Stephanie Maria Ries

Stephanie Ries is a Partner in the Seattle office of GRSM and is a member of the Insurance Practice Group. Her practice is devoted to complex insurance coverage and bad faith litigation in both state and federal courts. She also provides advice to insurance carriers regarding a variety of complex insurance coverage issues. Her insurance coverage work includes commercial general liability, directors and officers, errors and omissions, commercial auto liability, excess casualty, and environmental insurance policies.

Admissions

• Washington
• Oregon
• United States District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington
• United States District Court, Oregon

Memberships

• Washington State Bar Association
• Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association
• King County Bar Association

Representative Experience

• Order of dismissal on behalf of client involving an automobile liability policy.
• Summary disposition on behalf of insurer of a multi-million dollar insurance coverage dispute involving a large public entity’s claim for coverage under a professional liability policy.
• Summary disposition and a finding of no coverage for a public entity’s multimillion dollar claim for coverage under several excess liability policies.
• Successful resolution of numerous disputes regarding complex insurance coverage issues involving numerous types of policies.
• Extensive experience representing insurance carriers in both litigated and non-litigated matters.

Education

J.D., cum laude, Seattle University School of Law

• Moot Court Board Member
• Seattle University Mentor and Goodwill Ambassador
• Women's Law Caucus Member

B.A., English, Santa Clara University

• Sigma Tau Delta Member (International English Honor Society)