Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts
Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts



Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense


901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1400, Seattle, Washington 98164-2047
  • Telephone: 206-689-8500
  • Fax: 206-689-8501
  • Website: www.FoUm.law

Established: 1993

Practice Areas

  • Insurance Defense
  • Personal Injury
  • Property Damage
  • Civil Litigation
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Professional Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Employment Law
  • Construction
  • Maritime Law


About Us

Founded in 1993, Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S. provides dynamic client service in all phases of civil defense and insurance coverage litigation. The firm does not aspire to be a "full service" law firm. We limit our practice to civil defense work so that we can do this very well.


Additional Locations

  • Tacoma, Washington
  • 1102 Broadway, Suite 510
  • Tacoma, Washington 98402
    • Telephone: 206-689-8500
    • Fax: 253-627-8408

Client Information

Insurance Clients

Non-Insurance Clients

  • Costco
  • Hoffman Construction Company
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Safeway Stores, Inc.
  • Sedgwick CMS
  • Target Corporation
  • Terex Corporation
  • Walgreen Co.

Personnel Information

Shareholders


Roy A. Umlauf

Seattle, WA

Admitted
  • Washington, 1985
Education:
  • University of Washington, B.A. (cum laude), 1982
  • Seattle University School of Law, J.D. (summa cum laude), 1985

Carl E. Forsberg

Seattle, WA

Admitted
  • Alaska, 1983
  • Washington, 1987
  • Oregon, 2011
Education:
  • Gonzaga University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1980
  • Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D., 1983

A. Grant Lingg

Seattle, WA

Admitted
  • Washington, 1994
  • Oregon, 2010
Education:
  • Columbia University, B.A., 1985
  • Seattle University School of Law, B.A. (cum laude), 1994
Law Review:
Note & Comment Editor, Seattle Law Review

Martin J. Pujolar

Seattle, WA

Admitted
  • Washington, 2005
Education:
  • University of Puget Sound, B.A., 1996
  • Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1999

Patrick C. Sheldon

Seattle, WA

Admitted
  • Washington, 1980
Education:
  • University of California, Berkeley, A.B. (with highest honors), 1977
  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. (with honors), 1980

Matthew S. Adams

Seattle, WA

Admitted
  • Washington, 1989
Education:
  • University of Washington, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1986
  • University of Puget Sound School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1989

Christopher A. Matheson

Seattle, WA

Admitted
  • Massachusetts, 1998
  • Washington, 2008
Education:
  • Providence College, B.A. (cum laude), 1994
  • Tulane University Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 1998

Robert W. Novasky

Tacoma, WA
Admitted
  • Washington, 1992
Education:
  • Whitworth College, B.A., 1981
  • Seattle University School of Law, J.D., 1992

Kimberly Reppart

Seattle, WA

Admitted
  • Washington, 2000
Education:
  • University of Washington, B.A. (cum laude), 1996
  • University of Washington, J.D., 2000

Jeff T. Kestle

Seattle, WA

Years of Experience: 15

Admitted
  • Washington, 1999
Education:
  • Pomona College, B.A., 1994
  • University of Washington, J.D., 1999

Born: 1972


Stephanie A. Andersen

Seattle, WA

Years of Experience: 27

Admitted
  • Washington, 1992
Education:
  • University of Florida, B.A. (cum laude), 1986
  • University of Florida, J.D., 1989

Born: 1964

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