James W. Beck
Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP
James joined GTH after completing a clerkship for the former Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court. He focuses his practice pursuing trials in the areas of personal injury, catastrophic accidents, employment law, and insurance coverage.
He has briefed and argued multiple appeals, including cases before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Washington Supreme Court. In his practice he has represented families in wrongful death cases, victims in sexual abuse cases, and many returning U.S. service members who face discrimination or retaliation in the workplace.
When he’s not working, he’s blazing trails, scaling peaks, and skiing with his wife, who works as a local primary care physician, and their three adventurous children.
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Health Care Law
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Class Actions
- Washington
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- 9th Circuit
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- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
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- U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
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- English
- Partner, Board of Directors
- Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP
- Current
- Georgia State University College of Law
- J.D. | Law
- Honors: Graduated first in class; summa cum laude
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- The University of Georgia School of Law
- B.S. | Ecology
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- Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- 2016-2019
- Washington Rising Stars
- Super Lawyers
- Also awarded from 2008-2012
- Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor and Employment Law
- ABA/BNA
- Professional Responsibility Honor
- Phi Delta Phi
- Washington State Bar # 34208
- Member
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- Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association
- Member
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- Washington State For Justice Association
- Member
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- Washington Employment Lawyers Association
- Member
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- The Mountaineers
- Member
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