Attorney Profile

Carl E. Forsberg

Carl Forsberg

Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S.
901 5th Avenue, Suite 1400
Seattle, WA 98164
Contact Contact Carl E. Forsberg
T: 206-689-8552
F: 206-689-8501

Visit: www.forsberg-umlauf.com
Practice areas: Insurance Coverage (50%), Civil Litigation Defense (30%), Personal Injury Defense: General (20%)

Profile

Mr. Forsberg is the managing shareholder with Forsberg, Umlauf, P.S. His busy litigation practice emphasizes insurance defense, first and third party coverage analysis, and defense of bad faith claims. Mr.. Forsberg also defends personal injury and other general liability claims. He is past President of the Northwest Environmental Claims Association and the Northwest Insurance Coverage Association.  He is also past co-chair and a current member of the King County Bar Association's Judicial Screening Committee, Judicial Selection and Judicial Conferencing Committees. Carl has extensive trial experience, initially as an Assistant District Attorney in Anchorage, Alaska, and he continues with an active trial practice now. He is frequently asked to serve as a King County Superior Court Arbitrator and is an instructor for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy's trial and deposition skills programs, as well as an Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, at the University of Washington School of Law.

Selected to:

Washington Super Lawyers 2009
Washington Super Lawyers 2008
Washington Super Lawyers 2007
Washington Super Lawyers 2006
Washington Super Lawyers 2005
Washington Super Lawyers 2004
Washington Super Lawyers 2003

Historical data is only available from 2003

About Carl Forsberg

Admitted: 1983, Washington

Professional Webpage: www.forsberg-umlauf.com/attorney_forsberg.htm

Honors and Awards: Designated "Super Lawyer" 2001 through 2009 by Washington Law & Politics; Designated "Super Lawyer" 2009 in Washington Law & Politics Corporate Edition; "AV" Martindale-Hubbell Rating.
Bar/Professional Activity: MEMBERSHIPS: Alaska Bar Association; Washington State Bar Association; King County Bar Association; Member Judicial Screening Committee, 2000-09; Member CLE Advisory Committee, 2008-09; Chair, Membership Task Force, 2008 - Trustee, 2006-08; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association.
Scholarly Lectures and Writings: The Hartford, CD/Coverage Training, June 23, 2009; Zurich N.A., IFCA/Bad Faith Update Unfair Claims Practices, March 6, 2009; University of Washington School of Law, Witness Deposition/Trial Testimony Preparation, February 27, 2009; Seattle University School of Law, The Business of the Practice of Law, February 12, 2009; University of Washington School of Law, Expert Witness Selection and Preparation, February 9, 2009; Response Insurance, Claims Handling Guidelines, January 21, 2009.
Educational Background: Gonzaga University, B.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1980; Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D., 1983.
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