John W. Merriam's Peer Endorsements

I endorse this lawyer's work. John is a tireless and fearless advocate of mariners with injury and wage claims. He is the lawyer responsible for convincing the Washington Supreme Court that a manifestly inadequate maintenance rate set forth in a collective bargaining agreement is unenforceable.

I have had cases with John and against John Merriam. He has the very highest ethical standards. I would hope law students would aspire to be like John Merriam. He is not afraid to make novel arguments for his clients, take them up on appeal, and challenge the system where he sees it is unfair. He has overcome long odds to make new law for the benefit of all Jones Act seaman. He is not intimidated by well funded insurance defense firms. But he is not unreasonable, and counsels his clients well when in negotiations.

John Merriam is the most tenacious advocate I know for the rights of inury victims under marfitime law. From major damages cases to lesser wage claims, he is a veritable pit bull on behalf of his clients.

I endorse this lawyer's work. John has been helping maritime clients for the past 28 years. He is an excellent and compassionate attorney, who I have known and worked with for 20 years. He is well regarded by his clients and by the legal community.

John is an authority on Maritime Law. I have worked with John on a few cases and found him to work extremely hard on his cases. On the cases we have worked on together, the end result was better than anticipated thanks to John's expertise. John places his client's interests far above his own.

I endorse this lawyer's work. John is an outstanding maritime lawyer. He works hard for his clients and gets good results in cases other lawyers can not afford to litigate. He is an honest, professional practitioner with a sharp pen for nonfiction short stories. John’s stories appear frequently in the Washington State Trial News and the Washington Free Press.