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Licensed in Oregon for 13 years
State: Oregon
Acquired: 2013
No misconduct found
Licensed in Washington for 26 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 1999
No misconduct found
Location
Pacifica Law Group LLP
1191 2nd Avenue, Suite 2100, Seattle, WA, 98101
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Showing 1 - 1 of 1 review | Business
Posted by anonymous | January 23, 2008 | Business
Excellent counsel
I have had the opportunity to work with Matt, as a client, since he was a young, still wet behind the ears, associate with the then Preston Gates (now K&L Gates) firm. Matt has since made partner and justifiably so. Matt always been extremely responsive to our needs, been very knowledgeable, honest i...
Matthew J Segal's Lawyer Endorsements
"I endorse this lawyer."
"I have known Matthew Segal for over 12 years. Mr. Segal has an outstanding reputation as a lawyer practicing in the area of civil litigation, insurance matters and appeals. He is highly skilled, works very hard for his clients and always upholds the highest ethical standards."
"I endorse this lawyer's work. Matt was opposing counsel on an amicus brief before the Washington Supreme Court and his work was excellent."
Tana Materi
Business lawyer
Experience
Honors
2012
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2011
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2010
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2009
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2008
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2007
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2006
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2005
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2005
Jim Ellis Award, Preston Gates & Ellis
2004
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2004
Special Recognition Award Collaboration for Social Change, Greater Seattle Business Association
Work Experience
2011 - Present
Partner, Pacifica Law Group
2007 - 2011
Partner, K & L Gates
2001 - 2001
Trial Fellowship, King County Prosecutor's Office
2000 - 2006
Associate, Preston Gates & Ellis
1999 - 2000
Law Clerk, Washington State Supreme Court
1999 - 1999
Extern, Pierce County Department Of Assigned Counsel
1997 - 1999
Law Clerk, Rush Hannula Harkins & Kyler, LLP
Associations
Washington State Bar Association
Member
King County Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Sample of Legal Cases
Selective Appellate Experience
Appellate Dispositions
Education
1999
Seattle University School of Law
Juris Doctor -- Summa Cum Laude
1993
University of California - Berkeley
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2012
WSAMA Spring Conference
Update on Public Records Including Proactive Litigation: Prisoner Injunctions
2012
WASBO Conference
Balancing Campaign Regulations and Free Expression
2012
Regulatory Takings Seminar
Trying the Takings Case / The Trial Before The Trial - The Practicalities of Effective Case Preparation and Strategy Before Filing and Hearing
2011
WAPRO Spring Training
Applying the Latest Legal Authority in Your Production of Electronic Records
2011
WAPRO Fall Conference
Electronic Records: A Meta Philosophy of Metadata
2010
WSAMA Fall Conference
Public Records: Practical Issues Managing Social Media
2010
Washington Public Utility Districts Association
The Public Utility of Social Media: Using the Tools and Knowing the Rules
2010
Social Media Workshop for Schools
Applying PDC Guidelines to Social Media
2009
WSAMA Fall Conference
Preservation of Electronic Public Records: What is Required and How to Comply
2009
Presentation to the Governing Council of South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission, Port Vila, Vanuatu
Legal Implications of RIF (Regional Institutional Framework)
2008
WSAMA Fall Conference
Religious Land Use Issues in Washington State
2007
WSAMA Spring Conference
Washington's Public Records Act
2006
PNRC-NAHRO Annual Conference
Northwest Public Records Statutes
2005
Preston Gates & Ellis CLE
Washington Public Disclosure Act
2003
Preston Gates & Ellis CLE
The Appellate Process
2000
Unknown
Copyright Protection of Computer Software: Overview and Recent Developments
Publications
2005
Washington Appellate Practice Deskbook
Contriubuting Author
2004
Environmental and Land Use Law Newsletter
Menage a Trois: Annexation, Growth Management, and the Provision of Municipal Utility Services
2000
Copyright Protection for Computer Programs Subcommittee — 2000 Law Update
Copyright Protection for Computer Programs Subcommittee — 2000 Law Update
1998
Seattle University Law Review
Overdue Process: Why Denial of Physician—Prescribed Marijuana to Terminally Ill Patients Violates the United States Constitution