Carolyn Cairns
   
Law Firm: Stokes Lawrence, P.S.
   
Address: 800 Fifth Ave, Suite 4000
  Seattle, WA 98104-3179
   
Phone: 206-626-6000
Fax: 206-464-1496
   
E-mail Address: carolyn.cairns@stokeslaw.com
   
Education: 1970 - Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts. Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude; 1976 - DePaul University Law School, Chicago, Illinois. Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude
   
Court Admissions: 1976, Supreme Court of Illinois; 1976, Northern District of Illinois; 1980, Supreme Court of Washington; 1980, Western District of Washington; 1984, Eastern District of Washington
   
Legal Experience
 
and Work History: 1989-Present, Shareholder: Stokes Lawrence P.S., Employment law and related areas of civil rights, tort and contract law, representing both plaintiffs and defendants; mediation and arbitration. 1984-1989, Partner: Cairns & McKinnon - Employment law and related areas of civil rights, tort and contract law. 1977-1984, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Trial Attorney (1977-1979), Senior Trial Attorney (1979-1980), Supervisory Trial Attorney (1980-1984). Responsible for litigation and supervision of litigation of federal employment discrimination cases, both individual and class actions.
   
Focus of Law Practice: Labor and Employment Law; Mediation and Arbitration
   
Professional Associations: Trustee, King County Bar Association, 2003 - 2006; Master of the Bench, The William L. Dwyer American Inn of Court, 2002 - 2005; Washington State Bar Association, Loan Crisis Task Force, 2002 - 2005; Chair, Federal Bar Association, Western District of Washington, Federal Rules Task Force, 2001 - 2003; Federal Bar Association, Western District of Washington, President, 1997; American Arbitration Association, Panel of Mediators/Arbitrators; Washington State Bar Association, Sections on Alternative Dispute Resolution and Labor and Employment Law; U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, Member of the 39.1 Panel of Mediators; King County Bar Association, Chair, Labor Law Section 1994-1995; Pacific Coast Labor Law Conference, Chair, 1994; American Bar Association: Sections on Labor Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution; Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, Chair, Employment Law Section,1993; Member of the ADR Roundtable.
   
Alternative Dispute  
Resolution (ADR) Training:

American Arbitration Association - Commercial Arbitrator II (2002); Employment Arbitrator Training (1999); Mandatory Arbitration in Washington State.
Seminars: Northwest ADR Conference; Settlement Now Mediation Training Seminar for Panel; International Law Institute ADR Seminar; ABA Seminar on Mediation Strategies; Conflict Resolution Without Conflict (University of Washington).

Served as a trainer/lecturer and author on various ADR topics, including:

2006 - Northwest Dispute Resolution Conference: "Employment Mediation and Arbitration."  National Business Institute: "Arbitration of Claims Arising out of Employment."

2005 - Northwest Dispute Resolution Conference: "Preparing for Mediation and Mediation Advocacy."  The Seminar Group: "Mediation from the Mediator's Perspective."

2004 - UW Law School: "ADR for Employment Law, Civil Rights and Commercial Disputes."  Washington Law Institute: "Doing Your Homework Before the Mediation."

2003 - Washington State Bar Association: "Winning Your Case at Mediation." Washington Law Institute: "ADR: Mediation/Arbitration in Employment Law Cases." Northwest Dispute Resolution Conference: "Overcoming Impasse." Washington State Trial Lawyers: "Employment Arbitration: The Necessity of Fairness of Procedure and Disclosure Requirements."
2002 - Washington Law Institute: "ADR in Employment Law Cases." American Bar Association: "Mediation of Employment Disputes."
2000 - Washington Law Institute: "Mediation and Arbitration of Employment Disputes."
1999 (Pending) - Washington State Trial Lawyers Employment Law Deskbook Chapter "Mediation of Employment Disputes."
1998 - Federal Bar Association: "Mediation Advocacy."
1996 - Washington State Bar Association: "Alternative Dispute Resolution."
1995 - Washington Employment Lawyers Association: "Settlement Evaluation: How to Determine An Appropriate Value." JAMS/Endispute: "Mediation Advocacy For the Employment Attorney."
1994-Washington Journal: "Mediation of Employment Disputes."
1993 - Northwest ADR Conference: "Confronting Power Dynamics as a Neutral." Council on Education in Management: "Litigate or Mediate." Trial News: "Mediation of Employment Cases."
   
ADR Experience: Serves as mediator in approximately 75-100 cases a year, in both federal and state court, in employment or civil rights cases, involving EEO, contracts, wrongful discharge, wage and hour, noncompetes and employment-related torts such as defamation, invasion of privacy, intentional/negligent infliction of emotional distress or tortious interference with a contractual advantage. Serves on the arbitration panel of American Arbitration Association, hearing 8-10 cases per year. Serves as a hearing officer for the University of Washington Faculty Senate. Serves on the 39.1 Panel of the Western District of Washington.
   
ADR Practice Areas: Employment, Contracts, Civil Rights, Business Litigation