Practice/Experience: 
 

Steve is a native Washingtonian and long-time resident of Seattle.  Steve’s current practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including contract disputes, insurance coverage and bad faith, tort claims, environmental liabilities and brownfield issues, product and premises liability, construction defects, subrogation, and intellectual property.  

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Steve has over twenty years working in Seattle law firms specializing in commercial, intellectual property, and securities litigation; insurance defense of complex, high-value claims, including wrongful death; and complex insurance coverage matters regarding environmental liabilities, brownfields, product liability, premises liability, additional insured claims, and professional liability, representing both insurance companies and insureds.

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Steve also is an experienced arbitrator, serving as an arbitrator for the King County Mandatory Arbitration Department for the past several years.

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There are no guaranteed outcomes in the law. Every case is different, and the results obtained will depend upon the specific facts and circumstances of a client's situation.
 
Published Cases

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Bryant v. Country Life Ins. Co., 414 F.Supp.2d 981 (W.D.Wash. 2006) 
Harmony at Madrona Park Homeowners' Ass'n v. Madison Harmony  Develop., 143 Wn. App. 345, 177 P.3d 755 (Div. 1, 2008)
Aecon Bldgs., Inc. v. Vandermolen Constr. Co., 155 Wn. App. 733, 230 P.3d 594 (Div. I, 2009)
Wash. State Major League Baseball Stadium Pub. Facilities Dist. v. Huber, Hunt & Nichols-Kiewit Const. Co., 176 Wn.2d 502, 296 P.3d 821 (2013)
Seaway Properties, LLC v. Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co., 16 F.Supp.3d 1240 (W.D.Wash. 2014)

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Reported Unpublished Decisions

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Mallett v. Adelphi, LLC, No. 70267-0-III (Wash.Ct.App. 2014)
Widrig v. Villas at Meadow Springs, No. 31687-4-III (Wash.Ct.App. 2015)
160 Lee St. Condo. Homeowners' Ass'n v. Mid-Century Ins. Co., No. C17-1170-MJP, 2018 U.S.Dist. LEXIS 71359 (W.D.Wash. April 30, 2018)

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Memberships

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Washington State Bar Association
Oregon State Bar Association

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Education/Background : 

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BA, Russian and East European Studies, University of Washington, 1987
BA, Russian Language and Literature, University of Washington, 1996
J.D., Seattle University School of Law, 2000; Editor of Lead Articles, Seattle University Law Review, 1999-2000

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Arbitrator for the King County Mandatory Arbitration Department.