Profile
Terrance J. Cullen is a shareholder at Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S. He practices insurance defense litigation, with primary concentration in professional liability, motor vehicle accidents, and products liability. Mr. Cullen also has experience in personal injury litigation, including vehicle accidents, and premises liability. Liability defense, emphasizing professional liability and environmental litigation. Extensive trial experience.
Selected To
Washington Super Lawyers 2011
Washington Super Lawyers 2010
Washington Super Lawyers 2009
Washington Super Lawyers 2008
Washington Super Lawyers 2007
Washington Super Lawyers 2006
Washington Super Lawyers 2003
Historical data is only available from 2003
About Terrence Cullen
Admitted: 1982, Washington
Professional Webpage: www.forsberg-umlauf.com/attorney/tcullen.html
Honors and Awards:
- WDTL Defense Lawyer of the Year, 2005
Bar/Professional Activity:
- MEMBERSHIPS: Washington State Bar Association; King County Bar Association; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers; WDTL Defense Lawyer of the Year - 2005; King County Pro Bono Volunteer.
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS
Presentation: “The Latest in Attorney Malpractice Law,” WDTL, 2007
Presentation: “Safeguarding Your Firm: The Fundamentals of a Risk Management and Loss Prevention Program,” WSBA, 2007
Presentation: "Fifty Ways to Lose Your Clients,” WSBA, 2006
Presentation: “Annual Ethics Seminar: Top Ten Tips for Minimizing Malpractice,” WDTL, 2006
Presentation: “Ethical Developments in Insurance Defense,” WDTL, 2005
Presentation: “Defense of Legal Malpractice Claim,” Spokane County Bar Association, 1998
Presentation: “Defense of the Legal Malpractice Claim and Lawsuit,” WDTL, 1996
Presentation: “Defending Legal Malpractice Lawsuits,” Spokane County Bar Association, 1996
Terry is a frequent presenter of in-house seminars on professional liability/ethics issues for various insurance companies and law firms.
Motions; Defense of Legal Malpractice Claim (Spokane County Bar Association) Winter, 1998; Discovery Sanctions: The Defense Perspective (Washington Defense Trial Lawyers) Fall, 1997; Auto Insurance Law and Accident Litigation (Lorman Educational Services) Spring, 1997; Defense of the Legal Malpractice Claim and Lawsuit (Washington Defense Trial Lawyers) Fall, 1996; Defending Legal Malpractice Lawsuits (Spokane County Bar Association) Spring, 1996; EPA's Municipal Settlement Policy, Sixth Annual Hazardous Waste Law and Management Conference (University of Washington and EPA Region X) December, 1989; Municipal Liability Under Hazardous Waste Laws (Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys) Spring, 1988.
Educational Background:
- Benedictine College, B.A., Cum Laude, 1974; University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1978.