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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.
I am also very active in the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ), our state plaintiffs' trial lawyers association. I currently serve on the WSAJ Board of Governors and the Editorial Board of Trial News. In addition, I am the current co-chair WSAJ's Insurance Practice Section.
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.
I am also very active in the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ), our state plaintiffs' trial lawyers association. I currently serve on the WSAJ Board of Governors and the Editorial Board of Trial News. In addition, I am the current co-chair WSAJ's Insurance Practice Section.
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) |
