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| Law Firm: |
The Beles Group, Counselors at Law |
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| Address: |
216 First Avenue South #204 |
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Seattle, WA 98104 |
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206-623-9119 |
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206-622-3812 |
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| E-mail Address: |
Cbeles@belesgroup.com
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| Education: |
Boalt Hall, LLM (High Honors) in International Dispute Resolution '87 Gonzaga University School of Law, JD Magna Cum Laude '75
U.C. Santa Cruz, BA Psychology '71
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| Court Admissions: |
Washington State, 1975;
U.S. District Courts for Washington, Eastern & Western Districts, 1976;
U.S. District Court for California, Northern District, 1994;
U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1988
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Legal Experience
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| and Work History: |
Owner/Arbitrator and Mediator, The Beles Group, Counselors at Law, Seattle, 1990-present;
Fulbright Scholar & Lecturer, (International Dispute Resolution & Comparative Torts), Masaryk Faculty of Law, Brno, Czech Republic, 2010; Adjunct Professor of Law, (Transnational ADR), Seattle University School of Law 2006 - present;
Arbitrator and Mediator for the AAA, ICDR, WIPO, ICC, CPR, FINRA, WSBA, Federal District Court and King County, 1987 - present;
Private Practitioner, Kargianis, Austin & Erickson, Attorneys at Law, Seattle, 1987-90;
Associate Prof of Law, (Torts, Products Liability, Criminal Procedure & Forensic Evidence), Gonzaga University, Spokane, 1979-87;
ALJ, Washington State Higher Education Personnel Board, Spokane, 1980-86;
Washington State Assistant AG, (Antitrust & Education Divisions), Olympia and Spokane, 1976-79;
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| Focus of Law Practice: |
Commercial litigation, arbitrator & mediation. |
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| Professional Associations: |
The London Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Member; WSBA (International Practice & ADR Sections);
Chair of the WSBA Board of Bar Examiners;
WSBA Professional Development Committee;
WSBA Judicial Recommendations Committee;
AAA, WIPO, FINRA, ICDR, ICC and CPR Panel of Neutrals; WSBA - Disciplinary Hearing Officer; U.S. District Court Arbitrator; King County Arbitrator;
Charles Powell Trial Advocacy Inn of Court, Bencher.
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| Resolution (ADR) Training: |
Sixth Annual Leading Arbitrators' Symposium on the Conduct of International Arbitration, Vienna, Austria, 2010; AAA Webinar, Current Issues in Employment Arbitration: The Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 Legislation and Recent Court Decisions, 2009;
State Bar of California, Debates on International ARbitration: Asia-Pacific, 2007; AAA Chairing an Arbitration Panel: Managing Procedures, Process & Dynamics (ACE005), 2006;
AAA Arbitrator Ethics & Disclosure, (ACE003), 2005;
International Arbitration Advocacy, 2005;
International Arbitration, 2005;
University of Washington Law School Professional Mediation Skills Training Program, 2005;
AAA Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding & Writing Awards (ACE001), 2004;
NASD Chairperson Training, 2004;
NASD Dispute Resolution Arbitrator Training, 2003;
WIPO Workshop for Arbitrators, 2003;
WIPO Workshop on Domain Name Dispute Resolution, 2003;
AAA Commercial Arbitrator II Training: Advanced Case Management Issues, 2002;
AAA Arbitrator Update, 2001;
AAA Commercial Arbitrator Training, 1999;
AAA Neutrals' Retreat, 1998;
AAA Advocacy in Mediation Seminar,1997;
AAA/ICC/WIPO, Silicon Valley 2000 ADR, 1997; Fulbright Scholar in the Czech Republic teaching International Litigation & Arbitration, 2009-2010; Speaker, "The Pros and Cons of Differing Procedures in U.S. and European Arbitrations." Charles University Czech Society of International Law, Prague, CZ.; Guest Lecturer, "International and High Technology Arbitration," University of Washington Executive MBA Program, Fall and Spring Quarters, 1996-99.
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| ADR Experience: |
I have presided over or advocated in more than 150 complex disputes involving international contracts, intellectual property, antitrust, telecommunications, construction, personal injury and employment. Additionally, presided in over 60 hearings as a Washington State Administrative Law Judge resolving unfair labor practices, discrimination and other disciplinary matters. |
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| ADR Practice Areas: |
Commercial, International Contract, Licensing, High Technology, Software, Antitrust, Personal Injury, Insurance, Health Care. |
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