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Kaitlin M. Roach

Senior Associate Attorney
Learning & Development Director

Seattle Office
2601 4th Ave., Suite 6
Seattle, WA 98121
206.448.1992

Kaitlin M. Roach is the firm’s Learning & Development Director and a Senior Associate Attorney in its Seattle office.

Professional Overview

Kaitlin is responsible for the overall design, development, and execution of the firm’s learning and development initiatives for legal and administrative professionals. She works with the firm’s legal teams, practice area leaders, and operational leadership to design, deliver, and evaluate innovative and effective learning solutions to build the technical skills and capabilities our professionals need at each stage of their career. This includes ownership and continual improvement of the learning and development (L&D) curriculum and end-to-end design, development, and delivery of blended-learning initiatives for all professionals. Kaitlin facilitates in-person and virtual training sessions statewide across all subject matters of the firm.

Kaitlin also leads the firm’s statewide Legal Internship Program and mentors the firm’s legal interns for the Seattle region. GLP Attorneys’ Internship Program exists to provide meaningful work experiences for students in law school that are interested in careers in the personal injury field. GLP Attorneys is proud to employ up to 13 legal Interns across Washington State each year.

Kaitlin began her career at GLP Attorneys in January 2013 as a legal iIntern in the firm’s Spokane office while also attending Gonzaga University School of Law.  She then worked as an associate attorney in the firm’s Spokane and Tri-Cities offices from 2014 through 2017.  She transferred to GLP Attorneys’ Seattle office in 2018 to be closer to her family in Redmond, Washington. Kaitlin was promoted to Senior Associate Attorney in 2021. 

Since she began working for the firm as an attorney, Kaitlin has served her clients and contributed her knowledge and her enthusiasm to the entire GLP Attorneys team.  She used her passion to serve clients who have been injured to fight for their rights to be treated fairly by insurance companies and other powerful entities.  She has handled motor vehicle collision cases, trucking cases, Traumatic Brian Injury (TBI) cases, motorcycle cases, premises cases, and many other types of personal injury claims. She has obtained many successful results for her clients in cases both large and small. These days, she serves the employees of GLP Attorneys as her clients with the same knowledge and enthusiasm as the firm’s Learning & Development Director.

Kaitlin has been repeatedly named a Rising Star by Washington Super Lawyers for 8 consecutive years, an honor reserved for only the top 2.5% of attorneys in Washington State.

Awards & Recognition

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Honors

Repeatedly recognized as a Rising Star by Washington Super Lawyers, 2016 – Present
Highest rating by Avvo.com - 10.0
Repeatedly recognized as a Top Women Lawyer in Washington State Rising Star by Seattle Met Magazine, 2019 - 2021
Repeatedly recognized as a Top Lawyer by Spokane Coeur d'Alene Living, 2016 - 2022

Education

Gonzaga University School of Law J.D., 2014
University of Washington, B.A., Political Science; Law, Societies & Justice, 2010

Bar & Court Admissions

Washington State Bar, 2014
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, 2016
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, 2018

Professional & Civic Involvement

Legal Foundation of Washington - Associate Campaign for Equal Justice, Committee Member, 2022 - Present
Washington State Association for Justice, Eagle Member, 2014 – Present
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, Member, 2021 – Present

Articles & Presentations

Speaker, “Medical Liens”, GLP Attorneys Health Care Provider Seminar, 2016; 2015
Speaker, “Solutions in Auto Injury Cases”, GLP Attorneys Health Care Provider Seminar, 2016
Author, “Placing an Audio Recording Device in a Family Member’s Room in a Nursing Home - Good Tactic or Against the Law?”, Washington State Association for Justice Trial News, 2016
Speaker, “The Chronic Injury Patient… What Now?”, GLP Attorneys Health Care Provider Seminar, 2015
Speaker, “Strategies for Dealing with Things That Go ‘Bump’ in Your Case”, Washington State Association for Justice CLE, 2015
Speaker, “Personal Injury Case Best Practices”, GLP Attorneys Seminar, 2015
Author, What choice did Rwanda have?: Rebuilding a modern system after the genocide that maintained the traditional ideas of unity, resolution, and reconciliation”, Gonzaga Journal of International Law, 2014

Personal

When she’s not working, Kaitlin enjoys baking, traveling, antiquing, movies, spending time with friends and family, and supporting the Seattle Mariners and other Seattle sports teams (Go Huskies!).

Successful Cases

$800,000

$800,000 settlement for a young woman who was hit and injured by a drunk driver after a local bar overserved the drunk driver.

$595,000

$595,000 policy limits settlement for a pedestrian who sustained non-surgical spinal fractures, a non-surgical knee injury, and post-concussive syndrome.

$500,000

$500,000 settlement for a pedestrian who sustained a broken pelvis, broken tibia, and broken fibula after being struck by a car while crossing the street.

$460,000

$460,000 policy limits settlement for a woman who sustained a neck injury requiring artificial disc replacement surgery.

$399,500

$399,500 for a woman who was involved in four low-speed rear-end collisions in just over one year and sustained a pituitary injury resulting in growth hormone deficiency.

$325,000

$325,000 settlement for a gentleman who sustained tearing in his shoulder requiring surgery after being forcefully rear-ended at highway speed.

$220,000

$220,000 settlement for a woman who underwent shoulder surgery and sustained other injuries after a significant rear-ended collision

WhatOur Clientssay…

“Kaitlin Roach always answered my questions the same day, most of the time within an hour. Everything was handled by her; I never had to deal with any person or office regarding my claim. She went the extra mile to get me the best settlement possible!”

“I have worked with Kaitlin, who was extremely helpful in unfortunate situation. She handled everything professionally and i am happy with the support I received.”

“Kaitlin Roach was amazing. So easy to work with, professional, responsive and so helpful. I trusted her with the process and she seceded my expectations. 100% recommend her.”

“After being hurt in a rear end auto accident Kaitlin Roach and GLP Attorneys worked on my behalf for three years.. They advocated for my care, made countless phone calls to my doctors, and fought successfully with my insurance company to get the care I needed. Kaitlin and her team negotiated up until the very last minute and got me a settlement that both my family and I felt was fair. Kaitlin was also consistently communicative.”

“Kaitlin is an excellent lawyer. She listened to me in the details of the accidents and made sure to cover what I deserve. She has such a warm personality and everyone will love her.”

“My Attorney Kaitlin Roach has compassion as well as the knowledge to lead her clients in the most positive and reasonable based decisions as she is sensible in accordance with the evidence and facts as they are presented. This young woman is going places, and I have no problem recommending Kaitlin to a friend, family member or colleague.”

“I had the pleasure of having Kaitlin Roach as my attorney. She was absolutely the best! She was always on top of everything and was extremely thorough. I was very appreciative that she was always responsive. She exceeded expectations and if you are looking for a personal injury attorney I would definitely recommend Kaitlin you will not be disappointed!”