Admitted
1966, Washington; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington; U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Ninth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
New York University, LL.B., 1964
Law School Graduation Year
1964
College
Lafayette College, A.B., with honors in History, 1958
Memberships
King County, American (Member, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, 1992-1996) and National Bar Associations; Washington State Bar Association (Bar Examiner, 1973-1975; Member, Board of Governors, 1989-1992; Treasurer, 1991-1992); Washington State Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1975-1980); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Board of Governors, 1974-1978; Parliamentarian, 1978-1980; Treasurer, 1984-1986); American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate)
Biographical
Author: The Rights of Materialmen and Laborers as Secondary Third Party Beneficiaries on Surety Bonds, New York Intramural Law Review, Vol. 20, No. 4, pg. 292, May, 1965; Violations of Safety Codes Should Render Contributory Negligence Inapplicable Where The Harm Suffered Is Foreseeable and of the Kind Sought to Be Prevented to the Protected Class, Journal of Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, Volume II, No. 1, 1978. Law Clerk, Washington State Supreme Court, 1965. Assistant Attorney General, State of Washington, 1966-1968. Member, Board of Visitors, University of Puget Sound, 1972-1993. President, Loren Miller Bar Association, 1976-1978. Member, Visiting Committee, University of Washington School of Law, 1976-1978. Member, Damage Attorneys Round Table, 1983—; President, 1996-1997. Selected Trial Lawyer of the Year for 1986 by Washington State Trial Lawyers Association. Selected Trial Lawyer of the Year for 1994 by American Board of Trial Advocates (Washington Chapter). Fellow, International Society of Barristers.