Leonard D. Flanagan is a Washington licensed lawyer, senior associate and managing attorney of Levin & Stein’s Seattle office, and a graduate of the University of Washington Law School with approximately 13 years of experience in the resolution of construction related claims. He has practiced law in the Seattle area for 18 years, engaging in the resolution of construction defect claims by condominium associations, insurance coverage disputes, and appellate advocacy.

Leonard has an extensive record of appellate advocacy on insurance, construction defect and other issues. Recently, he successfully argued to the Supreme Court of Washington in the Emily Lane decision that members of a limited liability development company who prematurely dissolve that company in an effort to escape liability for construction defect warranties may be held personally liable to a condominium association.

In several recent cases, Leonard has recovered repair costs for single family homeowners based on innovative legal theories including breach of covenants by the developer in its own CC&Rs, and consumer protection act violations. He has also developed legal theories for recovery based on misrepresentation and mismanagement by condominium conversion declarants and their affiliates.

Leonard has lectured and written regularly on the subject of construction defect claims, and has been involved in the resolution of construction related issues since 1996.