Author Profile

Kevin Coluccio

Kevin Coluccio

Phone: (206) 448-1777
200 Second Avenue Seattle Washington 98119 United States

About

A partner at Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio, Kevin Coluccio’s practice focuses on nursing home neglect and abuse, traumatic brain injuries, and railroad and maritime injury. Throughout his career, he has spared no effort in obtaining the justice that his clients so richly deserve. Kevin is recognized for his litigation skills in both pretrial discovery and trial presentation. With his wealth of knowledge and experience to draw upon, Mr. Coluccio is a valuable contributor to the firm’s blog, Elder Abuse and Neglect Law Blog.

Education

* Seattle University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1986 * Seattle University, B.A., Psychology, 1982

Practice Areas

* Elder Abuse and Neglect * Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect * Automobile Collisions * Maritime and Admirality Law * Railroad/FELA Claims * Plaintiff's Personal Injury * Products Liability * Child Safety Issues

Professional Associations

* Washington State Bar Association * Oregon State Bar Association * Washington State Association for Justice (Board of Governors,1998 to present ) * American Association for Justice (Sustaining Member) * Federal Bar Association, Western District of Washington * Trial Lawyers for Public Justice * American Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (Founding Member ) * Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor) * International Association of Machinist & Aerospace Workers, District 19(Designated Counsel-FELA Claims)

Bar Admissions

* Washington State * Oregon * Federal District Court, Western District of Washington * United State Supreme Court

Recent Articles

Truck Drivers with Care

Kevin Coluccio

January 20, 2012 01:48

Today with snow all over the roadways here in the Pacific Northwest, roadway travel was limited. Those that had to go out faced conditions of icy roads, continuous snow flakes or ice rain and side roads that were difficult to navigate.   Out there, crazy drivers went too fast, followed too...

Slow Down

Kevin Coluccio

January 18, 2012 20:28

The Pacific Northwest is blanketed in snow which is expected to remain on the roadways for the next 36 hours.  It is especially important to slow down as you drive on the roadways.  Truck drivers need to pay particular attention to safety and defensive driving.  Truck drivers need to...

Sleepy Truck Drivers

Kevin Coluccio

January 11, 2012 01:04

Federal Regulations require that no truck driver shall operate a vehicle while the driver's ability is impaired or is likely to become impaired through fatigue.  49 CFR sec. 395.3.  This means that a driver whose ability to safely operate his truck is impaired because he is tired or his...

New FMCSA Rules - Hours-of-Service

Kevin Coluccio

January 10, 2012 23:14

The U.S. Department of Transportation has taken new action to address driver fatigue and to make sure that truck drivers get the rest they need to operate safely when on our public roadways.The new rule issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reduces by 12 hours the...

Washington Truck crashes

Kevin Coluccio

December 09, 2011 00:47

Over the past month, there have been several truck crashes in the Pacific Northwest.  They include a semi truck that careened into several construction trucks parked along the shoulder of I-5. Another, involved a tanker truck that overturned on SR 405 in Bellevue. Yet another, involved a semi...