Representative Experience
Over 15 years of complex litigation experience representing clients in appellate, trial, class action, arbitration, and administrative proceedings, including:

Intellectual property litigation. Representation of both patentees and accused infringers in patent litigation, as well as handling trademark, copyright, and trade secret matters.

Appellate litigation. Representation of appellants and respondents in a wide variety of commercial, class action, constitutional, insurance, and employment cases.

Other substantial litigation matters have involved professional malpractice, First Amendment, civil rights, discrimination, health care, product liability, banking, antitrust, aviation, and construction disputes.

Reported Decisions
Expeditors International v. Expeditors (Japan) Ltd., 2007 WL 2095046 (Wn. App. 2007) (unpublished) (affirming summary dismissal of $2.5 million contract claim and awarding attorneys’ fees to client)

Miller v. Farmer Bros. Co., 136 Wn. App. 650 (2007) (affirming summary judgment in employment class action)

Barnett v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 133 Wn. App. 1036 (2006) (unpublished) (affirming certification of employment class action)

Equilon Enters. v. Great Am. Ins. Co., 132 Wn. App. 430 (2006) (ruling for client on insurer’s duty to defend and indemnify)

Castle v. State, No. 04–2–00614–4 (Thurston Co. Super. Ct., 2004), rev’d, Andersen v. King County, 158 Wn.2d 1 (2006) (co-counsel in Washington marriage equality litigation)

Vasquez v. Hawthorne, 145 Wn.2d 103 (2001) (amicus brief regarding meretricious relationship doctrine)

Doe v. Mutual of Omaha Ins. Co., 179 F.3d 557 (7th Cir. 1999) (amicus brief regarding application of ADA to insurance)

Cut 'N Dried Salon v. The Dept. Of Human Rights, 306 Ill. App.3d 142 (1999) (dismissal of public accommodation discrimination claim)

Hamlyn v. Rock Island County Metro. Mass Transit, 986 F. Supp. 1126 (C.D. Ill 1997) (summary judgment of liability in favor of client in disability discrimination class action)

ML Park Place Corporation v. Hedreen, 77 Wn. App. 1090 (1995) (unpublished) (affirming appraisal of partnership interest)

ESCA v. KPMG Peat Marwick, King County No. 93-2-06810-7 (1995), aff’d , 86 Wash.App. 628 (1997), aff’d, 135 Wash.2d 820 (1998) (successfully obtained partial summary judgment limiting available damages in accounting malpractice suit)

ESCA v. KPMG Peat Marwick, King County No. 93-2-06810-7 (1995), aff’d, 1997 WL 306410 (Wn. App. 1997) (unpublished) (successfully obtained partial summary judgment dismissing shareholder claims in accounting malpractice suit)

International Ambassador Programs v. Archexpo, 68 F.3d 337 (9th Cir. 1995) (enforcement of conflicting arbitration awards)

ML Park Place Corporation. v. Hedreen, 71 Wn. App. 727 (1993) (affirming arbitration award in partnership dispute)

Cenlin Taiwan v. The Bank of California, N.A., 5 F.3d 354 (9th Cir. 1993) (affirming summary judgment dismissing claims against client for breach of warranty in handling letters of credit)

Prior Experience
Senior Associate, Rohde & Van Kampen PLLC

Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU of Illinois

Litigation Associate, Bogle & Gates, Seattle, WA

Publications and Presentations
"Striding Toward Equality: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identification," WSBA Access to Justice and Bar Leaders Conference 2007

"Legal Ethics, Public Morality and Global Justice," Emerald Education Group CLE

“Family Law Fall Conference 2004: Protecting the Rights of Relationships," WSBA CLE

Memberships and Activities
Washington State Bar Association

Illinois State Bar

9th and 7th Circuits

Admitted to practice in Western and Eastern Districts of Washington; Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of Illinois; District of Colorado

Board of Directors, Q-Law – the GLBT Bar Association of Washington

Legal Committee, ACLU of Washington

Seattle Steering Committee, Lambda Legal

Education
J.D., Yale Law School

• Articles Editor, Yale Journal of International Law

• Founding Editor, Student Review