Jason W. Burnett

Associate • (206) 447-8386 •

Jason W. Burnett graduated from the University of Washington in 1995 and earned his Juris Doctorate from Seattle University in 2000. He clerked for the Honorable Elaine Houghton on the Division II Court of Appeals and the Honorable Charles W. Johnson on the Washington Supreme Court. While clerking at the Supreme Court, Mr. Burnett enjoyed the opportunity to draft the Court's opinions in two seminal Washington cases: Besel v. Viking Ins. Co. of Wisconsin, 146 Wn.2d 730, 49 P.3d 887 (2002) and Kamla v. The Space Needle Corporation, 147 Wn.2d 114, 52 P.3d 472 (2002).

Mr. Burnett entered private practice in 2002 and represented clients in a wide range of fields, from property rights to healthcare law. After honing his litigation skills defending professionals and manufacturers in product liability, wrongful death and negligence lawsuits he opened his own firm, where he represented individuals and businesses in a wide variety of fields.

Mr. Burnett now focuses his practice on real estate transactions and real property law, commercial transactions and litigation, and general dispute resolution.

Representative Cases

Represented Plaintiff against attorney escrow agent in breach of contract and negligence action; settled shortly before trial for over 80% of insurance policy limits.
Represented Defendant in eminent domain action. Municipality offered six figures for the taking; successfully negotiated over 95% increase in compensation.
Represented Plaintiff in breach of contract and conversion action against car dealer. Obtained judgment for full amount sought in action, plus fees and costs; satisfied judgment through execution on Defendant's personal property.
Represented Plaintiff in breach of contract action seeking to hold successor entity liable for debt. Defendants' best offer was $10,000. Won trial verdict of $188,000, including attorneys' fees and costs, along with successor entity liability.
Defended individual in adverse possession/boundary dispute. Settled litigation favorably, including payment of monies to Plaintiff, granting exclusive, permanent easement over disputed land in favor of Defendant, and no change in existing fence-line.
Represented Estate in declaratory judgment action seeking to avoid real estate purchase and sale agreement executed by decedent. Won summary judgment, including award of all attorneys' fees and costs.
Defended Personal Representative and Estate against numerous and varied creditors' claims and allegations of personal liability of Personal Representative. Plaintiff's best settlement offer was $20,000; won arbitration decision awarding zero dollars against Personal Representative and only $900 against Estate.

Areas Of Practice

Bar Admissions

Washington, 2000
Washington Court of Appeals, 2000-2001
Washington Supreme Court, 2001-2002

Education

Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, Washington, 2000 J.D., cum laude
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1995 Bachelor of Arts in English, cum laude

Litigation Percentage

75 percent of practice devoted to litigation

Professional Associations & Memberships

Washington Bar Association
King County Bar Association
Filipino Chamber of Commerce