Francis S. Floyd

Francis S. Floyd has been a civil trial lawyer in Washington and Alaska since 1978. He is the President of Floyd, Pflueger & Ringer, P.S., which he founded in 1991.

Francis' recent cases emphasize the defense of insureds and self-insureds in large loss, complex litigation in the Northwest. Francis also monitors and litigates large exposure, catastrophic losses in Idaho, Oregon, California, and Nevada. He has been lead counsel in cases relating to the Exxon-Valdez oil spill, the Kingdome roof failure, the sinking of the I-90 bridge, the Bellingham pipeline explosion and, most recently, the Grant County public defense class action lawsuit. He has tried over 100 civil jury trials, including all types of serious personal injury, closed head/brain injury, and wrongful death. In addition to defending contractors and developers in construction defect and breach of contract litigation, Francis' practice also emphasizes the defense of drug and pharmacy claims.

Francis has received an AV Peer Review rating in the Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected the last 4 years as a Washington Super Lawyer in the areas of Insurance Defense: Commercial and Construction/Surety, which is awarded to only 5% of lawyers in Washington.

Francis is a member of all state and federal Washington and Alaska courts, the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the King County Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute and the Association of General Contractors.

Francis graduated with college honors, cum laude, and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Washington in 1975, and Willamette University College of Law in 1978.

A lifelong resident of the Pacific Northwest, he enjoys tennis, downhill skiing, and sea kayaking.

Martindale Hubbell

ffloyd@floyd-ringer.com