Professional Background

Arbitration and Mediation

• Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, 1992-1997
• Judicial Dispute Resolution, LLC, 1997-2009

Judicial

• Superior Court Judge, King County WA, including Chief Criminal Judge and Juvenile Court Presiding Judge, 1980-1992
• Conducted several hundred settlement conferences while on the bench.
• Founded and chaired the Special Committee on Asbestos Litigation, developing a nationally respected process for handling asbestos cases

Practice of Law

• Admitted to Washington State Bar, 1970
• Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, King County, 1970-1971
• Senior Trial Attorney, Public Defender's Office, 1971-1973
• Private law practice, 1974-1980

Academic Work

• Distinguished Jurist in Residence, Seattle University, beginning September 2009
• Adjunct Professor, Seattle University Criminal Justice Department, 1992-1996
• Visiting Professor, Gonzaga-in-Florence, Italy, Comparative Criminal Law, 2006
• Instructor, Washington State Judicial College, 1985-1990

Education

• J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1969
• B.A., Seattle University, 1966
• Graduate, National Judicial College, 1981
• Graduate, International Center for Arbitration training program, Santa Monica CA, 1994