Current Employment Position(s)

Member

Lawyer Overview

Arley Harrel is a Member in the Seattle office. He chaired the firm's Litigation Department from 2000 to 2006 and chaired its Business Litigation Practice Group from 2006 to 2008. He served on the firm's Board of Directors from 1991 - 2003, and chaired the firm's Environmental Practice Group from 1992 - 1996. His practice emphasizes civil disputes, litigation, real estate, and general business. He has handled a large number of commercial, real estate, eminent domain and product liability litigation matters. He was named by Seattle Magazine as one of Seattle's Top Business Litigation Lawyers, 2003.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation - Commercial
• Litigation - General
• Product Liability
• Real Estate
• Insurance
• Mass Torts
• Class Action

West Practice Categories

Litigation & Appeals, Business & Commercial Law, Products Liability Law, Real Estate Law, Insurance Law, Class Actions, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Toxic Torts

Bar Admissions

• Washington, 1973
• Oregon
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington
• U.S. District Court Western District of Washington
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, 2004 - 2005 (Co-Chairman, Products Liability Committee, Section of Litigation)
• American Bar Association, 2002 - 2003 (Co-Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee of the Council)
• American Bar Association, 2000 - 2003 (Member of the Council, governing body for the Section)
• American Bar Association, 2001 - 2002 (Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee of the Council)
• American Bar Association, 1996 - 1998 (Co-Chair, Unpublished References Committee)
• American Bar Association, 1990 - 1993 (Co-Chairman, Products Liability Committee, Section of Litigation)
• American Bar Association, 1991 - 1992 (Ninth Circuit Rep-Task Force on the Civil Justice Refrom Act of 1990)
• American Bar Association, 1989 - 1990 (Vice-Chair, Products Liability Committee)
• American Bar Association, 1984 - 1989 (Chairperson, Environmental and Mass Litigation Subcommittee)
• American Bar Association (Member, Federal Practice Task Force, Division VII)
• American Bar Association (Member, Tort & Insurance Practice Section)
• American Bar Association (Arizona Trial Practice Section)
• American Bar Association, 1984 - 1989 (Member, Discovery Committee)
• American Bar Association, 1984 - 1988 (Tort Liability Study Committee)
• BNA Product Safety and Liability Reporter, 1990 - Present (Member, Board of Advisors)
• BNA, Product Safety & Liability Committee, 1991 - Present (Environmental Law Advisory Committee)
• Ninth Circuit Advisory Committee on Rules of Court & Internal Operating Procedures, 1993 - 1996
• University of Washington School of Law (Alumni Board)
• Washington State Bar Association, 1994 - 1995 (Bench, Bar & Press Committee)
• Washington State Bar Association, 1983 - 1988 (Court Rules & Procedures Committee)
• Federal Bar Association, Western District of Washington, 1983 - 1989 (Mediation Committee)
• King County Bar Association, 1986 - 1989 (Continuing Legal Education Committee)
• Product Liability Advisory Council, 1989 - Present (Sustaining Member)
• Washington Defense Trial Lawyers
• Trial Lawyers of America
• Defense Research Institute
• American Judicature Society
• Emerald City Rotary
• Oregon Bar Association
• Seattle-King County Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association, 2008 - Present (Standing Committee on Paralegals)

Honors and Awards

• International Who's Who of Product Liability Defense Lawyers
• Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine, 2000 - Present
• Top Lawyer, Business Litigation, Seattle Magazine, 2003 - Present

Education

• University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington, 1973
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: Order of the Coif
  
  Law Review: Member, Washington Law Review, 1972 - 1973
• Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, 1970
  B.S., Bachelor of Science
  Honors: With Distinction, Phi Kappa Phi
  Major: Agricultural Economics

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