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| Law Firm: |
Sullivan & Thoreson |
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| Address: |
Columbia Center
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4600
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Seattle, WA 98104 |
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| Phone: |
206-903-0504 |
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206-783-6609 |
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| E-mail Address: |
mschein@sullthor.com |
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| Education: |
JD, Univ. of Oregon, 1979 (law review; with honors); BA, Reed College, 1976 (Phi Beta Kappa)
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| Court Admissions: |
Washington Supreme Court; United States District Court for Western District of Washington; United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; United States Supreme Court; Vermont Supreme Court (expired) |
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Legal Experience
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| and Work History: |
Of Counsel, Sullivan & Thoreson, 2007-present; Of Counsel, Reed, Longyear, Malnati & Ahrens, 1998-2005; Law Office of Michael T. Schein, 2006, 1995-1997; Researched and wrote law-related historical novel, 2006; Adjunct Professor of American Legal History, Univ. of Puget Sound, then Seattle University School of Law, 1988-2003; Contract lawyer, Ferguson & Burdell, later Schwabe, Williamson, Ferguson & Burdell, 1988-1995; Partner, Hoff, Wilson, Powell & Lang (Burlington, VT) (now Hoff, Curtis, Pacht & Cassidy), 1985-1988; Associate, Hoff, Wilson, Powell & Lang, 1980-1985; Law Clerk, Hon. Rudolph J. Daley, Vermont Supreme Court, 1979-1980. |
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| Focus of Law Practice: |
Currently, I focus on appellate litigation. I have done a wide variety of commercial, admiralty and general litigation over the years, including substantial work on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill case on behalf of seafood processor claimants, general commercial disputes involving contracts, fraud and misrepresentation, business organization, insurance coverage, consumer protection, arbitrations, noncompetition agreements, and shareholder agreements. I have also handled professional negligence and fee dispute matters involving physicians, attorneys, architects and engineers. At Reed, Longyear I worked on general, commercial, trust, estate and guardianship litigation. At Ferguson & Burdell I did environmental and construction litigation (including Government Contracts). I have experience with employment litigation, securities litigation, patent litigation, domestic relations (appellate only), admiralty/maritime litigation, education-schools issues, and personal injury matters. I have successfully mediated a real property dispute. |
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| Professional Associations: |
Federal Bar Association; Washington State Bar Association; Washington Appellate Lawyers Association (founding member). |
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| Alternative Dispute |
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| Resolution (ADR) Training: |
WD Washington Federal Bar Ass’n CR 39.1 Neutral Training, Jan.-Feb. 2008; AAA 3-day Alternative Dispute Resolution Training, 1987. |
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| ADR Experience: |
MAR King County Superior Court Arbitrator, 2001-present; WSBA Attorney-Client Dispute Mediation Panel, 2005-present.
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| ADR Practice Areas: |
Commercial; Contract; Insurance; Corporate/Business Organizations; Admiralty/Maritime; Constitutional; Professional negligence; Employment litigation; Civil Rights; Construction; Wills and estates; Personal injury / Torts; Class action; Securities; Consumer protection; Education; Real property. |
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