Jean Kang is a partner in the Seattle office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the Products Liability, Toxic Tort Litigation, and General Liability Practices.

Jean acts as counsel for various companies involving general product liability, wrongful death/personal injury, complex business, and commercial litigation. In addition, Jean represents a variety of product manufacturers and premises defendants in asbestos and toxic tort litigation. Jean also serves corporate clients on secondment at a Fortune 500 medical supply company to provide legal support on litigated matters. 

Jean has a breadth of civil litigation experience including insurance fraud, E&O claims, bad faith, personal injury, premises liability, and continues to regularly advise clients on case strategy for various legal issues. 

Jean began her career as a Criminal Deputy Prosecutor in King County and Cowlitz County, where she tried numerous cases to verdict as first chair trial attorney. 

In addition to her practice, Jean served as a Governor for District 7 South on the Board of Governors for the Washington State Bar Association. She is also involved in multiple leadership and diversity programs in the local legal community and serves as a pro tempore judge at Edmonds Municipal Court and King County District Court. She also serves as an arbitrator for the King County Arbitration Department.

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Publications

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Professional Presentations

• SU Law School’s Womxn’s Law Caucus event on “Gender wage gap, salary negotiations, and navigating the practice of law as a female attorney” (2020)
• Washington Women Lawyers: "Diversity without Inclusion" (2019)
• “Mediation: Cultural Perspective” at UW Law School (2018)
• Washington Women Lawyers: “Our Time is Now: How to Take Charge of Your Career” (2018)
• Washington Women Lawyers: "Implicit Bias in the Legal Profession" (2017)

Admissions

• State Bar Admissions
  • Washington
• United States District Courts
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Washington

Associations

• Governor, Washington State Bar Association, 2017-2021
• State Board Member, Washington Women Lawyers
• Member, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers
• Member, Asian Bar Association of Washington

Awards & Honors

• Henry M. Jackson Leadership Fellow, Class of 2021
• Ladder Down Fellow, Class of 2020
• Judicial Institute Fellow, Class of 2019
• Washington Leadership Institute Fellow, Class of 2017

Education

Seattle University School of Law

Juris Doctor, 2009

University of Washington

Bachelor of Arts