Dan'L Bridges

McGaughey Bridges Dunlap, PLLC

Dan'L Bridges Personal Injury Lawyer

McGaughey Bridges Dunlap, PLLC

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Dan’L has tried over 50 jury trials in counties all across the state and has argued in every Division of the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court.  He has been in active practice for nearly 30 years.

As a defense attorney Dan’L practiced for approximately 25 years defending employers and corporations from all variety of employment and general litigation.  He has obtained total defense verdicts in all manner of complex cases with damage demands well in excess of $5 million.

As a plaintiff’s attorney, Dan’L has obtained incredible recoveries for his clients including these more recent results: a $12 million settlement in an insurance bad faith claim, $1.8 million settlement for a client injured when a deck failed, a $800,000 settlement for a client who received an electric shock while doing a remodel, a $1 million settlement for a victim of a house fire, a $800,000 settlement for a laborer with a dog attack hand injury, and too many other six-figure results to list.

Recently Dan’L created new law in the area of attorney malpractice while representing a client whose prior attorney violated the statute of limitations. Arguing before the State Supreme Court, the Court ruled in Dan’s client’s favor and adopted the standard of law Dan’L argued regarding the availability of general damages (pain and suffering) for victims of attorney malpractice.

Dan has tried many, long multi-week trials on a variety of complex matters ranging from products liability, to employment discrimination, to insurance bad faith. Dan represents both defendants and plaintiffs in his practice and has prevailed for both defendants and plaintiffs in a variety of multi-million dollar disputes.

Education

• Seattle University, J.D., cum laude, 1994
• University of Washington, B.A., Political Science, 1990

Bar Admissions

• Washington State Bar Association, 1994
• US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2011
• US District Court, Washington Western District, 1996
• US District Court, Eastern Washington District, 2004

Professional Service

• Treasurer, Washington State Bar Association, 2018-2019
• Governor, District 9, Washington State Bar Association, 2017-2019
• Chairperson, WSBA Civil Rules Task Drafting Task Force 2019-2020
• Chairperson, WSBA New Governor Task Force, 2018
• Member, WSBA Mandatory Malpractice Work Group
• Member, WSBA Member Engagement Work Group