Steven Fogg2023-11-28T17:37:00+00:00

Steven Fogg

(206) 274-8669

Steven Fogg

Admitted in Washington

Steve is a senior partner in the firm. A Chambers-ranked jury trial lawyer who has tried more than eighty cases to verdict, Steve’s high-stakes trial practice runs the gamut from complex commercial litigation with nine-figure exposure to product liability lawsuits alleging catastrophic injuries to high profile intellectual property disputes. Steve also uses his experience as a former SEC Enforcement lawyer and criminal prosecutor to help individuals and companies respond to governmental investigations and lawsuits.

Steve has been widely recognized by his peers for his trial skills. His accolades include:

  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Awarded 2018 ABOTA “Trial Lawyer of the Year”
  • Named as one of “America’s Leading Business Lawyers”, Litigation: General Commercial, Chambers USA 2016 – 2022
  • Named by Best Lawyers as the 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” in the Product Liability Litigation category
  • Named “Lawyer of the Year” by U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers for Products Litigation in Seattle in 2014
  • Named “Local Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation, 2015 – 2022
  • Selected as Top 100 Washington Super Lawyer from 2016 to 2022
  • Repeatedly named Washington Super Lawyer, 2012-2022
  • Repeatedly recognized as a “Best Lawyer in America” in the fields of Commercial Litigation (2013-2023) along with Personal Injury Litigation and Product
  • Liability Litigation (both 2012-2023)
  • Repeatedly named one of “Seattle’s Best Lawyers”
  • Repeatedly named as one of the top litigators in the city in Seattle Metropolitan magazines “Top Lawyers” issue
  • Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating an attorney can obtain

Prior to joining the firm, Steve was a homicide prosecutor in Seattle, where for several years he exclusively tried murder cases, including a number that received front-page media attention. Before moving to Seattle to become a prosecutor in 1994, Steve practiced in Washington, D.C., where he worked for a securities litigation boutique and as a staff attorney for the Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement.

Professional Associations

  • The Trial Network Executive Committee 2017-2020

  • The Trial Network Chair of the Executive Committee 2019

  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers

  • Washington State Bar Association

  • King County Bar Association

  • Federal Bar Association

  • Defense Research Institute

  • ASECA (Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni)

Education/Background

  • J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1989

  • B.A., English, College of William and Mary 1986 (Honors all eligible years)

Featured Cases

Presentations and Publications

  • Up or Out? Reporting Wrongdoing Uncovered in an Internal Investigation, WSBA Corporate Counsel Ethics Seminar, Seattle, Washington, November 2014

  • Sixty Days to Trial, Network of Trial Law Firms, Scottsdale, Arizona, April 2014

  • Strategic Pointers for Non-Compete & Trade Secret Litigation, Network of Trial Law Firms, New York City, New York, August 2012 (Click here to view the presentation)

  • Both Sides Now: Prosecuting and Defending Employee Mobility Cases, Network of Trial Law Firms, Scottsdale, Arizona, April 2012

  • How To Try Lawsuits in King County Superior Court, Pincus Legal Education, Seattle, Washington, March 2012

  • Trying The Admitted Liability Lawsuit, Network of Trial Law Firms, New York City, New York, August 2011

  • How To Try Lawsuits in King County Superior Court, Pincus Legal Education, Seattle, Washington, March 2011

  • Protecting the Senior Executive, Network of Trial Law Firms, Laguna Beach, California, November 2009

  • Failure to Warn Claims, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, Seattle, Washington, December 2008

  • The CEO as a Witness, Network of Trial Law Firms, Naples, Florida, May 2008

  • Apex Depositions: Using the Apex Doctrine to Protect High Level Corporate Executives from Deposition, Network of Trial Law Firms, New York City, New York, August 2006

  • Expert Witness: Procedures, Discovery and Trial Issues in Washington, Lorman Education Services, Washington State Convention & Trade Center, March 2005

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