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Randolph Ian Gordon

Also known as Randy Gordon, Senator Gordon

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Overview

Practice Areas

30% Litigation
30% Personal Injury
20% Defective / Dangerous Products
10% Mediation
10% Arbitration

Fees and Payment Types

Fees

Contingent (33%-40%), Free Consultation (60 minutes), Hourly ($350-$400/hour), Pro Bono (10%)

Payment types

Cash, Check, Credit Card

Contact Information

Gordon Edmunds Grelish PLLC

1218 3rd Avenue, Ste. 1000

Seattle, WA 98101

Office: 425-454-3313
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Client Reviews	Average Client Rating Former client? Write a review 2 reviews “Don't use anyone else!” Posted by: a Contracts client, 11 months ago. Client Review: I contacted Randy almost a year ago when a large corporation threatened and followed through with their threats to disrupt the smooth operation of my... more Flag “A Lawyer I Would Trust My Kids With” Posted by: a Personal Injury client, almost 5 years ago. Client Review: I am a former personal injury client of Randy's. Before I met Randy, I had contacted tens of lawyers who dismissed my claim after only a few minutes... more Flag
Peer Endorsements	Endorsements 2 endorsements Lawyers: Endorse this lawyer I endorse this lawyer. Randy is a fine lawyer. I have known him since law school together. Peter Maier Endorsement from lawyer: Peter Maier , Seattle (WA), 3 months ago I endorse this lawyer's work. I've worked with other lawyers and the experience has not always been enjoyable or mutually productive. Randy's... more Endorsement from lawyer: Jay Leipham , Spokane (WA), Almost 3 years ago

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2 reviews

“Don't use anyone else!”

Posted by: a Contracts client, 11 months ago.

Client Review: I contacted Randy almost a year ago when a large corporation threatened and followed through with their threats to disrupt the smooth operation of my... more

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“A Lawyer I Would Trust My Kids With”

Posted by: a Personal Injury client, almost 5 years ago.

Client Review: I am a former personal injury client of Randy's. Before I met Randy, I had contacted tens of lawyers who dismissed my claim after only a few minutes... more

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I endorse this lawyer. Randy is a fine lawyer. I have known him since law school together. Peter Maier

Endorsement from lawyer: Peter Maier , Seattle (WA), 3 months ago

I endorse this lawyer's work. I've worked with other lawyers and the experience has not always been enjoyable or mutually productive. Randy's... more

Endorsement from lawyer: Jay Leipham , Spokane (WA), Almost 3 years ago

Résumé

License

34 years since Randolph Ian Gordon was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
Washington	Active	1978	05/19/2012

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

Work Experience

Position	Duration
Member at Gordon Edmunds Grelish PLLC	2011–present
Adjunct Professor at Seattle University School of Law	1999–present

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Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
Harvard University	Law	JD - Juris Doctor	1978
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor		BA - Bachelor of Arts	1975

Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Washington Super Lawyer	Washington Law & Politics Magazine	2011
"Outstanding" Rating	Municipal League of King County	2010

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Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Board of Governors 2001-2003	Washington State Association for Justice	1985-present
Board of Governors 2003-2005	Washington State Bar Association	1978-present

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Portfolio

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
A Tale of Two Initiatives: Where Propaganda Meets Fact in the Debate Over America's Health Care	Seattle Journal for Social Justice	2006
Lies and the Lying Liars that Tell Them by Al Franken and First Among Equals by Kenneth Starr	Washington State Trial Lawyers Association Trial News	2004

First Ascent: Jim Frush and the Untrodden Path	King County Bar Bulletin	2004
Chapters IV [Litigation Techniques and Strategies], VI [Troubleshooting or How to be Prepared for Anything]	Unknown	2003
Indian Law: A Classroom Discussion	Washington State Bar Association Bar News	2002
Acceptance Speech: President's Award	Washington State Bar Association Bar News	2001
Proud to be a Lawyer	Washington State Bar Association Bar News	2001
The Deliberate Intention Exception to the Industrial Insurance Act Since Birklid v. Boeing: A Guidebook for Bench and Bar	Washington State Bar Association Bar News	2000
The Lawyer as Hero, A Pride of Lions, a Justice of Lawyers	Washington State Bar Association Bar News	2000
Chapters I [Cyber Discovery], VI [Discovery Abuse]	Unknown	2000
No Balm in Gilead: Why Workers; Compensation Fails Workers in a Toxic Age	Defining Multiple Chemical Sensitivity	1998
Chapters 1 [Using Direct Examination to Win Your Case], 4 [Putting it All Together to Win Your Case]	Unknown	1998
The Blood of the Worker	Unknown	1997
Chapters 2 [Developing the Plan], 3 [The Importance of Effective Communication], 5 [Voir Dire and the Art of Asking the Right Questions], and 7 [Special Tools for Selecting the Right Jury]	Unknown	1996
No Balm in Gilead: An Examination of the Intentional Tort Exclusion to Coverage Under the Industrial Insurance Act in Light of Birklid v. Boeing	Washington State Bar Association Bar News	1996
How Much Justice Can We Afford? The Argument for Mandatory Arbitration	Washington State Bar Association Bar News	1996
The Riddle of Fisons: When is Discovery not Discovery?	Washington State Bar Association Bar News	1996
Boeing workers change 73 years of Washington law	Washington State Trial Lawyers Association Trial News	1996
A Modest Proposal for Improvement of the Legal System	Washington State Bar Association Bar News	1993
The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves and Other Helpful Hints on The Practice of Law	Washington State Bar Association Bar News	1991
A Meditation on Mediation	Washington State Bar Association Bar News	1991
Walt Whitman as a Franciscan Within the Modern Universal Construct	Unknown	1976

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Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date
Tortious Conduct/Judgments	Washington State Senate Floor Speech	2010
Medical Malpractice Reform	Guest on "Moral Politics" TV Show	2007

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