FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 20, 2007

National Law Firm Davis Wright Tremaine Selects Mark J. Usellis to Head Marketing and Business Development Department

SEATTLE, WA, JUNE 20, 2007 – The national law firm Davis Wright Tremaine LLP (DWT) announces the appointment of Mark J. Usellis as Director of Marketing and Business Development.

At DWT, Usellis will lead a department focused on business development, enhanced customer experience and marketing communications. He brings more than 20 years of diverse experience in business development, marketing and communications.

“We are very pleased to have Mark on board,” said firmwide managing partner, David C. Baca. “We look forward to working together to build on the firm’s substantial strengths and help make DWT the best firm our clients work with.”

Prior to joining DWT, Usellis had a marketing and business development consulting practice, End2End Strategies, which worked with law firms across the country on competitive strategy and business development. Prior to consulting, Usellis was director of marketing at Perkins Coie LLP. He has also been a vice president at the global public affairs consulting firm, APCO Worldwide, public affairs director at U S West, and legislative director to U.S. Rep. Ron Wyden.

Usellis earned his M.P.A. in international trade and finance from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1989 and his B.A. in economics in 1983 at Haverford College.

About Davis Wright Tremaine
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is a national business and litigation law firm with more than 480 attorneys in nine offices: Seattle and Bellevue (Wash.), Portland (Ore.), Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Washington, D.C., Anchorage (Alaska) and Shanghai, China.

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CONTACT:
Barrie K. Handy, APR
Firmwide Communications Manager
(206) 757-8494, barriehandy@dwt.com