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Mark Myers is a Member in the Seattle office. His practice emphasizes environmental remedial actions and sediment cleanups, environmental contribution litigation, and toxic tort litigation. Mr. Myers also has substantial experience in the areas of product liability and landslide/geologic movement litigation. Mr. Myers has represented clients in federal and state courts throughout the State of Washington. He was named by Seattle Magazine as one of Seattle's Top Lawyers in Environmental Law, 2003.

In 2007, Mr. Myers was lead counsel in two lengthy trials involving CERCLA and MTCA liability and remediation issues, including the unique question of whether wood waste in a marine environment constituted a CERCLA or MTCA "hazardous substance."

Currently lead counsel on two sites that are some of the first to be pursued by Washington State under the Puget Sound Initiative.

Represented clients in seven environmental and toxic tort class action lawsuits.

Represented national and international corporations in environmental regulatory and contribution/cost recovery lawsuits. Mark has handled a wide variety of environmental cases involving PCBs, dioxin, petroleum distillates, wood preservatives, solvents, arsenic, pesticides, and heavy metals. He also has significant experience in environmental dredging and precision dredging environmental remedial actions, and served as common counsel for a large group of companies who are remediating a hazardous waste site in eastern Washington

Represented clients in environmental regulatory matters, including the investigation and remediation of soil, groundwater and sediment contamination, handling and disposal of hazardous substances, regulatory penalties and appeals.

Represented clients in negotiations with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington Department of Ecology and Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.

Represented various businesses and manufacturers in toxic tort and product liability litigation. Recently, Mr. Myers's toxic tort work has focused on the subject of airborne contaminant (fume) claims and lawsuits relating to claimed exposure to commercial cleaning products.

Represented clients in landslide and geologic movement lawsuits.

Provided reservation-of-rights defense, with respect to toxic tort and a variety of environmental claims, to many different clients on behalf of several insurance carriers.

Areas of Practice

• Environmental Law & Hazardous Waste
• Insurance
• Litigation - Commercial
• Product Liability
• Law, Legislative & Government Affairs
• Class Action

West Practice Categories

Environmental Law, Insurance Law, Litigation & Appeals, Business & Commercial Law, Products Liability Law

Bar Admissions

• Washington, 1985
• U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1986
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington, 1990

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Northwest Environmental Claims Association, 1990 - Present
• Northwest Environmental Claims Association, 1994 (Chairperson)
• Washington State Bar Association (Member, Environmental and Land Use Section)
• Seattle-King County Neighborhood Legal Clinic Program, 1989 - 1992 (Coordinator, Lake City Legal Clinic)
• Seattle-King County Neighborhood Legal Clinic Program, 1985 - 1992 (Volunteer Attorney)
• American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section)
• American Bar Association (Member, Environmental Litigation and Toxic Tort Subsection)
• Defense Research Institute

Honors and Awards

• Top Lawyer, Environmental Law, Seattle Magazine, 2003 - Present

Education

• University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington, 1985
  JD, Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: Order of the Coif
  
  Law Review: Member, University of Washington Law Review, 1984 - 1985
• Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, 1982
  BA, Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: cum laude

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Published Works

• A Unified Approach to State and Municipal Tort Liability in Washington Washington Law Review, Vol. 59, June, 1984

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