Areas of Practice
Corporate and business law, commercial and employment litigation
Representative Clients
Amgen, Bank of America, Northwest Kidney Centers, The Saint Gobain Group, Farmers Insurance Group, Microsoft, Brunswick Corporation, Kimberly-Clark, Frank Russell Group, FlightSafety-Boeing International
Publications and Presentations
Editor, Washington, Alaska, California, and Oregon Employment Law Deskbooks
Principal contributor, Lindemann and Grossman, Employment Discrimination Law
Memberships and Activities
Chairman of Board, Association of Washington Business (2004-2005)
Chairman, Association of Washington Business Human Resources Council (1987-2001)
Board Member, Seattle Opera Association
Chairman, Pacific Coast Labor Law Conference (1983)
Chairman, Labor Law Section of the Seattle/King County Bar Association (1983-84)
American Bar Association's EEO and Liason Committees, former subcommittee Chair
Named as one of "America's Leading Business Lawyers" by Chambers USA, 2003-2006
Named as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” in Labor and Employment Law by Woodward/White, 1987; 1989-90; 1991-92; 1993-94; 1995-96; 1997-98; 1999-2000; 2001-02; 2003-04; 2005-06; 2006; 2007; 2008
Listed in Who's Who in American Law
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Education
J.D., with honors, University of North Carolina Law School, 1973
Order of the Coif
Editor, Law Review
National Moot Court Team
City of London College
B.A., Duke University, 1970
- National Merit and Angier B. Duke Scholar