Filer, Tim J.

Current Employment Position(s)

Member, since 1994

Year Joined Organization: 1988

Lawyer Overview

Litigation practice emphasizing class action defense, intellectual property disputes, and shareholder derivative suits. Particular experience includes defending companies, officers and directors in securities class actions and defending financial institutions and other companies in consumer class actions. Significant experience in disputes involving trademark, trade secret and copyright infringement.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Financial Institutions
• Intellectual Property
• Antiturust and Consumer Protection
• Securities and Corporate Governance Litigation
• Directors, Officers, and Professionals
• Appellate Team
• Emergency Injunction Squad
• Electronically Stored Information - ESI Squad

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Intellectual Property Law, Consumer Protection, Antitrust Law, Securities Law, Litigation & Appeals, Business Organizations, Other Professionals Malpractice, Directors' & Officers' Liability

Bar Admissions

• Washington, 1986
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1996
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1997
• U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1988
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington, 1988

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (Litigation Section) (Member)
• Washington State Bar Association (Litigation Section) (Member)
• King County Bar Association (Litigation Institute), 1995 - Present (Chair)
• Federal Bar Association (Nominating Committee)

Honors and Awards

• Super Lawyers List, Washington Law & Politics, 2002 - 2008
• Order of the Coif
• Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, Borrower Claims Against Lenders: Class Action Issues, Subprime Mortgage Market Litigation CLE, April 2008
• Speaker, Preemption and the Watters Case: Outcome & Impact, Spring 2007 Bankers Briefing, May 2007
• Managing Electrontically Stored Data for Banks, Oregon Bankers Association Compliance Officers Meeting, 2007
• Private Securities Litigation Reform Act’s Input on Partial Settlements, 26th Annual Northwest Securities Institute - February 2006
• The New Class Action Fairness Act, Panelist - April 2005
• Emerging Legal Issues on the Internet, Panelist, Northwest eBusiness 2005 - February 2005
• Important New Trends in Securities Law, Price Waterhouse General Counsel Forum - January 1998
• Small Businesses Beware of Arbitration-Based Punitive Damage Awards, Bellevue Business - February 1995
• Securities Law Update - Litigation Reform, Price Waterhouse Alumni Seminar - November 1995

Past Employment Positions

• Foster Pepper PLLC, Associate, 1988 - 1993
• Honorable Donald S. Voorhees / Honorable William L. Dwyer - U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, Law Clerk, 1986 - 1988

Education

• University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington, 1986
  J.D.
  Honors: With Honors
  Law Review: Washington Law Review, Survey Editor, 1985 - 1986
• Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, 1983
  B.A.
  Honors: summa cum laude

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Beta Kappa

Published Works

• Co-Author, Managing Electronic Data: Key Issues for Banks, Oregon Bankers Association, July/ August 2007
• Contributor, Less Privileged: Unexpected Waivers of the Attorney-Client Privilege, Washington State Bar News, April 2005
• Co-Author, Building A Record For Dismissal In Securities Cases: What The Court May Consider On A Motion To Dismiss, American Bar Association, 2000
• Contributor, Overview Of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Its Impact and Application, 20th Annual Northwest Securities Institute, 2000

Address

1111 Third Avenue
Suite 3400
Seattle, WA 98101-3299

Phones

(206) 447-2904

Faxes

(206) 749-1939

Emails

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Websites

http://www.foster.com