Bob Meyers

Education

• University of Washington, MBA (with honors), 2011
• Syracuse University College of Law, JD (with honors), 1994
• Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, MAIR, 1994
• University of Washington, BA, International Economics, 1991

Bob Meyers is a special counsel in the firm’s Seattle office. Bob has extensive experience representing US and international insurers in complex, high-value insurance matters in Washington State and Oregon, including advising clients about their rights and obligations under insurance policies, bad faith law, and insurance statutes and regulations, and representing insurers in disputes and lawsuits. He has also assisted non-insurance clients with commercial disputes and lawsuits, and contract negotiations.

Bob has experience with a wide variety of insurance coverages and insurance claims, including general liability, intellectual property, advertising injury, bodily injury liability, property damage liability, professional liability, directors and officers liability, errors and omissions liability, media liability, employment practices liability, environmental liability, sexual misconduct liability, homeowners liability, auto liability, fidelity bonds, reinsurance, first-party property, health, excess and umbrella.

Bob also has considerable experience assisting insurance clients in complex multi-jurisdictional disputes and lawsuits, including disputes relating to long-tail insurance claims and disputes involving “lost” policies. He has also assisted clients with claims and disputes that have a nexus to several jurisdictions other than Washington, including claims and disputes that have a nexus to Oregon, California, Hawaii, Montana, Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, New York, New Jersey, Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Hampshire and Tennessee.

Bob is a thought leader and has been frequently called upon by clients and legal associations to give presentations on Washington insurance bad faith law and other insurance-related topics. Since 2015, Bob has authored several editions of Washington Bad Faith Law at a Glance, arguably the most comprehensive resource on Washington insurance bad faith law.

Several publications have recognized Bob for his legal services. Bob is AV® certified by the Martindale-Hubbell judicial, peer and client review rating system. He has been selected to Super Lawyers for Insurance Coverage and was also selected as a “Rising Star.” Bob has been recognized as a “Top Lawyer” in Seattle Met, and he has earned a “Superb” rating from Avvo.

Bob is originally from Edmonds, Washington and presently resides in Sammamish, Washington with his wife, two young daughters, and two golden retrievers. When not helping clients with their legal needs, he spends his time parenting his daughters and dogs, chipping away at his wife’s honey-do list, traveling to Camano Island, and watching Seattle and University of Washington sports when he gets a chance.