Law School
Columbia University, J.D., with honors, 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
Williams College, B.A., cum laude, 1970
Memberships
King County (Trustee, 1983-1985), Washington State (Chairman, Young Lawyers, 1980-1981; Trustee, Trial Practice Section, 1979-1982; Recipient of President's Award, 1989) and American Bar Associations
Biographical
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Robert Noxan Toppan Prize. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Washington, 1974-1976. Litigation Department Co-Chair Bogle & Gates, 1995-1999. Chairman, The Network of Trial Law Firms, 1996. Editor, Washington Civil Procedure Deskbook, 1992. Adjunct Professor in Trial Advocacy, University of Washington, School of Law, 1986-1992. Picked as one of the Top Three Commercial Litigators in Washington by Chambers USA, 2003-2004. Twice listed in Best Lawyers in America. Twice selected as one of the Top Five Business Litigators by Seattle Magazine. Five times chosen as a SuperLawyer by Washington Law & Politics. Three times voted among the top thirty lawyers in the state. Picked by Chambers USA as one of the Top Three Commercial Litigators in Washington, 2003-2004. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1996—.