James S. Rogers

• B.A. University of Washington
• University of Arizona and College of Law

Publications

• Mr. Rogers is co-author of “Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Depositions”, published in the Washington State Association for Justice Product Liability Deskbook, 2nd Edition, 2020.
• Co-author of “Identifying the Automotive Product Liability Case Within The Automobile Collision Case”, published in the Washington State Association for Justice Washington Motor Vehicle Litigation Deskbook, 3rd Edition, 2018.
• Mr. Rogers served as the Editor-in-Chief of Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit, 3rd Edition, published by ATLA Press.
• Mr. Rogers also published articles in many legal publications, including serving as a co-author on an article titled, “Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Depositions” published in the Washington State Association for Justice Product Liability Deskbook, 2014.

Honors & Awards

• Mr. Rogers was selected as Best Lawyers® 2015, 2018, and 2020 Seattle Plaintiffs Product Liability Litigation “Lawyer of the Year” and was selected as Best Lawyers® 2021 Seattle Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation “Lawyer of the Year”.
• Mr. Rogers has been selected for inclusion in the 2003-2022 editions of “The Best Lawyers in America” (Product Liability and Personal Injury).
• Mr. Rogers was honored by the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers as the 2010 “Outstanding Plaintiff’s Trial Lawyer of the Year”.
• Mr. Rogers was the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association’s 1998 Trial Lawyer of the Year.
• In May 2002, Mr. Rogers was honored with the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association’s President’s Award for his contribution to the civil justice system.
• Mr. Rogers was listed in Super Lawyers “Top 100” for Washington State for ten consecutive years.
• Mr. Rogers was the subject of a profile by Todd W. Gardner in the May, 2011 King County Bar Bulletin, which can be found www.kcba.org/profile.
• In 2014-2022, the Law Offices of James S. Rogers was selected by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers as a Tier 1 law firm for Seattle’s Best Law Firms in Plaintiff Product Liability and Personal Injury Litigation.
• Mr. Rogers has served as president of the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association and the Western Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Rogers was a nine-year member of the Board of Governors of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, now AAJ. Mr. Rogers is on the Board of Directors of the Attorneys’ Information Exchange Group, a national organization of plaintiff’s attorneys handling automotive product liability litigation.
• Mr. Rogers is on the Advisory Council of the Endowment for Equal Justice, which is the long-term funding source for legal aid in Washington.
• Mr. Rogers is certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Rogers has lectured at well over one hundred legal seminars sponsored by state and national trial lawyer and bar associations.
• Mr. Rogers was Editor-in-Chief of Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit, 3rd Edition; published by ATLA Press, and was co-moderator, with Kathleen Flynn Peterson, of Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit: The Video Series.

Interview/Videos

Interview With James S. Rogers