About Megan Wernli

Megan L. Wernli is a personal injury attorney at Bernard Law Group licensed in Washington state and the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. She grew up in Wapato, WA, and earned a Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering from the University of Washington. Her science background gives her a practical understanding of medical issues and how hospitals operate, which she applies to injury and malpractice cases. During law school at Seattle University School of Law, Megan served as a Rule 9 Intern for Dore Deutscher Law Group for five years, gaining discovery, motion, trial, and complex litigation experience.

She also clerked at the Washington State Office of the Attorney General and worked as a research assistant in the area of Race and the Law. She graduated cum laude in 2012 and joined Dore Deutscher Law Group as an associate before moving to Bernard Law Group in 2015. Her practice covers King, Snohomish, Pierce, Clallam, Chelan, Yakima, and Thurston counties. She is a member of the State Bar of Washington, King County Bar Association, King County Washington Women Lawyers, and the Washington State Association for Justice (Eagle Member).

Proven verdicts and settlements at Bernard Law Group

These results are credited to Bernard Law Group. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$27.4 millionVerdictTop 10 of 2005 · #4

A San Francisco jury returned what was then the largest personal-injury verdict ever against the city after a Municipal Railway repair truck ran a red light, struck another vehicle, and jumped a sidewalk, killing a four-year-old girl and injuring three others walking with her.

San Francisco Superior Court, CA · 2005Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$18.5 millionSettlement

Scott Bliss suffered catastrophic brain injury when a Scarsella Bros. dump truck made an illegal U-turn on an I-5 WSDOT construction ramp in Centralia, yielding what is believed to be the largest WSDOT settlement in Lewis County history.

Lewis County Superior Court, WA (crash near Centralia) · 2016Motorcycle AccidentsRead the full story →

A King County Metro bus driver cut a corner short near the Renton Transit Center on March 10, 2021, rolled the rear tires over Jessica Chapel as she lay on the sidewalk, then canceled her own emergency call and left the scene, costing Chapel her leg.

King County Superior Court, WA · 2021Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Seattle University School of Law
J.D., 2012
University of Washington
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Washington, admitted 2012

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