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Jillian May Hinman

Forsberg & Umlauf, Ps • Seattle, WA
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Contact

Email
Phone
(206) 350-2471
Address
901 5th Ave Ste 1400, Seattle, WA, 98164-1039, US

Professional

About

Jillian is an associate at Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S. She practices in the fields of insurance coverage, insurance special investigations (SIU), bad faith, insurance defense and general corporate defense. Jillian’s first six years of practice were spent in Portland, Oregon before joining Forsberg & Umlauf’s Seattle office. Jillian has spent the majority of her practice representing insurance companies and their insureds, as well as corporations in breach of contract and tort defense. Jillian has done significant SIU and coverage work for her insurer clients. Jillian provides clients with coverage advice with respect to a variety of lines of insurance, as well as working with insurance companies’ SIU departments and taking examinations under oath, and also defending bad faith lawsuits.

About Insurance Law

Insurance attorneys handle disputes between policyholders and insurance companies. They fight for fair claim settlements and represent clients in bad faith cases. Common matters include denied claims, bad faith insurance, coverage disputes, policy interpretation.

Credentials

Education
2008 University of New Hampshire School of Law JD - Juris Doctor 2005 University of Redlands BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
English

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
2017 Rising Star - Washington, SuperLawyers 2016 Rising Star - Washington, SuperLawyers 2014 Rising Star - Oregon, SuperLawyers
Publications
2017 DRI’s Covered Events The Nuts and Bolts of Handling a Questionable First-Party Insurance Clam 2015 The Verdict (OADC) Claims Investigations Involving Non-English Speaking Parties 2014 The Verdict (OADC) Court judicially estops plaintiff from pursuing action based on bankruptcy schedules 2014 The Verdict (OADC) Does “any” really mean “any”? A look at insurance policy exclusions 2014 The Verdict (OADC) Trial court cannot reach merits after granting special motion to strike
Associations
2015 - Present Defense Research Institute Member 2014 - Present Idaho State Bar Member 2014 - Present Council on Litigation Management Member 2011 - Present Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Board of Directors 2008 - Present Washington State Bar Association Member
Speaking
2017 PSAA Claims College Resolution of Claims – Getting to YES While Effectively Doing More with Less 2017 Insurance Law Update Use of EUO’s and Proposed Restrictions 2016 Insurance Bad Faith "Set-Up" in Washington First-Party Loss Claims 2016 Claims Olympiad Insurance Fraud, Misrepresentation, IFCA and Cedell 2015 Annual Convention Responding to Reptile Theory Scare Tactics
Updated: Mar 25, 2026