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Before starting his own practice, Thaddeus P. Martin was a Partner at one of the largest and most successful law firms in Washington. He joined that firm in 1998 as an associate after interning during law school from 1996-98 and made Partner in only 4 years, after breaking the record for associate productivity, which has remained unbroken.
The Washington State Bar Association named Thad ‘Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year,’ 2002. He was also named 'Superlawyer' by Washington law and Politics and received the Rising Star Award from the University of Washington School of Business. He has concentrated his practice on prosecuting governmental negligence, personal injury, wrongful death actions, civil rights and discrimination.
Professional Associations
Besides being a member of the ABA, ATLA, and WSBA, Thad is a Board Member for Washington State Trial Lawyers Association ("WSTLA") and a former Board Member for Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association.
Education
Seattle University School of Law, JD, 1998; University of Washington, BA, Social Work, 1995.
Community Activities
Thad is a mentor to young adults for the Achievers program at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, a Board Member for United Way of Pierce County, Board Member for Seattle University School of Law Alumni Association, and does motivational speeches to various youth groups. He is also a proud member of the fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc.
Representative Cases Include:
- Thomas v. Puyallup School District: Racial discrimination case on behalf of 36 African American students: Recovery of $7.5 million.
- Grissett v. King County: Wrongful death of Mother by negligent supervised misdemeanant offender; Recovery of $2.25 million.
- Joyner v. Puget Sound Hospital: Wrongful death of bipolar adult, negligent nursing care; Recovery of $1 million.
- Gilmore/McGahee v. DOC: Wrongful death of two teenagers by negligently supervised offender; Recovery of $2.25 million.
- Powell v. Oakridge Group Home: Wrongful death of teenage mother by juvenile escapee; Recovery of $1.5 million.
- Schwartz v. Olympic EBM: Wrongful death of teenage worker who fell from roof – overcame Birklid standard; Recovery of $1,000,000.
- Mr. Martin has also successfully handled a number of racial profiling cases against major retail stores on behalf of minority patrons wrongfully arrested. Mr. Martin has obtained over $500,000 in settlements from several department stores on behalf of African-Americans who were falsely arrested and accused of shoplifting.
- Mr. Martin obtained the largest slip and fall verdicts in Washington State in the case of Dunnell v. DSHS. With only $5,000 in medical bills, jury awarded $300,000; Defense appealed and case was retried in January 2005 to a verdict of $185,000, still with only $5,000 in medical bills.
Honors, Publications & Presentations
Chair, WSTLA CLE, Winning Your Case in Discovery, October, 2004, Chair, WSTLA CLE, Nuts & Bolts of Trial, October 2002, Speaker "Suing the State and Making a Difference, Trial Advocacy for the 21st Century, Paris-American Academy, Barcelona, Spain, September 2002, Speaker, "Negligent Supervision of Juvenile Parolees", WSTLA Annual Convention, August 2002.
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