John D. Webber

Shareholder

2601 4th Ave, Suite 600
Seattle, WA 98121

John D. Webber is the Managing Shareholder of GLP Attorneys and works in the Seattle office.

Professional Overview

John D. Webber is the Managing Shareholder for GLP Attorneys based in the firm’s Seattle office. In his role as Managing Shareholder, he leads GLP Attorneys Human Resources and Operations Committee, Finance Committee, and Marketing and Business Development Committee. He is Co-Chair for the GLP Attorneys Diversity Committee, and of note, completed the University of Washington Foster School of Business DEI Certificate Program in 2022.

John began his practice of personal injury law in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1995. In 2000, he moved to Seattle, and joined the personal injury attorney Seattle team at GLP Attorneys.

John is an Eagle member of the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ), and has served the organization in various leadership roles. He currently holds the role of Vice President Legislative Affairs as a member of the 2023-2024 Board of Governors. John has also served as the 2022- 2023 Second Vice President Legislative Affairs and Member of the Board of Governors, 2020-2022 Vice President Public Affairs, 2019-2020 Board of Governors At-Large member, and as the 2018 Co-Chair for the WSAJ Annual Convention. He earned the honor of being named a 2015-2023 Super Lawyer, and a 2007-2008 Washington Rising Star. He has earned a 10.0 rating on Avvo.com.

John is a regular speaker to healthcare providers throughout Washington State on topics related to working with personal injury patients, insurance carriers, and their attorneys. He has authored articles that include Working for the Common Good, Washington State Chiropractic Association Plexus, Oct/Nov 2013; and Balancing Your Practice: Personal Injury Patients & Getting Paid In Full, Washington State Chiropratic Association Plexus, 2012.

John focuses his law practice on significant personal injury cases from truck or car collisions, wrongful death, pedestrian accidents, bicycle accidents, construction accidents, logging accidents, traumatic brain injuries and premise liability cases.

John’s passion lies in helping others overcome hardships and his service is devoted to improving access to justice and the protection of the laws for our diverse communities in the Pacific Northwest.

Honors

Recognized as a Super Lawyer by Washington Super Lawyers, 2015 – 2023
Highest rating by Avvo.com - 10.0
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013, 2022
Recognized as a Rising Star by Washington Law & Politics, 2007 – 2008
Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2022
Harry S. Truman Scholar, 1990

Education

University of New Mexico School of Law, J.D., 1995
University of New Mexico, B.A., Political Science, with distinction, 1992
University of Washington, Foster School of Business Executive Education; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate, 2022

Bar & Court Admissions

Washington State Bar, 2000
U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 2000
New Mexico State Bar, 1995 (currently inactive)
U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico, 1995
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1995

Professional & Civic Involvement

American Association for Justice, 2017 – 2022
Benton Franklin Counties Bar Association, 2017 – 2021
Washington State Association for Justice
- Eagle Member, 2006 – Present
- 2nd Vice President Legislative Affairs and Member of the Board of Governors 2022 – 2023
- Vice President of Public Affairs, 2020 - 2022
- Board of Governors At-Large, Member, 2019 – 2020
Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, 2000 – 2006
The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 - Civil Plaintiff
WSAJ 2023 2nd Vice President Legislative Affairs and Member of the Board of Governors

Articles & Presentations

"Why Medical Liens Are an Important Tool for Your Clinic's Personal Injury Practice", Plexus (Washington State Chiropractic Association publication), February/March 2023
“Working for the Common Good”, Plexus (Washington State Chiropractic Association publication), October/November 2013
“Balancing Your Practice: Personal Injury Patients & Getting Paid in Full”, Washington State Chiropractic Association Plexus, 2012

Practice Areas

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Automobile Collisions

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Aviation Accidents

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Bicycle Injuries

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Construction Injuries

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Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect

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Premises Liability

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Product Liability

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Traumatic Brain Injuries

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Trucking Injuries

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Workplace Injuries

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Wrongful Death

Related Successful Cases

$500,000

Premises Liability

$500,000 for a man who slipped on grease while on the job as a sanitation worker, falling into a hole in a poorly maintained parking lot, requiring shoulder surgery.

$500,000

Premises Liability

$500,000 for a young man struck by a car in a bar parking lot where bar security failed to break up a disturbance, sustaining a brachial plexus injury.

$1.1 Million

Construction Injury,Traumatic Brain Injury

$1.1 million for a construction worker struck by a concrete pump hose, sustaining a permanent head injury.

$575,000

Aviation Accident

$575,000 for an airline mechanic injured on the job when a driver ran a red light, striking her work vehicle, leading to a cervical fusion.

$2 Million

Logging Accident

$2 million policy limit for a 42-year-old logger permanently injured when a co-worker cut a tree that fell and crushed him.

$5 Million

Workplace Injury,Wrongful Death

$5 million recovery for the wife and children of an employee who died after falling down a belt manlift shaft at the Avis parking garage in Seattle.

$7 Million

Traumatic Brain Injury

$7 million policy limit settlement against a property owner, plus an undisclosed seven figure amount from additional defendants, for a playground incident that left a young girl permanently brain damaged.