Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC

11 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Biography

Mallory Allen is a devoted legal advocate for physically and emotionally injured people. She is a uniquely talented strategist, effective negotiator, and savvy trial lawyer. She has tried numerous cases to verdict in both state and federal courts, logging several seven- and eight-figure awards for her clients—victims of medical malpractice, dental malpractice, sex abuse, and other personal injuries.

Mallory prioritizes and takes pride in putting clients at ease throughout the legal process. She believes that injured persons should work on their physical and emotional recovery and healing, not stress over lawsuits—that’s her job. Injury cases are notoriously complex and confusing for many clients, so Mallory makes them simple to understand. She speaks to her clients in plain English. She thoroughly explains each situation, clearly presenting all options to ensure they have everything they need to make informed and wise decisions.

And she thrives under high-pressure situations—always keeping a calm and cool demeanor, while still thinking multiple steps ahead.

Although many injury cases are resolved out of court, Mallory always prepares as if they will go to trial. The reasons behind her strategy are several. It indicates to adverse parties that the facts are on her client’s side—that she has “teeth” behind her positions—and gives her clients an edge in pre-trial negotiations by signaling that they are ready, willing, and able to fight it out in court for the win, if needed.

Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC

11 Best Lawyers awards

Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC logo

Overview

  • University of Washington, graduated 2012
  • University of Washington, graduated 2009

  • Washington, U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
  • Washington, U.S. District Court Western District of Washington
  • New York, New York State Bar Association
  • Washington, Washington State Bar Association

  • Federal Bar Association - Western District of Washington Member
  • King County Bar Association - Member
  • National Crime Victim Bar Association - Member
  • Washington Women Lawyers - Member
  • American Association for Justice - Washington State Co-Chair of the PAC Development Committee
  • Washington State Association for Justice - Awards Committee Chair
  • Washington, U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
  • Washington, U.S. District Court Western District of Washington
  • New York, New York State Bar Association
  • Washington, Washington State Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association - Western District of Washington Member
  • King County Bar Association - Member
  • National Crime Victim Bar Association - Member
  • Washington Women Lawyers - Member
  • American Association for Justice - Washington State Co-Chair of the PAC Development Committee
  • Washington State Association for Justice - Awards Committee Chair
  • University of Washington, graduated 2012
  • University of Washington, graduated 2009

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America from 2024-2025 for work in:
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs - 2025
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs - 2025
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs - 2024
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs - 2024
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Awards:
    • Selected to Thomson Reuters Washington Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2018–2023

Case History

Cases
  • History
  • $35,000,000 dental malpractice verdict for twenty-nine clients who were victims of years of dental negligence, fraud, and consumer protection act violations.
  • $5,250,000 medical malpractice jury verdict a client after an improperly-consented and negligently-performed surgery caused a permanent spinal cord injury.
  • $1,000,000 medical malpractice jury verdict for injuries caused to a child by a retained surgical guidewire.
  • $600,000 jury verdict for client whose employer misrepresented the amount of the employee’s severance package.
  • Confidential medical malpractice settlement for widow after her husband’s wrongful death abroad was caused by the failure of an international physician to diagnose an aortic dissection.
  • Numerous confidential settlements for survivors of childhood sexual abuse

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