Tammy L. Williams
Tammy Williams
Seattle
Washington (WA)
Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury Defense: General
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Profile
Tammy is a 1993 graduate of Gonzaga University School of Law, where she graduated magna cum laude. She received her B.A. in Law and Society from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1990. Tammy was a law clerk and bailiff in Snohomish County Superior Court for two years. She practiced law at the law firm of Lee, Smart, Cook, Martin & Patterson for over ten years, trying thirteen cases to verdict. She was promoted to Shareholder at Lee Smart in 2002. In 2007 Tammy joined Floyd, Pflueger & Ringer, and in 2008 she became a Shareholder.
Tammy's practice is focused on liability defense in a variety of complex civil litigation cases. She represents physicians, hospitals and other health care providers against claims of professional negligence and product liability and in administrative licensing proceedings. She works with major Western Washington retailers in premises liability cases and personal lines clients in automobile liability cases. She is a regular speaker and contributor to the Washington Cemetery and Funeral Association and specializes in defense of funeral homes, cemeteries, and columbariums. Her general liability experience also encompasses construction site injury cases and defense of human services providers such as adult daycare facilities and nursing homes. She has extensive experience in Washington State Superior and District Courts, all divisions of the Court of Appeals in Washington, and both the Eastern Division and Western Division of the Federal District Courts in Washington. She routinely lectures in premises liability cases and in winning trial techniques. She also serves as an arbitrator in Mandatory Arbitration cases in three counties.
Tammy enjoys traveling internationally and decorating her mid-century modern home in Ballard, which she shares with her cats, Boss Tweed and Nash. In her spare time, Tammy is the band leader and singer in the jazz and swing band, "Tammy & The Bachelors." She is also a member of "The Sisters on the Fly" and spends her summer weekends traveling in her restored 1955 Hanson Love Bug "canned ham" trailer, "Fifi." Tammy is also an elite member on Yelp.com and is often "Yelping" about local restaurants and businesses.
Selected To
Washington Super Lawyers 2011
Washington Rising Stars 2004
Washington Super Lawyers 2004
About Tammy Williams
Admitted: 1996, Washington
Professional Webpage: www.floyd-ringer.com/tammy-williams.htm
Verdicts and Settlements:
- (Defense - King County Superior Court) $9,000 verdict in rear-end auto accident in which plaintiff requested $100,000, 1996
- (Defense - King County District Court) $14,000 award for plaintiff who requested $90,000 against self-storage facility for conversion of property, 1997
- (Defense - Clallam County Superior Court) Defense verdict for Tammy's deceased client in a personal injury case where previously disabled plaintiff alleged damages as a passenger in a one-car accident, 1999
- (Defense - King County Superior Court) Defense verdict in rear-end auto accident case - low impact/soft tissue allegations, 1999
- (Defense - Snohomish County Superior Court) Day Two of trial settlement for $31,000 in a trip and fall case in large grocery store chain ($1,000,000 prior demand), 2000
- (Defense - Pierce County District Court) Defense verdict in slip and fall case in large grocery store chain, 2001
- (Defense - King County Superior Court) $260,000 verdict for plaintiff in motor vehicle accident ($240,000 offered at mediation; plaintiff requested $3 million from the jury), 2001
- (Plaintiff - Pierce County Superior Court) $11 million verdict in favor of Tammy's client against large commercial truck manufacturer after motor vehicle accident left her a quadraplegic, 2002
- (Defense - Pierce County Superior Court) Jury found plaintiff 60% at fault for her own injuries during a rear-end auto accident and awarded minimal damages, 2004
- (Defense - King County Superior Court) Defense verdict for commercial auto auction company where plaintiff alleged serious injuries from being hit by a car during an auction, 2007
- (Department of Health/Medical Quality Assurance Proceeding) Psychiatrist cleared of all charges following three-day licensing hearing where patient alleged inappropriate sexual contact, 2008
- (Defense - King County Superior Court) Defense verdict for hospital where plaintiff alleged negligent nurse monitoring following orthopedic injury, resulting in compartment syndrome, 2008
- (Defense - King County Superior Court) $1,200 award for plaintiff who alleged serious injuries and large loss of income following slip and fall at large grocery store chain, 2009
- (Defense - Snohomish County Superior Court) Defense verdict for cardiac surgery group in case involving aortic dissection and death five days after coronary artery bypass graft, 2010
- (Defense - King County Superior Court) Defense verdict for large warehouse retail store where plaintiff alleged serious injuries and lost income after tip and fall in parking garage, 2010
- (Defense - King County Superior Court) Day Two of trial settlement for $10,000 (offered one year prior to trial) in personal injury case against hospital where plaintiff fell off a rolling stool, 2010
- (Defense - King County Superior Court) Defense verdict for pediatrician in case alleging failure to diagnose bilateral cataracts in an infant, 2010
Representative Clients:
- Group Health Cooperative; Multicare; Providence Health & Services; Swedish Medical Center; Virginia Mason Medical Center; Kelley-Ross Pharmacy; The Doctor's Company; Physician's Insurance; OMS National Insurance; Costco Wholesale, Inc.; Top Food & Drug; IKEA of Renton; Bellevue Square; Washington Mutual Tower; Evergreen Washelli; Hennessey Funeral Homes; Sellen Construction; Fisher & Sons, Inc.; Howard S. Wright Constructors, LP; KLB Construction; Mountain States Construction Co.; Pease & Sons, Inc.; Scarsella Bros. Inc.; Totem Electric; CNA Insurance Company; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Safeco Insurance Company; Kemper, A Unitrin Business
Educational Background:
- Monrovia High School, Monrovia, California, 1986
- Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1990
- Juris Doctor, Gonzaga University School of Law, 1993
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