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Mac

Michael M. Brown
Associate
Seattle
D 206.223.7087
brownm@lanepowell.com

Mac Brown is a skilled trial lawyer with substantial experience resolving complex insurance disputes. He advises national and international insurers and litigates cases involving every type of insurance policy, from commercial liability, to first-party property, to ERISA-governed plans.  

Mac provides sound, practical advice to his clients while aggressively protecting his clients’ interests. He has first-chaired several jury and bench trials, administrative hearings and arbitrations. Mac handles all phases of litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts.

Mac also represents and counsels clients in maritime and transportation matters. His maritime and transportation practice includes seaman’s personal injury; longshore and passenger personal injury; maritime liens; and representing clients before Washington’s Utilities and Transportation Commission.  

Professional Experience

Bullivant Houser Bailey, PC, Associate (2016-2019)

Washington State Attorney General’s Office

  • Assistant Attorney General (2015-2016)
  • Law Clerk, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (2013)

City of Bothell Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Rule 9 Prosecutor (2014-2015)

Civil Rights Amicus Clinic, Student Advocate (2015)

U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, Judicial Extern to the Honorable Ronald B. Leighton (2014)

Impact Law Group PLLC, Law Clerk (2013-2014)

 

Thought Leadership

  • August 20, 2021Publication
    Fifth Circuit Refines the Test for Seaman Status in Jones Act Claims: Will the Ninth Circuit Follow?
    Transportation Legal Update
  • April 29, 2021Publication
    Staying Above Water: The Legal Impact of COVID-19 on the Cruise and Shipping Industries
    Journal of Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy, Volume 87, Number 2
  • December 1, 2020Event / CLE
    Cutting Edge Transportation Issues for Litigation and Transactional Cases
    ProLawCLE | Virtual
  • September 28, 2020Publication
    District Court Sinks Cruise Ship Passengers’ Emotional Distress Claims Based on Fear of Contracting COVID-19
    COVID-19 Resource
  • August 15, 2019News
    Brown Joins Commercial Litigation and Insurance Teams
    Firm Announcement

Practices & Industries

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance
  • Transportation

Education

  • Seattle University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2015
    • Seattle University Law Review, Executive Editor
    • Presidential Law Scholarship, Recipient (2012-2015)
    • CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Recipient, Legal Writing II, Criminal Law, Administrative Law, The Modern Corporation
    • Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society, Member
  • Central Washington University, B.A., Political Science and Philosophy, cum laude, 2012

Admissions

  • Washington
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington

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