Harris, Jessie L.

Current Employment Position(s)

Member

Lawyer Overview

Jessie Harris is a trial lawyer and Member in the Seattle office of Williams Kastner, and currently serves on the firm's Board of Directors. He concentrates his practice on civil litigation related to product liability, bodily injury, employment law and commercial cases. Mr. Harris has broad litigation experience consisting of numerous jury trials, alternative dispute resolution and managing complex cases in state and federal district court. He was named to the Rising Stars list byWashington Law & Politics magazine from 2001 to 2004, and again from 2008 to 2011.

Mr. Harris represents clients in cases involving corporate negligence, serious bodily injury and property damage. As part of his employment practice, Mr. Harris conducts personnel investigations and represents clients in lawsuits alleging wrongful termination, sexual harassment, retaliation and discrimination. His commercial practice includes the representation of clients in contract disputes and cases involving breach of warranties, misrepresentation, and violation of the Consumer Protection Act. Mr. Harris also represents municipal corporations including school districts, cities, towns and numerous public agencies in a wide range of litigation matters.

Areas of Practice

• Insurance
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation - Commercial
• Product Liability
• Litigation - General

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Insurance Law, Labor Law, Litigation & Appeals, Products Liability Law

Bar Admissions

• Washington, 1999
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington, 1999
• U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 2001
• Oregon

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Loren Miller Bar Association (Member)
• King County Arbitration Panel (Member)
• Washington State Bar Association's Litigation Section (Executive Committee)
• Self-Insurers and Risk Managers Committee (Vice Chair)
• Task Force on Strategic Alliances (Member)
• Leadership Academy for the American Bar Association's Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) (Member)
• Gonzaga University School of Law (Board of Advisors)
• Washington State University African American Alumni Alliance
• Downtown Seattle YMCA (Board of Managers)
• Partners With Youth Community Campaign (Chair)

Past Employment Positions

• Department of Justice (U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Washington), Law Clerk

Education

• Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, Washington, 1999
  J.D.
  Honors: Deans List
• Washington State University, Pullman, WA, U.S., 1996
  B.A.
  Major: History

Published Works

• The Defense Lawyer's Tool Kit for Working with Medical Experts, The Practical Litigator, March, 2010

Address

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

Phones

(206) 628-2436

Faxes

(206) 628-6611

Emails

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Websites

http://www.williamskastner.com