Area of focus
- Real Property Law
- Community Association Law
- Construction Law
- Environmental Law
- Insurance Law
- Mediator and Arbitrator
Jo Flannery is a member of both the Litigation and Real Estate departments at Ryan Swanson. Raised by a real estate agent, and a former Realtor herself, Jo has a particular interest in real property law. With two decades of broad litigation experience behind her, Jo’s practice is focused in several areas including:
- Representing condominium and homeowner associations in the pursuit and resolution of construction defect claims, risk management, covenant governed disputes, general counsel work
- Insurance bad faith and policyholder representation in coverage disputes
- Environmental claims, hazardous substances, prosecute and defend private actions, governmental agency actions
- Professional liability, including insurance, real estate agents, and property managers
- Construction defects and disputes, including products liability
- General real estate and business litigation
Professional & Community Activities
- Member, Washington State Community Associations Institute (frequent speaker and seminar contributor)
- Member, Seattle Mountaineers (graduate Scrambling and Basic Climbing courses, past Scrambles and Basic Climbing instructor)
- Member, Minakami Karate North Seattle (Hombu) Dojo
