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About Liz McLafferty

For her entire career, Liz McLafferty has advocated for those injured by wrongful acts of others. She focuses primarily on medical negligence, product liability, wrongful death, and serious personal injury, with product liability experience ranging from automobile defects to consumer products. Born and raised in the Seattle area, Liz earned dual undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Political Science from Western Washington University, graduating with honors, and earned her J.D., cum laude, from Seattle University School of Law in 2012. She serves on the Board of Governors for the Washington State Association for Justice and has authored articles for the WSAJ Product Liability Deskbook and Medical Negligence Deskbook. She has been selected to Washington Super Lawyers annually since 2023.

Practice areas

Education

Seattle University School of Law
J.D., 2012
Western Washington University
Undergraduate, 2009

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Washington

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Seattle firms

Luvera Law Firm
Luvera Law Firm
$150 million · King County Jury Awards $150 Million to Families of South Lake Union Crane Collapse Victims
Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore
Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore
$123 million · $123 Million Verdict for Victims of Aurora Bridge Duck Boat Crash -- Largest Non-Punitive PI Trial Verdict in Washington History
Schroeter Goldmark & Bender
Schroeter Goldmark & Bender
$21 million · Jury Awards $21 Million to Former Odessa Brown Clinic Director in Race Discrimination Verdict Against Seattle Children's Hospital
Herrmann Law Group
Herrmann Law Group
$8.25 million · Four Ride the Ducks Crash Victims Settle for $8.25 Million Mid-Trial
Bernard Law Group
Bernard Law Group
$27.4 million · $27.4 Million Verdict Against San Francisco After MUNI Truck Kills 4-Year-Old on Mission District Sidewalk