Connelly Law Offices

7 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Biography

Lincoln is a founding partner of Connelly Law Offices. He is a seasoned plaintiff trial lawyer with an in-depth knowledge of personal injury, civil rights and insurance bad faith law. Lincoln’s track record lists dozens of jury trials and settlements that far exceed multi-million dollar results on behalf of his clients. His powerful courtroom reputation brings him some of the best, most complicated cases in Washington state. He has a passion for taking on cases that involve the abuse of power, which frequently pits him against state agencies and prominent public figures.

Connelly Law Offices

7 Best Lawyers awards

Connelly Law Offices logo

Overview

  • English

  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • University of Washington

  • Washington, All Washington Courts

  • US District Courts for Western and Eastern Districts of Washington
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • English
  • Washington, All Washington Courts
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • University of Washington
  • US District Courts for Western and Eastern Districts of Washington
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
Awards:
  • Washington State Association for Justice: Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2018
  • Law & Politics, WA Super Lawyers
  • Seattle Met: Top 100 Lawyers in Washington
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • Seattle Met: Top Lawyers as Chosen by Their Peers
  • Leading Lawyers in Puget Sound Region, 2013
  • Law & Politics Magazine, Rising Star: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, & 2011
  • Air Force Eagle Grant of Education Excellence, 1998

Case History

Cases
  • Families of Student Victims v. Marysville School District (2017)
$18,200,000 settlement in school shooting case killing four students and injuring one
  • Flyte v. Summit View Clinic (2015)
$16,700,000 verdict against a clinic that failed to provide informed consent to a pregnant woman during the H1N1 (Swine Flu) pandemic of 2009
  • Chagoya v. DSHS et al (2015)
$14,000,000 total recoveries for terrible abuse of children placed in home with abusive woman.
  • Sillavan v. DSHS (2017)
$4,800,000 verdict in negligent adoption case
  • 5 Childhood Sex Abuse Survivors v. Whidbey Park District (2013-15)
$6,750,000 total recoveries for women abused by swim coach Andrew King.
  • Elias v. City of Seattle
$2,800,000 verdict for employment retaliation/discrimination on the part of Chief of Police

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