Lynne Wilson

Lynne Wilson is a civil litigator who has practiced in Seattle for over 25 years. She focuses on civil rights, personal injury and appellate law in state and federal courts. She also performs litigation services for solo practitioners and law firms in a wide variety of other practice areas such as family, criminal, real estate, commercial, workers compensation, unlawful detainer, and employment. She graduated cum laude from Seattle University Law School in 1987 after previously working as a journalist for The Seattle Weekly. Since 1994, she has published numerous articles about police accountability and misconduct litigation in the Police Misconduct and Civil Rights Law Report, a bi-monthly Thomson Reuters publication. Long involved in community affairs, Ms. Wilson served on the ACLU-WA Legal Committee for ten years and most recently served on the Seattle City Council’s Police Accountability Panel. She serves as appointed counsel in federal prisoner civil rights cases and helps individuals clear criminal convictions to enable them to obtain housing and employment. Since 2004, she has performed as a neutral arbitrator for King County and Snohomish County Superior Courts.

Civil Rights

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law

Personal Injury

Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Arbitration & Mediation

Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration

• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
  $300 per hour

Washington

Since 1988

9th Circuit

Since 1991

Solo Practice

Lynne Wilson Attorney at Law

2000 - Current

Represent individual clients in personal injury and civil rights cases as well as appeals. Contract work includes employment, real estate, construction defects, workers compensation, family law, criminal, commercial, and insurance defense. Long-term litigation work for Michael B. Tierney & Associates included a successful Ninth Circuit appeal in a First Amendment case.

Litigation Associate

Reaugh, Fischnaller, Oettinger, Merker & Luppert

1999 - 2000

Full responsibility for all aspects of plaintiff tort, employment and real estate litigation, including intake, discovery, depositions, motions, arbitrations, settlement and appeals

Solo Practice/Contract Lawyer

Lynne Wilson Legal Services

1995 - 1999

Represented individual clients in personal injury, employment and civil rights cases. Long-term contract litigation work included: (1) Sinsheimer & Meltzer: Successfully represented plaintiff in civil rights lawsuit arising out of Wenatchee child sexual abuse prosecutions; and (2) Northcraft & Tierney: Complex civil rights litigation on behalf of individuals, municipalities and school districts.

Litigation Associate

Sinsheimer & Meltzer

1991 - 1995

Plaintiffs' litigation with emphasis on police misconduct, personal injury, premises liability, civil rights, employment, product liability and intentional torts. All aspects of litigation including depositions, discovery, motions, mediations, arbitrations, trials and appeals.

Seattle University School of Law

J.D. | Law

1985 - 1987

Honors: Cum Laude

Activities: Law Review Lead Articles Editor

University of Washington - Seattle

B.A. | Comparative Literature

1966 - 1971

Volunteer of the Month

King County Bar Association

2013

Lawyer of the Year

Mothers for Police Accountability

2002

World Peace Through Law Section of Washington State Bar Assciation

Secretary-Treasurer

2015 - Current

Federal Bar Association Western Dist. of Washington

Pro Bono Litigation Committee

2009 - Current

National Lawyers Guild - Seattle Chapter

Executive Board

1995 - Current

Mothers for Police Accountability

Executive Board

1995 - Current

Center for Constitutional Rights

Pro Bono "Wall of Lawyers"

1995 - Current

Activities: Cuba Travel Defense

Police Body Camera Policies, Privacy and Community Trust

Thomson Reuters

April 1, 2016

Human Rights Treaties in Civil Rights Cases, Using International Law in Domestic Practice, Seattle, WA

April 15, 2019

Washington State Bar Association