Arthur D. Leritz

Arthur D. Leritz received his degree in Political Science from the University of Washington in 1996, followed by his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Willamette University College of Law in 1999. 

During law school, Mr. Leritz lent his time to the Family Advocacy Clinic providing guidance to those who could not pay for legal services.  It was during his American Association for Justice Trial Competition that Mr. Leritz decided his career path would involve handling personal injury cases in a litigation practice.  Prior to joining Adler ♦ Giersch ps, Mr. Leritz represented and defended insurers for nearly 11 years handling a wide variety of complex insurance and personal injury cases.  He has in-depth and broad litigation experience having handled many cases in the trial courts throughout the state of Washington and the U.S. District Courts.  It was through his legal representation of at-fault defendants and insurance companies that Mr. Leritz realized his true calling was to advocate, protect, and defend those with traumatic injuries. 

Mr. Leritz was also responsible in part for new case law that affects the insurance policies in the state of Washington.   His worked cleared up legal ambiguity in the law concerning the scope of insurance coverage available for businesses, such as an automobile repair shop.  This case went all the way to the Washington Supreme Court in 2004 resulting in a unanimous decision (9-0) and has been subsequently cited as the “standard of review” on summary judgment and issues of statutory interpretation.

Mr. Leritz is licensed to practice law in federal court and all jurisdictions in the state of Washington.  He is a participating member of the Washington State Bar Association, Washington State Association for Justice-Eagle, American Association of Justice, the Million Dollar Advocate Forum, and the Brain Injury Association of Washington. 

Mr. Leritz has been selected and served as the court-appointed arbitrator in King, Snohomish, and Pierce Counties to resolve personal injury and insurance cases.   

In his spare time, Mr. Leritz enjoys restoring old Volkswagens.  He is also currently restoring a 1957 DKW 3=6 Sonderklasse.

Mr. Leritz is a contributor to From Injury to Action: Navigating Your Personal Injury Claim (2011) and is working as a contributing editor to future publications, Understanding Medical Words: Musculoskeletal Dictionary and Common Legal Words in a Personal Injury Case.  Both are set for publication in the latter part of 2011. 

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