Focus of Practice

Litigated complex actions for more than 25 years involving ERISA, the FLSA, tax law, the United States Constitution, the Washington State Constitution, contracts, torts, statutory and regulatory interpretation, administrative procedures, remedies, and class actions.

Legal Experience

Bendich, Stobaugh & Strong, P.C., 1997-2018. Law Office of John P. Sheridan, 1996-1997. Floyd & Schlemlein, 1993-1996.

Court Admissions

Washington State; U.S.D.C. Western District of Washington; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Education

University of Oregon, J.D. 1993 (Order of the Coif); Judicial Extern for William L. Dwyer and Thomas S. Zilly, U.S.D.C. Western District of Washington 1993; Washington State University, B.A. 1990.

Professional Associations

Washington State Bar Association; Federal Bar Association

ADR Training

Instructor, Negotiating Strategies For Setting Up and Closing the Deal, Washington State Bar Association, May 25, 2021 (7.5 CLE Hours); Author, Consider the Opposite, Washington State Bar News, December 2020/January 2021; Ethics and Mediation, Washington State Bar Association, April 22, 2020 (1 CLE Hour); International Academy of Mediators, Deconstructing the Mediation Process, November 7-9, 2019, Scottsdale Arizona; Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine School of Law, Mediating the Litigated Case, 42-hour training, July 31 - August 5, 2017.

ADR Experience

Owner/Mediator Emerald City Mediation; EEOC Contract Mediator; EEOC Pro Bono Mediator

ADR Practice Areas

Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Employment, Torts