Seattle, WA
206.876.2977
206.436.2030- Email: Drew.Cass@lewisbrisbois.com
- Phone: 206.876.2977
- Fax: 206.436.2030
Drew Cass serves as firm-wide Assistant General Counsel, a member of the firm’s Compensation Committee, and is an ex-officio member of the firm’s Management Committee, among other roles. From 1984 to 2016, Drew was engaged in a trial and appellate practice primarily in the areas of insurance coverage and bad faith, medical malpractice, attorney malpractice, and catastrophic injury and wrongful death. Drew is the founder and was Managing Partner of the Lewis Brisbois' Las Vegas office from 2004 to 2012, and the founder and Managing Partner of the Lewis Brisbois' Seattle office from 2013 to 2016.
Legal Experience
- 2017 to present- Firm-wide Assistant General Counsel, member Management Committee (ex-officio), member Compensation Committee
- 2013-2016-Managing Partner, Seattle office
- 2004-2012- Managing Partner, Las Vegas office
- 1984-2016- Trial and appellate practice in Arizona, Nevada, Washington primarily representing physicians, hospitals and other healthcare providers in malpractice actions and state licensing board matters, attorneys in legal malpractice cases, and insurers in coverage and bad faith disputes.
Publications
- Co-Author, “Bringing Counsel in from the Cold: Reconciling Ethical Rules with the Quagmire of Insurance Defense Practice,” 48 N.M. L. Rev., 2018
- Co-Author, "Washington Supreme Court Imposes RPC 1.7 Conflict Waiver Requirement on Insurance Defense Counsel Retained Subject to Reservation of Rights," September 2017
- Co-Author, "Navigating the Law of Defense Counsel Ex Parte Interviews of Treating Physicians," Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy Volume 31 Issue 1, 2015
- Healthcare Practice Client Alert, Lewis Brisbois, March 2015
Professional Presentations
- Guest lecturer, UNLV Boyd School of Law, Topic: conflicts of interest, July 2020
- Educational seminars to hospitals, insurance staff, and other clients
- CLE seminars on insurance coverage, discovery, and other litigation and insurance topics
Admissions
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State Bar Admissions
- Nevada
- Washington
Admissions
Washington
Nevada
Awards & Honors
- Nevada/Mountain States Super Lawyer for medical malpractice defense, 2007-2008, 2010-2015
- Martindale-Hubbell, "AV" Rating (highest rating for ethics and professionalism)
Education
Arizona State University
Juris Doctor, 1984
University of Washington
Bachelor of Arts, 1980
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