Biography

Rachel Tallon Reynolds’ practice focuses upon complex litigation, products liability, and catastrophic personal injury defense.  Ms. Reynolds has successfully first chaired trials in California and Washington state courts and represented clients in appeals in state court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She prides herself on providing creative solutions to legal challenges. Ms. Reynolds began her career as a Deputy District Attorney for one of the largest counties in the United States, where she was named a “Prosecutor of the Year.”

Affiliations, Activities and Accomplishments

Ms. Reynolds has received numerous awards, including several WSBA Pro Bono Publico Service Commendations, the American Bar Association Silver Key Award, and the Balfour Scholarship.  Ms. Reynolds was named “International Graduate of the Year” by Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity and was an Arthur R. Adams Fellow by the Keck Center for International Strategic Studies. 

Ms. Reynolds is heavily involved in the community, serving as a Bellevue Youth Court attorney mentor, a volunteer attorney at the King County Bar Association Neighborhood Legal Clinics, and as a committee chair for the Washington State Bar Foundation.   She is currently a member of the King County Bar Association Litigation and Judiciary Committee, volunteers for the Future of Law Institute, and is involved in the Vertical Express for Can Do Multiple Sclerosis.
She has been a member of the Washington State Bar Association (“WBSA”) Court Rules & Procedures Committee (2010), the WSBA Young Lawyers Division and Litigation Section (2011), the King County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Board of Trustees (2009-2012), and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Legal Task Force.

Ms. Reynolds served as an Arabic Translator/Electronic Warfare Operator in the United States Army Intelligence Corps.  While in the military, Ms. Reynolds graduated with honors from the esteemed Defense Language Institute Arabic program, and graduated first in her class from the United States Army Intelligence School.  Having earned numerous military decorations while serving in Operation Desert Thunder in Kuwait and Eastern Action in Qatar, she is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. 

In law school, she served as Copy Editor of the Chapman Law Review, Chairperson of the Nexus Law Journal, Student Bar Association President, Women’s Law Forum President, and as an officer on the Mock Trial Board.  She received CALI Awards for Excellence in Appellate Law, Professional Responsibility, Advanced Constitutional Law, and Advanced Civil Procedure. At Claremont McKenna College, Ms. Reynolds was a Captain of the Varsity Swimming and Diving Team and won the 2001 Conference Championship in 3 Meter Diving. 

Admissions

California; Washington; U.S. District Court (C.D. Cal.); U.S. District Court (E.D. Wash.); U.S. District Court (W.D. Wash.)

Presentations and Publications

• Author, “Proposed Ohio Asbestos Legislation Is A Step In The Right Direction…But There Is A Long Road Ahead,” Sedgwick’s Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Survey Update (December, 2012). 
• Speaker, “Stay Classy, Young Lawyers: What Anchorman’s Ron Burgundy Can Teach You About Being a Better Lawyer,” King County Bar Association, November 15, 2012.
• Author, “Annual Automobile Survey,” ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal,” Fall 2012, Vol. 48:1 at page 67
• Speaker, “Effective Advocacy Techniques,” Bellevue Youth Court, October 23, 2012.
• Author, “Washington Supreme Court Decision May Indicate an Expansion of Manufacturer Liability in the Evergreen State,” Sedgwick’s Product Liability Advisory (August/September, 2012).
• Author, “Ninth Circuit to Washington Supreme Court: ‘Have it Your Way,’” Sedgwick’s Product Liability Advisory (April, 2012).
• Speaker, “Discovery Techniques and Disputes,” Defense Practice Academy, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, March 14, 2012.
• Speaker, “Social Media in Litigation,” Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, February 23, 2012.
• Speaker, “Evidence Issues Including Social Media,” Defending the Auto Case, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, January 26, 2012.
• Author, “Washington Court precludes branding seller from allocating fault to manufacturer of a defective product,” Sedgwick’s Product Liability Advisory (December, 2011).
• Speaker, “Medicare Set-Asides Allocations, Approvals and Administration,” Medicare Set-Asides in Personal Injury Litigation, National Business Institute (August 26, 2011).
• Author, “Too Many Riches: Employment Class and Collective Actions, republication with addendum on Ninth Circuit Certification Decision, Proceedings of the New York University Conference on Labor & Employment,” – 56th ed., 2009.
• Author, “Too Many Riches: The Efficacy of Monolithic Class Actions,” 83 U. Det. Mercy L. Rev. 71 (2006).
• Author, “The Robin Hood Taking and the Court of Standards,” 4 Appalachian J. L. 145 (2005).
• Author, “Operation Iraqi Freedom,” 9 Nexus 87 (2004).