Mr. Richard Sindell

Mediator

• Personal Injury
• Products Liability
• Insurance Coverage
• Professional Negligence
• General Civil/Tort Litigation
• Premises Liability

WAMS Mediator Certification: 1991

Accomplishments: Mr. Sindell maintains a Seattle law practice devoted to plaintiff’s personal injury litigation, although he occasionally defends uninsured motorists and other uninsured defendants. His extensive prior experience includes work on the staff of House Counsel for Unigard Insurance, where he engaged in defense trial work and analysis of coverage issues. Mr. Sindell’s mediation experience includes many complex injury cases (some in the seven figures). He also has served as a swing arbitrator in UIM personal injury cases.

Mr. Sindell authored the “Role of the Plaintiff’s Lawyer in Investigation” in the Washington State Bar Association’s Motor Vehicle Accident Litigation Deskbook, and the Mediation chapters in both the WSBA and WSTLA MVA deskbooks.

Education: USA&M Mediator Training, 1991; USA&M Advanced Mediation Training, 2001; Columbia University School of Law, LLB; Cornell University, BA.

Affiliations: Washington Arbitration and Mediation Service; Washington State Bar Association; Washington State Association for Justice.