Spokane Falls

BRIAN S. SHELDONBRIAN S. SHELDON
Principal

Mr. Sheldon joined the firm in 1999 and became a partner in 2002, after completing the Washington State Bar Association Clerkship Program. Mr. Sheldon has extensive insurance claims experience. He is frequently invited
to lecture on insurance issues and has litigated numerous complex insurance coverage disputes. He is one of the four mediators in Washington State approved by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner to conduct market conduct oversight mediations between insurance companies and the Commissioner's office. Mr. Sheldon's practice also emphasizes Consumer Class Action claims, personal injury, and general civil litigation.

PRACTICE AREAS:

  • Insurance Coverage Disputes
  • Class Actions
  • Personal Injury
  • Civil Litigation
  • Real Property Disputes

EDUCATION:

  • Washington State Bar Association Clerkship, 2002
  • Washington State University, BA, 1984
  • Tacoma Community College, AA, 1982

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES:

  • Washington State Bar Association
  • Spokane County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Washington State Trial Lawyers Association
  • Member, Spokane Superior Court Liaison Committee
  • Certified Mediator for Washington State Insurance Commission for Insurance Market Conduct Disputes
  • Certified Arbitrator - Better Business Bureau
  • Co-Chairman, Southgate Neighborhood Committee - 2006 - present
  • Spokane City Counsel Bicycle Advisory Board, 2003-2004

ARTICLES WRITTEN:

  • Author, Understand What the Insurer Is — And Isn't — Responsible For, National Business Institute, 2007

BACKGROUND:

  • Admitted to Washington State Bar, 2002
  • Admitted to U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington - 2002
  • Admitted to 9th Circuit Court of Appeals - 2004
  • Admitted to U.S. Eastern District Bankruptcy Bar

REPORTED CASES:

  • Nelson v. Appleway Chevrolet, Inc., 160 Wn.2d 173, 157 P.3d 847 (2007)
  • Bell v. Muller, 129 Wn. App. 177, 118 P.3d 405 (2005)