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| Law Firm: |
Gammer Law Office, PLLC
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| Address: |
P.O. Box 1498 |
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Mercer Island, WA 98040 |
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206-232-3309 (Office)
206-459-7845 (Mobile)
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206-232-6503 |
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| E-mail Address: |
mgammer@gammerlaw.com |
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| Education: |
1981, J.D. cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center;
1977, B.A., Oberlin College
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| Court Admissions: |
1983, Supreme Court of Washington;
1983, Western District of Washington;
1988, Eastern District of Washington;
1984, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Legal Experience
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| and Work History: |
2010-Present: Sole Practitioner with concentration on mediation and arbitration, workplace investigations, and counseling and training in the field of employment and labor law.
2000-2010: Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation, with responsibility to lead the global employment and labor in-house practice, including employment claims and government agency proceedings, investigations, human resource and benefit policy and planning, affirmative action compliance, and diversity initiatives.
1990-97, 1999-2000: Partner, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, advising on all aspects of employment law and handling employment litigation.
1997-99: Shareholder and Of Counsel, Sebris Busto, litigating cases for public and private sector clients (including public school districts).
1983-89: Shareholder, Schweppe Krug & Tausend, P.S., handling employment and labor litigation as well as white collar criminal defense.
1981-83: Law Clerk, United States Judge Richard C. Freeman, United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia.
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| Focus of Law Practice: |
I have substantial experience litigating employment cases in state and federal courts in Washington, Oregon, and California.
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| Professional Associations: |
2010-present, Co-Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, Federal Bar Association, Western District of Washington.
2007-present, American Bar Association, Section of Dispute Resolution.
2002-03, Chair, Taskforce on Availability of Legal Assistance for Low Income Civil Litigants, Federal Bar Association, Western District of Washington.
2001, President, Federal Bar Association, Western District of Washington.
1997-98, Chair, Lawyer Representatives Coordinating Committee, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
1996-98, Member, Executive Committee, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
1993-95, Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
1993-94, Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Task Force, Federal Bar Association, Western District of Washington.
1986-97, Coordinator, Federal Civil Rights Pro Bono Panel, United States District Court, Western District of Washington.
1994-96, 1991-93, Trustee, Federal Bar Association, Western District of Washington.
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| Alternative Dispute |
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| Resolution (ADR) Training: |
October 2010, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law.
April 2008, ABA Section of Dispute Resolution 10th Annual Conference.
January-February 2008, Rule 39.1 Neutral Training, Federal Bar Association, Western District of Washington.
April 2006, Northwest ADR Conference, University of Washington.
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| ADR Experience: |
I have served as the mediator in ten employment cases. I have handled over fifty mediations as an advocate.
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| ADR Practice Areas: |
Employment, Civil Rights, Contracts.
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