Fred B. Burnside
Recognized since 2013
Seattle, Washington
Practice Areas
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
Fred Burnside concentrates his practice in complex civil litigation, with particular emphasis on consumer class action defense. He is co-chair of Davis Wright Tremaine’s class action defense group. Fred has counseled and represented numerous clients in class action lawsuits across the country, including Amazon.com, AOL, AT&T, eBay, eNom, Microsoft Corp., Providence Hospital Systems, Scholastic Inc., Shell Oil, Skype Inc., Starbucks, T-Mobile USA, The University of California, Verizon Wireless, and Wolters Kluwer.
Fred is a member of the firm’s executive committee. He is also co-chair of the ABA’s Consumer Law Subcommittee on Class and Derivative Suits, editor of the ABA Class Action Committee's Annual Survey of State Class Action Litigation, and is a member of the American Law Institute.
Fred is a member of the firm’s executive committee. He is also co-chair of the ABA’s Consumer Law Subcommittee on Class and Derivative Suits, editor of the ABA Class Action Committee's Annual Survey of State Class Action Litigation, and is a member of the American Law Institute.
Contact & Links
- Lawyer Page: https://www.dwt.com/people/b/burnside-fred-b
Location
- 920 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98104-1610
Bar Admissions
- Washington, Washington State Bar Association
- California, The State Bar of California
- Oregon, Oregon State Bar
Headquarters:
Seattle, Washington
157 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
56 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

Recognized in The Best Lawyers® in America 2023 for work in:
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Publications
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