https://www.wlhr.legal/staff daily 0.75 2025-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/88765274-82d1-4223-a5a3-3ea876842c46/1230473E-4198-40AE-9EB0-93AB10C7D803.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/bccf4c34-92f7-4170-ac70-84f1cc0359db/matt.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/1629832362976-BDZI3UW2EUC0AFYO7X3X/Rena.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/b281f290-08ee-4a52-8c41-9d15ca6e5d0d/IMG_7258.jpg https://www.wlhr.legal/our-practice daily 0.75 2023-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/1624547803485-2NLVF1XSFA2SWYMOZ9Z0/insurance-defense-litigation.jpg Our Practice - First & Third Party Insurance Defense Litigation Our firm has been representing insurance companies since 1908. These clients range from large insurers to regional carriers and self-insured entities. We also represent underwriters and adjusting firms. We are routinely retained as liability defense counsel in various third party cases, including construction, professional liability, product liability, and automobile accidents. The firm provides opinions and evaluations in insurance coverage matters, often resulting in the avoidance of litigation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/1624547803489-SUKMZ26ED4291E5EL346/construction-defect.jpg Our Practice - Construction Defect Our firm works extensively in the litigation of construction claims. We work closely with our clients to resolve construction defects, on-site workman injury or death, financial loss, contractual interpretations, and property damage. The firm's clients include project owners, architects, engineering firms, construction managers, subcontractors, and general contractors. In addition to our work in the litigation of these matters, we also provide counsel and advice on risk reduction and interpretation of local statutes to help prevent compliance issues or potential litigation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/1624547803493-JLWP1SBC7PL6NAOYTUK5/stachybotrys-mold.jpg Our Practice - Water Intrusion, Collapse, Toxic Mold Our firm is experienced in complex issues involving water intrusion and the resultant damage that can lead to possible collapse or permanent damage to personal or commercial structures. The firm also has expertise in the related hazards involved with the growth of the toxic Stachybotrys mold, which can accompany water intrusion problems. Our knowledge of the construction industry and insurance coverage allows us an overview that interweaves multiple disciplines and overlapping areas of litigation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/1624547803505-47ZY0CAKVTHACMS49AE0/commercial-insurance.jpg Our Practice - Personal & Commercial Lines Coverage Issues Our firm represents clients across a wide range of commercial and personal coverage. We have expertise in coverage for large shopping centers, commercial retail malls, small businesses, condominium associations, homeowner associations, and apartment buildings. We understand and can defend against the issues of premises liability, trip-and-fall claims, battery, assault, and false imprisonment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/1624547803509-UTLQ30AZ9YP56QG2K8OY/product-liability.jpg Our Practice - Product Liability Our firm has extensive knowledge of product liability claims and litigation. These claims can arise from consumer products, construction materials, medical devices, industrial processes, pharmaceuticals, and environmental contaminants. The firm's expertise in multiple disciplines provides us with a level of understanding of technical issues, allowing us to move efficiently and quickly to anticipate challenges and successfully serve our clients. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/1624547803513-IUAVIY4QIHMM7SLRULBA/professional-liability.jpg Our Practice - Professional Liability Our firm can review, advise, and monitor changes in local, state, and federal laws and litigate and defend in professional liability cases. In addition to helping companies and individuals to stay current and avoid issues of liability, we also litigate and defend them against charges and complaints brought by governmental entities, private individuals, professional associations, and disciplinary agencies. The firm represents a wide range of professions, including those in the technical, service, and financial industries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/1624547803524-ZUJTXCZAESOCC6YRAA8C/auto-accident.jpg Our Practice - Automobile Accident Defense Our firm defends our clients against claims originating from automobile accidents. These include private motorists, company fleets, commercial trucking, and property loss resulting from vehicular incidents. Claims for injuries can involve complex medical treatment issues, damage extent and potential for recovery, responsibility, and liability. The firm regularly represents individuals, businesses, insurers, and healthcare providers in handling these matters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/1624547803528-XS4EN12SAJ04429IFDUR/bad-faith-claims.jpg Our Practice - Extra-contractual Claims Our firm has extensive experience regarding the defense of extra-contractual claims. We have successfully represented numerous insurance companies defending claims of bad faith and violations of the Consumer Protection Act. We have also successfully represented numerous insurance companies regarding the new claims being filed under the Insurance Fair Conduct Act. We continue to provide advice to our clients regarding compliance with the new Insurance Fair Conduct Act. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/1624547803533-9E5SX592TDGRHYXTOYOF/arson.jpg Our Practice - Arson Claims Our firm has handled litigation where arson claims have been made. We have represented individuals and commercial interests in matters where homes or businesses have suffered fires of suspicious natures. The firm has worked with investigators, fire and police officials, insurers and property owners, in the review and discovery of information on fires suspected of being arson. Where property damage, criminal charges, injury or loss of life have resulted from these man-made events, we assist our clients in reaching a resolution to these difficult issues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/1624547803537-CJ6LKNIJZML0DZWIAD0C/subrogation.jpg Our Practice - Subrogation Our firm represents insurance firms and litigates on their behalf when subrogation rights run into difficulties. We provide solutions for our clients in complex matters of insurance law within the jurisdictions that we serve. The firm offers advice and service in reaching remedies for insureds, insurers, and parties responsible for damages in disputed insurance matters. When lawsuits are required, we help our clients understand their available options and initiate litigation when other remedies are exhausted. https://www.wlhr.legal/contact-us daily 0.75 2025-01-09 https://www.wlhr.legal/partners daily 0.75 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/1624547800577-FMODB6ZGQJKP3D4HXBZP/wathen.jpg Partners - Rick J. Wathen Shareholder RWathen@wlhr.legal Rick Wathen is a graduate of the University of Utah and William Mitchell College of Law, cum laude, where he was a member of the William Mitchell Law Review. His practice focuses on litigation, including first-party coverage, commercial litigation, construction defect, insurance fraud, and third-party insurance issues involving property coverage, construction defect, and personal injury. Mr. Wathen also regularly represents parties in duty to defend cases involving potential covenant judgments. Throughout Mr. Wathen's career, he has taken thousands of examinations under oath and depositions. Mr. Wathen has successfully tried numerous cases to verdicts involving first-party insurance issues, bad faith, CPA, and coverage matters. Mr. Wathen has also represented multiple companies in appellate matters. He is a Washington State Bar Association member and is admitted to practice law in Federal Court. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/1624547800581-DKSKQEYTID3U6BDXCD9K/leid.jpg Partners - Rory W. Leid III Shareholder RLeid@wlhr.legal Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/1624547800592-UD7M6HGA1YPY54XHI8E4/hall.jpg Partners - Ryan J. Hall Shareholder RHall@wlhr.legal Ryan J. Hall is a graduate of the University of Washington and Seattle University School of Law, cum laude. He has experience in a variety of civil litigation areas. His current practice is primarily devoted to the representation of insurance companies in the adjustment, investigation, and defense of suspected fraudulent insurance claims. This includes defending insurance companies in resulting bad faith litigation. Mr. Hall also represents a number of insurers in Washington regarding first and third-party claims, including coverage disputes, adjustment concerns, and issues involving the duty to defend and indemnify. He is a member of the King County, Oregon, and Washington State Bar Associations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/1624656756837-POJ9FNMNOTFL77NG6Y3Y/rider.jpg Partners - Kimberly Larsen Rider Shareholder KRider@wlhr.legal Kimberly Larsen Rider is a Shareholder at Wathen l Leid l Hall | Rider, P.C.. Ms. Rider graduated cum laude from Villanova University with a B.A. in Political Science and English before receiving her J.D. from Roger Williams University School of Law. Prior to joining WLHR, Ms. Rider practiced civil litigation and criminal defense before the Rhode Island and Massachusetts Superior and District Courts, the Rhode Island and Massachusetts Family and Probate Courts, and the Massachusetts Court of Appeals. Her current practice focuses on all aspects of insurance defense, including first-party coverage, bad faith claims, and third-party defense claims. Ms. Rider is admitted to the bars of Washington State, the State of Rhode Island, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. She is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association, the Washington State Bar Association, and the King County Bar Association. Ms. Rider is also a board member of Work Force Development Center in Everett, Washington, a non-profit organization committed to preparing at-risk and disadvantaged high school juniors and seniors in the field of specialized vocational training for their respective journeys into the future workforce. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/1629836398172-JTBL3KH23KZ6SYHD7A61/Bill.jpg Partners - William L. Weber Partner WWeber@wlhr.legal Bill graduated from Michigan State University Law School in 1998 cum laude. He was Editor-in-Chief of the school’s Journal of Medicine and Law. Bill’s practice concentrates on all aspects of insurance defense and has a blossoming mediation practice. Most recently, Bill worked for ten years in-house for a large commercial carrier as a senior trial attorney, where he handled premises liability and other injury cases, professional malpractice and board complaint matters, homeowners’ association conflicts, and construction cases. He has tried over 20 cases to verdict. Bill also advises business clients on commercial matters. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and a member of the ADR Section of the bar. Bill also regularly serves as an arbitrator. He was named a partner of WLHR in 2021. Bill enjoys coaching his son’s baseball teams when he has time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/1624656830568-QDYLWYXUBCJPX4H7ZLGB/cole.jpg Partners - Mark S. Cole Of Counsel MCole@wlhr.legal Mark S. Cole is a graduate of the University of Washington and of the University of Puget Sound Law School. He concentrates his practice on insurance litigation, including arson and fraud cases, property insurance disputes and subrogations, coverage questions in first-party and third-party claims, and bad faith cases. He has tried numerous cases in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Idaho. In addition to trying cases, Mr. Cole advises insurers during the adjustment of claims. He has been a law school lecturer and a speaker on insurance issues at numerous seminars for attorneys and insurance industry groups. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and Washington Defense Trial Lawyers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/4eb76017-7e57-40a6-b13d-858ea4e91b98/IMG_2149.jpg Partners - Nathan Furman Partner NFurman@wlhr.legal Nathan “Nate” Furman is a graduate of the University of Oregon School of Law. His practice focuses on defending general liability and personal injury cases, including auto liability, UIM/UM, premises liability, construction accidents, and construction defect claims. Nate has extensive litigation experience, including the defense of motorists, insurance companies, general contractors, subcontractors, school districts, grocery stores, convenience stores, home improvement supplies retailers, small businesses, and individuals in state courts throughout Washington. He obtained dismissal of a wrongful death lawsuit to British Columbia on forum non-conveniens grounds. Klotz v. Dehkhoda, 134 Wn. App. 261, 141 P.3d 67 (2006), rev. denied, 160 Wn.2d 1014 (2007). He defended a general contractor in a lawsuit by a plaintiff utility owner after the contractor struck the utility's underground line. The plaintiff dismissed its lawsuit after a hearing before an industry group's dispute review panel. Nate is admitted to practice law in Washington, the United States District Court for the Western District and Eastern District of Washington, and the Ninth Circuit. While in law school, Nate served on the University of Oregon Law Review. After graduation, he was a judicial law clerk to The Honorable C.C. Bridgewater of the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division II. Nate obtained his B.A. from the University of Washington in 1996. Nate, his wife, and their two sons like to explore the Pacific Northwest. He hopes to one day take his family on a backpacking trip around Mt. Rainier. https://www.wlhr.legal/associates daily 0.75 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/d2df75c2-c4fd-4988-8713-f6a350877050/Dylan.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/8494a159-5236-456a-981a-b37021df68fe/Image.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/6fb2c6bf-0be9-4d07-a59c-2641a2ebf73e/IMG_7940.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/6f897d22-7cc7-4ea2-8375-5a2f0150b56c/IMG_6915.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/e7c83480-6891-47a9-821b-4bebd88b462b/IMG_7771.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/5d0698de-ab28-4d79-899e-1f7b487f63db/IMG_7077.jpg https://www.wlhr.legal/home daily 1.0 2023-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/1624547796776-FT1RD70U70X1QZYEKIWS/handshake.jpg Home - Counselors and Litigators since 1908 Wathen | Leid | Hall | Rider, P.C. specializes in insurance law. As one of Seattle's oldest law firms, we know the value of relationships and the importance of industry-specific knowledge. Those we represent consider us a valuable part of their team. And we believe that the consistency of working with our clients long-term adds expediency and cooperative understanding that leads to success. While each of our attorneys has a significant level of insurance law experience individually, our sum of knowledge together as a team is remarkable. We are skilled at handling insurance issues when problems arise and highly adept at knowing how to avoid problems. Our insurance law experts are ready to assist you when your insurance issues need a thorough and complete opinion – before, during and after events. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/c1c7763f-8601-402f-b9ff-e2bc1e6430a6/istock-insurance.jpg Home - What We Do The firm has many years of experience handling suspected fraudulent claims under commercial and homeowner policies. We conduct examinations under oath, assist insurers in conducting investigations of suspicious claims, and represent insurers in the litigation of fraudulent claims. Wathen | Leid | Hall | Rider, P.C. handles numerous construction defect cases, including first- and third-party issues. We have obtained defense verdicts in front of juries on multi-million dollar cases on alleged collapse and other defect or water intrusion cases. A substantial part of our practice is devoted to advising adjusters, supervisors, and managers during the investigation and adjustment of claims. Typically, the problems include policy interpretation, loss measurement, coverage opinions, good faith requirements, examinations under oath, appraisal, and other areas. The firm also routinely defends claims involving allegations of Bad Faith and violations of the Consumer Protection Act. We are particularly proud of our record of providing advice at a reasonable cost, which keeps insurance companies out of Court and anticipates problems before they occur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4a1d43eb94f03b3b0af40/14045717-f8c2-4fec-9def-2454ec3a8a77/Trolley+on+Bridge.jpg Home - Serving the Seattle area and Beyond Wathen | Leid | Hall | Rider, P.C. handles cases in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, and Hawaii, all from our office on the banks of the Lake Washington Ship Canal. 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