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P. Jason Skuda, JDI represent people and small businesses harmed by insurance companies and other wrongdoers. That’s it. There is, of course, more to my story.
I began practicing law in 2001. Like most new civil litigators, I started with a firm representing the entities I now sue. Having hardly heard of “insurance coverage law,” I became an insurance coverage specialist, handling a wide variety of other civil litigation matters along the way. As an insurance coverage lawyer, I represented insurers directly in lawsuits filed against them by their insureds or “policyholders.” My initial practice in Dallas included commercial general liability (CGL) and automobile coverage issues, along with a variety of civil litigation work. I then moved to the Dallas office of a New York-based firm, focusing on large cases dealing with directors and officers liability (D&O), errors and omissions policies (E&O), and London-market (Lloyd’s) policy litigation. I would periodically work on other matters, including toxic torts, nursing home liability, and premises liability cases. Once I moved to Seattle, my work concentrated on insurance bad faith litigation, especially under commercial property, homeowners, and CGL policies. I also continued handling various civil litigation matters, ranging from construction defect litigation to toxic tort cases (pollution, asbestos). |
After too long on the wrong side, trying different firms, and practicing in two states, I changed sides and started liking being a lawyer. Now, I apply my years of insurance coverage and litigation experience in service of real people harmed by insurance companies and others. I focus on a small number of compelling cases, including insurance bad faith, medical negligence, employment discrimination, personal injury, and consumer protection matters, in order to give my clients the best service.
If you would like more information about my practice, please take a moment to look around my website, and you are always welcome to contact me.
If you would like more information about my practice, please take a moment to look around my website, and you are always welcome to contact me.
Education & Admissions |
Juris Doctor, Southern Methodist University, Dedman Law School
Master of Human Relations, University of Oklahoma Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, University of Oklahoma Washington State Bar Association (2005 – present, No. 36358) Texas Bar Association (2001 - present, No. 24033076, CLE Non-Participating) US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Eastern & Western US District Courts, Washington Northern, Eastern & Western US District Courts, Texas |
Case Sampling |
Lake Chelan Shores Homeowners Ass’n v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 176 Wn. App. 168, 313 P. 3d 408 (2013)
Wm. Gasseling Ranches, Inc. v. Am. Ins., No. C09-1817MJP, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26126 (W.D. Wash. 2011) Lakehurst Condo. Owners Ass’n v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., et al., 486 F. Supp. 2d 1205 (W.D. Wash. 2007) MedCost LLC v. Loiseau, 166 S.W.3d 421 (Tex. App. Austin – 2005) Amica Mut. Ins. Co. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Life Ins. Co., No. 3:01-CV-0677-N, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9061 (N.D. Tex. 2003) |
