Lance Eugene Palmer
About Lance
Licenses
Licensed in Alaska for 31 years
State: Alaska
Acquired: 1994
No misconduct found
Licensed in Washington for 37 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 1988
No misconduct found
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Experience
Honors
2017
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association
2017
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2016
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association
2016
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2015
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association
2015
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2014
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association
2014
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2013
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association
2012
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association
2011
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association
2010
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association
2010
2010 Top Lawyers -- for product liability, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
2009
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2008
Super Lawyer, Washington Law and Politics
2007
Super Lawyer,
2006
Super Lawyer,
2005
Super Lawyer,
2004
Super Lawyer,
2003
Super Lawyer,
2003
Verdict of the Week,
2002
Super Lawyer,
2001
Super Lawyer,
2001
Rising Star,
2000
Rising Star,
2000
Registrant, The National Registry of Who's Who
1988
AmJur Award for Best Performance in Trial Advocacy,
1988
Dean's List,
1987
Registrant,
1987
Continuing Achievement Scholarship,
1987
Dean's List,
1986
Dean's List,
1986
Frederic D. Metzger Award,
1986
Continuing Achievement Scholarship,
1986
Scholarship-At-Entry,
1986
Finalist, In-House Negotiation Competition,
1986
AmJur Award for Best Performance in Contracts,
1986
Corpus Juris Secundum Award,
1985
Trustee Scholarship,
1985
James R. Slater Scholarship,
1985
Dean's List of Honored Students,
1985
Departmental Honors in Politics and Government,
1985
Registrant,
1984
Farmers Insurance Scholarship,
1984
Dean's List of Honored Students,
1983
Dean's List of Honored Students,
1981
President's List of Honored Students,
1981
Most Outstanding Student Award,
1980
President's List of Honored Students,
N/A
2010, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
Work Experience
2017 - Present
Industrial Appeals Judge, Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals
2005 - 2017
Shareholder, Kraft Palmer Davies, PLLC
1999 - 2005
Managing Shareholder, Levinson Friedman, P.S.
1992 - 2005
Shareholder, Levinson Friedman Vhugen Duggan & Bland, P.S.
1988 - 1991
Associate, Levinson Friedman Vhugen Duggan Bland & Horowitz, P.S.
1986 - 1988
Legal Intern, Small Snell Winther Logue & Weiss, P.S.
Associations
2000 - Present
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth CircuitAdmitted to Practice
1996 - Present
United States District Court for the Eastern District of WashingtonAdmitted to Practice
1994 - Present
United States District Court, District of AlaskaAdmitted to Practice
1994 - Present
State of Alaska Bar AssociationMember, Admitted to Practice
1988 - Present
Washington State Bar AssociationMember, Admitted to Practice
1988 - Present
United States District Court for the Western District of WashingtonAdmitted to Practice
1988 - Present
Seattle King County Bar AssociationMember
1988 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
2010 - 2017
National Trial Lawyers AssociationMember
2007 - 2017
Public JusticeMember
2004 - 2017
PPA MDL 1407, United States District Court, Western District of WashingtonMember, Common Benefit Fee and Cost Committee
2002 - 2007
Seattle University School of Law Alumni Board of GovernorsMember
2002 - 2003
Washington State Trial Lawyers AssociationMember, Board of Governors
2002 - 2003
Washington State Trial Lawyers AssociationEditor-In-Chief, Trial News
2001 - 2017
PPA MDL 1407, United States District Court, Western District of WashingtonPlaintiffs' Liaison Counsel
2001 - 2003
American Bar AssociationMember, Torts and Insurance Practice Section Committee
1999 - 2001
Explorer West Middle School Board of TrusteesPresident
1998 - 1999
Explorer West Middle School Board of TrusteesMember
1994 - 1994
Washington State Bar AssociationMember, Legislative Steering Committee
1993 - 1994
Washington State Trial Lawyers AssociationMember, Legislative Steering Committee
1993 - 1994
Washington State Bar AssociationMember, Court Rules and Procedures Committee
1992 - 1992
Washington State Bar AssociationMember, Public Relations Committee
1992 - 2001
Washington State Trial Lawyers AssociationMember, Trial News Editorial Board
1988 - 2017
American Association for JusticeMember
1988 - 2007
Federal Bar AssociationMember
1988 - 2017
Washington State Association for JusticeMember
1986 - 1988
University of Puget Sound School of Law ReviewAssociate Editor
Sample of Legal Cases
I won this appeal for my client.
Education
1988
JD - Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude
1985
BA - Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude
1981
A.A., Highest Honors
Speaking Engagements
2017
Third Party Distributions
2014
Premises Liability of Elevator and Escalator Owners/Operators
2006
Investigation,Discovery and Trial of a Premises Case
2005
Premises Liability of Elevator Owners/Operators
2005
Statistical Analysis of PPA MDL Settlement Trends
2005
PPA MDL: Recent rulings, Status and Life Expectancy
2004
The Keys to Successfully Finalizing Multi-District Litigation
2003
MDL Status: Remand, Mediation, Assessment
2003
MDL Status: Remand, Mediation, Assessment
2002
The Phenylpropanolamine MDL: Lawyers Flock to Seattle, Where Hundreds of Pharmaceutical Product Liability Actions Are Consolidated for Federal Pre-Trial Coordination
2001
Attorney Fees: Practical Suggestions for Getting Paid
1999
Diet Pill Litigation: Fen-Phen and Redux
1994
Exclusions for P.I.P and Other Weapons Claimed By Medical Insurers and H.M.O.'s: When to Hold Your Ground
1994
Subrogation: Who Else Gets a Piece of the Pie
1992
Etiquette and the Bottom Line: How Courtesy Will Save You Time and (Make) Money
1992
Maintenance, Cure and Unearned Wages
1991
Update on Recent Legislative and Judicial Changes to the Industrial Insurance Act
Publications
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Languages
English