Kimberly A. Reppart

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Kimberly Reppart maintains a broad civil litigation defense practice, representing insurance carriers and corporate clients in matters involving insurance coverage and bad faith, serious injury and wrongful death, UIM defense, premises liability, trucking and transportation claims, and property disputes.

Kim brings extensive experience in defending high-value claims from initial investigation through trial and appeal. Her recent successes include securing summary judgment dismissals, obtaining published appellate decisions, and achieving favorable jury verdicts.

Admissions

• Washington
• US District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Washington
• US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Education

• J.D., University of Washington, 2000
• B.A., cum laude, University of Washington, 1996

Memberships

• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
• Washington Defense Trial Lawyers (WDTL), Board of Trustees
• WDTL Women’s Commission, Member
• American Bar Association
• Washington State Bar Association
• King County Bar Association
• Mother Attorney Mentoring Association, Member
• Manufactured Housing Community Preservationists, Board of Directors (Secretary)

Experience

• Summary judgment dismissal of a premises liability/traumatic brain injury suit against two multinational retailers arising out of a car v. pedestrian accident in a shopping center parking lot. The court agreed that retail tenants owe no duty with respect to the design of the common area parking lot. The dismissal avoids expansion of commercial tenant tort duties with respect to common area parking lots.
• Representation of a business auto insurer resulting in a published opinion allowing insurers to limit UIM coverage for those who are not Named Insureds under a business auto policy.
• Appeal on behalf of a tree farm resulting a published opinion determining that clearcutting above residential properties does not constitute an “abnormally dangerous activity” subject to strict liability.
• Representation of a nightclub in an overuse of force case tried before a jury in King County. Plaintiff claimed six figures in damages. The jury returned a defense verdict.
• Representation of a large retailer in a premises liability matter tried before a jury in Whatcom County. The jury returned a defense verdict.
• Representation of a UIM insurer in a bad faith matter tried before a jury in federal court resulting in a defense verdict on all extra-contractual claims.
• Representation of a large, well-known general contractor on a construction defect subrogation case tried in Spokane County. After a two-week trial, the jury returned a multi-million dollar verdict in favor of the client.

Presentations

• Speaker/Presenter, “Trials and Tribulations: The Treacherous World of UIM Litigation,” Northwest Insurance Law Seminar, October 2025
• Speaker/Presenter, “Discovery Best Practices,” Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Annual Convention, July 2025 
• Speaker/Presenter, “Agency Errors and Omissions,” June 2025
• Speaker/Presenter, “Coverage and First Party Defense,” September 2024
• Speaker/Presenter, “Implications of Cedell v. Farmers: Are UIM Claim Files Ever Privileged?” June 2024
• Speaker/Presenter, “Get Curious Not Furious: Leveraging the Rules of Professional Conduct to Attain Better and More Efficient Case Results,” CLM Annual Conference, April 2024
• Speaker/Presenter, “Premises Liability in Washington State: Changes, Hot Topics and Trends,” August 2023
• Speaker/Presenter, “The Efficient Proximate Cause Rule in Washington,” June 2023
• Speaker/Presenter, Covid Litigation Update, 2023 Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Insurance Law CLE, May 2023
• Speaker/Presenter, Settlement Negotiations Seminar, January 2023
• Speaker/Presenter, “Get Curious Not Furious, Leveraging the Rules of Professional Conduct to Attain Better and More Efficient Case Results,” CLM Seattle Chapter Event, December 2022
• Speaker/Presenter, UIM Claims Handling, September 2022
• Speaker/Presenter, Changes in Washington Premises Law, June 2021
• Speaker/Presenter, UIM Bad Faith, Northwest Insurance Law Presentation, September 2020