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Alex French

Shareholder

Seattle Office
2601 4th Ave., Floor 6,
Seattle, WA 98121
206.448.1992

Alex will fight to get justice for those who suffer maritime injuries at work, whether onboard or ashore.

Professional Overview

Alex has litigated hundreds of cases throughout Washington State, including cases involving wrongful death, maritime injury, construction site injury, insurance bad faith, logging accidents, workplace injury, product liability, premises liability, medical malpractice, disclosure of medical information, shootings, explosions, airplane crash and injury, and traumatic brain injury.

Alex started working in personal injury in 2004. He joined Injury at Sea as a legal intern in 2006, became an associate attorney in 2008, and a shareholder in 2016. In 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, Alex French was awarded the Rising Star Super Lawyers Award, which is awarded to the top 2.5% of attorneys in state.

Alex has helped to shape and change the law in a Washington Court of Appeals insurance bad faith decision Leahy v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., and in a Washington Supreme Court case, Kim, et. al. v. Lakeside Adult Family Home, et. al., creating civil liability for mandatory reporters who fail to report abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults.

Awards & Recognition

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Honors

Education

Seattle University School of Law, J.D., 2007
Judicial Externship, Honorable Andrea Darvas, King County Superior Court, Seattle, WA, 2007
University of Washington, B.A., Communications and Sociology, 2004

Bar & Court Admissions

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, 2016
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, 2014
State of Washington, 2008

Professional & Civic Involvement

American Association for Justice, Member, 2017 - Present
Washington State Association for Justice, Eagle Member, 2011- Present
Washington State Association for Justice, Member, 2008 – Present

Successful Cases

$1 Million

$1 million for the family of a captain killed at sea.

$1 Million

$1 million for the family of a crab fisherman killed at sea.

$1 Million

$1 million for a maritime injury to a fisherman.

$800,000

$800,000 for a victim of a water ski accident resulting in multiple leg and arm fractures.

$700,000

$700,000 for a maritime injury to a fisherman.

Client Reviews

"Injury At Sea knows the maritime business from all angles…easy to work with, hardworking, straightforward, and professional. I was treated with care and concern. They were very helpful in my situation, told me exactly what to do, what to expect and the likely outcome. Five Stars."

"Easy to work with, thorough and effective. Knows the maritime injury business from all angles including his own work experience."

"When I was told Injury At Sea had obtained a Court Order to make the Company pay I cried tears of relief…without this my son would have had no hope of living… Thank you to Injury At Sea…"