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HENRY C. JAMESON
Jameson Babbit Stites & Lombard PLLC
999 Third Avenue Suite 1900
Seattle, Washington 98104
Phone:  (206) 516-3202
Fax:   (206) 292-1995
eMail:   Email Me
Web:   www.jbsl.com/


Henry Jameson is a trial lawyer. He handles a wide variety of civil cases, both jury and non-jury, in state and federal courts. He has tried cases involving issues that range from recovery of insurance proceeds for a professional athlete (Bosworth v. Underwriters at Lloyds) to valuation of a publicly traded corporation for a Wall Street investor (Pacific Telecom v. Gabelli Funds) to breach of fiduciary duty caused by a trustee's imprudent investments (Ingram v. Seattle First National Bank). He is experienced in construction law and has represented contractors, owners and architects in numerous arbitration hearings. He also serves frequently as a mediator and arbitrator. He has mediated cases throughout the State of Washington and in Oregon, Alaska and Vancouver, B.C. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America and has been listed as one of the areas' top lawyers in Seattle Magazine (2001 and 2007), Washington CEO (2006) and Washington Law and Politics (1999-2010).

Areas of Practice:
    Litigation
    Construction Law
    Mediator/Arbitrator

Litigation Percentage:
    75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:
    Washington, 1974
    U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1974
    U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1974
    U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1974

Education:
    University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington, 1974
    J.D.
    Honors: Order of the Coif

    University of Washington, Seattle, 1968
    B.A.
    Honors: Magna Cum Laude
    Major: English

Representative Cases:
    Alexander & Alexander v. Wohlman, 19 WN.App 670 (WN App. 1978)
    Hunt-Wesson v. Marubeni, 23 WN.App. 193 (WN App. 1979)
    Manson Constn. & Engineering v. State, 24 WN.App. 185 (WN App. 1979)
    Lent's v. Santa Fe Eng'rs, 29 WN.App 257 (WN App. 1981)
    Mall, Inc. v. Seattle, 108 Wn.2d 369 ( 1987)
    Southcenter Jt. Venture v. NDPC, 113 WN.2d 413 (WN Supreme 1989)
    Swanson v. Liquid Air, 118 WN.2d 512 (WN Supreme 1989)
    Gabelli v. Pacific Telecom, 166 F.3d 1218 (9th Circuit 1998)
    North Coast Enterprises v. Factoria Sq., 94 Wn.App. 855 ( 1999)

Representative Clients:
    NBBJ
    Schnitzer Northwest
    Cosmos Development

Professional Associations and Memberships:
    Washington State Bar Association, 1974 - Present
    American Bar Association, 1974 - 2000
    Seattle-King County Bar Association, 1974 - Present

Past Employment Positions:
    Schwabe Williamson Ferguson & Burdell, 1992 - 1994
    Ferguson & Burdell, 1974 - 1992
    U.S. Army, 1968 - 1970

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