Registration opens for USLAW NETWORK/S-E-A Battery and Electric Vehicle Forum
USLAW and S-E-A are teaming up to host the USLAW NETWORK Battery and Electric Vehicle Forum in… Continue Reading
Rodney L. Umberger
- Undergrad School: Furman University
- Law School: University of Tennessee
Firm:
Williams Kastner (WA)
Two Union Square
601 Union Street
Suite 4100
Seattle WA 98111
United States
601 Union Street
Suite 4100
Seattle WA 98111
United States
Rod Umberger is a partner in the Seattle office of Williams Kastner and chair of USLAW NETWORK. He is first and foremost a trial lawyer with experience handling product liability, transportation, premises liability, toxic tort, class actions and a variety of commercial litigation matters. He also has experience representing insurers as coverage and monitoring counsel on large loss claims. In the transportation arena, Rod has represented trucking companies and private fleets for Fortune 100 corporations in catastrophic highway accident litigation, emergency responses, regulatory matters, cargo claims and broker/shipper/carrier liability disputes in both state and federal courts. Rod also has advised transportation companies and transportation-related product manufacturers involved in NTSB investigations and coordinated responses to NTSB investigations. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, named in Best Lawyers in America, and was one of only 16 attorneys in Washington State recognized as a top civil litigation defense attorney by Corporate Counsel Edition of Super Lawyers.
USLAW Practice Group Affiliations
- Board of Directors: Chair
- Business Litigation and Class Actions: Primary
- Complex Tort and Product Liability: Primary
- Executive Committee: Chair
- Professional Liability: Primary
- Retail and Hospitality Law: Primary
- Transportation and Logistics: Primary
Resources & Articles
Williams Kastner’s Rodney Umberger, Eddy Silverman obtain defense verdict in $50 million premises liability trial
Williams Kastner attorneys Rodney L. Umberger and Eddy Silverman, with the help of Seattle paralegal Tristan Pirak, recently obtained a defense verdict in a $50 million premises liability/product liability case following a three-week in-person trial in King County, Washington, with Superior Court Judge Chad Allred presiding. The case, Strout v. Walmart, arose out… Continue Reading
Charles Baxter named USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award recipient
USLAW NETWORK names Charles E. Baxter, vice president of risk management for United Road, as the 2022 USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award recipient. USLAW created the award to annually recognize a client who has shown outstanding service and dedication to USLAW. The award is named after Bill Burns, a longtime… Continue Reading