Law School
Georgetown University, J.D., cum laude, 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
Oberlin College, B.A., 1977
Memberships
Washington State Bar Association; Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington (President, 2000-2001).
Biographical
Partner, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, 1990-1997, 2000; Shareholder, Schweppe Krug & Tausend, 1983-1989; Law Clerk to Hon. Richard C. Freeman, United States District Judge, Northern District of Georgia, 1981-1983. Recipient, Outstanding Service Award 2002, Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington. Lawyer Representative to Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1993-1998. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Civil Procedure and Labor Law. Topics Editor, American Criminal Law Review, 1980-1981. Author: Computer Crime, American Criminal Law Review, Vol. 18, No. 2, 1980. Co-Author: Should Representation Elections Be Governed By Principles or Expediency? with M.E. Krug, 9 University of Puget Sound Law Review 469, 1986.