Vi Jean Reno
   
Law Firm: Reno Law Offices
   
Address: 3210 Wells Fargo Center
999 Third Avenue
  Seattle, WA 98104
   
Phone: 206-622-4100
Fax: 206-624-8540
   
E-mail Address: vjreno@renolawsea.com
   
Education: B.A., Western Washington University, 1974
J.D., Seattle University, 1979
   
Court Admissions: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2005
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1983
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, 1979
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, 1996
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2004
Washington Supreme Court, 1979
   
Legal Experience
 
and Work History: Reno Law Offices PLLC, Seattle, 1994 – present
Member, Tousley Brain, Seattle, 1993-1994
Partner, McGee & Reno, Seattle, 1986 – 1993
Partner, Detels, Madden, Crockett & McGee, Seattle, 1986
Associate, Detels, Madden, Crockett & McGee (formerly Detels, Draper & Marinkovich), 1982-1985
In House Counsel, Safeco Insurance Co., 1979 - 1982
   
Focus of Law Practice: Admiralty, commercial litigation, insurance coverage litigation, business counseling and transactions, mediation
   
Professional Associations: Washington State Bar Association, Maritime Law Association of the United States, Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington
   
Alternative Dispute  
Resolution (ADR) Training: Effective Arbitration Advocacy, American Arbitration Association, 2005; CR 39.1 Neutral Training, Federal Bar Association, Western District of Washington, 2008
   
ADR Experience: Participation in many Rule 39.1 mediations as counsel for a party and in several as mediator and arbitrator. Participation in King County Superior Court mandatory arbitration as counsel for a party. Participation in contractually mandated arbitration proceedings as counsel for a party. Participation in voluntary mediation of complex, multi-party disputes as counsel for a party.
   
ADR Practice Areas: Admiralty, commercial litigation, insurance coverage litigation