Pat Trudell is a Seattle-area personal injury attorney. He has represented hundreds of people during his career in settlement negotiations, litigation, trials and appeals. In addition to his for-profit practice, Pat Trudell has been recognized by the Washington State Bar Association, King County Superior Court and the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association for his public service work.
Pat has a blog-www.zenlawyerseattle.com-where he posts thoughts on personal injury, how he practices law, personal injury as tragedy, Stanislavski in the courtroom and other areas of interest to people who suffer personal injury and are faced with dealing with insurance companies for their losses.
EDUCATION
Newport High School 1969
University of Washington BA History 1974
Gonzaga University School of Law JD cum laude 1980 (Editor-in Chief 15 Gonzaga Law Review)
Jerry Spence Trial Lawyers College (July 2012 undergraduate) (Grad 2 2016-18; Grad 1 2019)
EMPLOYMENT
Law Clerk to James A. von der Heydt, Chief Judge, United States Federal District Court for the District of Alaska 1980-1982
Associate Attorney- Livengood, Silvernale, Carter & Tjossem (Kirkland Washington) 1982-1985
Partner- Trudell & Bowen (Kirkland, Washington) 1986-2001
Partner- Trudell, Bowen & Lingenbrink (Kirkland, Washington) 2001-2007
Partner- Kornfeld, Trudell, Bowen & Lingenbrink (Kirkland, Washington) 2007- present
ACHIEVEMENTS
Comment, Deadman’s Statute in Washington, 15 Gonzaga Law Review 501 (1980)
Article, Federal Practice in Alaska, Local Rules and Related Matters, 11 UCLA- Alaska Law Review 1 (1981)
Member- Gonzaga University Board of Advisors (1993-2006)
Continuing Legal Education Speaker on Personal Injury Practice (2002-present)
Charter President Rotary Club of Kirkland Downtown (2006-2007)
Past Board Member of Kirkland American Little League (1992-2002)
Past Board Member of Kirkland Arts Center (2008-2011)
Zen Lawyer Seattle Legal Blog (2010 – Present)
2016 WDTL Outstanding Plaintiff Trial Lawyer
American Board of Trial Advocates (2019)
BAR ASSOCIATIONS
Member- Washington State Bar Association (1980-present)
Member- Alaska State Bar Association (1981-present-inactive status)
Admitted to Practice Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1982)
Admitted to Practice United States Federal District Court Western Washington (1985)
Admitted to Practice United States Federal District Court Eastern Washington (2014)
Charter Member King County Superior Court Divorce Mediation Panel (1988-present)
Member King County Superior Court Arbitration Panel (1995-present)
Eagle Member Washington State Association For Justice (Twenty Year Eagle)
ACTIVITIES
Family (wife, three children, two granddaughters), Golf, Tai Chi, Biking, Hiking, Reading & Travel