Robert Gellatly
Luvera Law Firm
Robert Gellatly is a personal injury, medical malpractice and product liability trial lawyer with Luvera Law Firm in Seattle, Washington. J.D., University of Washington School of Law (1985).
Meet Robert
Robert N. Gellatly is a trial lawyer with Luvera Law Firm in Seattle, Washington, representing people injured by medical negligence, defective products and other wrongdoing. He joined the firm in 2000 to work exclusively for injured clients after years as a partner at Helsell Fetterman LLP, where he defended hospitals, physicians and product manufacturers.
With more than 30 years as a trial lawyer, Gellatly recently secured a $20 million settlement for a man paralyzed through medical negligence during a spine examination at Overlake Hospital Medical Center. He also served as trial counsel alongside Paul Luvera and Joel Cunningham in a product liability case against a medical device maker that ended in a $40 million verdict, including punitive damages.
Best Lawyers named him Seattle’s Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year for 2015, 2017 and 2022, and the Washington State Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates honored him as its 2009 Trial Lawyer of the Year. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Gellatly earned his bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from the University of Puget Sound in 1982 and his law degree from the University of Washington School of Law in 1985.
Experience and Expertise
Qualifications
Timeline
- J.D., University of Washington School of Law (1985)
- B.A., magna cum laude, University of Puget Sound (1982)
Practice Areas
- American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Attorneys Information Exchange Group
- National Association of Distinguished Counsel
- American Association for Justice
- American Bar Association
- Washington State Association for Justice
- Washington State Bar Association
- King County Bar Association
- Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year, Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation, Seattle (2015, 2017, 2022)
- Trial Lawyer of the Year, Washington State Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates (2009)
- AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Super Lawyers
- Nation's Top One Percent, National Association of Distinguished Counsel (2015)
- $20 Million Settlement: Settlement for a man paralyzed due to medical negligence during a spine examination at Overlake Hospital Medical Center.
- $40 Million Verdict: Served as trial counsel with Paul Luvera and Joel Cunningham in a product liability case against a medical device company; the verdict included punitive damages.
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