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Karen Southworth Weaver


Karen Southworth Weaver

Karen Southworth Weaver received her undergraduate degree from Yale College in 1976 and her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Minnesota in 1981. While at Yale, she was coxswain for the men’s heavyweight crew.

Ms. Weaver focuses her practice primarily on insurance coverage and bad faith issues, with a secondary focus on civil appeals. Areas of expertise include coverage opinions, litigation and appellate representation, environmental law, construction defect coverage, and reinsurance recoverables advice and representation.

Since 1993, Ms. Weaver has also been adjunct faculty at the University of Washington School of Law, teaching the upper class course on insurance law. She has acted as an expert regarding bad faith and coverage issues and offers alternative dispute resolution services in insurance coverage disputes. She is a frequent author and lecturer on insurance topics, including co-editor-in-chief of and chapter author for the Washington Motor Vehicle Accident Insurance Deskbook (Wash. State Bar Assn. 1989 & 1995) and chapter author for Arbitration and Mediation in Washington (Wash. State Bar Assn. 1st and 2d eds., 1989 & 1995). She is a past board member of the King County Chapter of Washington Women Lawyers, and a current board member of Washington Women Lawyers (statewide board).

When not practicing law, Ms. Weaver is a harpist and proud parent of two lovely daughters. She and her family enjoy sports, the outdoors and travel.