Barry N. Mesher

Barry N. Mesher

 

Areas of Practice

Barry Mesher focuses his practice on toxic tort, mass and municipal tort, premises liability, insurance coverage, personal injury, product liability, professional liability and labor and employment law. He was a co-founder of the Washington Asbestos Defense Association and has served as its Court Liaison and President. He is a member of the American College of Law and Medicine and New York Academy of Sciences. Barry has been involved in the "bet the company" asbestos litigation continuously since 1980. He regularly serves as national, regional and local counsel for firm clients, devising and executing comprehensive defense strategies in mass tort cases across the country.

Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships

· Aviation

· Class Action Defense

· Director and Office Liability

· Environmental

· ERISA Litigation

· Health Care

· Insurance and Toxic Tort

· Labor and Employment

· Lloyd's of London

· Premises Liability

· Products Liability

· Professional Liability

· Public/Private Partnerships

· Railroad and Mass Transportation

Representative Cases

· Head of the Joint Defense Counsel and Lead Trial Counsel in Port of Tacoma v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, et al.; Port of Everett v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds', London et al.; Marine Industries Northwest Inc. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, et al.; Zidell Marine Corporation v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, et al. (Federal Court and State Court - Hylebos Claims) - Environmental Coverage Litigation

· National, regional and/or local counsel in the defense of asbestos personal injury and property damage litigation since 1980

· Program, loss control and defense counsel for employment issues

· Lead trial counsel in Bradley v. City of Ellensburg, et al. - Civil rights litigation

Publications

· "Expanding The Duty To Warn In Wash. Liability Case," Law360, Porfolio Media, Inc., October 21, 2008

· "The Role of an Insurance Lawyer," Insurance Settlements and Negotiations, Aspatore Books, 2006

Speaking Engagements

Barry is a frequent speaker at Defense Research Institute and Washington State Bar Association Seminars

Awards and Honors

· Named as a Washington "SuperLawyer," Washington Law and Politics magazine, 2006-2009

Professional and Community Activities

· Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association

· Federal Bar Association

· Defense Research Institute (Industry-Wide Litigation Committee)

· Committee of Bar Examiners, Washington State Bar Association

· American Bar Association (Governmental Liability Sub-Committee)

· First Amendment Lawyers Association

· Founder, Court Liaison and President (1986), Washington Asbestos Defense Association (1979-1986)

· Member, New York Academy of Sciences

· Member, American College of Law and Medicine