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Kasey

Kasey D. Huebner

P: (206) 382-1000
F: (206) 386-7343
khuebner@millsmeyers.com

Assistant: Linda Lading
llading@millsmeyers.com

Kasey Huebner is a shareholder with Mills Meyers Swartling who has represented clients in state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout Washington. Kasey works on a variety of litigation matters, but focuses her practice on employment law, tort and product liability, and litigation related to fiduciaries, trusts and estates. She has successfully represented national corporations, local businesses, government entities, and individuals in numerous complex cases. When she is not practicing law, Kasey enjoys running, hiking, cooking and, most of all, spending time with family and friends.

Practice Areas

Education

  • University of Washington, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1994
  • University of Washington School of Law, J.D., with honors, 2002
    • Managing Editor, Washington Law Review, 2002

Admitted to Practice

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

Representative Work

  • MULLINS v. SOUND TRANSIT
    Achieved summary judgment on behalf of defendant jobsite owner in case involving on-the-job injuries to a contractor’s employee.

  • 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 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.
    See Ehsani, 160 Wn.2d 586, 599-600, 602, 604, 159 P.3d 407 (2007).

  • PRUDHOMME v. JEFFERSON COUNTY
    Achieved summary judgment dismissal on behalf of defendant in employment lawsuit and successfully defended summary judgment on appeal.
    131 Wn. App. 1006, 2006 WL 50511 (2006)

  • 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.

Professional and Community Activities

  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
  • King County Bar Association

  • Washington State Bar Association
    • Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, Member, 2011-Present
    • Litigation Section Executive Committee, Member, 2010-Present
    • Litigation Section Executive Committee, Secretary/Treasurer, 2010-2011
    • Litigation Section Newsletter, Editor, 2009-Present
  • American Bar Association

  • Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA), Closing Argument, 2010
  • Guest Lecturer on subjects of Developing Litigation Goals and Informal Discovery, Pre-Trial Practice, University of Washington School of Law, Spring Quarter 2010
  • Adjunct Professor, Pre-Trial Practice, University of Washington School of Law, Fall Quarter 2010
  • Adjunct Professor, Civil Procedure II, University of Washington School of Law, Winter Quarter 2009

  • COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
  • Dress for Success®, Seattle Community Advisory Board (President and Past-Chair)
  • University of Washington School of Law (Mentor, 2003-2005)

Recent Publications and Speaking Engagements

Recognition

  • Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
  • Philip A. Trautman Professor of the Year Award Nominee, UW School of Law, 2009
  • Moot Court Honor Board, UW School of Law, 2000-2002 (Executive Committee, 2000-2002)
  • Order of the Coif, 2002
  • Order of the Barristers, 2002
  • Phi Beta Kappa, 1994

Background and Interests

  • Extern for the Honorable Marsha J. Pechman, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, 2002
  • Hiking, camping, running, reading, cooking, and spending time with family and friends
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