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Lawyer Overview

James Thomas is a Member in the Seattle Office. An accomplished and respected trial and appellate attorney, Mr. Thomas has 31 years' experience in litigating cases in Washington state courts, federal courts in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington, before Washington appellate courts and in the Ninth Circuit. Mr. Thomas has a broad litigation background in construction issues, commercial litigation, insurance defense and coverage issues, employment matters, non-competition and unfair trade practices, discrimination and harassment claims, professional malpractice claims, product liability issues, defending and pursuing class actions, contract interpretation and performance disputes, bad faith claims, probate/trust/estate litigation, real property disputes, and title insurance claims. He has assisted clients from individuals and small local firms, to large, well-known national and international corporations, including numerous Canadian clients, and Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Russian companies doing business in the United States. His construction experience ranges from small projects, to shopping centers, to an interstate highway bridge, to the two tallest high-rise office towers in Seattle. A frequent seminar speaker, Mr. Thomas has served as a presenter on construction and employment issues at the Washington State Bar Association, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the Associated General Contractors seminars.

Areas of Practice

• Appellate
• Class Action
• Construction
• Education Law
• Insurance
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation - Commercial
• Litigation - General
• Product Liability
• Professional Liability

West Practice Categories

Litigation & Appeals, Construction Law, Education Law, Insurance Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Labor Law, Business & Commercial Law, Products Liability Law, Professional Malpractice Law, Professional Responsibility

Bar Admissions

• Washington, 1977
• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington
• U.S. District Court Western District of Washington
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Seattle - King County Bar Association
• Washington State Bar Association
• Washington Defense Trial Lawyers' Association
• Associated General Contractors of Washington (Member, Legal Affairs Committee)
• Defense Research Institute

Education

• Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, June, 1976
  JD
  
  Law Review: Washington University Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1975 - 1976
• University of Washington, Seattle, WA, May, 1972
  BA
  Honors: with Distinction
  Major: History

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Address

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

Phones

(206) 233-2924

Faxes

(206) 628-6611

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http://www.williamskastner.com