Focus of Practice

Insurance Law, ERISA, Contracts, Employment Law, Product Liability, Torts and General Litigation.

Legal Experience

Administrative Law Judge, Office of Administrative Hearings - October 2024 to present; LeMaster Mediation - July 2017 to present; Hackett, Beecher & Hart - July 2011 to July 2018; Porter, Kohli & LeMaster, P.S. - February 2000 to July 2011; George, Hull, Porter & Kohli, P.S. - 1999 to February 2000, shareholder; George, Hull, Porter & Kohli, P.S. - 1993 to 1999.

Court Admissions

Washington Supreme Court, 1993; U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; United States Supreme Court.

Education

Willamette University College of Law, Salem, OR, J.D., cum laude, 1993; Willamette University College of Law, Certificate of Dispute Resolution, 1993; Willamette University College of Liberal Arts, Salem, OR, B.A., French, magna cum laude, 1990.

Professional Associations

Washington State Bar Association; King County Bar Association; Federal Bar Association for the Western District of Washington

ADR Training

Mediating with Aloha Exploring Hawaiian Approaches to Conflict Resolution, King County Bar Association (December 2025 Webinar); Environmental Dispute Resolution Yes, You Can Successfully Apply ADR Skills to Public Policy Facilitation, King County Bar Association, ADR Section (December 2025 Webinar); Dealing with Difficult Parties Lessons Learned in Mediating Transnational Disputes, King County Bar Association, ADR Section (January 2024); Mediating with Heart and Mind, sponsored by Bush Kornfeld, LLP (October 2024); Mediator Ethics, King County Bar Association, ADR Section (February 2023); Awareness and Action: Understanding and Handling Implicit Bias in Mediation/Arbitration, Hon. Thomas T. Glover Mediation Program, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington; 23rd Annual Northwest Dispute Resolution Conference, University of Washington College of Law; Preventing Bad Settlement Decisions and Impasse; Using Brain Science, Game theory, Animated communication, and Micro-Interventions, Straus Institute Professional Skills Program, Pepperdine University School of Law; Hostage Negotiation Techniques & Mediation, Seattle Federal Executive Board, ADR Consortium; 4th Annual National Institute on Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills, ABA; Certificate in Dispute Resolution, Willamette University College of Law

ADR Experience

I have served as a mediator in a variety of substantive areas since 1996, including insurance coverage disputes, personal injury, breach of contract, commercial disputes and legal malpractice. A substantial portion of my litigation practice involved life, health and disability insurance claims.

ADR Practice Areas

Business Litigation, Contracts, Employment, Insurance, Product Liability, Torts