Professional
Highlights
• Trial
counsel for defendant in a four month jury trial claiming breach of contract,
fraud and misrepresentation allegedly causing the destruction of businesses
in Alaska. Case settled after verdict.
• Trial
counsel for defendants in numerous product liability jury trials claiming
damages due to exposure to asbestos-containing products.
• Trial
counsel in a two month jury trial of nineteen wrongful death claims arising
out of the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in Washington state. Cases settled
after verdicts.
• Successfully
resolved dozens of employment disputes using alternative dispute resolution
procedures.
• Admitted
to practice before the Washington State Supreme Court, the United States
District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington, and
the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Professional
and Community Activities
Washington State Bar Association, Litigation Section.
King County Bar Association, Litigation Section.
Washington Women Lawyers.
Volunteer Lawyer, King County Superior Court Dependency/CASA Program.
Volunteer, United Way.
Selected
Publications and Presentations
Co-Author, "Civil Trial Practice," Young Lawyers Practice
Manual, published by the Young Lawyers Section of the Washington State
Bar Association, 1994.
Speaker, "Sexual Harassment," Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson,
P.S., March 1995.
Speaker, "Alternative Dispute Resolution and Settlement in Cases
under the Americans with Disabilities Act"; and "Taking the
ADA Case to Trial," National Business Institute, April 1999.
Speaker, "Managing Today's Diverse Workforce," Hillis Clark
Martin & Peterson, P.S., May 1999.
Education
Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1984.
Vassar College, A.B., with honors, 1981. Phi Beta Kappa.
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