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Washington, 1994

Michele Radosevich

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Seattle

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Michele Radosevich focuses on litigating state and local tax issues for clients doing business in Washington state. She works in commercial litigation and administrative law, representing trade groups and governmental entities. A former lobbyist before the Washington Legislature, Michele also provides advice on lobbying and campaign finance regulation.

Representative Experience

Tax litigation for Qualcomm Inc.

Represented Qualcomm, Inc. in tax litigation and obtained Washington State Supreme Court decision holding that Qualcomm's vehicle tracking system was not a telecommunications service subject to sales tax. 171 Wn.2d 125, 249 P3d 167 (2011)

Represented large Internet based company in data center tax litigation

Represented large Internet based company in litigation over preferential tax treatment for data centers. Obtained highly favorable settlement. (2010)

Property tax exemption, Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital

Obtained Board of Tax Appeals decision holding that hospital's outpatient imaging center was entitled to property tax exemption because of clinical integration with hospital. Decision was affirmed on appeal to superior court, leading to a rulemaking proceeding to adopt the Legacy holding in 2009. Docket Nos. 06-062 and 06-063 (Bd. of Tax App. 2007)

City tax on NIH research grants for nonprofit medical research institute

Obtained administrative reversal of Seattle's position that National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants are subject to gross receipts tax when received by nonprofits. (2006)

Locke v. Reed; Grange v. Locke

Defended Washington's Secretary of State as Special Assistant Attorney General in Supreme Court mandamus actions filed by the Governor seeking to keep a referendum off the ballot. Locke v. Reed, No. 75392-0 (2004), Grange v. Locke, et al., 153 Wn.2d 475 (U.S. 2005).

Professional & Community Activities

President, Washington State Bar Association, 2012
Law Alumni Board, Seattle University School of Law, 2002-present
Adjunct professor, Legislative Process, Seattle University School of Law, 1998-present