Peter J. Mintzer

Biography

Peter Mintzer is the Managing Partner of Selman Leichenger's Northwest Group and works in the Seattle and Portland offices. He is a member of the firm's Insurance Coverage, Toxic Tort/Environmental, and Construction Law practice groups. Peter represents insurers in complex insurance coverage matters, particularly in the areas of environmental, toxic torts, construction defect, product defect, general liability, and professional liability matters. He also represents businesses and governmental entities in product liability, construction defect, environmental, class action, professional liability, and toxic exposure matters. Providing monitoring counsel services, Peter also assists insurers and other stakeholders in working with defense counsel and the insured and its coverage counsel in evaluating exposure to effectively resolve claims for which a defense and/or coverage is being afforded. Additionally, Peter handles large-loss subrogation and recovery matters for insurers and self-insured entities, and serves as a court-appointed Arbitrator for the Superior Courts in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. As a frequent speaker at professional conferences and seminars in the areas of insurance claims and related topics, Peter is actively involved in the legal industry. He is a Chapter Editor of the Washington Insurance Litigation Practice Guide (LexisNexis 2014), and frequently provides in-house training for clients on complex insurance claims and related litigation. Before going to law school, Peter worked as a Journeyman Carpenter in Local 135, United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners, New York, N.Y.

While born and raised in New York, Peter has lived in the Pacific Northwest for nearly 30 years. He currently resides in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle with his wife and two children. When not at work, Peter can often be found on the Puget Sound or in the San Juan Islands in search of Salmon, Dungeness Crab, and Spot Prawns

Education

• University Of Oregon, Juris Doctor

Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: WA, OR, ID, AK, HI