David Danielson

david danielson

education
BA, Washington State Univ. JD, Willamette

experience
Lane Powell, 1970-85. Co-founded Danielson Harrigan Leyh & Tollefson in 1986

David Danielson has a broad commercial litigation practice with a speciality in maritime law. He is one of only four maritime lawyers from our state recognized in The Best Lawyers in America (Naifeh & Smith, several editions). Dave has handled cases involving every facet of marine, insurance, and personal injury law, and is a leading practitioner in complex marine cargo subrogation matters and in insurance coverage cases. He has tried cases in Washington, Alaska and California, and is a member of the Maritime Law Association, the Comite Maritime International, and the ABA Maritime Litigation Committee.

Since Dave became Of Counsel to the firm, he has added to his repertoire by serving as criminal defense counsel at the United Nations Rwanda War Crimes Tribunal in Arusha, Tanzania, and as a special legal consultant to the International Rescue Committee. In the latter capacity, he has investigated the laws of Sierra Leone as they relate to crimes against women and the extent to which that country's legal system can properly handle those cases. While there, he advised the IRC concerning its relationship with the Special Court for Sierra Leone. He recently completed a study of the traditional justice system used by Burmese refugees in camps along the Thai-Burma border for the IRC and the UN High Commission for Refugees.