Professional Biography

Nicholas Peter Gellert Senior Counsel

  • Seattle

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    Seattle

    1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900

    Seattle, WA 98101-3099

    +1.206.359.8680

    NGellert@perkinscoie.com

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News

  • 05.03.2017
    Nicholas Gellert Quoted in Law360 Article - Wash. Justices' Causation Ruling Curbs Pollution Exclusions
    General News

    Law360

    Nicholas Gellert was quoted in the Law360 article, "Wash. Justices' Causation Ruling Curbs Pollution Exclusions," regarding Washington state's high court ruling that a pollution exclusion doesn't negate liability coverage where negligence is the primary cause of a loss, a ruling that drastically curtails insurers' ability to wield such exclusions to deny policyholders a defense against lawsuits alleging negligent conduct.
  • 02.03.2017
    Nicholas Gellert Quoted In Law360 Article - Wash. Justices Muddy Waters On Insurer Unfairness Suits
    General News

    Law360

    Nicholas Gellert was quoted in the Law360 article, “Wash. Justices Muddy Waters On Insurer Unfairness Suits” regarding the Washington State's Supreme Court’s decision regarding Washington’s Insurance Fair Conduct Act.
  • 05.12.2014
    Nick Gellert Quoted in Law360
    General News
    Senior Counsel Nick Gellert was quoted in a Law360 article "Wash. Ruling Pushes Insurance Plaintiffs to Play Up Distress," regarding a Washington appeals court's decision to uphold a $13 million jury verdict in an insurance bad-faith lawsuit.

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • Washington
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1988, Associate Editor, Georgetown Law School Journal, 1987 - 1988
  • University of Pennsylvania, B.A., cum laude, 1984