Over 100 Years of Litigation Excellence

Counselors and Litigators since 1908

Wathen | Leid | Hall | Rider, P.C. specializes in insurance law. As one of Seattle's oldest law firms, we know the value of relationships and the importance of industry-specific knowledge.

Those we represent consider us a valuable part of their team. And we believe that the consistency of working with our clients long-term adds expediency and cooperative understanding that leads to success.

While each of our attorneys has a significant level of insurance law experience individually, our sum of knowledge together as a team is remarkable. We are skilled at handling insurance issues when problems arise and highly adept at knowing how to avoid problems.

Our insurance law experts are ready to assist you when your insurance issues need a thorough and complete opinion – before, during and after events.

What We Do

The firm has many years of experience handling suspected fraudulent claims under commercial and homeowner policies. We conduct examinations under oath, assist insurers in conducting investigations of suspicious claims, and represent insurers in the litigation of fraudulent claims.

Wathen | Leid | Hall | Rider, P.C. handles numerous construction defect cases, including first- and third-party issues. We have obtained defense verdicts in front of juries on multi-million dollar cases on alleged collapse and other defect or water intrusion cases.

A substantial part of our practice is devoted to advising adjusters, supervisors, and managers during the investigation and adjustment of claims. Typically, the problems include policy interpretation, loss measurement, coverage opinions, good faith requirements, examinations under oath, appraisal, and other areas.

The firm also routinely defends claims involving allegations of Bad Faith and violations of the Consumer Protection Act. We are particularly proud of our record of providing advice at a reasonable cost, which keeps insurance companies out of Court and anticipates problems before they occur.

Serving the Seattle area and Beyond

Wathen | Leid | Hall | Rider, P.C. handles cases in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, and Hawaii, all from our office on the banks of the Lake Washington Ship Canal. Our firm represents clients in the Superior Courts, Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court of Washington, the courts of other Northwest states, the Federal Courts, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.