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Kasey Huebner is a shareholder with Mills Meyers Swartling who has represented clients in state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout the State of Washington. Kasey works on a variety of litigation matters, but focuses her practice on tort and product liability, employment law, and advising clients on civil procedure issues. She has successfully represented national corporations, local businesses, government entities, insurance companies, and individuals in numerous complex cases. Kasey graduated with honors from the University of Washington School of Law, where she served on the Executive Committee of the Moot Court Honor Board and was a Managing Editor of the Washington Law Review. She also served as an extern for the Honorable Marsha J. Pechman at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Kasey is committed to community service and currently serves as President of the Community Advisory Board of Dress for Success® Seattle, an organization dedicated to helping low-income women develop professional careers.
Practice Areas
Product and Tort Liability, Employment Law, and Civil Procedure
Bar Admissions
Washington, 2002
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, 2003
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington, 2004
Education
University of Washington, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1994
University of Washington School of Law, J.D., with honors, 2002
Order of the Barristers
Order of the Coif
Professional Associations and Memberships
American Bar Association
Washington State Bar Association
King County Bar Association
Recent Classes Taught and Publications
Adjunct Professor, University of Washington School of Law, Civil Procedure II, Winter Quarter 2009
Dealing with a Defaulting Co-Defendant when Joint and Several Liability Is at Issue, Litigation News, Volume 21, No. 2 – Fall 2009
Spoliation: A Two-Edged Sword, WDTL Product Liability Breakfast Club CLE Series, July 2009
Evidence: Strategies for Finding, Preserving and Using Evidence to Support Your Case, Complying with the Rules of Evidence and Spoliation/Ethical Considerations, September 2008
Litigating Against a Pro Se Party, Litigation News, Volume 20, No. 3 - Winter 2008-2009
Top Ten Tips from the 2008 Litigation Section Midyear CLE, Litigation News, Volume 20, No. 2 - Fall 2008
Beyond Dreiling: Filing Documents Under Seal Following Rufer v. Abbot Laboratories, Litigation News, Volume 17, No. 3 – Fall 2005
Community Activities/Honors
Member, Washington State Bar Association Litigation Section Executive Committee, Present
Editor, Washington State Bar Association Litigation Section Newsletter, 2009-Present
Nominated for the Philip A. Trautman Professor of the Year Award, University of Washington School of Law, 2009
Dress for Success® Seattle, Community Advisory Board President and Past-Chair
Washington Law & Politics: Rising Star, 2007, 2009, 2010
Representative Cases
Brecht v. Hague, et al. Achieved a defense verdict at a jury trial addressing alleged defamation by an elected official.
Ehsani v. McCullough Family Partnership. Drafted successful amicus brief in support of petition for review to the Washington Supreme Court in case involving ethical issues related to attorney control over client funds under the Rules of Professional Conduct. The Washington Supreme Court majority and and the concurring opinions cited and relied upon the amicus brief in rendering its decision. See Ehsani, 160 Wn.2d 586, 599-600, 602, 604, 159 P.3d 407 (2007).
Prudhomme v. Jefferson County, 131 Wn. App. 1006, 2006 WL 50511 (2006). Achieved summary judgment dismissal on behalf of defendant in employment lawsuit and successfully defended summary judgment on appeal.
Barville v. Hawaiian Airlines. Achieved summary judgment in favor of defendant airline.
Bloom v. Ford Motor Company. Successfully briefed opposition to plaintiff's attempt to overturn jury verdict in favor of defendant.
Bersos v. Ford Motor Company. Briefed winning motion for summary judgment, which achieved dismissal of claims against defendant based on spoliation of evidence and lack of evidentiary support for product liability claims. Also briefed winning opposition to co-defendant's attempt to appeal the trial court's summary judgment decision.
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