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Contact
Email
clapham@carneylaw.com
Phone
(206) 693-4816
Address
701 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104, US
Professional
About
Linda B. Clapham, a principal, re-joined Carney Badley Spellman in March 2013. Ms. Clapham has extensive insurance coverage and litigation experience, on behalf of both domestic and London Market Insurers. For the last fifteen years she has expanded her expertise for insurance company clients by focusing on appellate litigation, including handling appeals from ‘notice to mandate’, and advising those clients on a wide variety of issues facing insurance companies in the ever-dynamic state and federal appellate courts of the Northwest, including the Alaska Supreme Court.
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
1986 Willamette University College of Law JD - Juris Doctor 1982 University of Washington BA - Bachelor of Arts
Recognition & Involvement
Awards
2013 Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine 2013 Super Lawyer, Super Lawyer Magazine Women's Edition 2012 Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine 2011 Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine 2010 Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
Publications
2009 Revised Washington Appellate Deskbook "Motions" and "Motions on the Merits, 2004 Unknown Northwest Insurance Coverage Association 2004 Unknown "Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements in Nursing Home Admission Contracts in Washington," 2003 Unknown "Washington Appellate Court Upholds Absolute Pollution Exclusion,"
Associations
Washington Appellate Lawyers Association Charter Member King County Bar Association, Appellate Law Section Charter Member Defense Research Institute Member Northwest Insurance Coverage Association Member Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Amicus Committee
Speaking
2010 CLE for Rubric, LLC Procedural Steps for Obtaining Review of Private Arbitration Award 2009 CLE Preserving Your Case For Appeal: Tips for the Non-Appellate Attorney 2008 CLE Building Your Trial Record and Successfully Handling an Appeal 2005 Masters Class on Appeals in Washington Motions in the Appellate Courts
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Updated: Sep 15, 2026