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 Scott
Bowen, is a Seattle-area personal injury attorney, serving Washington
State residents. He has a strong personal commitment to representing
injured people and considers it to be the most important and satisfying
work that an attorney can do. He conducts his personal injury
practice in an ethical, honest and straightforward manner and
has achieved a reputation for such in the legal and insurance
communities.
Scott Bowen has been a lawyer since 1979. He is a partner in
the law firm of Trudell Bowen & Lingenbrink, PLLC in Kirkland,
Washington. His law practice is limited to representing injured
people and their families in automobile accident cases, wrongful
death cases, premise liability cases and medical negligence cases.
He particularly enjoys representing children and the elderly.
Scott Bowen is a member of the Washington State Bar Association,
an Eagle Member of the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association
and the American Trial Lawyers Association.
Scott Bowen was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He received his
undergraduate degree from the University of Utah in 1975. He graduated
from Gonzaga School of Law in Spokane, Washington in 1979. During
law school Scott Bowen worked as an intern at the Washington State
Court of Appeals Division III.
After graduating from law school and passing the Washington State
Bar examination, Scott Bowen became a deputy prosecuting attorney
in Snohomish County. There, he worked on both the civil and criminal
sides of the prosecuting attorney’s office. On the civil
side, Scott Bowen managed the child support enforcement division.
On the criminal side, Scott Bowen did criminal trial work, handling
cases ranging from speeding tickets to first-degree murder, including
the successful prosecution of child murder Steven Brooks. Scott
Bowen finished his tenure in the Snohomish County Prosecuting
Attorney’s Office as an attorney on the special assault
unit, prosecuting serious assaults and sexual offenses.
During 1983 Scott Bowen left the Snohomish County Prosecuting
Attorney’s Office and began working for the Seattle law
firm of Williams Kastner & Gibbs. There, he began his career
in personal injury work and was involved in the representation
of pharmaceutical companies, physicians and insurance companies.
During 1985, Scott Bowen left Williams Kastner & Gibbs in
order to represent injured people, rather than negligent defendants
and to practice law with Patrick Trudell, who has been a friend
since law school.
Since 1985, Scott Bowen has represented thousands of injured
people in claims and disputes with insurance companies and tortfeasors.
Scott Bowen’s law practice is litigation based and involves
settlement negotiations, mediations, arbitrations and trials.
He represents his clients on a contingency fee basis and only
takes fees when a case successfully resolves.
Scott Bowen has a commitment to legal pro bono work and over
the years has represented a number of injured individuals without
charging fees, or taking reduced fees. Scott Bowen’s pro
bono work has provided for disabled and disadvantaged children,
has put young people through college and has provided economic
security for elderly individuals.
Scott Bowen resides with his wife, Vali Somers and two teenaged
sons on Mercer Island, Washington.
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RECENT CASES
- Berger vs. Transamerica Insurance Company
– Insurance arbitration resulting in award of $250,000
for ankle injuries requiring surgery.
- Bloodsaw vs. Ringer, Inc. – King
County Superior Court lawsuit resulting in settlement of $485,000
for back injuries requiring surgery.
- Estate of Mary Lou Pursley vs. Defendant
Nursing Home – King County Superior Court lawsuit
resulting in settlement of $100,000 for the wrongful death of
an elderly nursing home resident with Alzheimer’s disease.
- Estate of Preston Taylor – Insurance
settlement with three separate insurance carriers for the wrongful
death of a 2-½ year old child in a motor vehicle accident.
The settlement was for the total of all insurance available.
See
letter from parent.
- Gelpieryn vs. Defendant Midwife Clinic –
King County Superior Court lawsuit resulting in settlement of
$175,000 for the failure to administer Rhogam to an Rh-negative
mother during pregnancy.
- Grissom vs. Lee – King County
Superior Court lawsuit resulting in settlement of $95,000 for
leg injuries to a pedestrian hit while crossing in a marked
crosswalk. Allstate Insurance Company paid policy limits of
$50,000 and Defendant Lee paid $55,000 of his personal funds.
- Jenkins vs. Angel Lee – King
County Superior Court lawsuit resulting in settlement of $286,000
for neck injuries requiring surgery caused by a motor vehicle
accident while client was a passenger on an Airport Shuttle
Van.
- Smith vs. O’Neill – King
County Superior Court lawsuit resulting in settlement of $40,000
from a Peeping-Tom landlord.
- Cooke vs. Cottrell –King County
Superior Court lawsuit resulting in settlement of $100,000 for
elder neglect occurring in an adult family home.
See
letter from client.
- Reusser vs. Buringrud – King
County Superior Court lawsuit resulting in settlement of $325,000
for leg injuries requiring surgery to a motorcyclist who was
struck by a car.
- Gregory – Pro bono representation
of provided to Kellianne Gregory who was the 1996 High School
Student “Humanitarian of the Year.” Insurance settlement
paid for seven years of college tuition, room and board. See
letter from client.
Disclaimer: "It is important to realize that each case is different.
You should not allow prior results to create an expectation about
results in your case. For our part, we will professionally and
competently handle your case."
COMMENTS FROM OUR CLIENTS
REFERENCES
Plaintiff Bar, Defense Bar and Non-Lawyer references
available upon request.
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