Paul M. Rosner, J.D., CPCU

Paul Rosner, J.D., CPCU, has worked in the property and casualty field since 1989. He is as former casualty adjuster, large loss property adjuster, claims supervisor, and claims manager. In 2005, he received his J.D., summa cum laude, from Southwestern Law School, where he served as Lead Articles Editor for the Southwestern Law Review. As an attorney, he focuses his practice on property and casualty insurance coverage and bad faith litigation in both Washington and Oregon. He has also served as an expert witness on insurance bad faith and claims handling.


Paul earned the designation of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) from the American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters in 2008. Since then, he has been an active member both locally and nationally. He served as President of the Pacific Northwest Chapter from 2012 through 2014 and currently serves as a local chapter officer and on the governing committee of the CPCU Society’s Coverage, Litigators, Educators, & Witnesses (CLEW) Interest Group.


Paul is also an active member of the Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (CLM). In 2011, Paul was selected to be one of CLM’s State Chairs for Washington. He has also served as CLM’s Washington State Education Director. In 2010 and 2012, he was named a Rising Star in the area of Insurance Coverage by Washington Law & Politics Magazine.


Paul is a frequent author and lecturer on insurance coverage and bad faith issues including chapter co-author for the Washington Motor Vehicle Accident Insurance Deskbook 2008 supplement, and co-author of the Oregon and Washington chapters of “Insurance Bad Faith-2010, A Compendium of State Law.” He is a regular contributor to the Around the Nation column of Claims Management Magazine. His lectures include presentations to attorneys and insurance professionals.


When not practicing law Paul enjoys spending time with his family, running, hiking, camping, and mountain biking.

Member and Lead Article Editor: Southwestern University Law Review, 2004-2005; Property and Casualty Claims Professional, 1989-2005; Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation, 2008. Washington State Co-Chair, Council on Litigation Management, 2011-2013; President, Pacific Northwest Chapter CPCU Society, 2012-2014. Committee Member, National CPCU Society Coverage Litigators Educators, and Witness (CLEW) Interest Group, 2013 to 2014.

“Articles and Publications: Washington Supreme Court’s Vision of First Party Property Coverage” Co-Author (Defense News —Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, Winter, 2013); Insurance Bad Faith - 2010 (DRI): co-author Oregon and Washington sections; Chapter 3, “Exclusions to Liability Coverage,” Washington Motor Vehicle Accident Insurance Deskbook (Washington State Bar Association): chapter co-author, Second Edition Supplement, 2009; “Criminal Acts Exclusion Precludes Coverage After Guilty Plea” (Seattle Claims Adjusters Association Newsletter, January 2009); “Washington Supreme Court Addresses the Selective Tender and Late Tender Rules” (Seattle Claims Adjusters Association Newsletter, March 2009); “Washington Courts Hold the Line on Retroactive Application of the Insurance Fair Conduct Act” (Defense News —Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, Spring, 2008).


Presentations and Webinars: Mock Trial: Wind, Water & Storms” presented at the CPCU Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2013; “What You Need to Know About Attorney-Client Privilege in Light of Cedell v. Farmers Ins. Co.” presented to Pacific Northwest Chapter CPCU Society, October 2013;
“Stipulated Judgments and Reasonableness Hearings” presented to Spokane Chapter CPCU Society, February 2012; “Washington and Oregon Insurance Law Update” presented to Pacific Northwest Chapter CPCU Society, January 2012; “Insurance Coverage Law 2011 Update” presented to Pacific Northwest Chapter CPCU Society, January 2011; “The Nuts and Bolts of Motor Vehicle Accident Insurance Exclusions to Liability Coverage” Washington State Bar Association CLE Webinar, December 2009;
“Depreciation & Recent Case Law Relative to Actual Cash Value” presented to Seattle Claims Adjuster Association, May 2008.
Honors: Washington Law & Politics Magazine Rising Star, 2010, 2012