Drew Falkenstein
R. Drew Falkenstein is an associate with Marler Clark.
Mr. Falkenstein received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Washington, graduating with a 3.68 grade point average in 1999. Mr. Falkenstein began his legal education at Seattle University School of Law the same year. During his law school career, Drew was active in moot court and distinguished himself with multiple awards and scholarships for academic excellence. Mr. Falkenstein received his Juris Doctor degree in 2002, graduating with honors.
Over the next year and a half, Mr. Falkenstein worked as a law clerk at the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division Two, for the Honorable C.C. Bridgewater. During this time, Judge Bridgewater’s chambers produced many published decisions, including State v. Warfield, 119 Wn. App. 871, 80 P.3d 625 (2003), and Minahan v. Wash. Fair Ass’n, 117 Wn. App. 881, 73 P.3d 1019 (2003), review denied, 2004 Wash. LEXIS 150 (2004).
In January 2004, Mr. Falkenstein joined Marler Clark as its second litigation associate. Since joining the firm, Mr. Falkenstein has concentrated his practice in the areas of products liability and general personal injury suits.
Mr. Falkenstein wrote “An Introduction to Liability, Negligence, and All Things In Between” for the Legal Briefs column in the September, 2005 Journal of Environmental Health, and a follow-up article, ”Immunities and Defenses for Allegedly Negligent Inspections,” for the column that appeared in the November, 2005 issue.
Mr. Falkenstein and fellow Marler Clark associate, Dave Babcock, co-authored ”Tracing Mad Cow Makes Litigation Unlikely,” an article on litigation resulting from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow) contamination, for the March 2006 edition of the King County Bar Association’s Bar Bulletin.
Mr. Falkenstein is also a graduate of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy program, a nationally recognized trial skills seminar.
Mr. Falkenstein lives in Seattle’s Wedgewood neighborhood.