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 Practice Emphasis:
Longshore
and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act., Defense Base Act., Nonappropriated
Fund Instrumentalities Act
Education:
Bachelor of Arts: University of Illinois, Champaign, Magna Cum Laude, 1979; Phi
Beta Kappa; Juris Doctor: University of Oregon, 1984.
Selected Presentations
and Publications:
Defense Base Act Claims
Come Home to America, Northwest Longshore Administrators Association Seminar,
Portland (2009).
Longshore Act Vocational
Rehabilitation, Signal/LCA Maritime Forum, Boston (2008).
Life after the Williams
Price Decision, Signal Maritime Forum, Nashville (2007).
Defense Base Act Claims
in Washington State, National Business Institute, Tacoma (2006).
Second Injury Fund Under
the Longshore Act – Trouble and Complications, Signal/LCA Maritime Forum, San
Antonio (2005).
Maritime Workers' Compensation
in Washington, National Business Institute, Seattle (2003).
Third Party Claims: The
Other Liability, Signal/LCA Maritime Conference, Williamsburg (2003).
Inland Waters Not Subject
to Longshore Act and Jones Act Jurisdiction, Underwater Intervention Diving
Contractor Convention, New Orleans (2002).
Professional Experience:
Mr. Warns was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1956. He began a maritime practice
in 1984. Mr. Warns practices out of the Seattle office of the firm. He has handled
a wide variety of matters including extensive litigation before state, federal,
administrative, and appellate courts.
Mr. Warns represents numerous
insurers and employers in maritime defense claims. He has received the highest Martindale-Hubbell
(AV) Peer Review rating.
Professional Associations:
Mr. Warns often speaks on maritime law at programs sponsored by professional groups
and maritime industry. Mr. Warns is active in the Seattle-King County Bar Association
for which he organized and co-chaired the Trial Practice Seminar in 1989. He also
organized a Pro Bono Conference and has served on several bar committees. He is
a member of various maritime associations.
Admitted to Practice:
Washington State Courts; Washington Federal Courts; Alaska State Courts; United
States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; United States Supreme Court
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