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Janissa Ann Strabuk
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Biography
Janissa practices complex civil litigation, including securities, minority shareholder oppression, shareholder derivative, class action, and commercial litigation. She has litigated matters involving complex financial instruments including structured products, principal protected notes, and derivatives, such as interest rate swaps. Janissa has significant trial experience with commercial cases involving claims of fraud, securities fraud, professional malpractice, consumer protection violations, and breach of contract.
Janissa's practice also includes trust, estate, and fiduciary duty litigation in which she has represented charitable and individual beneficiaries and individual fiduciaries. She has also litigated property damage and hazardous waste issues in cases involving contaminated sites, including the ASARCO Tacoma Smelter and the Tacoma Landfill Superfund sites, and has obtained favorable settlements for plaintiffs exposed to uncontrolled asbestos releases.
Janissa is a graduate of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and has received an "AV" Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating for demonstrating the highest level of legal skill and integrity.
Before entering private practice, Janissa was a law clerk to the Honorable Eugene A. Wright, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and a television news reporter and anchor.
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Licensed in Washington for 33 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 1992
No misconduct found
Location
Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC
1700 7th Ave, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA, 98101-4416
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Experience
Honors
2016
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2016
Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell
2015
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2015
Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell
2014
Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell
2014
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2012
Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell
2012
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2011
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2011
Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell
2010
Preeminent Client Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2010
2010 Top Lawyers, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
2010
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2009
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2008
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2007
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2006
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2005
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2000
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
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Cum Laude, Georgetown University
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M.S.J. With Honors, Northwestern University
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Order of the Coif, Arizona State University College of Law
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Magna Cum Laude, Arizona State University College of Law
Work Experience
2015 - Present
Managing Member, Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC
2001 - Present
Member, Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC
2000 - 2001
Partner, Riddell Williams, P.S.
1994 - 1999
Associate, Riddell Williams Bullitt & Walkinshaw
1992 - 1993
Law Clerk, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals - Honorable Eugene A. Wright
Associations
2010 - Present
King County Washington Mandatory ArbitrationArbitrator
2009 - Present
Western District of WashingtonCR 39.1 Mediator
2008 - Present
Federal Bar Association (Western District of Washington chapter)Member
Families With Children From China - Northwest
General Counsel
Olympic Music Festival
Board Member
American Bar Association
Member
Washington State Bar Association
Member
King County Bar Association
Member
2008 - 2012
King County Washington Women LawyersJudicial Evaluation Committee
Education
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Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
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Georgetown University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
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Northwestern University
M.S.J.
Speaking Engagements
2012
Advising Small Businesses
Disputes Among Owners
2011
Advising Small and Mid-Sized Businesses
Disputes Among Owners