Dana C. Kopij

Dana Kopij is a Member in the Seattle office of Williams Kastner, where she serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group and Co-Lead of the Product Liability/Toxic Torts Team. She also serves on the lateral hiring committee and the marketing and business development committee. Dana is licensed to practice in Washington and Oregon and has more than 24 years of experience defending mass toxic tort and product liability matters for major national product manufacturers, suppliers, and contractors. She has also assisted in a number of employment and general liability matters on behalf of some of the largest transit authorities in Washington State. Dana serves as local trial counsel for multiple clients and is a lead member of the National Coordinating Counsel team for several clients. She is adept at developing and implementing defense strategies in state and federal courts for national asbestos products manufacturers, suppliers, and contractors.

Professional Experience

• Williams Kastner, Member | 2016 – Present
• Williams Kastner, Of Counsel | 2014 – 2015
• Thorsrud Cane & Paulich, Inc, Shareholder | 2001 – 2014

• Washington State Bar Association
• Oregon State Bar
• Washington Defense Trial Lawyers
• King County Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute (DRI)
  • Women In The Law Asbestos Subcommittee
  • Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee
• Washington Women Lawyers
• Mother Attorney Mentoring Association of Seattle
• Alpha Chi Omega, Rho Chapter at the University of Washington

•  Super Lawyers Magazine: Rising Star | 2008 – 2016

• Willamette University, College of Law, J.D., 2001
• University of Washington, School of Law, 2000
• University of Washington, BA, Sociology, 1998
• University of Oslo, 1997

• Speaker, “Asbestos: 38 Years and Counting. How many more to go?” American Bar Association Toxic Torts & Environmental Law Committee 26th Annual Spring CLE Meeting, April 2017.