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Dave

David M. Schoeggl

ShareholderInsurance Team Chair

Dave Schoeggl focuses his practice on complex high-stakes trials and arbitrations for clients including national and international insurers, the aviation industry, product manufacturers, and local businesses facing difficult or unusual claims.

Dave is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at Seattle University School of Law, and a frequent speaker at regional and national seminars. In addition, he mediates insurance and aviation disputes, and acts as an expert witness on insurance and insurance claim handling issues.

Professional Experience

Seattle University School of Law, Adjunct Professor, Insurance Law (1998-Present)

Mills Meyers Swartling (2000-2014)

Lane Powell PC (1983-1999)

Community Involvement

Washington State Bar Association

WSBA Disciplinary Board Hearing Officer

Member, Alaska State Bar Association

Member, Oregon State Bar Association

King County Bar Association

KCBA Aviation Section, Chair (1989)

Member, American Bar Association

Air and Space Law Section
Tort and Insurance Section
Litigation Section
Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee

Member, Federal Bar Association, Western District of Washington

Member, Aviation Insurance Association

Member, Defense Research Institute

Member, International Association of Defense Counsel

Member, Northwest Insurance Claims Association

Member, Northwest Aviation Insurance Association

Board Member, Sound Experience

Thought Leadership

July 9, 2019Event / CLE
Introduction to Transportation Law – It’s a Multi-Modal World Out There
ProLaw CLE | Webinar
June 18, 2019Event / CLE
Boeing 737 Max Grounding and LEAP-1B Early Removal: Legal Issues
Bird & Bird Aviation, Space & Defense Conference | Paris
June 10, 2019News
Thirty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and Nine Named ‘Washington Rising Stars’
Awards & Honors
February 22, 2019Event / CLE
Turning the Tables: Taking the Offensive to Defend Bad Faith Lawsuits
Lorman Education Services | Webinar
November 15, 2018Publication
Third Circuit Again Reverses District Court's Preemption Ruling, This Time As to Conflict Preemption
Transportation Legal Update
June 18, 2018News
Thirty-two Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and 14 Named ‘Washington Rising Stars’
Awards & Honors
August 15, 2017News
Fifty-nine Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers® in America 2018
Awards & Honors
June 9, 2017News
Thirty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and 16 Named ‘Washington Rising Stars’
Awards & Honors
August 17, 2016News
Fifty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017
Awards & Honors
October 9, 2015Event / CLE
Security, Safety, Liability and Insurance
University of Victoria | Vancouver, British Columbia
August 17, 2015News
Forty-eight Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016
Awards & Honors
June 12, 2015News
Thirty-two Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and 11 Named as ‘Washington Rising Stars’
Awards & Honors
March 27, 2015Event / CLE
Pro Bono for Aviation Lawyers
Southern Methodist University | Irving, Texas
August 18, 2014News
Fifty-One Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015
Awards & Honors
June 13, 2014News
Thirty-five Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and Fifteen Named as ‘Washington Rising Stars’
Awards & Honors

Practices & Industries

Class Actions
Commercial Litigation
ERISA, Life, Health & Disability
Insurance
Transportation

Education

University of Washington School of Law, J.D., with honors, 1983
- Washington Law Review, Executive Articles Editor
University of Washington, B.A., with honors, 1980

Admissions

Washington
Alaska
Oregon
U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington
U.S. District Court, District of Alaska
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Honors

"Seattle Lawyer of the Year," Best Lawyers®, Insurance Litigation (2020)

"Washington Super Lawyer," Thomson Reuters, Insurance Coverage and Civil Litigation Defense (2003-2006, 2009, 2011-2019)

AV Preeminent® in Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™

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