Caryn Jorgensen is a nationally recognized litigator, representing businesses, nonprofits, municipal entities, and individuals at trial, on appeal, and in alternative dispute resolution proceedings throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
Her practice focuses on complex civil litigation, including commercial disputes, aviation, catastrophic tort, and product liability matters. Caryn brings deep experience across all stages of complex civil litigation, earning the trust of her clients and their senior management as a skilled strategist who ensures her clients’ business objectives drive resolution strategies and litigation decisions.
Caryn chairs the Aviation team at Stokes Lawrence, leading a group of experienced litigators with extensive knowledge of the aviation industry. She offers strategic and effective representation in various aviation-related legal matters across Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. Caryn handles commercial and tort litigation for domestic and international airlines as well as Part 135 operators. She also provides emergency response support, advises on NTSB accident investigations, and handles regulatory compliance proceedings for Part 121 and Part 135 operators. Additionally, her work includes addressing product liability issues for aircraft and component part manufacturers.
Leveraging her 30+ years of complex civil litigation and aviation practices, Caryn also serves as a mediator and arbitrator. Caryn completed the Pepperdine Straus Institute’s Mediating the Litigated Case program and is certified as a Rule 39.1 Neutral in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington’s Alternative Dispute Resolution program. She has a deep understanding of arbitration proceedings, making her well-equipped to handle disputes involving intricate legal and technical issues, particularly in the aviation sector.
When not litigating or serving as a neutral to help others avoid or resolve disputes, Caryn values opportunities to mentor and train young lawyers. She frequently presents on trial skills, aviation, and product liability topics and has served as faculty for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy’s trial skills program in Seattle and the International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy.
