Profile
Mr. Umlauf is a shareholder with Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S. His broad litigation defense practice includes catastrophic damages, construction claims, products and personal injury defense, premises liability, bad faith, legal malpractice, underinsured motorist claims, and investigation and preservation of evidence advice. He was President of the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers and is current President of the Foundation for Washington State Courts. He is a past board member for the Defense Research Institute (DRI). He has been honored with the Jack P. Scholfield Outstanding Achievement Award by the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, as well as one of the top litigators in the State by Seattle Magazine.
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About Roy Umlauf
Admitted: 1985, Washington
Professional Webpage: www.forsberg-umlauf.com/attorney/umlauf.html
Honors and Awards:
- Terex Corporation awarded Mr Umlauf a 2008 Outstanding Product Liability Counsel Award for Roy ’s work for Terex Corporation. Terex is an international equipment manufacturer; Jack P. Scholfield Outstanding Achievement Award by the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers (WDTL) (2008), President's award (2005).
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Washington State Bar Association; King County Bar Association; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers: Products Liability Committee (2008-Present), Past president, President's Award (2005); Defense Research Institute (DRI):, Past board member, Past State representative, Past chair of Expert witness task force, Past member of Medicare task force: Member of Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC).
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Past volunteer ( 10 years) for the King County Bar Association Neighborhood clinics.
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Speaker: “Additional Insurance Issues from Defense Counsel Perspective: Who Is Going to Pay?” WSBA-approved CLE, Risk Management Seminar, November 4, 2010. Speaker: “Using Demonstrative Exhibits at Trial: Show Me, Don’t Just Tell Me,” WSPA, October 29, 2010.Chair/Panelist: “Legal Malpractice/Risk Management Essentials,” CLE, Daniels-Head Insurance, Zurich, May 20, 2010. Speaker: “Medicare Secondary Payer Act From the Defense Perspective,” DRI Webcast CLE, Chicago, May 18, 2010. Speaker/Panelist: "Using Biomechanics & Medicine to Determine the Mechanics of Injury," WDTL Damages CLE, May 7, 2010. Speaker/Moderator: “Negotiation Strategies,” CLE, May 15, 2009. Presenter, WDTL Product Liability Litigation CLE, "Explaining your Product/Accident with Demonstrative Evidence", December 5, 2008; Organizer/Speaker, Sedgwick CMS Deerfield Office Settlement Negotiations Training, September 28, 2008; Speaker, "Opening Statement, Efficetive Use of Themes and Demonstratives", September 10, 2008; Speaker, "Using Themes in Opening", December 7, 2007, KCBA Trial Skills; Moderator and Speaker, "Accident Investigation/Preservation of Evidence", 2007 Risk Management Seminar, November 1, 2007.
Educational Background:
- University of Washington, B.A., Cum Laude, 1982 -Phi Beta Kappa; University of Puget Sound, J.D., Summa Cum Laude, 1985 -Boldt Scholarship, Law Review.