Michael graduated from Seattle University School of Law where he was a member of the Law Review and the mock trial team. Mr. Gustafson graduated in 2004 Magna Cum Laude. Mike was recognized by Washington Law and Politics magazine as a \u201cRising Star\u201d six different years.<\/p>\r\n
Mr. Gustafson has extensive trial experience and has argued for his clients several times in front of the Washington State Court of Appeals. He has also represented childhood sex abuse victims and has settled over 50 cases, many involving clergy sex abuse.<\/p>\r\n
You can learn more about Michael Gustafson on his attorney bio page<\/a>, his LinkedIn profile<\/a> and his archive of articles he has authored as an expert in the areas of practice he focuses on, including childhood sexual abuse<\/a>, car accidents<\/a> and premises liability<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n Michael was born and raised in Milton, WA. He lives in Pierce County with his wife and three children and is active in his local community and in the University of Washington alumni community.<\/p>","link":"https:\/\/www.emeraldlawgroup.com\/es\/author\/michael-gustafson\/","slug":"michael-gustafson","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/www.emeraldlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-michael-gustafson-thumb-v2-24x24.webp","48":"https:\/\/www.emeraldlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-michael-gustafson-thumb-v2-48x48.webp","96":"https:\/\/www.emeraldlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-michael-gustafson-thumb-v2-96x96.webp"},"meta":[],"simple_local_avatar":{"media_id":3267,"full":"https:\/\/www.emeraldlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-michael-gustafson-thumb-v2.webp","blog_id":1,"192":"https:\/\/www.emeraldlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-michael-gustafson-thumb-v2-192x192.webp","96":"https:\/\/www.emeraldlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-michael-gustafson-thumb-v2-96x96.webp","500":"https:\/\/www.emeraldlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-michael-gustafson-thumb-v2.webp","64":"https:\/\/www.emeraldlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-michael-gustafson-thumb-v2-64x64.webp","32":"https:\/\/www.emeraldlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-michael-gustafson-thumb-v2-32x32.webp","24":"https:\/\/www.emeraldlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-michael-gustafson-thumb-v2-24x24.webp","48":"https:\/\/www.emeraldlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-michael-gustafson-thumb-v2-48x48.webp","300":"https:\/\/www.emeraldlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-michael-gustafson-thumb-v2.webp","150":"https:\/\/www.emeraldlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-michael-gustafson-thumb-v2-150x150.webp","72":"https:\/\/www.emeraldlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-michael-gustafson-thumb-v2-72x72.webp"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emeraldlawgroup.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emeraldlawgroup.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}