Kirkwood, Jan C.

Current Employment Position(s)

Member

Lawyer Overview

Jan Kirkwood is a Member in the Seattle office. Her practice consists of litigation involving products liability defense, general negligence, premises liability, commercial litigation and health care regulatory litigation. Ms. Kirkwood is a member of Williams Kastner's National Coordinating Counsel team handling toxic tort litigation involving asbestos, beryllium and other hazardous substances.

She has also been recognized by the Seattle Met magazine as a "Top Lawyer" in Health Care for 2010, a designation based upon Martindale-Hubbell's ranking of those practitioners in King County who have been judged by their peers to be "AV Preeminent"-the highest peer-review rating available.

Areas of Practice

• Alternative Dispute Resolution (Adr)
• Asbestos
• Complex Litigation Management
• Health Care
• Litigation - Commercial
• Litigation - General
• Long Term Health Care
• Mass Torts
• Product Liability
• Senior Living & Long Term Care

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Asbestos Mesothelioma, Business & Commercial, Health Care, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury, Personal Injury -- Defense, Products Liability, Toxic Torts

Bar Admissions

• Washington, 1980
• Oregon, 2000
• U.S. District Court District of Oregon
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington
• U.S. District Court Western District of Washington
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Seattle-King County Bar Association (Member)
• Washington State Bar Association (Member)
• King County Mandatory Arbitration Panel
• Oregon State Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute (Member, Drug & Medical Device Committee)
• YWCA, 1995 - Present (Table Captain YWCA Professional Women's Benefit Luncheon)
• Seattle Tennis Club, 2003 - Present (Board of Directors)
• Seattle Tennis Club, 2000 - 2003 (House and Grounds Committee)
• Laurelon Terrace Homeowners' Association, 1999 - 2002 (Board of Directors)
• President's Club, St. Joseph School, 1991 - 2000
• Parent's Club, Holy Names Academy, 2000 - Present
• Children's Hospital Medical Center (Master Plan Committee)
• United States Tennis Association

Classes and Seminars

• Contract Formalities, Building Owners and Managers Association, Property Managers Guide to Commercial Law
• HIPAA in a Nutshell, Seattle Health Information Managers Association
• Words and Phrases for $20, Health Care Compliance, Tacoma Health Information Managers Association
• HIPAA for Real People, Seattle Health Information Managers Association

Education

• Seattle University, School of Law, Seattle, Washington, , 1980
  J.D.
• University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1974
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  Major: History

Fraternities/Sororities

• Alpha Chi Omega

Published Works

• "Tort Reform and Non-Economic Damage Caps", American Bar Association, Products Liability Section
• Contributor, "Motor Vehicle Accident Litigation Deskbook", Washington State Bar Association, Supplement
• Editor, "Civil Procedure Deskbook", Washington State Bar Association, Supplement, 1997

Address

Two Union Square
601 Union Street, Suite 4100
Seattle, WA 98101-2380

Phones

(206) 628-2765

Faxes

(206) 628-6611

Emails

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Websites

http://www.williamskastner.com