PATRICIA H. WAGNER
Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6100
Seattle, Washington 98104-7098
Phone:  (206) 389-6132
Fax:   (206) 447-0849
eMail:  pwagner@hewm.com
  • Current Firm or Business Affililation
    Partner, HELLER, EHRMAN, WHITE & McAULIFFE

  • Legal Experience and Work History
    Extensive trial and ADR experience (25 years) in complex commercial, employment discrimination, construction, environmental, products and professional liability cases. 1990-present: Partner, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe; 1986-90, Wickwire, Goldmark & Schorr; Special Counsel, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe; 1978-present: Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association and for private parties; 1985-present: Arbitrator and Pro Tem Judge, King County Superior Court; Certified Mediator, Washington Dispute Resolution Centers, RCW Chapter 7.75; Mediator, Settlement Now, Federal Court Rule 39.1 Program, and for private parties.

    1984-1986, Associate, Williams, Kastner & Gibbs; 1980-1983, Associate and Principal, Powe, Porter and Alphin, (now Moore & Van Allen), Durham, North Carolina; 1977-1980, Associate University Counsel for Health Affairs, Duke University; 1975-1977, Hospital Attorney, North Carolina Memorial Hospital and Associate Attorney, Staff of North Carolina Attorney General; 1974-1975, Assistant University Counsel, Duke University.

  • Education
    A.B. (summa cum laude), Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, 1958; J.D. (with distinction), Duke University, 1974. Order of the Coif; Duke Law Journal Editorial Board

    National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1977; Advanced Course 1987; Faculty training, 1996; 40-hour mediation training, Snohomish County Dispute Resolution Center, 1996.

  • Court Admissions
    Federal Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington, Middle District of N.C., U.S. Supreme Court; Washington State Courts 1984; North Carolina State Courts 1974.

  • Professional Associations
    Federal Bar Association; Lawyer delegate to Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1993-96; King County Bar Association: 1984-present; Board of Trustees, 1989-93; Judiciary and Courts Committee, 1987-present, Chair 1987-89; Medical-Legal Committee, Chair, 1998-99; King County Superior Court Delay Reduction Task Force, 1987-89; King County Superior Court Monitoring Committee, 1989-95; Judicial Conferencing Committee, September 1991-present; Judicial Screening Committee I, 1991-92; Committee on Gender Bias, 1990-95, Chair, 1990-91; ADR Section, 1995-present; Washington State Bar Association, 1984present: ADR Section, 1995-present; Arbitration Committee, 1994-95; Chair, Mediation Committee, 1995-98; Chair, Court Rules and Legislation Committee, 1998-present; Board of Directors, Private Adjudication Center, Duke University School of Law, 1994-present; ADR Roundtable, 1996-present.

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution Training
    Arbitration training, AAA, March 1999, & AAA videotaped programs; prepared material and moderated session to train King County mandatory arbitration program arbitrators, 1996; Settlement Now mediation training, 1988, 89, 92, and 93; completed 40-hour Snohomish County DRC mediation training and DRC Family Law Mediation Training, 1996; have taught various seminars and CLEs on ADR.

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution Experience
    Arbitrator for American Arbitration Association since 1975, for King County Superior Court mandatory arbitration since 1985; served as a pro tem judge in King County for both jury and nonjury trials; mediated cases for Settlement Now, for the Rule 39.1 program, and for private parties; taught numerous seminars on ADR topics.

  • Compensation
    Arbitrations/Mediations: $250 per hour. Per diem/flat fee options available. Pro Bono or reduced fees available for low-income clients. Cancellation fee if arbitration hearing is canceled fewer than 14 days before scheduled hearing date (fewer than 30 days for multi-day hearings); if mediation conference is canceled with fewer than 5 days notice. Pro Tem Judging is Court-paid.

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