Gregory Hollon

Greg Hollon is a trial attorney at McNaul Ebel, representing plaintiffs and defendants in commercial litigation, professional malpractice, insurance, employment, and business and real estate disputes.  He also has experience in civil rights litigation. Mr. Hollon has represented clients in numerous jury trials and arbitrations. He also has represented clients through the appellate process.

Mr. Hollon attended Stanford University, earning a B.A. in 1991 in political science with distinction and honors, Phi Beta Kappa. He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1996, magna cum laude. From 1996 to 1997, Mr. Hollon clerked for the Honorable Wm. Fremming Nielsen, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. In 1997, Mr. Hollon joined McNaul Ebel as an associate, and became a member in 2004.

From 1999 to 2004, Mr. Hollon was repeatedly recognized as a "Rising Star" by Washington Law and Politics, and in 2005 as a "Super Lawyer." The January 2007 issue of Seattle magazine identified Mr. Hollon as one of Seattle's six "Top Lawyers" in the Business Litigation field. He is rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell, and received a 10.0/10 (“Superb”) rating by Avvo.com.  Mr. Hollon has served for many years as a member of the Pro Bono Screening Panel for the U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, and has given presentations on professional issues, including trial practice.

Examples of representative cases in which Mr. Hollon has been involved include the following:

• Defense of law firm in case alleging securities-related malpractice, alleged damages in excess of $11 million;
• Defense of coverage and bad faith claims against insurance company and prosecution of cross-claims for indemnification against broker;
• Defense of lawyer in malpractice/breach of fiduciary duty case arising out of securities-related work, alleged damages in excess of $90 million;
• Defense of law firm in malpractice case arising out of securities-related work, alleged damages in excess of $60 million;
• Defense of lawyer alleged to have committed litigation malpractice; defense verdict after jury trial;
• Assisted in representation of Division I college football coach in jury trial of claims for wrongful termination and breach of contract; case settled prior to closing arguments;
• Representation of minority member of LLC in arbitration of claims for minority shareholder oppression; arbitration award in favor of client;
• Representation of managing members of LLC in arbitration alleging mismanagement and breach of fiduciary duty, alleged damages of $2 million; arbitration award in favor of respondent clients;
• Participated in defense of publicly-traded company and its officers and directors in jury trial of claims for breach of contract and breach of non-competition agreement; defense verdict after jury trial;
• Representation of plaintiff in civil rights claim alleging wrongful arrest and incarceration; obtained settlement prior to trial;
• Defense of condominium developer in claims for breach of contract, adverse possession, and trespass; case settled favorably prior to trial;
• Reported cases include In Re Guardianship of Beecher, 130 Wn. App. 66, 121 P.3d 743 (2005) (representation of lawyer in fee issue arising out of guardianship proceedings, resolved in favor of client on appeal); Kuest v. Regent Assisted Living, Inc., 111 Wn. App. 36, 43 P.3d 23 (2002) (representation of plaintiff in employment discrimination case).