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| Law Firm: |
Associate General Counsel
Microsoft Corporation
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| Address: |
One Microsoft Way
34/5222
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Redmond, WA 98052 |
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425-703-8777 |
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425-727-3846 |
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| E-mail Address: |
mgammer@microsoft.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: |
2000-present: Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation, lead employment and labor in-house practice group handling advice and legal claims.
1990-97, 1999-2000: Partner, Preston Gates & Ellis, employment and labor counseling, training, and litigation.
1997-99: Shareholder and Of Counsel, Sebris Busto, employment and labor counseling, training, and litigation for public and private sector clients (including public school districts).
1983-89: Shareholder, Schweppe Krug & Tausend, P.S., employment and labor counseling and 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: |
Labor and Employment law. I have experience trying employment cases in state and federal courts in Washington. I generally represent management in such cases. |
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| Professional Associations: |
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: |
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 mediated three employment cases and arbitrated one case. |
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| ADR Practice Areas: |
Employment, Civil Rights. |
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