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| Law Firm: |
Alsdorf Dispute Resolution |
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| Address: |
Sullivan Hall, Seattle University School of Law
901 12th Avenue
P.O. Box 222000
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Seattle, WA 98122-1090 |
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206-228-8575 |
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206-398-4123 |
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| E-mail Address: |
ralsdorf@alsdorfadr.com |
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| Education: |
Yale University Law School, J.D., 1973; Yale University Graduate School, M.A. (Am. Hist.); Carleton College, B.A., 1967. |
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| Court Admissions: |
U.S. Supreme Court; Ninth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal; Eastern and Western Districts of Washington; District of Columbia. |
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Legal Experience
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| and Work History: |
U.S. Department of Justice, 1973-75; Culp Dwyer Guterson & Grader, 1975-79; Armstrong Alsdorf Bradbury & Maier, 1979-1990; King County Superior Court Judge, 1990-2005; Davis Wright Tremaine, 2005-2008; Alsdorf Disupte Resolution, 2008 - present; Distinguished Jurist in Residence, Seattle University School of Law, 2008 - present.
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| Focus of Law Practice: |
Arbitration, Mediation and Special Master assignments in complex litigation |
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| Professional Associations: |
WSBA, KCBA, ABA, AAA (Commercial Arbitration Panel) |
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| Alternative Dispute |
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| Resolution (ADR) Training: |
Harvard Law School Negotiation Project, 1986; KCBA ADR panel, 1997; AAA training as Aribrator I, Arbitrator II, Chairing Panel 2005 & 2006; JAMS Mediating Complex Cases, 2004; Rule 39.1 Panel, Ethics, 2008.
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| ADR Experience: |
I have arbitrated and mediated cases since the mid-1980's, focusing on complex commercial and environmental litigation, in cases involving state law, federal law, admiralty law, and cases of varying sizes up to and including nine-figure damages claims (as well as resolutions in that range).
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| ADR Practice Areas: |
Complex commercial arbitration and mediation, as well as Special Master assignments from State and Federal courts. |
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