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Meet Kevin Coluccio
Kevin Coluccio is committed to helping people. Throughout his career, he has spared no effort in obtaining the justice that his clients so richly deserve. Kevin spent much of his youth growing up on a farm where he learned the importance of hard work and a commitment to accomplishing the tasks at hand.

For nearly 20 years Kevin has worked on cases involving serious motor vehicle crashes, and catastrophic railroad and maritime injuries. He takes a hands-on approach and often meets his clients at their worksites or at accident scenes to thoroughly understand every aspect of their injuries and damages.

In 1994, Kevin became the youngest lawyer to ever be designated by a union when he received the appointment from the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers - Railroad Division.

Kevin is recognized for his litigation skills in both pretrial discovery and trial presentation. Since 2000, he has successfully litigated three cases which resulted in payments to his clients of over $8 million in each case.

He is licensed to practice in Washington and Oregon.

Practice Areas
Automobile collisions, maritime and admiralty law, railroad/FELA claims, plaintiff's personal injury, products liability, child safety issues

Examples from Kevin’s Case Files
Unsafe Work Environment

Tkachev v. Ledcor

$2.4 million settlement

Construction laborer Vasily Tkachev, a Ukrainian immigrant, was applying wire mesh outside a building. Guardrails had not yet arrived for the scaffold Vasily was using. As he worked, Vasily’s foot got tangled in the mesh stacked on the scaffold and he fell to the ground. Injuries included a broken leg, which eventually became infected and had to be amputated. Through careful investigation and a detailed presentation of the facts of the case, Kevin was able to obtain this outstanding result.

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Auto Collision

Neil Virnig v. Safeco Insured

$1.5 million settlement

Washington State University student Neil Virnig was the passenger in a vehicle rollover accident around a blind curve. Neil spent 10 days in the hospital for a number of injuries, including some brain injury trauma. In the case against the defendant driver’s insurance company, Kevin helped Neil win a settlement for the full policy limit. In addition, Kevin was able to obtain payment of Neil's underinsured motorist policy limits.

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Railroad Injury

Hannula v. Burlington Northern Railroad

Confidential settlement

Machinist Michael Hannula was injured as a result of the railroad's failure to provide him with a safe work place. Mike suffered a serious injury to his knee which required extensive medical treatment. Kevin worked aggressively in the discovery phase of the litigation to uncover documents establishing Mike's case. The confidential settlement was the largest known in-service settlement for an injured Burlington Northern worker at the time.

Case Archive

Published Articles
"Defining a Seaman," by Kevin Coluccio

Memberships
• Washington State Bar Association
• Washington State Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors, 1998 to present)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member)
• Federal Bar Association, Western District
• Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
• American Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (Founding Member)
• Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor)
• International Association of Machinist & Aerospace Workers, District 19 (Designated Counsel-FELA Claims)

Awards & Achievements
• Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics, 1999-present
• Washington's Top 100 Super Lawyers, 2000-present
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell

Education
Seattle University, J.D., 1986
Seattle University, B.A., Psychology, 1982

Outside the Office
Two young sons have Kevin’s attention during most of his time at home. He’s also a golfer and fan of major league baseball.