Mr. William Rush

Arbitrator, Mediator

• Serious Injury & Wrongful Death
• Products Liability
• Medical Negligence
• Professional Negligence
• General Commercial Litigation
• Premises Liability

WAMS Mediator Certification: 1986

Accomplishments: Mr. Rush has been in private practice with the Rush, Hannula, Harkins & Kyler firm in Tacoma, Washington since 1959. His practice focuses primarily on litigation involving matters relating to medical negligence and product liability, but he has significant experience in the areas of construction, business and family law.

On several occasions, Mr. Rush has served as Judge Pro Tem in Pierce County District Court. He continues to serve as arbitrator on uninsured motorist cases and through the Pierce and King county mandatory arbitration programs. Mr. Rush has mediated over 400 disputes involving personal injury, product liability, professional liability, commercial and business matters. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts of Western and Eastern Washington, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

During the past 30 years, Mr. Rush has been a seminar instructor on litigation and related topics on over 60 different occasions. He has served in that capacity for the Washington State Bar Association, the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association, the Washington State Defense Association, the Washington State Judge’s Association and various other organizations, including medical and professional groups. Mr. Rush is co-author of a section of the Washington State Trial Desk Book dealing with Summary Judgment and Default.

Education: USA&M Advanced Mediator Training, 1988; USA&M Mediator Training, 1986; University of Washington, JD, 1958; University of Puget Sound, BA, 1956.

Affiliations: Washington Arbitration and Mediation Service; Washington State Bar Association, Judicial Qualifications Committee, Past Chair; Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association, Past-President; American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow; American Board of Trial Advocates.