LUKE O’BANNAN
Luke O’Bannan represents clients in state and federal lawsuits involving insurance, commercial and residential construction, personal injury, wrongful death, dram shop liability, and premises liability. He also specializes in insurance coverage analysis, veterinary malpractice, veterinary license defense, and appeals.
Mr. O’Bannan has leveraged his experience as a Court of Appeals clerk in representing clients on appeals to the Washington State Court of Appeals, Idaho Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and has defended petitions for certiorari to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Mr. O’Bannan is active in the local legal community, teaching as an adjunct professor at Gonzaga University School of Law, previously serving on the board of the local young lawyer division, and remains an active member of the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers.
Education
- J.D., summa cum laude, Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, WA, 2015
- B.A., University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2009
Practice Areas
- CONSTRUCTION LAW
- COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
- APPEALS
- INSURANCE LAW
- Washington, 2015
- Idaho, 2017
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Washington State Bar Association
- Spokane County Bar Association
- Idaho State Bar
- Washington Defense Trial Lawyers
- Spokane County Bar Association
- Listed annually as a Top Construction & Development lawyer in the Spokane and Coeur D’ Alene Living Magazine, 2021-23
- “The Good Faith, Bad Faith, and Ugly Duties of UIM Insurers,” The Defense News, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, November 9, 2020
“Distinguishing Warranties, Guaranties and Indemnities,” The Transactional Lawyer, Gonzaga University School of Law Commercial Law Center, December 1, 2013
- Luke is a devoted father and husband who enjoys spending time with his family, playing strategy games, and volunteering with his church.
