Captain Thomas Lether

Captain Thomas Lether is a graduate of the University of Puget Sound and the University of Puget Sound Law School. He has been involved in insurance and commercial litigation since 1988. Mr. Lether’s primary clients include a number of National Insurance Companies, several smaller insurers and independent adjusting firms. He also represents a number of contractors, property owners, and business owners. His practice predominantly involves the representation of insurance companies and individuals in the investigation, adjustment and defense of suspected fraudulent insurance claims. This also includes defending insurance companies in resulting bad faith litigation. He is also involved in a number of construction defect cases and has tried several to successful jury verdicts. He has been involved in hundreds of investigations of insurance claims. This includes lead counsel in the Pang Warehouse Fire (the largest commercial arson loss ever tried to a jury in Washington State history) and lead trial counsel in Manglona v. Allstate (the largest residential arson loss ever tried to a jury in Washington State). Mr. Lether also represents a number of insurers in the Pacific Northwest and the Pacific Rim regarding first and third party claims, including coverage disputes, adjustment concerns, and issues involving water intrusion, collapse, construction defects and stachybortis mold. Mr. Lether has also served as an appraiser and mediator, and he is a frequent lecturer on insurance related topics. Finally, he is a licensed U.S. Merchant Marine Officer and is qualified to serve as an expert in maritime matters.

E-Mail: TLether@clwlh.com