Drew Carson joins the firm as a highly experienced trial attorney with 38 years of experience primarily in the areas of complex commercial litigation, insurance defense, and labor and employment law. A member of the Washington and Ohio state bars, Drew relocated to Seattle in 2018 drawn by the beauty of the Pacific Northwest.
His experience includes representing public and private companies and insureds at respected law firms, as in-house counsel for private companies, and representing governmental entities including the state of Ohio.
Prior to relocating to Seattle, WA., Drew was a partner at a Cleveland, Ohio law firm, Miller Goler, where he practiced primarily complex commercial litigation. He also served as Lead Counsel for the City of Cleveland, Ohio’s Labor and Employment practice section prior to relocating.
His career highlights include having twice in his career being retained as special counsel by the state of Ohio’s Attorney General’s office to defend the state in class actions. He defended the state of Ohio in the largest class action ever prosecuted in the history of the state related to the state’s Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s group employer premium rating system. Earlier in his career, he defended the state as special counsel in all litigation, including a class action, arising from a riot in 1993 at the state’s maximum-security prison in Lucasville, Ohio.
Over the course of his career, he has tried over 50 cases before a jury and, including bench trials and hearings before neutrals, he has conducted over 150 full evidentiary hearings.
Drew enjoys in his free time pursuing his lifelong devotion to classic literature and theatre and is a Shakespeare fanatic. Recreationally he is a passionate runner. Most importantly, he tries to make a difference in the lives of others.