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Autumn J Countryman

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  • Bothell, WA
  • Licensed for 18 years
Autumn J Countryman
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About Autumn

Experienced litigation attorney handling serious personal injury.

Autumn Countryman Law is dedicated to helping injured people get the compensation they deserve. I meet with all of my clients personally and am always accessible to discuss their cases.

Before starting my own firm, I spent 11 years working at Phillips Law Firm. I focused my practice on helping injured people on litigated cases. In that role, I saw nearly 1,000 clients through lawsuits, reaching outcomes either through mediation, post-suit settlement, arbitration, or trial. 

From 2010 - 2014, I served as the supervising attorney, heading up a team of six attorneys and a large staff. As supervising attorney, I acted as lead counsel on the firm's highest damage, catastrophic injury cases.

I have record of success and am fortunate to have had the opportunity to help clients through wrongful death, medical malpractice, spinal cord injury, surgical injuries, and other life changing events. 

I am proud of the fact that I was named a "Rising Star" by Washington Law and Politics in 2010-2012 and in 2012, was listed as one of the top Women Attorneys in Washington. I am a member of the National Trial Lawyer's "Top 40 Under 40" and am regularly asked to serve as a Washington State Special Assistant Attorney General and as an arbitrator for the King and Snohomish County Superior Court's Mandatory Arbitration Departments.

Practice areas

Personal injuryMotorcycle accidentWrongful deathCar accident
  1. Car accident: 70%

    19 years

  2. Wrongful death: 20%

    19 years

  3. Motorcycle accident: 9%

    19 years

  4. Personal injury: 1%

Languages spoken

English

Contact

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Autumn Countryman Law

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19125 North Creek Parkway #120
Bothell, WA, 98011

Website
http://www.countrymaninjurylaw.com

Resume

License
StateStatusAcquiredUpdated
WAActive200212/23/2020
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
Avvo Contributions
Legal answers15
Legal guides0
Awards
Award nameGrantorDate granted
Top 40 Under 40The National Trial Lawyers2014
Rising StarLaw & Politics Magazine2012
Top Women Attorneys in WashingtonSeattle Met Magazine2012
Rising StarLaw & Politics Magazine2011
Rising StarLaw & Politics Magazine2010
Work Experience
TitleCompany nameDuration
AttorneyPalumbo Law Firm2014 - Present
AttorneyPhillips Law Firm (f/k/a Phillips Webster)2003 - 2014
AttorneyTim Edwards & Associates2002 - 2003
Associations
Association namePosition nameDuration
Washington State Trial Lawyers AssociationEAGLE2003 - Present
Washington State Bar AssociationMember2002 - Present
Washington State Association for JusticeRoundtable Chairperson2008 - 2009
Washington State Trial Lawyers AssociationNew Member Committee2003 - 2004
Publications
Publication nameTitleDate
Trial NewsWSTLA Eagle Membership Benefits2008
Education
School nameDegreeGraduated
Seattle University School of LawJD - Juris Doctor2002
University of WashingtonBA1998
Speaking Engagements
Conference nameTitleDate
PIP, Liens & Letters of GuaranteeChiropractic Continuing Education2014
Medical Billing Guides for Personal Injury PatientsMedical Billing in PI Claims: Identifying and Triggering Insurance and Managing Accounts to be Paid at the Time of Settlement2014
Snohomish County Bar Association RoundtableHandling Personal Injury Cases: Pre Litigation Practice Tips2009
Crash Course: Auto Cases SeminarEffective New Client Interviews2007
Legal cases
Case nameOutcome
Severe Burn to Paraplegic$500,000
Sims v. SimonSettlement for $500,000
Traumatic Amputation$300,000
Confidential Estate v. Ben Holt1.58 Million Dollar Settlement
Railroad Crossing Collision with Vehicle Struck by Train$900,000
Bar Overservice Case / Catastrophic InjuryConfidential Settlement of Policy Limits from Bar and Drunk Driver

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Great Job!

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I retained Autumn's firm in a personal injury case. I was worried that it was a churn firm, but the quality of the service, and ultimately the outcome could not have been better. Autumn and her associates were knowledgeable and responsive to me and my interests. At one point, she even recommended that I contact another attorney in another firm because it may have been better for my case. When I asked her how much I would owe if I chose to go with the other firm, the answer was "nothing". I contacted the other attorney, discussed my case with him, and chose to remain with Autumn and her firm. I have no regrets, and would highly recommend Autumn and her team.

Personal Injury - Bicycle Accident - Client Review

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I'll start with the fact that I have had several personal injury attorneys in the past and my experience with attorneys has not been the best. I have never been happy with my experience, until now, and I have a whole new perspective of what an attorney should be. From my introduction with the firm everyone appeared professional which is not atypical. Most firms put on a good "face". The difference was the process. P&W called me, emailed me, kept me informed about every part of the process, and I never felt like I was missing information. My mediation process was the absolute best ever. Autumn was like a master chess player in there. She knew exactly what moves the other side would make and all day long she precisely calculated each step. I have never seen any attorney be that good before. Not only would I use Autumn again but I would not use any other attorney if given a choice...and I would say the same about the firm too. Every person I come across in the future that mentions the need for an attorney will get my full recommendation for Autumn and P&W.

Recommend in a heartbeat

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Autumn took on our car accident case where liability was in question. Our case took over two years to settle. Her office was professional, timely, answered all our questions. In deposition and arbitration Autumn was realistic, clear, succinct, professional, spoke her mind, took the time to really get to know our family and took care of us in the end. Hopefully we don’t need to use her offices again but if we do, we’d definitely call on her services. I’ll be recommending her to anyone that needs her services as well.
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All you need is Autumn!

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Autumn Countryman is the GREATEST! I was in an accident where liability was being disputed. I didn't know what to do but I knew I needed an attorney. I called around and luckily stumbled upon the Countryman Law Firm. After a face to face consultation with Ms Countryman I was convinced that I had found who I needed. Her patience, professionalism, knowledge and caring attitude were impressive and comforting. The entire team at The CLF are kind, knowledgeable and easy to deal with. All of my questions and inquiries were handled in a timely manner. In the end Miss Countryman settled my case for THE MAXIMUM amount available. I was and still am amazed at the skills and persistence of Autumn. I am more than satisfied and HIGHLY RECOMMEND The Countryman Law Firm to anyone who needs an attorney. 2
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Great experience

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I was in a car accident in 2016 and Autumn's law firm took care of the case for me. They really made sure everything was seamless. It was also a challenging time for me as we were planning on getting pregnant and I felt I connected with Autumn at a personal level too during all this since I needed to talk about whether I would continue to have care during the pregnancy. She was very supportive during this time. I am finally able to exercise and lift weights and it has been a longer road than I thought but I am happy to have had her deal with my case during this phase.
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Phenomenal and personable local law firm

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Autumn Countryman and Steve Dean did a wonderful job on my car accident cases. They took the stress off my mind and took care of everything. I couldn't be happier with choosing Countryman Law to represent me. I highly recommend this local law firm for their expertise, work ethic, and overall experience.
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Would recommend to everyone!!

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They were very helpful from the very beginning when I met them. I was in a bad motorcycle accident and didn’t have any medical insurance. I gave them all the information on it and they did the rest. They were very knowledgeable and answered all my questions. They were very quick with responses when I had questions. They were able to settle which payed for all my medical bills plus extra on top of that which I was able to use to buy a house and that I am forever greatful for. Thank you so much!
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Kind, professional, and confident.

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Meeting Autumn has been one of the best referral experiences I have ever had. She was very kind and thoughtful of me, my family, my care. She was professional to the highest degree, and also was very personal with me and she has a great reputation with everyone we came in contact with. I could not feel more comfortable with my case in her hands. In fact I have already hired her twice due to a second car accident where I was a passenger. She made the entire process easy to understand and I felt at ease and pleased with our results. I would highly recommend choosing Autumn Palumbo as your attourney, she will not disappoint and she will provide you with confidence and excellence throughout your entire process.
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Great job

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My husband and I hired Autumn to represent us when our vehicle was rear-ended at a red light. She and her team are organized and efficient and took away the burden of dealing directly with insurance companies and ER bills. She was honest about our expected settlement and her team communicated status throughout the process. Was satisfied with the settlement amount. Would definitely recommend.
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Super Happy with Palumbo

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We contacted the Palumbo firm twice in the months following my wife's auto accident, when we felt we were being "jerked around" by the responsible insurance companies. (Just knowing we were talking to an attorney helped increase the settlement offer.) After the first contact, Autumn Palumbo had a lengthy and complete meeting with us, explaining the possible outcomes of using their services. They did not try to steer us into using them, just objectively explained the process and took time to understand the details of our situation. ( I have worked as a consultant to attorneys on aircraft accidents and know how some firms can promise unrealistic outcomes in order to lock in a client.) Autumn was thorough and objective in explaining her take on our situation. If we had decided to take legal action, this would have been the firm we would use. Highly recommended.
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Attorney endorsements

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Jeffrey Possinger, Personal injury Attorney on Jun 14, 2019
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

Autumn has an excellent reputation in the local legal community. Intelligent, Professional, and Effective. She is an attorney that one can refer clients to with confidence.

Kristian Beckett, Car accident Attorney on Oct 14, 2016
Relationship: Worked together on matter

Autumn is dedicated to her clients and tenacious in her representation. Autumn and I worked together on a very difficult case where liability and causation were both questioned. I trusted that Autumn could do the job and I was not disappointed. Autumn did not shy away from the challenges in the case and she dug in and went to work. The case by all accounts was very small, but you would never know by how hard Autumn fought. In the end Autumn was able to get our client a recovery where before she got involved there was a big question. I cannot recommend Autumn high enough for her ethical and tenacious representation.

Max Meyers

I endorse this lawyer. Autumn is an excellent attorney.

Ralph Phillips

I endorse this lawyer.

Sunshine Bradshaw, Car accident Attorney on Feb 4, 2014
Relationship: Worked for lawyer

Autumn is a fierce advocate for her clients; tough as nails on the insurance companies and empathetic to her injured clients. She is someone you want in your corner.

Shawn Mccully, Personal injury Attorney on Jun 18, 2012
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

I endorse this lawyer. I have known Autumn in the legal community for years. Her expertise in personal injury is an asset to her clients. On more than one occasion I've worked with her on cases where she exceeded even my expectation for recovery. She knows the insurance companies, opposing counsel, and the right way to wade an injury case through the process to maximize recovery and to protect the rights of her clients. I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone. What's more, if I needed a personal injury lawyer she is one of the few I would trust with my case.

Rico Tessandore, Litigation Attorney on Mar 11, 2010
Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

Autumn works extremely hard for her clients. I have been opposing counsel on multiple occasions against Autumn. I have always found her to be extremely well prepared, with a firm grasp of the law. Autumn has also been recognized by Washington Law and Politics as being one of the best lawyers in her practice area. As a fellow litigator, I respect and endorse Autumn.

Derek Radtke, Personal injury Attorney on Dec 13, 2009
Relationship: Co-worker

I have worked with Autumn as opposing counsel, as an arbitrator, and now as a co-worker. In each area I have been impressed with the preparation of her cases, her ability to think on her feet and the -reasoned and unique arguments presented. Her insight, suggestions and recommendations on our cases have proved valuable.

Jason Epstein, Personal injury Attorney on Mar 19, 2008
Relationship: Worked together on matter

Autumn is tireless and fearless. She will outwork anybody on any case. She is a great advocate for those that are fornutate enough to have her as an attorney.

Kevin Trombold, Personal injury Attorney on Jun 11, 2007
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

Autumn has the skills to battle the injustice that is all too common in the complicated world of insurance providers. She is a talented advocate for clients who have told me how deeply she cares for their interests.

Steven Shaw, Car accident Attorney on Jun 5, 2007
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

I endorse this lawyer's work and recommend clients to her. As a litigator and a negotiator there are few that are her equal. Autumn has the kind of legal prowess that most of us aspire to. She isn't just a choice for plaintiff's cases - she's a top choice.

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      • Contingency A contingency fee is the percent of the final award a lawyer will receive as compensation. For some of these cases, lawyers will only be paid if there is a successful outcome.33%-40%