Sidney Stillerman Royer - Seattle, WA
Attorney at Leemon + Royer, PLLC
Medical and Mental Health Care Malpractice Lawyers in Seattle, WA
4826 California Ave. SW Seattle, WA 98116
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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42
Years
Experience
Seattle Medical and Mental Health Care Malpractice Lawyer
Updated: 05/07/2026
Areas of Practice
- Medical and Mental Health Care Malpractice
- Nursing Home Negligence
- Inadequate Premises Security
- Failure to Supervise
- Catastrophic Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Sexual Misconduct
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Sidney Royer started out as a psychiatric social worker, and worked for several years in that capacity in a number of different hospitals. Her familiarity with hospital administration and medical procedures made her particularly well qualified to deal with the intricacies of medical and psychiatric malpractice cases when she turned to the law in 1983. Since then, she has helped scores of clients, not only those injured through medical neglect or abuse, but also victims of violent crime, and people who have been seriously injured in a variety of circumstances. In each of these cases, her background has allowed to better understand the trauma faced by those who have been seriously injured, and to forcefully advocate on their behalf.
- $5.25 million in a birth injury case that was settled before trial.
- Several settlements for failure to diagnose breast cancer in the low to high six figures.
- $600,000 settlement for failure to diagnose cauda equine syndrome (CES).
- Many six-figure settlements for malpractice by mental health care providers, including suicide after inappropriate treatment, misdiagnoses of multiple personality disorder and dissociative personality disorder, and abusive "re-parenting" therapy
- Six figure settlements against nursing homes for inadequate care and negligent care, including burns received in a group home, and bedsores in a nursing home.
- Mid six-figure settlements in cases of inadequate security by premises owners, including the rape of a nurse in a hospital parking lot, a shooting death in a motel parking lot, and the shooting death of a parking lot attendant.
- $2.8 million settlement after jury selection against the State of Washington Department of Corrections on behalf of the estate of a woman who was kidnapped and murdered by a negligently supervised parolee.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Selected to Super Lawyers: 2003 - 2006, 2010 - 2017
Other Sources of Feedback About Sidney Stillerman Royer
Included on the 2026Washington Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Washington Super Lawyers list
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- 2012 Washington Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Washington Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Washington Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Washington Super Lawyers list
- 2005 Washington Super Lawyers list
- 2004 Washington Super Lawyers list
- 2003 Washington Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Puget Sound School of Law,
Tacoma,
Washington, 1983
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
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University of Puget Sound School of Law,
Tacoma,
Washington, 1983
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Non Legal Education
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University of Illinois,
Champaign,
Illinois, 1975
M.S.W., Master of Social Work -
University of Illinois,
Champaign,
Illinois, 1973
B.S., Bachelor of Science
Honors: With High Honors and Distinction in Psychology
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University of Illinois,
Champaign,
Illinois, 1975
Current Employment Position(s)
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Shareholder
Bar Admissions
- Washington, 1984
- U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1985
- Hawaii
Other Affiliations
- Washington State Bar Association Disciplinary Board (Hearing Officer)
- King County Bar Association Judicial Screening Committee (Member)
- Washington State Trial Lawyers Association Board of Governors (Member)
- Washington State Trial Lawyers Association Board of Governors (Co-Chair)
- American Association for Justice, Birth Trauma Litigation Group (Member)
- American Association for Justice, Nursing Home Litigation Group (Member)
- American Association for Justice, Inadequate Security Litigation Group (Member)
- National Crime Victims Bar Association (Member)
Contact
4826 California Ave. SW
Seattle, WA 98116
Fax: 206-269-7424
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.leeroylaw.com
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