by Jim Rosemary | Oct 6, 2026
Kevin is a graduate of Pacific Lutheran University and Seattle University School of Law. He is licensed to practice in the state and federal courts of Washington, the United States Supreme Court, the SuquamishTribal Court, and admitted to practice before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition, Kevin has appeared pro hac vice in courts in Louisiana and California. Kevin has represented insurers and insureds in coverage for 20 years. These claims involve personal and commercial auto policies, commercial general liability, professional liability, and E&O insurance. Kevin has also advised and represented risk pools, insurers, and insured in matters ranging from automobile/bus accidents to catastrophic landslides. His practice also includes construction defect disputes, personal injury claims, commercial leases, and significant property damage disputes.
He has successfully represented, insurers, insureds, and private clients in arbitration, mediation, litigation, and on appeal in a wide variety of cases. These cases include but are not limited to successfully arguing before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that the trial court properly dismissed retaliation and discrimination claims brought by former police claims before the Ninth Circuit and United States Supreme Court. Kevin’s experience also includes a police officer shooting case and a school discipline case, among others. Additionally, Kevin has appeared in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals as a specially appointed county prosecutor. Kevin frequently advises insurers on coverage issues involving multiple coverage lines including auto, trucking, commercial, E&O, personal, municipal, and reinsurance.
Kevin lives in Burien, Washington with his wife and three children. When not working, he enjoys time with his family, cooking, fishing, and spending time outdoors.
by Jim Rosemary | Oct 6, 2026
Translation: My name is Kasie Kashimoto. I am from Hawaii. I can speak Japanese. For those of you who took the time to translate this, thank you very much.
Kasie is from Honolulu, Hawaii. She received a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a minor in Japanese Language from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where she graduated cum laude. She later earned her Juris Doctor from Seattle University School of Law where she also graduated cum laude. While attending law school, Kasie externed at the District Court of the First Circuit in Honolulu, Hawaii for Judge Dean E. Ochiai.
Kasie’s practice involves insurance coverage and litigation of first and third party disputes involving both contractual and extra-contractual claims, including insurance bad faith, negligence, and violation of the Washington State Consumer Protection Act and Insurance Fair Conduct Act. Kasie’s experience includes coverage and litigation of disputes arising from commercial general liability, business owners, public entity, automobile, and watercraft insurance policies. Kasie’s litigation practice includes cases before the Washington State Court of Appeals, United States Judicial Panel on Multijurisdictional Litigation, and class action litigation. Kasie actively practices in both Washington and Hawaii.
In her free time, Kasie enjoys kickboxing, cooking and traveling. She speaks conversational Japanese and basic Mandarin.
by Jim Rosemary | Oct 6, 2026
Chance is a Seattle Native and a graduate of Linfield College and Seattle University School of Law.
Chance’s practice involves insurance coverage and litigation of first and third party disputes involving both contractual and extra-contractual claims, including insurance bad faith, negligence, and violation of the Washington State Consumer Protection Act and Insurance Far Conduct Act.
Chance’s experience includes coverage analysis and litigation of disputes arising from commercial general liability, business owners, and automobile insurance policies. Chance also has experience providing legal services to individuals, businesses, and real estate developers in a broad range of real estate disputes.
Chance was selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2021-2026.
Chance is licensed to practice in both the Eastern and Western Districts of Washington, Ninth Circuit Court of appeals and Alaska.
In his free time, Chance enjoys spending time with his friends and family, hanging out with his dog and going to sporting events.
by Jim Rosemary | Oct 6, 2026
Sam is a Puget Sound native and a graduate of Loyola Marymount University and Gonzaga University School of Law. His practice principally involves insurance coverage. He has experience in all aspects of insurance coverage, including initial claim analysis and investigation, the litigation of declaratory judgment actions, and the defense of extra-contractual claims.
Sam’s background involves multiple lines of insurance. He routinely handles cases involving general liability, professional liability, property, automobile, and commercial trucking policies. These claims generally arise from construction defects, personal injuries, municipal projects, automobile collisions, theft, fire, or other catastrophic losses.
He also has significant experience working with reinsurers and runoff entities. He particularly enjoys working with his clients to sort through the complexities of insurance coverage and obtain positive and cost-effective results.
Sam and his family live in his hometown of Tacoma. In addition to coverage advice, he is always happy to talk Mariners, Seahawks, or trade recipes and restaurant recommendations.
by Jim Rosemary | Oct 6, 2026
Eric is a graduate of the University of Washington and Seattle University School of Law. He is licensed to practice in the state and federal courts of Washington, Oregon, the United States Supreme Court and regularly practices throughout the United States and its territories on a pro hac vice basis. Eric has been recognized as a Washington Super Lawyer. Eric’s practice primarily involves complex coverage and bad faith litigation involving multiple coverage lines, including commercial, personal, professional, municipal, and reinsurance. This practice includes everything from initial legal advice and coverage opinions to the litigation, trial, and appeal of complex coverage and extra-contractual actions in state and federal court across multiple jurisdictions.
Eric represents insurers in individual actions and in class actions, including class action litigation involving insurance claims relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eric has also successfully represented carriers in high profile media matters, including the Ethel Adams litigation, the lawsuit involving the unsanctioned removal of trees in Seattle’s Colman Park, the Oso Landslide, the Port of Bellingham fatality fire, and COVID-19.
In addition, Eric routinely represents insurance agents in agent-negligence claims and also engages in third-party representation, including medical and professional malpractice cases, direct injury claims, and construction defect disputes. Eric also represents a number of private parties, including homeowners, contractors, and private businesses in a range of matters involving both insurance-related issues and other non-insurance matters. Finally, Mr. Neal also provides consultation services for a variety of insurers and private parties in risk-management, policy language, and overall business practices.
Eric is also admitted to practice in several tribal courts in the Pacific Northwest, including the Suquamish Tribal Court, the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribal Community Court, and the Tribal Commercial Court for the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians.
Eric is a frequent lecturer and author on a number of legal topics, including insurance law, construction law, business law, legal ethics, and general legal practice. Eric also regularly serves as an arbitrator and mediator in regard to a wide range of matters.
Eric lives with his wife and two sons in Kirkland, Washington. When not working, he enjoys time with his family, cooking, baseball, and the Washington Huskies.
