Gammer Law Office, PLLC

206-232-3309 (Office)

206-459-7845 (Mobile)

1981, J.D. cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center;

1977, B.A., Oberlin College

1983, Supreme Court of Washington;

1983, Western District of Washington;

1988, Eastern District of Washington;

1984, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

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.

I have substantial experience litigating employment cases in state and federal courts in Washington, Oregon, and California. 

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.

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.

I have served as the mediator in ten employment cases.  I have handled over fifty mediations as an advocate.

Employment, Civil Rights, Contracts.