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STEVAN D. PHILLIPS
Stoel Rives LLP
600 University Street Suite 3600
Seattle, Washington 98101
Phone: 206-386-7621
Fax: 206-386-7500
eMail: sdphillips@stoel.com
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- Law Practice
- Mr. Phillips concentrates his practice in commercial litigation with an emphasis on complex business disputes, including, class actions, antitrust, and all types of insurance coverage litigation, He has also been involved in contested takeover litigation, as well as lawsuits involving financial institutions and lending practices. Steve has participated in numerous mediations and arbitrations on behalf of clients in complex commercial insurance, antitrust and contract litigation. He has argued before the Fourth, Eighth and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals and Washington state courts at all levels, including several cases before the Washington State Supreme Court. Mr. Phillips has been named by Washington Law & Politics as one of Washington's best lawyers from the Summer 2000 continuously through 2006. Mr. Phillips was admitted to the Washington bar in 1971.
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Professional Activities and Bar Memberships
- Member, Federal Bar Association (Western District of Washington); American Bar Association Antitrust, Litigation, and Tort and Insurance Practice Sections; Washington State Bar Association Litigation Section; and King County Bar Association.
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Education
- University of Michigan Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1970; University of Michigan, B.A., 1967.
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Publications and Presentations
- Co-author, "Precertification Discovery in Federal Class Action Litigation," 2006 WSBA CLE on "Successful Prosecution In Complex Business Disputes;" "Form and Scope of Injunctive Relief," 2006 WSBA CLE (April 2006, Motion Practice); Co-author, "Excess Insurance-When Does It Provide Defense and/or Indemnity for the Policyholder," Lorman Educational Series (1994); co-author, "Making and Pursuing Insurance Claims," Stoel Rives Business Toolbox Series (1994); co-author, "Applying Gruol's Continuous Trigger to Hazardous Waste Liability: The Policyholder's Perspective," 28 Gonzaga Law Review 499 (1992/93); Seattle-King County Bar Association CLE, "General Liability Insurance Coverage" (1992); "Ethical Motion Practice in the Ninth Circuit," Lorman Educational Series (1992); "Hazardous Waste Insurance Issues," CLE on Hazardous Waste in Oregon (1988); "Ethical Considerations for Motion Practice in the Ninth Circuit Court," Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington CLE (1988); "Problems in Dealer-Distributor and Franchise Relationships," Mini-Trial of Distributor Termination Case, Washington State Bar Convention (1988).
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Background
- Former adjunct professor of law, University of Puget Sound Law School; former staff attorney, Federal Trade Commission (Region X); and former judge pro tempore, Seattle Municipal Court.
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