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Expertise Areas:
- Serious
Injuries & Wrongful Death
- Construction
Defects
& Injuries
- Medical
& Professional Negligence
- Products
Liability, Mass Torts
- Insurance
Coverage
& Bad Faith
- Contracts/Business
Claims
WAMS Mediator Certification: 2006
Accomplishments: During Mr. Harris’ 33
years as a Washington trial lawyer, he has represented plaintiffs and
defendants in many types of cases. He began his law practice at Merrick
Hofstedt & Lindsey in 1973 where he served as trial counsel for
major corporations, physicians and hospitals, law firms, insurers and
other entities throughout the Pacific Northwest. He co-founded the
Perey-Harris firm in 2004, where he represented plaintiffs in medical
malpractice, products liability, other serious personal injury, and
insurance matters.
Mr. Harris has tried and managed cases throughout
Washington and in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western
Districts of Washington. He has argued before the Washington Supreme
Court, the Court of Appeals and the Ninth Circuit. Mr. Harris has
served pro bono as Special Disciplinary Counsel for the WSBA.
He authored the 60-chapter textbook Washington Insurance Law.
Mr. Harris is a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, the
American Board of Trial Advocates (Past Chapter President and Trial
Lawyer of the Year), the International Society of Barristers (State
Membership Chair), and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He
is listed in Best Lawyers in America and was voted one of the
Top Ten Lawyers in Washington State in a Washington Law &
Politics 2006 peer poll.
Starting in 2001, Mr. Harris began serving as a
neutral mediator, arbitrator, appraiser, private judge and special
master. He started his career as a neutral by mediating the six-death
Anacortes refinery fire, followed by the Olympic Pipeline explosion.
Since then, he has been appointed as a neutral in many different types
of disputes, including construction defect and products liability
cases, class actions, business/contractual claims, intellectual
property disputes, auto/UIM and premises liability claims. In 2007, Mr.
Harris completed the transition from his role as a litigator and
part-time neutral to full-time mediator and arbitrator at WAMS. He is
certified to serve as a Rule 39.1 mediator for federal court cases.
Education: Harvard College, BA, cum
laude, 1970; Cornell Law School, JD, 1973
Affiliations: Washington Arbitration &
Mediation Service; WSBA; Federal Bar Association; Washington State
Trial Lawyers Association (WSTLA); Washington Defense Trial Lawyers
(WDTL)
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Harris Bio