Areas of Concentration
- Construction
- Business Purchase and Sale
- Commercial
- Real Estate
- Contract
- Corporate Dissolution
- Employment Discrimination
- Franchise and Distribution
- Partner and Shareholder Disputes
- Partnership Dissolution
- Directors and Officers Liability
- Professional Fee Disputes
- Valuation
- Wrongful Termination
- Non-competition Agreements
Arbitration and Mediation Training
- Thirty-One Years Experience as an Arbitrator/Mediator
- Faculty - Mediator Training - American Arbitration Association
- Mediator Training - American Arbitration Association
- Construction Arbitrator II Training - American Arbitration Association (2002)
- Dealing With Delay Tactics in Arbitration (ACE 004)
- Arbitrator Ethics & Disclosures (ACE 003)
- Arbitrator Update - American Arbitration Association
Arbitration, Mediation and Related Affiliations
- ADR Roundtable
- Commercial Arbitration Panel - American Arbitration Association
- Construction Arbitration Panel - American Arbitration Association
- Mediation Panel - American Arbitration Association
- King County Superior Court Mandatory Arbitration
- Private Engagements
Education
- University of Washington, J.D. 1972, Law Review
- University of Washington, B.A., cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Legal Experience
- Substantial experience representing and advising individuals and businesses, non-profit and professional organizations concerning the following areas, among others: construction law; acquisitions and mergers; commercial contracts and transactions; secured and unsecured loan transactions; employment law; creditors' rights and remedies; directors' and officers' duties and liabilities; real estate development, purchases, sales, and leases.
Law Firm
- Member - Short Cressman & Burgess PLLC, 1972 - Present
- Managing Member 1996 - 2004
Peer Recognition
- "AV" Rating (Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory)
- Washington Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politices, 1999 - 2006
- One of the Most Amazing Lawyers in Washington - CEO Magazine 2006
Court Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Western District of Washington
- United States Tax Court
- State of Washington
ADR Experience
- Representative construction experience includes hundreds of disputes involving college and university buildings and facilities, public libraries, governmental buildings, public schools (elementary, middle school, junior high and high school), sports stadiums, parks, highways, bridges, roads, hydroelectric dams, airports, material handling and storage facilities, port facilities, ships, high tech and other manufacturing facilities, refineries, tunnels, sewers, underground utilities, telephone and cable facilities, warehouses, office buildings, hospital and medical facilities, jail and correctional facilities, mixed use buildings, shopping centers, convention halls, opera halls, retail centers, strip malls, golf courses, bowling centers, amusement parks, apartments, condominiums, single family residences, and mobile home parks.
- Non-construction experience includes hundreds of disputes in all areas of real estate and business as listed at the Areas of Concentration above.
Compensation
- $360 per hour for arbitrations and for mediations of two-party cases.
- Additional information available upon request.
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