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Kristin E. Bateman
Associate
Before joining Forsberg & Umlauf, Kristin clerked for Hon. Bradley A. Maxa at the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division Two, for two years. Her civil litigation defense practice focuses on general liability and coverage litigation, including product and premises liability cases, personal injury matters, and professional liability claims.
Kristin is a third-generation Washington lawyer with a background in music performance and arts advocacy.
- Presidential Law Scholarship
- Contractual indemnity analysis for contractors
- Premises liability investigation and defense of retailers against consumer claims
- Extensive research and analysis regarding appeal of asbestos wrongful death damages award
- Extensive research and analysis regarding appeal of denial of home owner's insurance coverage
- Washington State Bar Association
- King County Bar Association
- Washington Defense Trial Lawyers
- National Flute Association, Legal Advisor, 2020 - present
- Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, Board of Directors, 2019 - present
- Author: “Distinctive Sounds”: A Critique of the Transformative Fair Use Test in Practice and the Need for a New Music Fair Use Exception, Seattle University Law Review – Volume 41, Issue 4, Spring 2018
J.D., Seattle University School of Law, 2018, cum laude
- Law Review, Lead Article Editor
M.M., University of Arizona, 2010, 2010, summa cum laude
B.A., St. Olaf College, 2007, magna cum laude
B.M., St. Olaf College, 2007, magna cum laude
State of Washington