Shawn Briggs | Lakewood Personal Injury Lawyer

Shawn Briggs is an experienced personal injury lawyer whose practice is devoted entirely to people and families who have been harmed by the negligence of others. Shawn Briggs began his career in 1986 after graduating cum laude from the University of Puget Sound School of Law. He joined his father, Robert R. Briggs, who had been a prominent trial lawyer since 1952. Together they formed the personal injury law firm of Briggs & Briggs. Shawn is a Fellow of the National College of Advocacy and a graduate of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. He has chaired and presented trial skills seminars to local, state and national trial lawyer's associations and has served in numerous board and committee positions. Shawn was elected to chair the Small Office Practice Section of the American Association for Justice (AAJ is the world's largest trial bar). He was also a founding member of the AAJ's Low-Speed Impact Group. He has been named a Super Lawyer by Washington Law & Politics and a top Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association. Today Shawn handles cases ranging from modest auto accidents to multi-million dollar claims involving catastrophic injuries or death from auto, truck, motorcycle, construction, police pursuits and governmental negligence. His results have successfully helped compensate his clients for the damages they have suffered and led to changes in how people, corporations, police and government act to make us all safer from negligence.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Partner	Briggs & Briggs	Lakewood, WA	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Seattle University School of Law	J.D.	Law School	1986

State / Court	Date
Washington	1986

• Association of Trial Lawyers of America        Sustaining | Member | 1995 - Present
  Washington State Trial Lawyers Association | EAGLE member | 1990 - Present
  Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association | Member | 1986 - Present
  Association of Trial Lawyers of America | Chair of Small Office Section | 2002 - 2003
  Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association | Chair-Mandatory Arbitration Committee | 1996 - 2009
  American Association for Justice | Member
  Million Dollar Advocates Forum | Member

• Top 100 Trial Lawyers | National Trial Lawyers
  Super Lawyer | Washington Law & Politics Magazine

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