Biography
Bruce G. Lamb
Of Counsel
Direct: (206) 467-2647
Fax: (206) 467-2689
Email: blamb@mhlseattle.com

Bruce Lamb defends individuals and companies in civil litigation and has represented and successfully tried cases for municipalities, manufacturers, individuals and small businesses in products liability, automobile accident, and other general and commercial liability cases in state and federal courts. His products liability cases have involved farm machinery, motor vehicles, manufacturing equipment, construction lifts and vehicles, appliances and other consumer products. His practice has also focused on insurance coverage and insurance coverage litigation, including professional liability, commercial general liability, homeowners and personal lines insurance.

Mr. Lamb received his B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Washington in 1981. In 1984 he received his J.D. from the University of Oregon, where he was Associate Editor of the Oregon Law Review. Mr. Lamb also has served on the Board of Directors of the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers and on numerous King County Bar Association and Washington State Bar Association committees. He has been a Continuing Legal Education speaker, author and editor, making contributions to the Washington Lawyer’s Practice Manual and Washington Motor Vehicle Accident Deskbook. He was named a “Super Lawyer” by Washington Law & Politics magazine in 2004, 2005 and 2006, and he is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He is a member of the Seattle-King County Bar Association, the Washington State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute and Washington Defense Trial Lawyers. He is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

In addition to his professional practice, Mr. Lamb contributes his time to several community-based and global social initiatives. He is a member of Social Justice Fund Northwest as well as the Community Service and Social Action Board of Plymouth Congregational Church. He has served on the Board of Directors of CASA Latina, and has also served as a pro bono consultant for the Southern Sudanese Community of Washington. His other pro bono work has included representing Central American refugees with political asylum claims in immigration court for the Northwest Immigrants Rights Project.

Appellate Decisions
Nationwide Insurance v. Williams, 71 Wn. App. 336, 858 P.2d 516 (1993), review denied, 123 Wn.2d 1022, 875 P.2d 635 (1994)
Clark v. Payne, 61 Wn. App. 189, 810 P.2d 931 (1991)
McKee v. American Home Products Corp., 113 Wn.2d 701, 782 P.2d 1045 (1989)