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STEW COGAN

Suite 4000
800 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98104
Phone: (206) 860-1000
Fax: (206) 860-4825
Email: stewcogan@sprintmail.com

  • Legal Experience and Work History
    • Stew Cogan Arbitrator | Mediator (1996 - present)
    • Principal, Mills & Cogan, Mills Cogan Meyers Swartling (1981 - 1996)
    • Associate, Davis Wright Todd Riese & Jones (1976 - 1981)

  • ADR Experience
    • Full-time arbitrator and mediator since 1996. In the past 25 years, have arbitrated more than 200 cases and have mediated more than 1,700 cases.

  • Professional Recognition
    • Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators
    • Fellow of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators
    • SuperLawyer (ADR) (Washington Law & Politics), 1999 - 2008 (Top 100 - 2008)
    • Seattle Top Lawyer (ADR) (Seattle Magazine), 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007
    • Puget Sound Top Lawyer (ADR) (Seattle Business Monthly), 2006, 2007, 2008

  • Areas of Concentration as Neutral
    • Business Purchase and Sale
    • Commercial
    • Construction
    • Contract
    • Corporate Dissolution
    • Directors and Officers Liability
    • Employment Discrimination
    • Hospital and Health Care
    • Non-Competition Agreements
    • Partner and Shareholder Disputes
    • Partnership Dissolution
    • Professional Liability
    • Professional Fee Disputes
    • Real Estate
    • Trusts and Estates
    • Valuation
    • Wrongful Termination

  • Arbitration and Mediation Training
    • Arbitrator Ethics & Disclosure - AAA (2007)
    • Dealing with Delay Tactics in Arbitration - AAA (2006)
    • Chairing an Arbitration Panel - AAA (2005)
    • Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Training - ABA ADR Section (2005)
    • Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding, & Writing Awards - AAA (2005)
    • Annual Arbitrator Update - AAA (2003)
    • Mediating in the Intersection of Logic and Emotion - WSBA (2003)
    • Commercial Arbitrator II Training: Advanced Case Management Issues - AAA (2002)
    • Commercial Arbitrator Training - AAA (1998)
    • Advanced Mediation Skills Training - Washington Law Institute (1998)
    • AAA Superconference - AAA (1997)
    • Introductory Arbitrator Training Workshop - AAA (1995)
    • Advanced Mediation Skills Training - Pepperdine University Law School (1995)
    • Faculty - Basic Arbitrator Training - AAA (1994, 1992, 1992)
    • Faculty - Large, Complex Case Arbitrator Training - AAA (1993)
    • Mediator Training - AAA (1993)
    • Professional Mediation Skills Training - UW Law School (1993)

  • Arbitration, Mediation and Related Experience
    • Commercial Arbitrational Panel - AAA
    • Large Complex Case Panel - AAA
    • Mediation Panel - AAA
    • King County Superior Court Mandatory Arbitration Panel
    • King County Superior Court Special Master
    • U.S District Court, Western District of Washington Civil Rule 39.1 Register
    • ADR Roundtable

  • Speaking Engagements
    • "Finding Success at Mediation: Skills that Make a Difference" - WSBA (2008) (Co-Chair and Speaker)
    • "How to Best Utilize Mediation to Settle Business Disputes" - East King County Bar Association (2008)
    • "What Arbitrators Look for in Advocates" - Private Firm (2007)
    • "Arbitration and Mediation Practice Tips" - WSBA Best of CLE (2006)
    • "Arbitration and Mediation Practice Tips" - WSBA Real Property, Probate and Trust Section Midyear Meeting (2006)
    • "Mediating Commercial and Contract Disputes" - NW Dispute Resolution Conference (2006) (Panelist)
    • "Practical Tips for Arbitration and Mediation" - WSBA (2006)
    • "Motions Practice in Arbitration Proceedings" - WSBA (2006)
    • "Mediation and Arbitration under TEDRA" - WSBA (2005) (Panelist)
    • "How to Succeed in Mediation: With a Lot of Trying" - NW Dispute Resolution Conference (2005) (Panelist)
    • "The Ten Worst Mistakes Lawyers Make at an Arbitration" - Private Law Firms (2004, 2005)
    • "The Ten Worst Mistakes Lawyers Make at an Arbitration" - AAA (2004)
    • "Arbitration Advocacy" - AAA (2003)
    • "Breaking the Impasse: Moving from Stalemate to Settlement in Mediation" - AAA (2002)
    • "Ethics in Mediation" - KCBA ADR Section (2002)
    • "Evaluation in Mediation" - Federal Bar Association ADR Committee (2001) (Panelist)
    • "Ethics in Alternative Dispute Resolution" - Washington Law Institute (2001)
    • "Ethical Problems in Mediation: Practical Problems & Hidden Issues" - NW Dispute Resolution Conference (2000) (Panelist)
    • "Ethics and Alternative Dispute Resolution" - Washington Law Institute (2000)
    • "Ethical Problems in Mediation" - NW Dispute Resolution Conference (1999)

  • Education
    • Harvard Law School, J.D. 1976
    • University of California at Berkeley, B.A. with distinction 1973 (Phi Beta Kappa)

  • Legal Experience
    Substantial experience representing and advising individuals and business, non-profit, and professional organizations concerning the following areas, among others: acquisitions and mergers; commercial contracts and transactions; secured and unsecured loan transactions; employment law; creditors' rights and remedies; insolvency and bankruptcy; directors' and officers' duties and liabilities; real estate development, purchases, sales, and leases; construction law; legal and medical ethics, discipline, and malpractice; and health care law. (1976 - 1996)

  • Compensation
    • $480 per hour. No administrative charges. No cancellation charges for mediations. Deposits for mediations not generally required.
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