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Mark G. Honeywell

Partner

Primary Areas of Practice

Personal Injury, Commercial Litigation, Products Liability, Insurance Related Litigation, Mediations, Arbitrations.

Education

J.D., University of Washington School of Law, 1968

B.A., Political Science, University of Puget Sound, 1966

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

American College of Trial Lawyers
Fellow

American Board of Trial Advocates
Member since 1993

King County Bar Association
Board of Trustees, 1994-97

Washington State Bar Association

US District Court for the Western District of Washington

Professional History

  • Joined Firm, 1969
  • Clerk for Washington State Supreme Court, 1968-69
  • Adjunct Faculty, University of Puget Sound School of Law, in Legal Writing, 1974-75

Representative Cases/Transactions

Mr. Honeywell, a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, has tried several dozen cases to verdict in State and Federal Courts.  During his career he has been retained by insurance companies to defend their insureds in a variety of personal injury and products liability litigation.  He continues to represent a national trucking company in defense of its personal injury claims.  During the last twenty five years, he also litigated a variety of different types of cases, including insurance coverage on behalf of policyholders, commercial litigation, real estate disputes, will contests, class actions, wrongful death suits and other significant injury cases.  He has defended attorneys in legal malpractice cases, and has represented the Washington State Bar Association in prosecuting complaints against attorneys.
Varied examples of some of Mr. Honeywell's cases are as follows:
  • Successfully defended a claim against a truck alignment shop in a vehicle rollover which caused two deaths;
  • Represented several lawyers in separations from their respective law firms;
  • Represented dozens of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse in separate actions, obtaining compensation for that abuse;
  • Successfully obtained insurance coverage for Skagit County from multiple insurance companies for flood damage claims against the County;
  • Obtained a verdict for a specific performance of a breach of contract claim for the sale of an apartment complex;
  • Obtained a substantial settlement for the family of a young African-American who was shot and killed outside of a local restaurant;
  • Obtained a jury verdict for a dairy farmer whose herd had been wrongfully repossessed by a bank;
  • Successfully invalidated several employees' “covenants not to compete”  sought to be enforced by former employers;
  • Obtained a verdict for an injunction and damages on behalf of a local company against a national company who had been using predatory practices in an attempt to force the local company out of business;
  • Obtained a verdict in favor of Rockwell International in defense of a franchisee's claim of exclusive territory violation;
  • Obtained a verdict for General Motors in defending a product liability claim for allegedly defective boat engines
While conducting a multifaceted litigation practice, over the past decade Mr. Honeywell has also successfully mediated over one hundred cases and has been appointed as sole arbitrator in over a hundred arbitrations.  He is a frequent speaker at attorney seminars, and has written and spoken on the subject of professionalism.

Honors, Publications & Presentations

  • Selected for inclusion in Washington Super Lawyers, 2000-2010
  • Washington State Bar Association Board of Governors' Award for Professionalism, 1993
  • Associate Editor, WASHINGTON LAW REVIEW, 1967-68
  • Publications:
    • "Professional Responsibility and Professionalism in Civil Litigation," Washington Civil Procedure Deskbook, 1992
    • "Adoptions, Illegitimate Children and Stanley v. Illinois," WASHINGTON STATE BAR NEWS
  • Presentations:
    • Participant: "Trial Advocacy," presented by National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) 2006
    • Presenter: "Ethics for Litigators" Washington State Bar Association 2004, 2005, 2006
    • Presenter: "Improving Professionalism" Washington State Bar Association 2004
    • Moderator: "Deposition Practice" Washington State Bar Association 2000
    • Participant: Trial by the Masters Seminar, presented by American Board of Trial Advocates at Seattle University School of Law 2000
    • Presenter: "Mediation Training" Jointly sponsored by WSTLA, WDTL, and King County Bar Assn. 2000
    • Presenter: "Preparation and Use of Demonstrative Evidence and Exhibits" from 100 Days Before Trial, King County Bar Assn'. 1999
    • Presenter: "Developing the Unusual Premises Case and Recent Perspectives On Premises Security" from Creating, Developing And Proving A Winning Case, WSTLA 1999
    • Chairman: King County Bar Assn. Bench Bar Conference 1994 1995
    • Presenter: "Videotaped Depositions" From Taking and Defending Depositions, WSBA 1994
    • Presenter: "How To Be On The Offensive Without Being Offensive" From Rediscovering Professionalism, Jointly sponsored by WSTLA and WDTL 1994
    • Lecturer: King County Bar Assn. Bench Bar Conference 1993
    • Presenter: "Defendants' Opening Statement" From Preparing And Winning The Soft Tissue Injury Case, WSTLA 1992
    • Presenter: "Slip And Fall Claims" WSTLA 1992
    • Presenter: "Defense Discovery Tactics: What Is The Defense Up To And What Can You Do About It?" from P. I. Defense, WSTLA 1992
    • Presenter: "Negotiation Practice Pointers" from How to Win Auto Cases Without Going To Trial, WSTLA 1990
    • Presenter: "Market Share Liability: New Responses to A New Theory," WSTLA 1988
    • Lecturer: "Demonstrative Evidence," King County Young Lawyers CLE 1986, 1987, 1988
    • Presenter: "Voir Dire" from Defending Personal Injury Cases, WSTLA 1986
    • Presenter: "Premises Liability," WSTLA 1986