Accident Attorney. This is a prestigious certification that requires years of experience and success handling truck accidents. It also requires successfully passing a certification test.
While Kevin has obtained numerous multi-million dollar results for his clients, he is most proud of providing his clients with accountability and justice.
Kevin is a skilled trial lawyer and continues to attend trial skills seminars and events regardless of his years of practice.
Kevin is a graduate of the Trial Lawyers College where he trained under some of the best trial attorneys from around the country.
Kevin is a long-time resident of the Pacific Northwest. He is active in his community supporting various non-profit organizations.
Nearly all of our cases involve semi-truck crashes or car crashes. We represent people who have suffered significant personal injuries, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries or fatalities. Contact us for a free consultation - [email protected] or 206-826-8200.
– Attorney Kevin Coluccio
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
First Admitted: 1986, Washington
Professional Webpage: https://www.coluccio-law.com/about-kevin-coluccio/
- Board Certification, Truck Accident Law - National Board of Trial Advocacy , 2020
- Board of Regents - Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, 2015-present, 2015
- Member, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2006–present
- Proctor, Maritime Law Association of the United States, 1994–present
- National Board Member, Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, 2009–present
- Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2002–present
- Member, The Verdict Club, 2008–present
- Guardians Club, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 2002–present
- Member, Oregon State Bar, 2002–present
- International Association of Machinist & Aerospace Workers, District 19, Designated Counsel/FELA Claims, 1994 – 2010, 2010
- Advocate, American Association for Justice, 2006–present
- Member, Federal Bar Association, 1986–present
- Member, American Bar Association, Litigation Section, 2002–present
- Sustaining Member, American Association of Justice (formerly ATLA)
- Member, American College of Barristers, 2002–present
- Member, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1986–present
- Member, Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association, 2011–present
- Proctor, Maritime Law Association of the United States
- Member, Public Justice, 1997–present
- Member, American Association for Justice, Nursing Homes Litigation Group, 2010–present
- State Bar of Oregon, 2002
- Member, American Bar Association, 2000–present
- Stalwart, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 2002–present
- Member, National Crime Victim Bar Association, 2002–present
- Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2007–present
- Member, Western Trial Lawyers Association, 2005–present
- Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Governors, 1998 - present
- Member, Federal Court - Western District of Washington, 1986–present
- Member, American Association for Justice - Traumatic Brain Injury Group, 2011–present
- Board of Governors, Washington State Association for Justice, 1998 – 2006
- Sustaining Member, American Association of Justice, 1998–present
- Member, The National Brain Injury Trial Lawyers Association, 2011–present
- State Bar of Washington, 1986
- Founding Member, American Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys, 1989–present
- Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2009–present
- Maritime Section Chairperson, Washington State Association for Justice, 1996–1998
- Leaders Forum, American Association for Justice, 2007–present
- Senior Counsel, The College of Master Advocates & Barristers, 2002–present
- Member, Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association, 2006–present
- Member, American Association for Justice, Leaders Forum, 2006–present
- Member, Federal Court - Eastern District of Washington, 1986–present
- Member, Railroad Accident Trial Lawyers Association, 2012–present
- Federal Bar Association, Western District Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
- Member, Washington State Bar Association, 1986–present
- Member, Multnomah Bar Association, 2011–present
- 4,000,000.00 result with co-counsel, for the wrongful death lawsuit resulting from a street sweeper collision., 2020
- Confidential settlement for a man who suffered a leg amputation after his motorcycle was struck by a commercial vehicle. , 2019
- 2,000,000.00 result for a person suffering a traumatic brain injury after a car crash. , 2019
$4,675,000.00 for the care and damages of a permanently injured child who was not properly secured on a dangerous amateur zip line at a summer camp.
, 2018Confidential settlement for the children of a truck driver who died when he was run over by a semi-truck in Washington, while assisting another truck driver park her semi-truck.
, 2018- $34,250,000.00 with co-counsel for two wrongful death claims and survivor with a traumatic brain injury caused when a distracted semi-truck driver hit a car at full highway speed, including $11,250,000.00 for the parents of a 15-year-old passenger., 2018
Insurance policy limits for the surviving son of a Seattle woman who was struck and killed by a drunk driver, while she was a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
, 2018- 1,000,000.00 policy limits result for a woman who suffered a skull fracture and spinal cord injury from a five-vehicle crash caused by a semi-truck driver. , 2018
- Confidential settlement for a young woman who died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a house where the furnace pipes were incorrectly installed., 2018
A full policy limits settlement for the spouse and two children of a young woman who was hit and killed in a Seattle crosswalk.
, 2018- 500,000 for a Seattle woman who was severely burned after property managers failed to insulate dangerously hot exposed water pipes , 2018
- $8,500,000.00 trial verdict with co-counsel for a man suffering permanent injuries after a doctor-in-training botched a urologic stent procedure., 2017
- Full insurance policy limits settlement for a woman struck in a Portland, Oregon crosswalk. , 2017
- Confidential settlement for the family of an Oregon man killed in a highway crash caused by a speeding driver of a semi tractor-trailer. , 2017
- $1,500,000 policy limits for a passenger who lost his hand when the driver of the vehicle ran a red light and collided with a semi-truck. , 2017
- Confidential settlement for the extended family of a man who was hit and killed by an extremely intoxicated driver in Bellingham, Washington. , 2017
- A 900,000.00 result for a cyclist who suffered serious internal injuries from being struck by a freight truck. , 2017
- $7,000,000 for a seriously burned student injured in a truck crash caused by a distracted driver, 2016
- $2,835,000 settlement for a plumber who suffered injuries to his feet and ankles after a 40-foot drop through damaged, rotting floorboards on a dangerous job site., 2016
- $1,500,000 policy limits settlement for a college student who suffered a closed head injury in an auto crash.
- $1,525,000 settlement for a child with a closed head injury from a truck crash.
- $1,025,000 policy limits for the death of a man when a truck driver ran into him in a dust storm.
- Confidential Settlement for railroad injury, the largest known in-service settlement for a Burlington Northern worker at the time
- $2,160,000 settlement for a seriously injured 69-year-old pedestrian, hit in a crosswalk where the warning lights were not working.
- $1,033,000 trial verdict for a client with who sustained a permanent, severe foot injury from a structure collapse.
- $3,225,000 settlement for permanent spinal cord injuries sustained in a single engine plane crash, caused by failure to maintain the carburetor.
- $7,000,000 policy limits settlement for the quadriplegic spinal cord injury of a worker paralyzed on a job site.
- $1,009,000.00 policy limits payment for the serious injuries sustained by a motorcyclist after he was hit by a driver making an illegal turn.
- $1,009,000 policy limits for a motorcycle rider suffering leg fractures and a knee injury when he collided with a van turning in front of him.
- $8,500,000 settlement for a brain injury caused by anesthesia during an outpatient surgery.
- $2,700,000 settlement for the deaths of two children who were passengers in a vehicle that rear-ended a commercial truck that had stopped in the road.
- $3,000,000 result for a woman severely burned by a post-crash gasoline fire in an auto accident.
- $1,000,000 policy limits result for a child burned by fireworks that were improperly stored near an ignition source.
- $2,100,000 policy limits partial settlement for a child pedestrian with permanent brain damage
- $2,000,000 settlement against the manufacturer and school district for defects in a goalpost that fell on a student, resulting in significant traumatic brain injury.
- $2,400,000 settlement for a construction worker who had his right leg amputated below the knee because the general contractor failed to provide guardrails for the scaffolding.
- $3,150,000 settlement for a family injured when a semi-truck and double trailer crossed the center line and hit their vehicle head-on.
- $2,250,000 settlement for a seriously injured pedestrian, struck by a vehicle in a crosswalk.
- $2,940,000 judgment and settlement, including interest, attorney fees and bad faith damages, for wrongful death case after a woman was hit by a runaway dump truck trailer.
- $2,000,000 for a brain injury victim and his family after a car crash caused by an incorrectly installed semi-truck tire in which the commercial driver had failed to properly inspect during pre and post trip inspections.
- National Board of Trial Advocacy - Board Certification, Truck Accident Law , 2020
- Volunteer and 2019 Ambassador of the Year, Water1st International
- Member, Headstrong for Life, 2012–present
- Member, Brain Injury Alliance of Oregon, 2012–present
- Member, Washington Brain Injury Association, 2009–present
- Member, The Brain Injury Association of Oregon, 2009–present
- AV Preeminent Ratings recognize lawyers with the highest level of professional excellence., AV® PreeminentTM Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell , 2020
- Established in 1993, the Million Dollar Advocates Forum (which includes the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum) is one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. There are over 5000 members throughout the country. Fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members., Multi-Million Dollar Advocate, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 is an invitation-only organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from each state or region who meet stringent qualifications as civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense trial lawyers., Top 100 Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2019
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- Top 100 Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2010
- Fellowship, Litigation Counsel of America, 2010
- Guardian of Civil Justice, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 2010
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers in America, 2009
- Certificate of Achievement, American Bar Association, 2002
- Super Lawyers Top 100 - Washington, 2003-2018
- Best Lawyers in America - Personal Injury Litigation, Plaintiffs 2010 - 2016
- Guardian of Civil Justice, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 2009
- Best in the Business, Seattle Magazine, 2013
- Top Lawyer, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, 2013
- Top 100 Litigation Lawyer, Washington - American Society of Legal Advocates, 2015
- Top Lawyer, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, 2011
- Guardians Club, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 2010
- Best Law Firms - U.S News & World Report and Best Lawyers, 2015
- Top Lawyer, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, 2010
- Advocate, American Association for Justice, 2006
- Top Lawyer, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, 2012
- Trial Lawyers College, Warrior, 2010, 2002-2004
- Seattle University School of Law, JD, 1983-1986
- Seattle University, B.A., 1977-1981
- Attorney Kevin Coluccio explains the wrongful death lawsuit that resulted from a man being crushed by a street sweeper in Bellevue, Washington. , Author, Personal Injury: System Failures in Street Sweeper Case, Washington State Association for Justice - Trial News, 2020
- Keys to naming and questioning expert witnesses in truck crash litigation , Presenter, Making the Defendant Truck Driver and Motor Carrier Safety Director Your Experts, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, Truck Accident Attorneys, 2019
- Attorney Kevin Coluccio discusses the importance of venue in trucking litigation, using the example of Washington State truck crash caused by a Nevada-based truck driver. , Author, Jurisdiction and Venue, Washington State Association for Justice Trial News, 2019
- Good lawyers know the importance of a choosing a forum that best serves your clients need. As a lawyer, you can have all the talent in the world, but the value of your case is still limited by the jurisdiction where the lawsuit was filed. In this article, we explain how we took a truck crash in Washington State, discovered how jurisdiction could be found in Clark County, Nevada and how we successfully kept the case in Clark County, Nevada., Author, Trucking Law: Jurisdiction and Venue Can Enhance Case Value, AAJ Journal of Trucking Litigation, Winter/Spring 2020, 2020
- A webinar introduction to handling a Plaintiff’s trucking tort case. , Presenter, Trucking Crash Cases: Gaining Knowledge and Pursuing Justice, Washington State Association for Justice, 2017
- Understanding how "truck accidents" are defined by safety laws and by trucking industry groups helps plaintiff's attorneys explain the predictability and preventability of most crashes during discovery, and at trial. , Presenter, Preventability - Discovery & Trial, AATA (Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys), 2017
- Every Counts: Death of our Older Clients, Trial News (Washington State Trial Lawyers Association), 2014
- The Jury Bias Phenomenon, Jury Bias, 2004
- Everyone Matters or Nobody Matters - Death of our Older Clients, The Lawyer's Log Book, 2013
- Insurance Law update Washington, Insurance Law Update, 2004
- Discovery/Depositions, Discovery/Deposition, 2004
- Everybody Matters or Nobody Matters - Injuries to our Older Clients, The Lawyer's Log Book, 2013
- Damages, Maritime Personal Injury, 1998
- Federal Liens, Subrogation, 1997
- Discovery, Nuts & Bolts of Personal Injury Practice, 2003
- Personal Injury General, Nuts & Bolts of Personal Injury, 2003
- Expert Witnesses, Experts, 2002
- Trial Presentation, Convention, 2002
- Evidence, Best of WSTLA, 1996
- The Defense Medical Examination, Plaintiff's Practice
- Reciprocity, Oregon Reciprocity, 2001
- Personal Injury Practice, Convention, 2001
- Tort Law, Tort Law Update, 2000
- Proper Speed and a Safe Following Distance - Two Rules too Often Broken, The Lawyer's Log Book, 2013
- Presenting Damages, Auto Cases, 1999
- Tips for Proving Non-Obvious Injuries, AAJ Trial, 2013
- Defense Medical Examination, Defense Medical Examination, 2004
- Free Your Client From The Liability Release, AAJ Trial, 2004
- Civil Procedure/Trial Rules, Civil Procedure/Rules, 2004
- Everyone Matters or Nobody Matters - Damages for the Elderly, Profit Before Patients: Corporate Neglect of Vulnerable Adults, 2013
- Negligent Supervision of Parolees, Victim Advocate, 2001
- How to Manage a Large Value Case from Start to Finish, High Value Personal Injury, 2013
- Navigable Waters, Trial News (Washington State Trial Lawyers Association), 1999
- Mastering the Art of Pleading Your Case and Propounding Discovery, All the Right Moves in Tort Litigation: Learn from the Masters of the Game, 2012
- Hammer or Be Hammer, Trying UIM and PIP Cases, 2011
- Seaworthiness, Trial News (Washington State Trial Lawyers Association), 1999
- Co-Chair, Traumatic Brain Injuries, 2009
- Seaman's Rights, Trial News (Washington State Trial Lawyers Association), 1998
- Trucking Law, Transportation Torts, 2009
- Application of Maritime Law Provides Basis for Settlement, Trial News Washington State Trial Lawyers, 1998
- Corporation Structure, Nursing Home Litigation, 2009
- Maritime Damages, Trial News (Washington State Trial Lawyers Association), 1998
- Nursing Home Litigation, Betrayers of Trust, 2009
- Status: Defining a Seaman, Trial News (Washington State Trial Lawyers Association), 1997
- Obtaining Fair Settlements, Obtaining Fair Settlements, 2008
- Vessels "In Navigation": Determining Admiralty Jurisdiction, Trial News (Washington State Trial Lawyers Association), 1997
- Trucking Litigation, Trucking Litigation and D.O.T. Regulations, 2007
- Washington and Oregon Law, Rules for the Unwary, 2013
- General Practice and Procedure, Washington State Bar Association, 2006
- Injuries at Sea: Establishing Liability, Trial News (Washington State Trial Lawyers Association), 1998
- Insurance Law, Insurance Law Update, 2005
- Defense Medical Examinations, Defense Medical Examinations, 2005
- Became the youngest lawyer to ever be designated Of Counsel by a union when he was appointed such by the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, Railroad Division, 1994
- Brain Injury
- Construction Accident
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Truck Accidents
- Wrongful Death
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
“One of the best lawyers in the State for a long, long time.”
“Kevin is an exceptional attorney - truly one of the top PI attorneys in Washington.”
“Kevin pays tremendous attention to detail in his cases and has a great deal of experience in Maritime Law. He is also a very good communicator and able to connect with a number of people throughout the case with adverse interests which enables him to achieve great results for his clients.”
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