I help clients resolve disputes in connection with securities, financial services, business, and commercial lease matters. I approach ?each litigation matter with one goal: to provide optimal value to my clients. I actively work ?with my clients at the outset of every matter to establish their goals and to develop a measured plan ?to achieve those goals efficiently and cost-effectively.?As lead counsel in hundreds of commercial disputes during my 24 years of practice, I have extensive experience in state and federal courts and before a wide range of arbitrators and mediators. Depending on the ?client's goals, I work to resolve disputes prior to litigation, but will also try cases to verdict when necessary. I am ?experienced in helping clients resolve matters ranging from violations of the securities, fraudulent transfer and trade ?secret acts to breach of contract and/or fiduciary obligations to bankruptcy and creditor rights. In addition, I have extensive experience representing landlords and tenants in commercial (retail and industrial) lease disputes.

Bar Admissions

• Oregon State Courts
• Washington State Courts

Education

• Seattle University School of Law, Juris Doctor degree, cum laude (1998)
• Whitman College, Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics (1993)

Significant Accomplishments

Securities

- Successfully represented broker-dealers in a wide variety of National Association of Securities Dealers/Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (NASD/FINRA) arbitration cases.

- Represented dozens of clients in actions concerning securities fraud and Ponzi schemes.

- Regularly represents clients in litigation matters involving alleged violations of the Washington State Securities Act.

- Represented a claimant in NASD/FINRA arbitration that resulted in what is believed to have been the largest single-customer award in Washington history at the time.

Breach of Contract

- Won a complete award of full principal and attorney fees for client in a breach of contract and successor liability trial in King County Superior Court.

- Obtained dismissal with prejudice of breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation case for clients within three months of commencement of litigation.

- Resolved an LLC member dispute involving complicated trade secret, contract and damages issues.

- Obtained a full defense verdict and attorney fee award in fully litigated commercial lease dispute.

- Obtained a summary judgment dismissal of a breach of contract action within two months of taking over representation.

- Represents lenders in breach of loan agreement actions.

Breach of Fiduciary Duty

- Represents plaintiffs and defendants in director and officer breach of fiduciary duty cases.

- Represents numerous clients in securities actions alleging or defending breach of fiduciary duty claims.

- Successfully defended client in multiple shareholder strike suits brought in connection with client's acquisition of a public company.

- Served as local counsel in a breach of fiduciary duty and RICO case alleging damages in excess of $150,000,000.

Trade Secrets

- Represents plaintiffs and defendants in actions involving alleged violations of the Uniform and Washington Trade Secrets Act.

Fraudulent Transfers

- Represents plaintiffs and defendants in state, federal and bankruptcy court actions involving alleged fraudulent transfers of assets by debtors.

Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights

- Regularly represents creditors in bankruptcy court and related adversary proceedings.

- Advises and represents clients in connection with creditors' rights and debt collection issues.

- Represents clients in enforcing secured rights in collateral.

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