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About Sherilyn
Biography
Admitted to the following Courts:
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
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Licensed in Washington for 44 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 1981
No misconduct found
Location
Law Offices of Sherilyn Christine Peterson
1201 3rd Ave Ste 4800, Seattle, WA, 98101-3099
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Experience
Honors
2009
President's Award, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
1980
Order of the Coif, Northwestern University School of Law
1977
Phi Beta Kappa, Northwestern University
1977
Highest Distinction, Northwestern University
Work Experience
1993 - Present
Arbitrator, King County Superior Court Mandatory Arbitration Program
1981 - Present
Partner, Perkins Coie
1980 - 1981
Judicial Law Clerk, United Sates Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1979 - 1979
Legal Intern, WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
1978 - 1978
Legal Intern, Winston & Strawn
Associations
2009 - Present
International Aviation Womens AssociationMember
1981 - Present
Seattle King County Bar AssociationMember
1988 - 2001
International Aviation Womens AssociationMember and Vice President, Programs (1991-93)
Sample of Legal Cases
Hudson v FAA--U S Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
won appeal upholding Boeing 777 type certificate
Primex Aerospace Arbitration
won arbitration award
Friedman v Mitsubishi---US District Court-NY
defense verdict for client
Martin v Martin-King County Superior Court
all contested property awarded to client
Dwight v The Boeing Company--US Distrcit Court San Francisco
defense jury verdict
Stenson v Vail
adverse bench ruling on appeal
Aerospace Int'l Leases v Cargo 360
settled
US West Communications v WUTC
appeal of complex telephone rate case
Puget Sound Energy v Utility Partners
damage award to client upheld on appeal
In re Puget Sound Power & Light Company
administrative law judge ruling in favor of client
Transmission Access Policy Group v FERC
proceeeding challenging FERC's rulemaking
Puget Sound Energy, Inc v BPA
Krier v King County Jail
Judgment dismissing complaint reversed
Herbst v Cook
dismissal of habeas petition reversed
Education
1980
Northwestern University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1977
Northwestern University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2001
National Institute for Trial Advocacy
Faculty
2000
Federal Bar Association CLE
Presenter, Revised Federal local Rules
1999
Washington State Bar Association
Presenter, Community Property: A Problem-Solving Workshop
1993
Washington Bar Association
Presenter, Complex Property Division CLE
Publications
2003
Civil Procedure Deskbook
Consulting editor, Book
1997
Family Law Deskbook
Consulting editor, Book
1997
Civil Procedure Deskbook
Consulting editor, Book
1993
Washington State Bar Association, Complex Property Division CLE
Property Disposition in the Dissolution of Non-Marital Relationships”
1990
American Bar Association, Litigation Magazine
Summary Jury Trial Strategies
1979
Northwestern University Law Review
Legalized Denturism: Consumer Demand, Public Health and the Legislative Response