Luvera Law Firm
701 5th Avenue, Suite 6700
Seattle, WA 98104
206-467-6090
david@luveralawfirm.comwww.luveralawfirm.comDavid Beninger began practicing law with Paul Luvera in 1989, and is a founding partner of Luvera Law Firm.
Beningers legal skill and tenacity has generated more than 100 verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 million, including the largest results in the state for wrongful death, nursing home negligence, maritime injury, bicycle accident, electrical brain injury, post-concussive syndrome, injury to spousal relations/consortium, and three of the five largest insurance bad faith outcomes in Washington.
Beyond the numbers, Beningers work has contributed to changes that protect the public through pipeline safety laws, domestic violence laws, and numerous company and industry-wide changes in insurance and construction.
Some of his notable cases include claims that arise from the Washington D.C. Sniper shootings; Tacoma Police Chief David Brames domestic violence murder-suicide; the Olympic Pipe Line explosion that killed two 10-year-old boys; and two Anacortes refinery explosions that claimed the lives of 12 workers.
Recently, Beningers expertise won a $38.25 million jury verdict for a bicyclist hit by a valet driver using an illegal shortcut to cross a one-way street in downtown Seattle. This is the largest bike-injury case in Washingtons history, encouraging improved safety for bicyclists across the country.
Beninger is a member of the Damage Attorneys Round Table (DART), an invitation-only group comprised of the top five percent of trial attorneys in Washington representing injured people. He is also a member of the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ) Amicus Committee, and a senior member of the WSAJ Judicial Selection committee. Beninger has also been selected as a Super Lawyer by Washington Law & Politics in each of its annual editions.
After obtaining his bachelors degree in economics from the University of Washington, Beninger earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Washington School of Law. He often teaches, lectures and writes on trial advocacy and legal issues. He is also a participating faculty member for the International Justice Advocacy Africa trial training program for African lawyers.
