Bob Manlowe is a Member in Williams Kastner's Seattle office. His practice involves Complex Litigation Management, ESI/e-Discovery consultation services, Crisis Management and Media Relations.
Mr. Manlowe serves as National Coordinating Counsel for clients involved in mass tort cases. In addition, Mr. Manlowe provides consultation services to numerous companies in the areas of complex litigation management and ESI/e-Discovery. Mr. Manlowe's experience in Crisis Management ranges from catastrophic incident response to high profile sports figure firing, to software piracy, as well as the resulting governmental and media investigations of these and many other matters. He currently serves on the Crisis Management Teams for several companies in the product manufacturing, construction and industrial sectors. Mr. Manlowe helps his clients set up high performance teams and is a leader in the use of technology systems to ensure the cost effective management of his products. Mr. Manlowe is the Chair of Williams Kastner's Product Litigation and Mass Torts Practice Group and co-Chairs the ESI/e-Discovery Consulting Services Team. He has served on the Board of Directors for the International Association of Defense Counsel ("IADC") since 2005. Mr. Manlowe founded the IADC's ESI/e-Discovery Task Force and designed the IADC's ESI/e-Discovery strategic initiative. In addition, Mr. Manlowe serves on the Lawyers for Civil Justice ("LCJ") E-discovery Committee. As further demonstration of his leadership, Mr. Manlowe, as the Co-Chair of the Washington Construction Safety Task Force, brought labor, management and government leaders together to develop the "Safety Plus" pilot program for the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries and OSHA. He also co-authored the nationally recognized training video, "Safety on Trial." As a result of his achievements, Mr. Manlowe received the President's Award from the Associated General Contractors of Washington and the Washington State Governor's Construction Safety Award.
Mr. Manlowe's expertise also extends to the design and development of custom extranets and e-document repositories for cost effective national case management and document management. In addition, he has created numerous "cutting edge" demonstrative exhibits through the use of state-of-the-art computer technologies.
Asbestos Aviation Construction Crisis Management & Media Relations Litigation - Commercial Product Liability Mass Torts E-Discovery/E-Document Management Class Action
Seattle University of Law, Tacoma, Washington,
1984 JD, Doctor of Jurisprudence Honors: cum laude
Honors: Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award: Federal Practice and Family
Honors: LawPrinceton University, Princeton, New Jersey,
1981 BSE, Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Distinguished Service Award, presented by Seattle Vicinity Construction Safety Council, 1995 Awards Ceremony.Safety Professional of the Year, Nominee, Seattle Vicinity Construction Safety Council, 1995President's Award, Associated General Contractors of Washington,
1996
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Governor's Construction Safety Award,
1997
- Present
Seattle-King County Bar Association,
1990
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1991 Chairman, Aviation Law SectionWashington State Bar Association MemberHarborview Classic Charity Golf Tournament,
2001
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2003 ConsultantHarborview Classic Charity Golf Tournament,
1996
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1999 ChairOverlake Golf & Country Club,
2000
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2001 PresidentInternational Association of Defense Counsel (IADCA) Faculty Member, Trial Academy '03International Association of Defense Counsel (AIADCA),
1998
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1999 Chair, IADC Construction and Litigation CommitteeInternational Association of Defense Counsel (AIADCA),
2000
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2001 Chair, IADC Computer Technology CommitteeInternational Association of Defense Counsel (AIADCA),
2000
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2004 Chair, IADC Resource Committee
Birth Information:
1959, Whittier, California, United States of America
West Practice Categories:
Asbestos, Aviation, Construction Law, Business Organizations, Constitutional Law, Litigation & Appeals, Business & Commercial Law, Products Liability Law, Class Actions, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Toxic Torts