About James Gooding

James Gooding is a Shareholder based out of GLP Attorneys’ Seattle office.

Jim leads the firm’s Maritime and Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect practice groups, representing individuals and families whose lives have been profoundly impacted by serious injury, neglect, and loss. He is an active member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ), and the American Association for Justice (AAJ). He has also contributed significant pro bono service through Trial Lawyers Care, assisting World Trade Center victims after September 11th, and through the WSAJ Disaster Relief Program, supporting victims of Eastern Washington wildfires.

For Jim, every case is personal. He views each client as a partner in pursuit of justice,not just a name or file number,and works tirelessly to ensure they are treated with respect, compassion, and determination from start to finish.

Proven verdicts and settlements at GLP Attorneys

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

$887,000SettlementTop 20 of 2007 · #20

The Washington Supreme Court abolished a century-old contractor immunity rule to revive the wrongful-death claim of a foreman killed when cement blocks collapsed into an excavation pit, producing an $887,000 settlement after remand.

Washington Supreme Court / King County · 2007Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

Golden Gate University School of Law
J.D., 1993
University of California at Berkeley
Undergraduate, 1990

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Seattle firms

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$150 million · King County Jury Awards $150 Million to Families of South Lake Union Crane Collapse Victims
Friedman Rubin
Friedman Rubin
$438 million · Jury's $857 Million PCB Verdict for Sky Valley School Students and Parents
Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore
Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore
$123 Million Verdict for Aurora Bridge Duck Boat Crash, Largest Non-Punitive PI Verdict in Washington
Budge & Heipt, PLLC
Budge & Heipt, PLLC
$25 million · Federal Jury Awards $25 Million to Jail Detainee Over an Untreated Blood Clot That Cost Him His Leg
Schroeter Goldmark & Bender
Schroeter Goldmark & Bender
$16.67 million · King County's Largest Asbestos Verdict: $16.67 Million for Camas Paper Mill Worker's Family

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