Megan Hale
Partner | Tamaki Law
Megan Hale is a personal injury, premises liability and wrongful death trial lawyer and partner at Tamaki Law in Yakima, Washington. Admitted in Washington; J.D., Seattle University School of Law.
Meet Megan
Megan E. Hale is a Yakima, Washington, personal injury attorney and partner at Tamaki Law, where she represents individuals and families in personal injury and wrongful death cases throughout Washington.
Hale joined the firm in 2010. She graduated summa cum laude from Indiana University Bloomington with degrees in psychology and criminal justice and earned her Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Seattle University School of Law. She is licensed to practice in all Washington state courts and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
Her recorded results include a $4.8 million wrongful death settlement arising from a commercial trucking collision and a $4.5 million settlement over negligent roadway design and maintenance claims against the State of Washington. She has been named a Washington Rising Star by Super Lawyers and was the Yakima Herald-Republic Readers’ Choice Best Lawyer in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
Hale serves on the Board of Governors of the Washington State Association for Justice.
Experience and Expertise
Qualifications
Timeline
- Indiana University Bloomington, B.A. in Psychology and Criminal Justice, summa cum laude
- J.D., Seattle University School of Law, magna cum laude
- Licensed to practice in all Washington state courts
- Admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Practice Areas
- Washington State Association for Justice (Board of Governors)
- American Association for Justice
- Yakima County Bar Association
- Washington State Bar Association
- Washington Rising Stars, Super Lawyers (2014, 2016-2019)
- Avvo Client's Choice Award (2016)
- 10 Best Female Attorneys for Client Satisfaction, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys (2016)
- Yakima Herald-Republic Readers' Choice Best Lawyer (2024, 2025, 2026)
- CALI Award, highest grade in Products Liability
- CALI Award, highest grade in Family Dissolution and Related Issues
- Runner-Up, James E. Bond Moot Court Competition
- $4.8 Million Wrongful Death Settlement: Wrongful death settlement arising from a commercial trucking collision.
- $4.5 Million Settlement: Settlement involving negligent roadway design and maintenance claims against the State of Washington.
- $4.025 Million Settlement: Settlement involving foster care sexual abuse claims against the State of Washington.
- $2.95 Million Wrongful Death Settlement: Wrongful death settlement against the State of Washington involving negligent investigation and failure-to-protect claims arising from repeated reports of child abuse.
- $1.5 Million Settlement: Highway rear-end collision settlement.
- $1.13 Million Settlement: Commercial trucking collision settlement.
- $1 Million Wrongful Death Settlement: Premises liability settlement involving carbon monoxide poisoning claims against property owners and landlords.
- $1 Million Premises Liability Settlement: Premises liability settlement involving a grocery store slip-and-fall incident.
- $615,000 Settlement: Negligence settlement involving pedestrian injuries caused by a FedEx courier.
- $600,000 Premises Liability Settlement: Settlement involving a delivery driver injured in a snow-and-ice slip-and-fall incident during a commercial delivery.
- $450,000 Settlement: Rear-end collision settlement.
- $325,000 Settlement: Homeowner negligence settlement involving burns and penetrating injuries caused by a fireworks explosion.
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