Current Employment Position(s)

Member, since 1987

Year Joined Organization: 1983

Lawyer Overview

Practice emphasizes litigation, including securities matters, construction disputes, real estate matters, employment cases, and personal injury cases.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Emergency Injunction Squad
• School Law
• Construction
• Education and Schools
• Sustainable Development / Climate Change

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Construction Law, Education Law, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• California, 1979
• Washington, 1984
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington, 2003
• U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1984

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (Litigation Section, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Forum on the Construction Industry) (Member)
• Washington State Bar Association (Public Procurement and Private Construction Section, Litigation Section) (Member)
• King County Bar Association

Honors and Awards

• Martindale-Hubbell AV rating

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, Contract Changes and Claims - Use it or Lose it, Construction Law and Risk Management for Municipalities — Latest Traps & Strategies - February 2007

Past Employment Positions

• Foster Pepper PLLC, Associate, 1983 - 1987
• Downey, Brand, Seymour & Rohwer - Sacramento, California, Associate, 1979 - 1983
• U.S. Air Force, Captain, Pilot, Wing Social Actions Officer, 1970 - 1976

Education

• University of California at Davis School of Law, Davis, California, 1979
  J.D.
  
  Law Review: University of California at Davis Law Review, Assistant Editor, 1978 - 1979
• University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 1976
  M.S.
• United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1970
  B.S.

Address

1111 Third Avenue
Suite 3400
Seattle, WA 98101-3299

Phones

(206) 447-2917

Faxes

(206) 749-1919

Emails

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Websites

http://www.foster.com