Professional
Highlights
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Law clerk to The Honorable Morell Sharp, United States District Court,
Seattle, 1974-1975.
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Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, P.S., since 1975. Managing Principal,
1981-1984, 1987 to present.
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Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
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Recognized since 1999 as a "Super Lawyer" in Washington by Washington
Law & Politics, a legal and professional publication; I was ranked
first in the year 2000, and in the Top Ten 2000-2005.
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Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2001 through 2007.
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Recognized as one of "Seattle's Top Lawyers" by Seattle Magazine,
2005 and 2007.
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Recognized as one of "Seattle's Best Business Lawyers" by Seattle
Business Monthly, 2007
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Lead counsel in the defense of the University of Washington in the lawsuit
brought by its former head football coach, Rick Neuheisel, after he was
fired by the University. Following a six-week jury trial, this case was
resolved favorably for our client.
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Lead counsel in the defense of Mitsubishi Corporation in an Alaska antitrust
class action arising out of the Bristol Bay salmon industry. Plaintiffs
alleged compensatory and punitive damages totaling $975 million; we negotiated
a favorable settlement prior to trial.
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Lead counsel on behalf of plaintiff Horizon Air in a trademark infringement
lawsuit filed against Frontier Horizon Airlines. Following federal court
hearings, we obtained preliminary injunctive relief against Frontier.
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Co-counsel in the defense of The New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
and Copley Real Estate Advisors in lawsuits brought by the Washington
State Investment Board, which asserted claims totaling $1.2 billion for
securities fraud and breach of fiduciary duties. We resolved this matter
before trial.
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Represent securities firms -- including Merrill Lynch, Salomon Smith Barney,
CIBC Oppenheimer, and Edward D. Jones -- in a wide variety of securities
cases before state and federal courts and before arbitration tribunals.
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Have represented other law firms in a range of complex and highly sensitive
matters.
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Have served as an arbitrator or mediator in several hundred cases.
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Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court; the Washington
State Supreme Court; United States District Courts for the Western and
Eastern Districts of Washington, and for the Northern District of California;
and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Professional
and Community Activities
American Bar Association; Antitrust, Litigation, and Business Law Sections.
Washington State Bar Association; Litigation Section; Judicial Recommendations
Committee, 1989-1992.
King County Bar Association; Judicial Conferencing Committee, 1992 - 2001,
Co-Chair, 2000 - 2001; Judicial Screening Committee, 1988-1993,
Chair, 1990-1992; Young Lawyers Section, Judicial Selection and Discipline
Committee, 1977-1981, Legislation Committee, 1975-1977, Chair, 1976-1977.
ADR Roundtable, Founding Member.
Lakeside School, Board of Trustees, 1995 - 2004.
Woodland Park Zoological Society, Board of Directors, 1993-1997.
Seattle International Music Festival, Board of Directors, 1992-1996.
Discovery Park Citizens Advisory Committee, Treasurer, 1974-1978.
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Selected
Publications and Presentations
Author, "TIE
ONE FOR THE GIPPER . . . and Other Failed Cheers," Washington
State Bar News, April 2007.
Author, "A
Mediator's Observations," Washington State Bar News, February 2002.
I am regularly an instructor at seminars for lawyers on various topics,
including evidentiary rules, trial strategy, mediation and arbitration.
Education
Harvard Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 1974.
Harvard College, A.B. (Economics), magna cum laude, 1971. Phi Beta Kappa.
Outside
Interests
I am a classically trained pianist, but these days I am more likely to
play (for my own amusement) Cole Porter than Rachmaninoff. I dabble in
foreign languages. My golf game needs work. I recently learned to fly
an airplane.
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