June K. Campbell

Shareholder | Seattle | 206.223.6250 | campbellj@lanepowell.com

Areas of Practice

June Campbell is a member of the Firm’s Railroad and Mass Transportation Team, focusing on representation of railroads in FELA litigation, wrongful death and catastrophic personal injury litigation.  She also is a member of the Firm’s Long Term Care and Seniors Housing Team, focusing on representation of health care providers in personal injury litigation.  In addition, June’s practice includes defense of product liability claims, insurance coverage issues and professional liability litigation. She has extensive experience in state and federal courts in Washington, including representing manufacturers in product liability and toxic tort litigation, and insurers and insured businesses in complex insurance coverage litigation. June is a member of the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (“NARTC”) and has been both a speaker at NARTC conferences and contributing author of NARTC publications.

Admitted to Practice

• Washington
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Academics

• Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts (B.A., cum laude, 1977)
• Willamette University, Salem, Oregon (J.D., 1980)
• University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
  • Mediation Training Program, 1999

Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships

• Health Care
• Litigation
• Long Term Care and Seniors Housing Client Service Team
• Premises Liability
• Products Liability
• Railroad and Mass Transportation

Representative Matters

• Representation of Class I railroads in FELA litigation and personal injury litigation.
• Representation of product manufacturers in products liability and toxic tort litigation.
• Representation of Skilled Nursing Facilities in professional liability and premises liability litigation.
• Lead counsel for research institution in multi-district litigation.
• Representation of Fortune 500 rental car companies in personal injury litigation, insurance coverage issues and contract reviews.
• Representation of health care providers in professional liability litigation.
• Representation of attorneys in professional liability litigation.

Representative Clients

• National Railroad Passenger Corporation
• Union Pacific Railroad Company
• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
• Avis Rent-A-Car
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car
• Budget Rent-A-Car
• Stryker Corporation
• Stanley Medical Research Institute

Publications

• “If I Allow the Public to Use Hiking Trails on My Property Will I be Liable if Someone is Injured?” Puget Sound Business Journal ADR and Litigation Q&A Column Titled “Ask the Legal Professionals,” September 30, 2011
• “Obesity and Building Design,” BUILDERnews magazine, June 2011
• “My Company Received a Subpoena for Documents for a Legal Case that the Company is Not a Party to … Does the Company Have to Comply with the Subpoena?” Puget Sound Business Journal ADR and Litigation Q&A Column Titled “Ask the Legal Professionals,” May 27, 2011
• “Liability for HIV Transmission — What Washington Law Says about HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases,” Bar News, Washington State Bar Association, April 2011

Speaking Engagements

• “When Research Studies Lead to Litigation, What Are the Consequences For Researchers? Lessons Learned From the WHI,” Cancer Research and Biostatistics Presentation, April 26, 2011
• “When Research Studies Lead to Litigation, What Are the Consequences For Researchers? Lessons Learned From WHI,” Group Health Research Institute Scientific Seminar, September 28, 2010
• “How the New ADA Amendments Impact Railroad Workplace Policies and Practices,” National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel’s 56th annual meeting, July 27, 2010
• “When Research Studies Lead to Litigation, What Are the Consequences For Researchers? Lessons Learned From WHI,” Clinical Trials Affinity Group Seminar, June 30, 2010

Awards and Honors

• Peer Review Rated “AV” in Martindale-Hubbell

Professional and Community Activities

• Member, American Health Lawyers Association
• Member, Association of Transportation Law Professionals
• King County Bar Association
  • Judiciary and Courts Committee
  • Medical Legal Committee
  • Judicial Screening Committee
• Board of Directors, Legal Aid for Washington Fund (2011-present)
• Superior Court Mandatory Arbitration Program panel member
  • King County
• Contributing Editor to the Washington State Bar Association
  • Civil Procedure Desk Book