Marc Cote

Marc serves on the mediator panel for the Washington Arbitration and Mediation Service (WAMS). As a mediator, he works tirelessly to get parties to resolution so that they can avoid the expense, uncertainty, stress, and emotional toll of litigation. He has a knack for assessing risk and helping parties make reasoned decisions to reach pragmatic resolutions of their disputes.

Marc has successfully mediated hundreds of cases in the areas of employment discrimination, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, class action litigation, sexual abuse, wage and hour law, and civil rights. He has significant experience in matters involving all aspects of the employment relationship, civil rights, negligence, class actions, and disputes involving closely held businesses.

Marc’s considerable experience litigating class action cases has given him a keen sense of the ins and outs of class action settlement structure and the settlement approval process under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 and Washington State Civil Rule 23. He has successfully mediated several class action cases, helping parties to get closure and end high-risk and expensive litigation. He also speaks Spanish and welcomes the opportunity to serve as a mediator for cases involving Spanish-speaking parties.

Marc successfully completed the “Mediating the Litigated Case” program through the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law. He is a certified neutral on the ADR panel for the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington and has served as a pro bono mediator for the EEOC.