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| Law Firm: |
Andrew N. Becker, Attorney at Law |
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| Address: |
1521 SE Piperberry Way, Suite 102 |
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Port Orchard, WA 98366 |
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360-876-4800 |
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360-874-5988 |
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| E-mail Address: |
andybecker@wavecable.com |
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| Education: |
University of Puget Sound School of Law, Juris Doctor May 20, 1984, cum laude.
University of California at Berkeley, B.S., 1976.
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| Court Admissions: |
Washington State Bar Association, admitted January 4,1985; United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, admitted March 22, 1985; United State Court of Appeals, for the Ninth Circuit, admitted May 16, 1986. |
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Legal Experience
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| and Work History: |
1993- present, private solo practice limited to personal injury claims and emphasizing motor vehicle accidents; City Attorney, City of Gig Harbor, 1986 – 1995; Public Defender, Kitsap County, 1986, Associate, Law Offices of Dan R. Dubitzky, 1984-1985. |
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| Focus of Law Practice: |
Trial attorney in solo practice located in Port Orchard, Kitsap County, with an emphasis on plaintiff bodily injury claims. Receives appointments for defense work through the Washington State Transit Insurance Pool, representing Kitsap Transit and other public transit entities in Washington. Frequently chosen to mediate personal injury claims and was an inagural member of the Kitsap County Superior Court’s Mediation Panel. Frequently chosen to arbitrate MAR and UIM matters. He has served as a judge pro tempore in the local district and municipal courts for many years. Twice chosen by Washington Law and Politics magazine as a Super Lawyer. |
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| Professional Associations: |
President of the Kitsap County Bar Association in 1998, formerly vice-president, secretary, and treasurer of the Kitsap County Bar Association; Eagle member of WSTLA; Chair of the Kitsap County WSTLA Tort Roundtable, 2000- 2003; Member of the Washington Bar Association’s Disciplinary Board from 1992-1995; service as a Special Disciplinary Counsel; Washington State Bar Association Character and Fitness
Committee, 2002-2004. |
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| Alternative Dispute |
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| Resolution (ADR) Training: |
Certified in advanced mediator training by Alhadeff Mediation Services, December 1, 2000; several Continuing Education Courses approved by the Washington State Bar Association. |
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| ADR Experience: |
Most frequently mediates personal injury claims involving motor vehicle collisions, but has also mediated matters running the gamut of legal disputes. Has served as a MAR arbitrator since 1989 arbitrating literally hundreds of cases in Kitsap County. Has served as a UIM arbitrator since 1994 on a frequent basis. |
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| ADR Practice Areas: |
Insurance, Professional Negligence, Torts |
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