Andrew Ackley
About Andrew Ackley
Andrew Ackley grew up shaped by two family histories of wartime displacement, which he credits with motivating his commitment to fighting for what is just and fair. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Oregon as a Phi Beta Kappa member and earned his J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law in 2009. He focuses on complex personal injury and civil rights cases and was part of the legal team that obtained a $123 million verdict in the Seattle Ride the Ducks Aurora Bridge disaster case. He has also handled significant wrongful death, medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, and class action matters.
Notable case results
A King County jury awarded $123 million to 40 plaintiffs after five international students were killed and dozens injured when a Ride the Ducks amphibious vehicle suffered a catastrophic axle fracture on Seattle's Aurora Bridge in 2015.
A Pierce County jury awarded $44.7 million to an EMT and volunteer firefighter left with permanent injuries after an SUV driver turned left through an uncontrolled intersection and into his path -- a verdict Washington courts later upheld in full.
Seattle Ride the Ducks Aurora Bridge disaster (team)
BLM injured protesters lawsuit
Estate of McNamara v. Nessl (wrongful death)
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
