Fred Diamondstone
   
Law Firm: Law Office of Fred Diamondstone
   
Address: 710 Second Avenue, #700
  Seattle, WA 98104
   
Phone: 206-568-0082
Fax: 206-568-1683
   
E-mail Address: fdiamondstone@seanet.com
   
Education: A.B. University of California (1973)
J.D. University of Washington (1976)
   
Court Admissions: Washington (1976)
U.S. Dist. Court W.D. Wash. (1976)
U.S. Dist. Court E.D. Wash. (1980)
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1979)
   
Legal Experience
 
and Work History: Sole Practice 1977-1993 & 1995- present
Groshong & Thornton 1993-1995

Fred Diamondstone is a sole practitioner in Seattle whose practice emphasizes plaintiff's personal injury and civil rights litigation. He received WSTLA's 1997 Public Justice Award and WSBA's 1999 President's Award.

His appellate cases include:
= Bering v. SHARE, 106 Wn.2d 212, 721 P.2d 918 (1986) (Amicus) (First Amendment)
= Chambers-Castanes v. King County, 100 Wn.2d 275, 669 P.2d 451, 39 A.L.R. 4th 671 (1983) (Public Duty Doctrine)
= Plemmons v. Pierce County, 134 Wn. App. 449, 140 P.3d 601 (2006) (Class Action re: unlawful searches)
= Taggart v. Washington, 118 Wn.2d. 195, 822 P.2d 243 (1992) (Amicus) (Qualified immunity)
= Wharf v. Burlington Northern, 60 F.3rd 631 (9th Cir. 1995) (FELA)

   
Focus of Law Practice: Personal Injury
Civil Rights
FELA
Constitutional Law
   
Professional Associations: WSBA, KCBA, AAJ, WSTLA
   
Alternative Dispute  
Resolution (ADR) Training: Federal Bar Assoc. 2008 Training for 39.1 Mediators;
Tenth Annual NW ADR Conference 2001 (Univ of Washington Law School Foundation);
Settlement Now 1992 (2 one day programs)

Additionally, served as a member:
WSBA Standing Committee on Mediation 1999-2001

   
ADR Experience: As of February 2008, served as Mediator in 8 cases, either through CR 39.1 program of the Western District of Washington or the former Settlement Now! program in King County in the 1990s.

Served as MAR Arbitrator in 10 – 20 cases.

   
ADR Practice Areas: Personal injury