Experience

Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson P.S.

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Jan 2018 - Present

  Representative Cases:- Lead counsel in successful defense of retaliation claims brought by the Department of Labor. Judgment of dismissal entered after a bench trial in Federal District Court in Seattle.- Lead counsel in successful defense of disability discrimination claim. Case was dismissed on a motion before trial, and dismissal was upheld on appeal.- Trial counsel in defense of claims for breach of contract, fraud and misrepresentation. The case was tried to a jury in Federal District Court in Juneau, and settled after the jury returned a verdict that was favorable to our client.- Lead counsel for regional lender in defense of lender liability claims brought in Federal District Court in Seattle. Case settled on favorable terms on the eve of trial.- Defense counsel in class action filed in Federal District Court in Oregon asserting claims for personal injury and property damage arising from turpentine spill. We defeated plaintiffs’ motion for class certification, and case settled on favorable terms.- Defense counsel in an antitrust class action brought by salmon fishermen in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Plaintiffs sought compensatory and punitive damages totaling $975 million. Case settled on favorable terms prior to trial.- Lead counsel for local home builder defending against construction defect claims involving unsettled issues of state arbitration law decided in our client’s favor by the Washington Supreme Court.- Lead counsel for condominium developer in defense of claims related to the building envelope and other alleged defects. Successfully negotiated dismissal in exchange for assignment of claims.- Lead counsel for defendants in numerous product liability jury trials claiming damages due to exposure to asbestos-containing products.- Defense counsel for a national bank in securities actions arising from the sale of mortgage-backed securities.- Counsel for the University of Washington in student conduct cases brought under Title IX. Show less

• • Aug 1984 - Jan 2018