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| Law Firm: |
Judicial Dispute Resolution |
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| Address: |
1411 Fourth Ave., Suite 200 |
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Seattle, WA 98101 |
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206-442-1684 |
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206-223-0450 |
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| E-mail Address: |
cburdell@jdrllc.com |
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| Education: |
B.A., Economics, University of Washington, 1966; J.D., Willamette University College of Law, 1970 |
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| Court Admissions: |
Judge, King County Superior Court, 1987 – 1990; Judge Pro Tem and Arbitrator in the King County District and Superior Courts. |
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Legal Experience
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| and Work History: |
Partner in the firm Culp, Dwyer, Guterson & Grader, 1975 – 1987; managing partner from 1978 – 1983; King County Superior Court, 1987-1990; Private Arbitrator/Mediator, 1990 - present.. |
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| Focus of Law Practice: |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
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| Professional Associations: |
University District Food Bank Board of Directors; Past: Chair, King County Judges’ Local Rules Committee, “Outstanding Service Award”, Western Washington Federal Bar Association for service as a mediator in civil litigation, Lawyer delegate to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Member, Ninth Circuit Task Force on ADR, President, Western Washington Federal Bar Association, Girls High School Basketball Referee. |
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| Alternative Dispute |
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| Resolution (ADR) Training: |
Judge Burdell participated in the implementation of CR 39.1. He has attended and taught numerous ADR training sessions and seminars. |
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| ADR Experience: |
Judge Burdell became a full-time mediator and arbitrator in 1990. Since that time he has conducted more than 2000 mediations and arbitrations in cases involving many areas of law such as complex business litigation, construction, marriage dissolution, personal injury, professional liability, product liability, environmental issues and employment.
While practicing law, he specialized in complex civil litigation, dissolutions and antitrust cases and participated in the implementation of the Civil Rule 39.1 mediation program in the US District Court. He was frequently asked by other attorneys to serve as their 39.1 mediator and settled many cases, including one Native American water rights case which had been pending in the Federal Courts for over 16 years. As a King County Superior Court Judge, he conducted hundreds of settlement conferences.
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| ADR Practice Areas: |
Admiralty/Maritime, Contracts, Environmental, Products Liability, Professional Negligence, Torts |
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