|  Practice
Emphasis: Maritime
Personal Injury, Longshore and Harbor Workers’
Compensation Act.
Education:
Bachelor of Arts: University of Illinois, Champaign,
Magna Cum Laude, 1979; Phi Beta Kappa; Juris
Doctor: University of Oregon, 1984.
Publications:
Maritime Workers' Compensation in Washington,
National Business Institute, 064U420 (2003).
Third Party Claims: The Other Liability,
presented at Signal/LCA Maritime Conference,
Williamsburg (2003).
Inland Waters Not Subject to Longshore Act
and Jones Act Jurisdiction, presented at
the Underwater Intervention Diving Contractor
Convention, New Orleans (2002).
Governing a New State: Public Law Decisions
by the Early Oregon Supreme Court, 6 Law
and History Review 25 (1988).
Professional
Experience: Mr. Warns was born in St.
Paul, Minnesota, in 1956. He began a maritime,
personal injury litigation and business law
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.
Professional
Associations: Mr. Warns has spoken
on maritime law at numerous programs sponsored
by professional groups. 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. Mr. Warns is a member of the
American Bar Association and is AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability.
Admitted
to Practice: Washington State Courts;
Washington Federal Courts; Alaska State Courts;
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit;
United States Supreme Court |
