Aaron is a fourth generation native Washingtonian whose practice follows Nelson Langer Engle’s tradition of improving the lives of people who have suffered harm due to the negligence of others or who have been denied insurance benefits to which they are entitled. He is a graduate of the University of Washington and a cum laude graduate of Seattle University School of Law where he was honored for excellence in legal writing.

Aaron is a member of the Washington State Bar Association,  an Eagle member of the Washington State Association for Justice, and a member of the Washington State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division.  Aaron also sits on the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association of Washington.

Aaron is an avid outdoor enthusiast and sports fan.  He particularly enjoys climbing, biking and skiing throughout the Pacific Northwest with his family and friends.  Aaron has finished the STP (Seattle to Portland) bike race many times and runs marathons across the state. He is also a Crossfit junkie and you can often find him at Northwest CrossFit located near Greenlake.

Representative Cases:

• Bauer v. Pan-American Life Ins. Co., 2007 WL 3026891 (W.D. Wash., October 15, 2007) (Wrongful denial of private policy long term disability benefits);
• Burkett v. Union Sec. Ins. Co., 2007 WL 1687770 (W.D. Wash., June 07, 2007) (Successfully voided an improper amendment to a long term disability plan);
• Scanlon v. Life Ins. Co. of North America, 670 F.Supp.2d 1181 (W.D. Wash. 2009) (Wrongful denial of life insurance benefits and Bad Faith);
• Smith v. Weekly Disability Income Ins. for Employees of Friends of KEXP, 2010 WL 890068 (W.D. Wash., March 09, 2010) (Court found that further appeals by beneficiary would be futile and allowed lawsuit);
• VanCleave v. The Boeing Company Non-Union Long Term Disability Plan, Case 2:09-cv-01512-RSL Dkt. 25 (W.D. Wash. June 14, 2010) (Court allowed discovery into claims handling practices).
• Murray v. Anderson Bjornstad Kane Jacobs, Inc., 2011 WL 617384 (W.D. Wash. 2011)(In a case of first impression, the Court upheld the Washington Insurance Commissioner’s regulation banning discretionary clauses and our client was given the benefit of de novo review).