Peter Meyers

Peter E. Meyers is a partner at Swanson Gardner Meyers Cohon in Renton, Washington, a firm that handles personal injury, wrongful death and medical negligence cases. He represents people who have been catastrophically injured or have lost family members, with a focus on serious auto crashes, traumatic brain injuries, defective products and medical malpractice, and he has brought claims against corporations and government agencies.

Working with his partners, Meyers has helped secure some of the largest recoveries in Washington, including a $65.75 million settlement for a professional permanently disabled in a crash caused by a city driver and a $72 million jury verdict for the family of Sarah Wong, a college student killed when a tower crane fell on the car she was riding in. He and partner Todd Gardner also won a $16 million verdict against the State of Washington in a bicycle crash involving a roadway speed bump.

A native of western Washington, Meyers earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Washington in 1989 and a J.D. from Willamette University College of Law in 1993. He was a deputy prosecutor in the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s criminal division from 1993 to 2000, joined the firm in 2010 and became a partner in 2015. He is an invited member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and lives on Vashon Island.