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David J Whedbee

David J Whedbee

Judicial

About David

Licenses

Licensed in Washington for 21 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 2005

Judicial

No misconduct found


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Honors

2014

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2010

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

Work Experience

2007 - Present

Attorney, MacDonald Hoague & Bayless

2006 - 2007

Law Clerk, Honorable Ronald M. Gould, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

2004 - 2005

Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Helen G. Berrigan, Eastern District of Louisiana

2004 - 2006

Contract Attorney, Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson & Daheim

Associations

2010 - Present

American Civil Liberties Union of Washington

Board Member

2005 - Present

United States District Court for the Western District of Washington

Admitted

2004 - Present

The Innocence Project Northwest

Member

2004 - Present

Washington State Bar Association

Member

2004 - Present

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington

Admitted

2004 - Present

United States Court of Appeals For the Ninth Circuit

Admitted

Sample of Legal Cases

Adams et al v. Bauer et al

Settled for $195,000

Davis et al v. Clark County

Settled for $17.25 million during trial

James v. USA

Settled case for over $800,000

State v. Pan

Prosecution dismissed case

Beach v. JD Lumber

Verdict for $294,000 after bench trial

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Education

2004

University of Washington School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1997

London School of Economics

MA - Masters

1991

Pomona College (Claremont)

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2014

2014 Washington Journalism Education Association Conference

Students and Constitutional Rights

2013

Garfield High School Presentation

Student Rights and Police

2013

2013 Social Justice Film Festival "Central Park Five" and Lawsuits Against Police

2012

CLE on Marijuana Law In Washington

Marijuana Law in Washington

2011

Washington State Bar Association, Civil Rights Law Section CLE

Civil Rights Seminar on Police Misconduct

Languages

English

French

German

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