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| Law Firm: |
Law Office of Richard L. Goff |
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| Address: |
1000 Second Avenue, Suite 3310 |
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Seattle WA 98104 |
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206-838-1973 |
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206-621-6443 |
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| E-mail Address: |
rgoff@rgofflaw.com |
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| Education: |
Pomona College -- B.A. Government, 1960 (with distinction);
Harvard Law School, LLB, 1963 (magna cum laude; law review).
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| Court Admissions: |
Washington (1993); California (1965 -- currently inactive); Ninth Circuit (1965); N.D. of California (1965); W.D. of Washington (1993); Federal Circuit (1998); several other U.S. District Courts. |
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Legal Experience
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| and Work History: |
I have had a commercial litigation practice for 39 years, including substantial experience in alternative dispute resolution as well as client counseling.
I was employed by Heller, Ehrman, White and McAuliffe from June, 1964, until my retirement from the firm December 31, 2003, first as an associate and then as a partner and shareholder beginning in 1971. In 1963-64 I was the Law Clerk to Hon. Charles M. Merrill, judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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| Focus of Law Practice: |
Trial and litigation attorney handling civil litigation in the following areas: trade secrets, trademarks, patents and copyrights; employee/officer fiduciary and noncompetition obligations and issues; licensing and distribution of software and other products; franchising; antitrust; unfair competition; business defamation and deceptive advertising; consumer protection and consumer class actions; civil/constitutional rights; government contracting and competitive bidding; real estate transactions; and Superfund actions. Clients have included both plaintiffs and defendants, large and small business entities, and individuals. |
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| Professional Associations: |
Washington State Bar Assn. - Antitrust, Consumer Protection and Unfair Business Practices Section, Dispute Resolution Section; Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington - formerly a member of FBA's ADR Committee and its Lawyer Training Subcommittee and principal drafter of ADR Reference Guide; King County Bar Association - ADR Section; Washington Mediation Association; American Bar Association - Section on Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Intellectual Property Sections. |
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| Alternative Dispute |
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| Resolution (ADR) Training: |
AAA Commercial Arbitrator Training (1991); AAA Advanced Commercial Arbitrator Training (1998); Federal Bar Association Arbitration/Mediation Training (2001).
University of Washington Law School Professional Mediation Skills Certificate Training Program (36 hours) (October, 2003).
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| ADR Experience: |
Have served as arbitrator in complex disputes concerning licensing of and rights to software and other intellectual property, and product distribution relationships. Have represented many clients in mediations to settle litigation involving issues including trademark infringement, breach of fiduciary duty, trade secret misappropriation, distributor/dealer terminations, antitrust, civil rights, and insurance coverage. Have also represented clients in arbitrations of various commercial disputes.
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| ADR Practice Areas: |
Antitrust/Trade Regulation, Business Litigation, Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Intellectual Property |
