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Valarie Standefer Zeeck
About Valarie
Biography
Representative Cases/Transactions
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Advises and trains owners, managers and employees regarding employment law with the goal of reducing litigation expense and risk.
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Defends employers in employment-related litigation, focusing on extracting clients from litigation at the earliest possible stage
- University Place Economic Development Task Force and Commission
- Commissioner (2000 - present)
- University Place Parks and Recreation Commission
- Commissioner (1998 - 2000)
- Families Unlimited Network
- Member, Board of Directors (2007 - present)
- Chambers Creek Foundation
- President (2003-2004, 2006)
- Member, Board of Directors (2000-2006)
- Ark Institute of Learning
- Member, Board of Directors (2000-2002)
- University Place Presbyterian Church
- Elder
- Member of Personnel Commission (1998-2004)
- R. Merle Palmer Scholarship Foundation
- Member, Board of Directors (1995-1996)
- Tacoma-Pierce County YMCA - Metropolitan
- Member, Board of Directors (1995-1998)
- Tacoma Philharmonic
- Member, Board of Directors (1995-1996)
- Charles Wright Academy
- Member, Board of Trustee's Education Task Force
- Member, Parent Committee Executive Committee
- Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
- Member, Board of Directors (1997-1999)
- Tacoma Chamber of Commerce
- General Counsel
- Association of Washington Business
- Board of Directors
- University Place Economic Development Task Force and Commission
- Commissioner (2000 - 2006)
- Families Unlimited Network
- Member, Board of Directors (2007 - 2009)
Presentations
- Lorman Educational Systems, Professional Lecturer on Employment Law topics, 1999 to date.
- Washington State Bar Association,Employment Agreements, 1999
- Judicial College of Missouri: Lecturer, 1993
- The Missouri Bar, frequent lecturer on various topics in probate and business, 1988-1994
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, frequent lecturer on various topics in probate and business, 1988-1994
- University of Missouri, Kansas City, frequent lecturer on various topics in probate and business, 1988-1994
- University of Missouri, Spring 1992 lecturer, William Fratcher Annual Symposium,Litigation Problems in Probate
- Law Day Keynote Speaker on the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution, Spring 1991
- Longview Community College, Instructor, Paralegal Class, 1990 - 1992
- Professional Education Systems, Professional Lecturer, 1990 -1992
Practice Areas
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Practice Areas
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in Washington for 30 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 1995
No misconduct found
Licensed in Missouri for 46 years
State: Missouri
Acquired: 1979
No misconduct found
Location
Gordon Thomas Honeywell
Wells Fargo Plaza, 1201 Pacific Avenue, Suite 2100, Tacoma, WA, 98402
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Experience
Honors
2011
Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, Martindale Hubbell
1992
First Place, First Year, Appellate Advocacy Competition
N/A
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
1997 - Present
Partner, Gordon Thomas Honeywell
Associations
King County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
Member
American Bar Association, Litigation Section
Member
American Bar Association, Employment Section
Member
Washington Women Lawyers, Pierce County Chapter
Member
Washington State Bar Association
Member
Missouri State Bar Association, Participation of Women and Minorities in Continuing Legal Education Subcommittee
Chair
Missouri State Bar Association, Drafting Committee
Member
Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City
Member
Robert J. Bryan Inns of Court
Member
1998 - 1998
Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association, Continuing Education CommitteeChair
1993 - 1994
Missouri State Bar Association, Probate and Trust CommitteeChair
1993 - 1994
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Women in the Profession CommitteeChair
1992 - 1994
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar AssociationExecutive Committee
1991 - 1993
Missouri State Bar Association, Probate and Trust CommitteeVice Chair
1990 - 1994
Missouri State Bar Association, Leal Education ComitteeVice Chair
1979 - 1994
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar AssociationMember
Education
1979
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1976
University of Missouri
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
1999
Washington State Bar Association
Employment Agreements
1992
William Fratcher Annual Symposium
Litigation Problems in Probate
Publications
2002
Lorman Education Services publication
Employment Law, author of approximately 25 articles.
1994
West Publishing
Future Interests
1992
Journal of the Missouri Bar
Liability of Personal Representative in Real Estate Transactions
N/A
Missouri Bar Deskbook: Guardianship
Involuntary Civil Commitment
Languages
English