Experience

Rating: 8.3 (Excellent)

Honors

2009

AV rating, Martindale-Hubbell

2008

Lifetime Member, Cambridge Who's Who

2008

Outstanding Subcommittee Chair, American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Technology for the Litigator Committee

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Work Experience

2009 - Present

Senior Legal Counsel, Physio-Control

2005 - 2009

Of Counsel, Williams Kastner

2004 - 2004

Attorney, Corporation Counsel for the City of New York

1998 - 2005

Associate, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

1997 - 1998

Associate, Schoeman, Updike & Kaufman LLP

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Associations

2005 - Present

Washington Defense Trial Lawyers

Member

2005 - Present

Washington State Bar Association

Member

2005 - Present

The Sedona Conference

Member

2005 - Present

United States District Court for the Western District of Washington

Admitted

2005 - Present

Washington State Bar Association

Admitted

1999 - Present

United States Supreme Court Bar

Admitted

1998 - Present

New York State Bar Association

Admitted

1997 - Present

Defense Research Institute

Member

1997 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

1998 - 2005

Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Member

1998 - 2005

New York State Bar Association

Member

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Sample of Legal Cases

Zale v. Pliant Corporation

Resolved before trial

In-Fusio v. Microsoft

Resolution

Anderson v. Corinthian Colleges Inc.

Summary Judgment

Carossia v. City of New York

$740,000 verdict set aside

Dornberger v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Settlement

Ostrower v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Dismissal affirmed on appeal

Heslin v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Dismissal affirmed on appeal

Corcoran v. New York Power Authority

Summary Judgment Affirmed on Appeal

Gally v. Columbia University

Dismissal on Summary Judgment

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Education

1997

Vermont Law School

JD - Juris Doctor, cum laude

1994

University of Massachusetts, Boston

BA - Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude

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Speaking Engagements

2008

Legal Issues Teleconference Series

School Violence

2008

Legal Issues Teleconference Series

Privacy Issues in Education

2008

ABA Section of Litigation Annual Meeting

Managing Technology Overload

2007

Washington Schools Risk Managment Pool Annual Meeting

Records Management & E-Discovery Strategies

2007

Technology in the Workplace

Challenges With the Retention of Electronic Documents: Digital Document Management and

2007

PRIMA Western Regional Conference

Records Management & E-Discovery Strategies

2007

European Regional Meeting, Munich, Germany

Cutting-Edge Techniques for Limiting the Damaging Effects of Electronically Stored Information

2007

Dare to Discover: How to Employ and Respond to Discovery Tactics

Current Issues with Attorney-Client Privilege/Attorney Work Product

2007

Current Issues in Toxic Torts and Product Liability

New and Emerging Toxic Torts

2006

E-Discovery for Defense Attorneys

The Ethics of E-Discovery: Privileged Communications, Stripping the Metadata & the Impact on the Defense Practice

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Publications

2008

IADC Technology Newsletter Qualcomm v. Broadcom: Lessons for Counsel and a Road Map to e-Discovery Preparedness

2008

For The Defense Discovery Without Waiving Goodbye To Privileges and Protections

2008

Digital Matters E-Discovery Rulemaking in State Courts

2007

Defense Counsel Journal Providing Competent Representation in the Digital Information Age

2007

IADC Technology Newsletter Are You Prepared for Litigation Under the New E-Discovery Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure?

2007

International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Newsletter Are You Competent? Providing Representation in the Digital Age

2007

Washington State Bar News Protecting Against Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege of Work-Product Protection Due to Inadvertent Disclosure

2006

Defense Counsel Journal Don't Let the Terabyte You: New E-Discovery Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedures

2006

ABA Section of Litigation, Products Liability Subcommittee, 2005-2006 State Warnings Liability Survey Washington State Warnings Law

2003

The Record Taking Aim: New York State's Regulation of Firearms

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