Linda B. Clapham

Linda B. Clapham

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2027
Awarded Practice Areas
Appellate Practice Insurance Law Litigation - Insurance
Linda B. Clapham
Linda B. Clapham
Seattle, WA
Works at
Carney Badley Spellman PS

14 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Linda B. Clapham is an appellate attorney whose practice focuses on insurance coverage and insurer-related litigation. For more than three decades, she has represented insurance companies in state and federal courts throughout the Pacific Northwest, advising clients on coverage disputes, bad faith claims, appellate strategy, and preservation-of-error issues.

Linda regularly works alongside trial counsel to preserve legal issues for appeal and has extensive experience handling appeals from notice through final resolution. She also serves as amicus counsel in matters affecting insurer interests and is frequently called upon to address emerging issues in insurance law. Her experience includes environmental coverage disputes, construction-related coverage matters, covenant judgment litigation, duty-to-defend issues, and other complex insurance disputes.

A founding member of the Washington Appellate Lawyers Association, Linda is a frequent presenter on Washington insurance bad faith law and related appellate topics. She has been recognized by Chambers, Best Lawyers, Legal 500, Super Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, and other legal-ranking organizations for her work on behalf of insurers.

Works at
Carney Badley Spellman PS

14 Best Lawyers awards

Carney Badley Spellman PS logo

Locations

Education

  • University of Washington, B.A.
  • Willamette University, J.D., graduated 1986
  • Willamette University, J.D., graduated 1986
  • Willamette University, J.D., graduated 1986
  • Willamette University, J.D., graduated 1986
  • Willamette University, J.D., graduated 1986
  • Willamette University, J.D., graduated 1986
  • Willamette University, J.D., graduated 1986
  • Willamette University, J.D., graduated 1986
  • Willamette University, J.D., graduated 1986

Bar Admissions

  • Oregon, Oregon State Bar
  • Washington, Washington State Bar Association

Court Admissions

  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington

Affiliations

  • Willamette Law School - Leadership Cabinet
  • Northwest Insurance Coverage Association - Member
  • King County Bar Association - Appellate Law Section
  • Washington Appellate Lawyers Association - Founding Member

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 for work in:
  • Appellate Practice
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
Awards:
  • Listed in Seattle Business Magazine as one of King County’s Top Lawyers

  • Listed in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine as one of their Top Lawyers

  • AVVO evaluates Ms. Clapham as “superb” based on its rating of her professional achievements

  • Martindale-Hubbell ranks Ms. Clapham as “AV Preeminent,” its highest possible honor

  • Listed in Super Lawyers Business Edition

  • Listed in Super Lawyers Women’s Edition

  • Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyer Magazine, 2008 – 2026

  • Listed in Chambers, 2023 – 2025

  • Listed in Legal 500, 2026

  • Martindale – AVVO Top Rated Lawyer (2026)

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