Mark E. Mills  

Of Counsel

mmills@bpmlaw.com
(206) 268-8606

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Mr. Mills is of counsel with Betts Patterson & Mines, P.S. where he practices in the Insurance Coverage Group.   Before joining Betts Patterson, he practiced 18 years with two well-established Seattle insurance coverage and defense firms.   He also worked five years as the Washington insurance coverage attorney for the Safeco Insurance Companies.    His experience includes advising insurers on issues arising from commercial general liability, commercial property, commercial auto, homeowners, and personal auto policies.   He has tried several cases to verdict in both coverage and defense contexts.   

Admissions

Washington State Bar Association
United States District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Professional Affiliations

Washington State Bar Association
King County Bar Association
Washington Defense Trial Lawyers
Northwest Insurance Coverage Association

Education

Willamette University, J.D., 1986
University of Washington, B.A., with distinction, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1983     

Publication and Presentations

Author, chapter supplement, Finding and Construing Policy Language, Washington State Bar Association, Washington Motor Vehicle Accident Insurance Deskbook (2009 Supplement)

Mark has given in-house presentations on insurance related topics to carriers and to the local CPCU organization.

Appellate Cases

Gossett v. Farmers Insurance Company of Washington, 133 Wn.2d 954, 948 P.2d 1264 (1997)

Hess v. North Pacific Insurance Co., 122 Wn.2d 180, 859 P.2d 586 (1993)

Gross v. Sunding, 139 Wn.App. 54, 161 P.3d 380 (2007)

Homeworks Construction, Inc. v. Wells, 133 Wn.App. 892, 138 P.3d 654 (2006)

Lancaster v. Perry, 127 Wn.App. 826, 113 P.3d 1 (2005)

International Ultimate, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co., 122 Wn.App. 736, 87 P.3d 774, review denied, 153 Wn.2d 1016, 101 P.3d 109 (2004)

Keith v. Allstate Indemnity Co., 105 Wn.App. 251, 19 P.3d 443 (2001)

Herman v. SAFECO Insurance Co. of America, 104 Wn.App. 783, 17 P.3d 631 (2001)

Personal

Mark and his wife Ellen live in northeast Seattle near his alma mater the University of Washington.   Mark enjoys golf and is an incurable and un-recovered history buff.    He has volunteered for over 20 years at the King County Bar Association’s Southeast Legal Clinic which provides advice to low income clients.