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Kitsap County
Mandatory Arbitration Program
List of Approved Arbitrators

Arbitrators are Listed in the Order They Appear on the Registry

Name Profile
Dan Austad

Date of Information:  07/26/99
Date admitted to Wash. Bar
:  October, 1972 
Major areas of practice:  General, Civil and concentrating on Evictions and Foreclosures
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials and arbitrations):  Collection - 8 (trials); Commercial - 12 (trials); Construction - 3 (trials); Real Estate - 22 (trials); Family Law - 12 (trials); Personal Injury - 5 (arbitrations)
Cases NOT accepted:  None
Previously Served As Arbitrator?  If yes, how many times.: Yes, 28

Robert K. Hawkinson

Date of Information: 2/13/06
Date admitted to Wash. Bar: 5/16/79
Major areas of practice: Real estate, landlord/tenant, probate (estates, trusts & guardianships), estate planning, municipal, business, corporate and construction
Professional Organizations: Washington State Bar Association, Kitsap County Bar Association, Federal Bar Association
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials and arbitrations): Probate (1 Arb.); Real Estate (1 Arb.)
Cases NOT accepted: Family law or personal injury
Previously served as Arbitrator? If yes, how many times: 5 times in 2005

Darlene Piper

Date of Information:  10/06/1999
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  1994 
Major areas of practice:  Personal Injury/Insurance Litigation, Business, Real Estate, Estate Planning/Probate
Professional Organizations:  WSBA, Kitsap County Bar Association, American Bar Association, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association 
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials and arbitrations):  Commercial – 1 (arb.); Contract – 1 (trial), 2 (arb.); Real Estate – 2 (arb.); Personal Injury – 5 (trials), 20 (arb.) Cases NOT accepted:  Criminal
Previously Served As Arbitrator?  If yes, how many times.: Yes, 2 UIM arbitrations

Gerald L. Casey

Date of Information:  06/12/96
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  September 1965
Major areas of practice:  Injury, workers’ compensation
Professional Organizations:  Washington State Bar, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, Kitsap County Bar Association
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials and arbitrations): Personal Injury - 3 (trials), 15 (arbs. approximation); Worker’s Compensation - too numerous to count, 250+) Social Security Hearings
Cases NOT Accepted:  None
Served as an Arbitrator Previously?  If yes, how many times.:  Yes, 10-15 times

Gary A. Cunningham

Date of Information: 10-14-96
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  September 20, 1965
Major areas of practice: Personal Injury, Real Estate, Probate and Estate Planning, Business
Professional Organizations:  Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, Washington State Bar Association, Kitsap County Bar Association
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials and arbitrations):  Commercial - 1 (trial), 1 (arb.); Real Estate - 2 (trials), 2 (arbs.); Personal Injury - 2 (arbs.); Probate - 1 (trial)
Cases NOT accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  If yes, how many times?:  Approximately 15

Dan L. Johnson  

Date of Information:  1/10/06
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  1994 
Years in practice: 12
Major areas of practice: Personal Injury, School Law, Insurance
Professional Organizations: Washington State Bar Association, Oregon State Bar Association, Kitsap County Bar Association, King County Bar Association
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials and arbitrations): Commercial – 3 arbitrations; Construction – 4 arbitrations; Contract – 2 trials, 10 arbitrations; Personal Injury – >10 trials, >125 arbitrations
Cases NOT accepted: Family Law
Previously Served As Arbitrator? If yes, how many times.: Yes, >37; Previous Pro-Tem: 80+

Duane E. Erickson

Date of Information: 04/06/2000
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  1960
Major areas of practice:  General practice – personal injury, commercial, collection, estate and business. 
Professional Organizations:  Washington State Bar Association, Former member of Washington State Trial Lawyers Association and Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association.
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials): Collection - 1; Commercial – 5; Contract – 3; Real Estate – 1; Family Law – 5; Personal Injury – 4 (trials), 2 (arbitrations). 
Number of cases served as an Arbitrator during the past five years:  20
Cases accepted
:  All

Francois L. Fischer

Date of Information:  12/15/00
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  1980
Major areas of practice:  Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury 
Professional Organizations:  KCBA, WSTLA, WSDTLA
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials): Commercial – 5-6 trials; 1 arbitration; Construction – 1 arbitration; Contract – 1 trial, 1 arbitration; Family Law – 1 trial; Personal Injury – 5-8 arbitrations.  
Number of cases served as an Arbitrator during the past five years:  8-10
Cases accepted:  All

Ronald W. Coble

Date of Information:  9/8/2003
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  1958
Major areas of practice:  Personal Injury, Family Law, Estate Planning and Probate, Small Business Corporations, DUI
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials and arbitrations):  Commercial - 2 (trials); Construction – 3-4 (arbitrations); Real Estate - 2 (arbitrations); Family Law - 5 (trials); Personal Injury – 1 (trial),  4 (arbs.); Complex wrongful death – 1 (arbitration)
Cases NOT accepted:  None
Previously Served As Arbitrator?  If yes, how many times.: Yes, 25

C. Conrad Green

Date of Information: 07/26/99
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  September, 1965
Major areas of practice:  Arbitration, Mediation, Conciliation, Family Law, Probate, General. 
Arbitration/Mediation Experience Includes:  Employer/Employee Relations, Contractor/Homeowner Duties, Family Law, Neighborhood Disputes, Commercial Disputes, Personal Injury, Property Damage.
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials): Family Law - 10-15; various juvenile and family court hearings. 
Cases accepted
: Domestic, Employer/Employee, Commercial Disputes, Community Disputes, Contractor Disputes, Church Disputes, Personal Injury, Damage Claims.

Hayes Gori

Date of Information:  01/22/07
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  November 2001
Major areas of practice:  Real Estate, Contract, Business, Estate Planning, General Litigation, Construction, Commercial
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials and arbitrations):  Commercial - 1 (trials); Contract/Insurance - 2 (trials); Personal Injury -1 (trial) 1 (arb.); Lemon Law – 1 (arb.); Civil Rights/PI – 1 (trial)
Cases NOT accepted:  Family Law
Previously Served As Arbitrator?  No. 

Scott M. Ellerby

Date of Information: 01/12/01
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  1986
Years in practice:  14
Major areas of practice: Real estate and construction law and litigation, commercial transactions and litigation, and general civil practice.
Professional Organizations:  King County Bar Association, ABA
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials):  Collection – 2 (arb.); Commercial – 2 (trial) 15 (arb.); Construction – 5 (trial) 35 (arb); Contract - 2 (trial), 5 (arb.); Real Estate - 1 (trial) 7 (arb); Personal Injury - approximately 10 (arb.)
Types of Cases Not Accepted:  Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  Number of Arbitrations:  Yes; 16
Note:  Willing to hold arbitration hearings in Kitsap County upon counsel’s request and availability of appropriate meeting space. 

Isaac Anderson Date of Information: January 7, 2008
Date Admitted to Washington Bar: 1998
Years in Practice: 9
Major Areas of Practice: Real Estate, Construction, Guardianship, Estate and Trust Disputes, General Litigation
Professional Organizations: Washington State Bar Association, Kitsap County Bar Association, United Way Kitsap County, Kitsap Legal Services
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated): Real Estate – 2 trials, 4 arbitrations; Construction – 2 arbitrations; Personal Injury – 1 arbitration.
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served As Arbitrator? No
Number of Arbitrations: Not applicable.
Richard L. Goff

Date of Information:  November 4, 2008
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar
:  November 1994
Years in Practice:  44
Major Areas of Practice:  Litigation re contracts, commercial transactions, intellectual property, business practices, consumer protection.
Professional Organizations
:  WSBA (including Dispute Resolution Section), ABA (including Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property Sections), Federal Bar Association of Western District of Washington; Bars of US Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit and Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and Several US District Courts
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated):  Commercial – 2 trials, 2 arbitrations; Construction – 2 arbitrations; Contract – 5 arbitrations; Collection – 1 arbitration; Intellectual Property – 2 trials, 1 arbitration.       
Cases NOT Accepted:  Family Law, Criminal Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator
?  Yes                                               Number of Arbitrations:  8

J. Michael Koch 

Date of Information: 08/10/90
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  1971
Major areas of practice:  Personal Injury, Probate, Estate Planning
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials):  Personal Injury - 8 to 10
Cases accepted:  Personal Injury only

Lawrence Little

Date of Information: 03/21/06
Date admitted to Wash. Bar: 1973
Major areas of practice: (as arbitrator) Personal Injury, Contracts, Construction, Securities
Professional Organizations: Washington State Bar Association, AAA, NASD
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials): Trials in recent years solely in federal courts, administrative hearings; as arbitrator/pro-tem
Cases accepted: All
Previously served as arbitrator?
If yes, how may times? Yes; 150 (22 years)

John Wiegenstein 

Date of Information:  02/21/01
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  August 1991
Major areas of practice:  Personal Injury, Construction, Environmental Litigation, Landslides, etc.
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials and arbitrations):  Personal Injury – 4 trials, 1 arbitration; Environmental – 1 trial; Property Damage – 1 trial   
Cases NOT accepted:  Family Law
Previously Served As Arbitrator?  If yes, how many times.: Yes, 1

Peter Matty 

Date of Information:  July 19, 2011
Arbitrator:  Ryan Witt  
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar:  12/10/2001
Years in Practice:  10 Major
Areas of Practice:  Criminal Defense
Professional Organizations:  WSBA
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials and arbitrations):  Criminal – 2 trials
Cases NOT Accepted:  Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  No       
Number of Arbitrations:  Not applicable.

John F. Mitchell 

Date of Information: 06/12/96
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  1976
Years in practice:  20
Major areas of practice: Health care law, personal injury law, housing law, estate planning, general civil litigation
Professional Organizations:  American Hospital Association, Washington Trial Lawyers Association, American Trial Lawyers Association
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials and arbitrations):  Real Estate (UD) 10 (trials); Family Law - 3 (trials); Personal Injury - 1 (trial), 15 (arbs.)
Cases Not Accepted:  Family Law

David A. Roberts 

Date of Information: 03-27-01
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  November 10, 1994
Major areas of practice:  Personal Injury, Construction, Insurance Real, Real Property Disputes and Insurance
Professional Organizations:  Washington State Bar Association, Tacoma Claims Adjusters Association
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials): Personal Injury – 2 trials; 5 arbitrations; Veterinary Malpractice – 1 arbitration; Criminal – 1 trial
Cases NOT accepted:  Family Law

Thomas C. O'Hare

Date of Information: 07/26/99
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  1969
Major areas of practice:  Real Estate, Small Business, Construction and Collection
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials): Commercial - 4; Construction - 1; Contract - 1; Real Estate - 5
Cases accepted:  Commercial, construction, contract and real estate

Robert C. MacDermid

Date of Information: 01/20/04
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:
  5/27/1982
Major areas of practice: Real Estate, Business, Collections, Corporations, Estate Planning & Probate, Construction
Professional Organizations:  American Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, Washington State Bar Association, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials):  Contract – 1 trial; 
Types of Cases Not Accepted:  None
Previously Served As Arbitrator?  Number of Arbitrations:  Yes; 1

Kenneth B. Golden 

Date of Information: 10/29/02
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  10/29/86
Major areas of practice: Plaintiffs Personal Injury
Professional Organizations:  WSTLA
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials):  Personal Injury – 5 trials; 15 Arbitrations 
Cases Accepted:  All
Previously Served As Arbitrator?  Number of Arbitrations:  Yes; 10

James L. Reese, III

Date of Information:  12/14/99
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  November 10, 1977
Major areas of practice:  General, Personal Injury, Criminal Appeals-Defense
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials): Collection - 1; Construction - 2; Contract - 1; Personal Injury - 2; District Court/Juvenile - 10;
Cases accepted
:  All

Diane F. Russell

Date of Information:  07/26/99
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  October 1986
Major areas of practice:  Employment Law, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Litigation, Criminal Defense and General Practice
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials and arbitration hearings):  Contract - 2 Trials; Personal Injury - 2 trials, 7 arbitrations; Criminal - 10 Trials.
Professional Organizations:  WSBA, KCBA, WWL, WELA, NELA and WSTLA
Cases accepted:  All

Gerald A. Kearney

Date of Information: 08/10/2007
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  October 1992
Major areas of practice: Real Estate, Business Law, Construction, Bankruptcy, Probate & Civil Litigation
Professional Organizations:  WSBA, KCBA, NWMLS, Dispute Resolution Center of Kitsap County (certified mediator)
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials):  Construction -1 arbitration; Bankruptcy/Adversary - 1 trial; Family Law - 1 trial
Types of Cases Not Accepted:  Family Law
Previously Served As Arbitrator?  Number of Arbitrations:  5

 Edward Wolfe

Date of Information:  10/28/03
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  1995 
Major areas of practice:  Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Family Law, Contract, Discrimination
Professional Organizations:  King County Bar Association, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Judge Pro Tem for Kitsap County District Court and Bremerton Municipal Court
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials and arbitrations):  Commercial - 2 (trials) 2 (arb); Construction - 1 (trials 4 (arb); Personal Injury – 5 (trials)
Cases accepted:  All
Previously Served As Arbitrator?  If yes, how many times.: No

Michael Altman Date of Information:  May 24, 2011
Arbitrator:  Mark Dietzler  
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar:  October 24, 1991 Major Areas of Practice:  Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Construction, Premises Liability, School Law, Commercial Disputes, Contract Disputes
Professional Organizations:  WSBA, WDTL, Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials and arbitrations:  Commercial – 2 arbitrations; Construction – 3 arbitrations; Contract – 1 arbitration; Real Estate – 1 arbitration; Personal Injury – 3 trials, 7-10 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted:  Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  Yes                                Number of Arbitrations:  10-15
Merry A. Kogut

Date of Information: 03/21/06
Date admitted to Wash. Bar: October 1986
Major areas of practice:  Discrimination, administrative law, guardianship, personal injury, labor, investigations
Professional Organizations: Washington State Bar Association, Kitsap County Bar Association, Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association, Thurston County Bar Association, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, Government Lawyer Bar Association, Key Peninsula Business Association
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials): -0-
Cases NOT accepted: Family Law, Personal Injury
Previously served as arbitrator? If yes, how may times? No

Eileen S. Fox Date of Information: February 21, 2008
Date Admitted to Washington Bar
: June 11, 2001
Years in Practice: 6
Major Areas of Practice: Criminal Law, Employment Law, Guardianship, Family Law, Personal Injury
Professional Organizations: WSBA, Kitsap County Bar Association Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated): Family Law – 1 trial; Criminal – 5 trials.
Cases NOT Accepted: None.
Previously Served As Arbitrator? No.
Number of Arbitrations: Not applicable.
Jeff Tolman 

Date of Information: 06/11/96
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  1977
Major areas of practice:  General Practice:  personal injury, estates, criminal defense
Professional Organizations:  ABA; WSBA; WSTLA; WWL; District & Municipal Judges’ Association
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials and arbitrations): Collection - 2 (trials), 2 (arb.); Commercial - 2 (arb.); Construction - 1 (trial), 2 (arb.); Contract - 2 (arb.); Real Estate - 1 or 2 (trials); Personal Injury - 12 (arb.); Estates - 1 (trial); Criminal - 4 to 6 (trials)
Cases NOT Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  Number of Arbitrations:  Yes; 25-50

Thomas E. Weaver

Date of Information: 03/21/06
Date admitted to Wash. Bar: May 1993
Major areas of practice: Criminal law and appeals. Have argued seven cases in the Washington Supreme Court and approximately 200 cases in the Court of Appeals; Judge pro tem in Bremerton Municipal Court
Professional Organizations: WACDL, NACDL
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials): Criminal – 60 trials
Cases accepted: All
Previously served as arbitrator? If yes, how may times? No

Stephen Greer

Date of Information: 03/21/06
Date admitted to Wash. Bar: October 1987
Major areas of practice: Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug, Juvenile, Judge Pro-Tem for Kitsap District and Mason District Courts, and Bremerton, Port Orchard, Gig Harbor Municipal Courts.
Professional Organizations: Washington State Bar Association
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials): Collection – 1 trial; Contract – 1 trial; Family Law – 1 trial; Criminal – 25 trials; Juvenile Civil – 7 trials; Mental – 15 trials
Cases accepted: All
Previously served as arbitrator? If yes, how may times? No

Greg S. Memovich 

Date of Information:  07/26/99
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  1983
Major areas of practice:  Criminal, Family Law, Personal Injury
Professional Organizations:  Washington State Bar, Washington State Trial Lawyers, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials and arbitrations):  Real Estate - 2 (trial); Family Law - 10 (trials); Personal Injury - 5 (arb.); Consumer Protection - 2 (arb.)
Cases accepted:  All

 William H. Broughton

Date of Information: 09/17/99  
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  1979
Major areas of practice:  Personal Injury, Municipal, Construction, Business, Real Estate
Professional Organizations:  W.S.T.L.A.
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials and arbitrations): Collection - 1 (trial), 1 (arb.); Commercial - 3 (trials), 8 (arb.); Construction - 6 (trials), 12 (arb.); Real Estate - 1 (trial), 2 (arb.); Personal Injury - 4 (trials), 20 (arb.)
Cases Accepted:  All
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  Number of Arbitrations:  Yes; 40

John Groseclose Date of Information: March 24, 2008
Date Admitted to Washington Bar: July 1, 1999
Years in Practice: 5
Major Areas of Practice: Personal Injury; Family Law
Professional Organizations: WSBA, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated): Contract – 1 arbitration; Family Law - 10 trials, 1 Arbitration; Personal Injury – 4 trials (1 jury), 8 – arbitrations. Cases NOT Accepted: None
Previously Served As Arbitrator? No.
Number of Arbitrations: Not applicable
Richard D. Seward

Date of Information: 9/21/06
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  6/11/1992
Major areas of practice: Business start-ups, sales, acquisitions, contracts, asset protection, trusts & estate, real estate, business transactions
Professional Organizations:  Washington State Bar Association, Kitsap County Bar Association, WA State Bar Fee Arbitration Panel, Michigan & Colorado Bars (inactive), Colorado Society of CPA’s (inactive), Port Orchard Rotary Club (past president)
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials and arbitrations):  Contract – 3 arbitrations; Real Estate – 1 arbitration; Personal Injury – 1 arbitration; Estates – 2 arbitrations (Includes arbitrations and mediations where I represented one of the parties)
Cases NOT accepted: Professional Malpractice
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  If yes, how many times?:  -0-

Steve C. Franklin

Date of Information:  March 3, 2010
ArbitratorSteve C. Franklin
 Date Admitted to the Washington Bar:  June 28, 2005
Years in Practice:  9
Major Areas of Practice:  Personal Injury (Plaintiff), Family Law, Military
Professional Organizations:  Kitsap Legal Services, Florida Bar Association (inactive), WSBA, Kitsap County Bar Association, WSAJ (Eagle)
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated):  Personal Injury – 5 trials, 5 arbitrations; Military Administrative Boards – 8-12 arbitrations; Mediations – 10-15
Cases NOT Accepted:  None.
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  No                                              
Number of Arbitrations:  Not applicable.

Terry E. Lumsden

Date of Information:  October 28, 2008
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar
:  1973
Years in Practice:  35
Major Areas of Practice:  Personal Injury
Professional Organizations:  WSTLA
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated):  Personal Injury – 5 trials, 30 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted
:  Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator
? Yes                                              
Number of Arbitrations:  5 

Rick Smith

Date of Information: 07/19/1999
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  1971
Major areas of practice: Personal Injury, Probate
Membership In Professional Organizations:  Washington State Trial Lawyers, Washington State Bar Assoc.
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials):  Personal Injury – 3 trials; 9 arb.
Cases Accepted:  Personal Injury or Probate ONLY
Previously Served As Arbitrator?  Number of Arbitrations:  Yes; 8

Sean A. Ayres

Date of Information:  December 9, 2008
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar:  1990
Years in Practice:  18
Major Areas of Practice:  Personal Injury
Professional Organizations:  WSBA, WSTLA, Pierce County Bar Association
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated):  Personal Injury – 20 arbitrations
Cases  Accepted:  Personal Injury Only
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  Yes                                              
Number of Arbitrations:  9

Frank B. Ladenburg, Jr.

Date of Information:  December 4, 2008
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar
:  1974
Years in Practice
:  34
Major Areas of Practice
:  Personal Injury - Plaintiff
Professional Organizations
:  WSBA, TPCBA, WSTLA
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated)
:  Personal Injury – 20 – 30 trials
Cases NOT Accepted
:  Non-personal Injury Cases
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  Yes
Number of Arbitrations:  20-25

John S. Peterson

Date of Information: 07/19/1996
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  5/94
Major areas of practice: Bankruptcy, Criminal, Estate Planning
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials):  Personal Injury – 5 trials
Types of Cases Not Accepted:  None
Previously Served As Arbitrator?  Number of Arbitrations:  Yes;10

Don M. Gulliford

Date of Information:  January 27, 2009
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar
:  1968
Years in Practice:  41
Major Areas of Practice
:  Personal Injury and Property Damage – Plaintiff and Defense; Construction Bonds – Plaintiff and Defense; Construction Bonds – Plaintiff and Defense; Commercial; Collection
Professional Organizations
:  ABA; WSBA; Washington State Association for Justice; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers; King County Bar Association
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated)
:  Collection – 4-6 cases; Personal Injury – 18-24 cases; Real Estate Damage – 6; Family Law – 0; Surety Bonds – 10-20; Criminal Traffic (DWI, other) – 10; Construction and/or Commercial – 6-10;
Cases NOT Accepted
:  Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator
?  Yes                                               Number of Arbitrations:  12+

Marc D. Gianneschi

Date of Information:  May 13, 2009
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar
:  1990
Years in Practice
:  19
Major Areas of Practice
:  Personal Injury
Professional Organizations:  American Association of Justice, Washington Association of Justice  
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated)
:  Real Estate – 1 trial; Personal Injury – 4 trials, 40+ arbitrations
Cases Accepted
:  Personal Injury
Previously Served as Arbitrator
?  No                                                Number of Arbitrations:  Not applicable

John P. Brody, Jr.

Date of Information:  9/5/96
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  October 1979
Major areas of practice:  Personal Injury, Real Estate, Business, Contract, Family Law 
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials): Collection – 5 trials; Contract – 5 trials, 5 arbs; Real Estate – 5 arbs; Family Law – 15 trials; Personal Injury – 25 arbs.
Cases Accepted:  All

Curtis J. Coyne

Date of Information:  March 19, 2009
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar:  October 19, 1970
Years in Practice:  38
Major Areas of Practice:  Personal Injury, Probate, Guardianship and Business Law
Professional Organizations:  Washington State Bar Association
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated):  Commercial – 3 arbitrations; Personal Injury – 20 arbitrations; Employment – 1 arbitration
Cases NOT Accepted:  None
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  Yes
Number of Arbitrations:  24

Gregory J. Wall

Date of Information: 07/26/99
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  1978
Major areas of practice:  Defense of Personal Injury cases, Plaintiffs Personal Injury, Maritime Law, Tree Law
Professional Organizations:  WSBA, Executive Board Litigation Section of WSBA, Defense Research Institute, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Assoc.
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials and arbitrations):Personal Injury - 15 (trials), 40 (arbs.); Insurance Disputes - 2 (arbs.)
Cases NOT Accepted:  Domestic
Previously Served As Arbitrator?  If Yes, how many times:  Yes, 30

Anthony C. Otto

Date of Information: 01/25/2011
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  1980
Major Areas of Practice:  Plaintiff Personal Injury; Extensive past experience in Criminal law; Past experience in family law.
Membership in Professional Organizations
:  Port Orchard Chamber of Commerce, Kitsap County Bar, Washington State Association for Justice, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials): Personal Injury - 15 trials, 25 arbitrations; General Civil Litigation - 2 trials.
Types of Cases Not Accepted:  None
Previously Served as Arbitrator? Number of Arbitrations: Yes; 30+

Marie Docter

Date of Information:  December 10, 2008
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar
:  2000
Years in Practice:  8
Major Areas of Practice:  Personal Injury
Professional Organizations:  WSBA, WSTLA and ATLA
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated):  Contract – 1 trial, 1 arbitration; Personal Injury – 5 trials, 58 arbitrations; Maritime – 1 trial; Adoption – 5 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted:  None.
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  Yes
Number of Arbitrations:  2

Dalynne Singleton

Date of Information:  November 12, 2008
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar
:  November 6, 2003           
Years in Practice:  5
Major Areas of Practice:  Personal Injury, Probate, Non-Judicial Foreclosures, Landlord-Tenant
Professional Organizations:  WSTLA, EAGLE, Washington Women Lawyers, WSBA, AAJ, Kitsap Washington Women Lawyers
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated):  Collection – 2 arbitrations; Commercial – 1 trial, 1 arbitration; Contract – 1 trial, 1 arbitration; Personal Injury – 1 trial, 30+ arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted:  Family Law, Criminal
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  No
Number of Arbitrations:  Not applicable.

Brad Moore

Date of Information:  February 12, 2009
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar:  1977  
Years in Practice:  31
Major Areas of Practice:  Personal Injury, Insurance
Professional Organizations:  WSBA, WSAJ
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated):  Family Law – 1 trial; Personal Injury – 2 trials; 6 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted:  None.
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  Yes
Number of Arbitrations:  20+

Andrew N. Becker 

Date of Information: 07/26/99
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  1984
Major areas of practice:  Personal Injury
Professional Organizations:  WSTLA, ATLA
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials and arbitrations): Collection - 1 (trial), 1 (arb.); Construction - 2 (arb.); Contract - 1 (arb.); Personal Injury - 5 (trial), 30 (arb.); UIM 20 (arb.).
Cases Accepted:  All
Served Previously as Arbitrator? Number of Arbitrations:  Yes; 25

Allen N. Shabino

Date of Information:  December 31, 2008 
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar:  November 13, 1984
Years in Practice:  28
Major Areas of Practice:  General Tort and Personal Injury Litigation; General Civil Litigation; Employment Discrimination and Civil Rights Litigation; Construction Defect Litigation; Insurance Defense
Professional Organizations:  WSBA, King County Bar Association
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated):  Personal Injury – 3 trials, 10 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted:  None.
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  Yes
Number of Arbitrations:  5

Mark Dietzler

Date of Information:  May 24, 2011
Arbitrator:  Mark Dietzler  
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar:  October 24, 1991  Major Areas of Practice:  Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Construction, Premises Liability, School Law, Commercial Disputes, Contract Disputes
Professional Organizations:  WSBA, WDTL, Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated):  Commercial – 2 arbitrations; Construction – 3 arbitrations; Contract – 1 arbitration; Real Estate – 1 arbitration; Personal Injury – 3 trials, 7-10 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted:  Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  Yes
Number of Arbitrations:  10-15

Steve Dixon 

Date of Information: 07/26/99
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  1980
Major areas of practice:  Civil Litigation, Construction Law, Real Estate, Personal Injury
Professional Organizations:  WSTLA
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials and arbitrations): Collection -2 (trials), 2 (arb.); Construction - 3 (trials); Contract - 2 (trials), 1 (arb.); Real Estate - 1 (trial); Personal Injury - 1 (trial)
Cases Accepted:  All
Previously Served As Arbitrator? Number of Appointments:  Yes; Approximately 10

Philip J. Havers

Date of Information:  May 23, 2008
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar
:  2003  
Years in Practice:  8
Major Areas of Practice:  Real Estate, Trademarks and Copyrights, Corporations Contracts, General Civil Litigation
Professional Organizations:  WSBA, Kitsap Bar Association
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated):  Contract 1 trial; Real Estate – 1 arbitration; Trademark – 1 arbitration
Cases NOT Accepted:  Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  No
Number of Arbitrations:  Not applicable.

Steven L. Olsen

Date of Information: 07/26/99
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  10/79
Major areas of practice: Criminal, Domestic Relations, Personal Injury, General Litigation
Professional Organizations:  WSBA, Kitsap County Bar Association, WSTLA
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials and arbitrations): Collection - 1 (trial); Commercial - 1 (trial); Construction - 2 (trials); Contract - 3 (arb.); Family Law  - 20 (trials); Personal Injury - 20 (arb.)
Cases Accepted:  All
Previously Served As An Arbitrator?  If yes, how many times.:  Yes, Appointed about 50 times, heard about 25.

Matthew G. Johnson

Date of Information:  May 22, 2008
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar:  1998  
Years in Practice:  10
Major Areas of Practice:  Personal Injury and Construction
Professional Organizations:  WATL, ABA, TPCBA, WSBA
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated):  Construction – 3 arbitrations; Personal Injury – 8 trials, 30 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted:  Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  No
Number of Arbitrations:  Not applicable.

Richard Levandowski

Date of Information: 02/20/92
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  June 1979
Major areas of practice:  Personal Injury, Business and Consumer Litigation, Land Use Litigation
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials): Commercial - 1; Personal Injury - 5
Cases Accepted:  All

J. Richard Crockett

Date of Information: 8/16/05
Date admitted to Wash. Bar: 1966
Major Areas of Practice: Civil Litigation
Professional Organizations: WSBA, SKCBA, FICC, WDTL
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials): Personal Injury – 5 trials, 25 arbitrations
Types of Cases Not Accepted: Family Law
Previously Served As Arbitrator? Number of Arbitrations: Yes; 15
Mr. Crockett is a Kitsap County resident, and is willing to hold arbitration hearings in Kitsap County.

David P. Horton

Date of Information:  March 16, 2010
ArbitratorDavid P. Horton
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar
:  1997  
Years in Practice:  12+
Major Areas of Practice:  Litigation, Land Use, Real Estate, Collections, Commercial, Appeals
Professional Organizations:  WSBA
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated):  Collection - 3 arbitrations; Construction – 2 trials, 4 arbitrations; Real Estate – 2 trials; Personal Injury -  3 trials
Cases NOT Accepted:  Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  No.
 Number of Arbitrations:  Not applicable.

Drake D. Mesenbrink

Date of Information:   07/26/99                                                
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  05-20-87
Major areas of practice:  Personal Injury, Business, Real Estate and Construction
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials): Collection -7; Commercial -10; Contract -10; Personal Injury -10
Professional Organizations: ABA, WSTLA, ATLA, Order of Barristers
Licensed to practice in Washington and Idaho
Judge Pro Tem in Kitsap County District Court, Bremerton Municipal Court and Poulsbo Municipal Court
Cases NOT accepted:  Family Law

Roy A. H. Rainey

Date of Information: 07/26/99
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  October 30, 1979
Major areas of practice:  Real Estate,  Estate Planning and Wills, Probate, Personal Injury and Business
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials): Real Estate - 2 trials; Arbitrations on Real Estate/Contract matters - 3. 
Heard several cases as arbitrator including Collection/Contract and Personal Injury. 
Cases accepted:  Real Estate, Personal Injury, Business, Probate

Richard B. Shattuck

Date of Information: 07/26/99
Date admitted to Wash. Bar:  1986
Member of Following Professional Organizations:  American Bar Association, Kitsap County Bar
Major areas of practice:  Litigation, Real Estate, Land Use
Trial/Arbitration experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials):  Commercial - 3 Trials/1 Arb. Hearing; Contract - 1 Trial; Personal Injury - 1 Trial/5 Arb. Hearings 
Cases Accepted:  All

Guy W. Beckett

Date of Information: September 12, 2006
Date admitted to Wash. Bar: May 1985
Major areas of practice: Commercial litigation and personal injury; real estate litigation and transactions
Membership in Professional Organizations: Washington State Trial Lawyers Association
Trial experience within last five years by category (est. # of trials): Commercial (includes aspects of contract law) - 3 trials, 2 arbitration hearings.
Cases Accepted:  All  
Prior Service As Arbitrator?
Yes How many times? 12 in Kitsap County, 15 in King County

J. Michael Liebert

Date of InformationMay 6, 2010
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar
:
  June 21, 1978
Years in Practice
:
  32
Major Areas of Practice
Contract/Collection Disputes, Construction Law , Real Estate Disputes, Business Disputes
Professional Organizations
:
  WSBA, Real Property,  Probate and Trust Section, WSAJ
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated)
:
  Collection – 1 arbitration; Commercial – 1 trial; Construction – 1 arbitration; Contract – 2 trials; Real Estate – 2 trials, 2 arbitrations; Personal Injury – 2 arbitrations; Workers Comp – 1 arbitration; LUPA – 1 trial.
Cases NOT Accepted
:
  Domestic Relations
Previously Served as Arbitrator
?
 No
Number of Arbitrations:  Not applicable.

Andrew Williams

Date of InformationSeptember 5, 2008
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar
:
  January 24, 1996
Years in Practice
:
  6+
Major Areas of Practice
Personal Injury, Contract
Professional Organizations
:
  WSBA, WSTLA, California Bar (Inactive)
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated)
:
  Personal Injury – 6 trials, 30 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted
:
  Family Law, Real Estate
Previously Served as Arbitrator
?
 No
 Number of Arbitrations:  Not applicable.

Adam P. Karp

Date of Information:  May 20, 2010
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar:  December 1998
Years in Practice
:  12
Major Areas of Practice
:  Animal Law
Professional Organizations
:
  WSBA, ABA, WSAJ
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated)
:
  Contract – 1 trial; Family Law – 2 trials; Personal Injury – 1 trial, 13 arbitrations;
Cases NOT Accepted
:
  None
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  Yes
Number of Arbitrations:  8

Sofia K. Miguel

Date of Information:  May 14, 2010
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar
:  October 2000
Years in Practice
:  9+
Major Areas of Practice
:  Personal Injury, Insurance Bad Faith
Professional Organizations:  WSBA, WSAJ
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated):  Personal Injury – 5 trials, 100+ arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted:  Family Law
Previously Served as Arbitrator? Yes
Number of Arbitrations:  5

Heather E. Forrler

Date of Information:  July 13, 2010
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar:  October 28, 2002
Years in Practice:  7+
Major Areas of Practice
:  Family Law, Plaintiff’s Personal Injury
Professional Organizations:  WSBA, Kitsap County Bar Association
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated)
:
  Family Law – 1 trial, 1 arbitration; Personal Injury – 2 trials
Cases NOT Accepted
:
  Domestic Violence
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  No
Number of Arbitrations:  Not applicable.

Andrew Hay

Date of Information:  July 21, 2010
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar:  1989
Years in Practice:  20
Major Areas of Practice:  Family Law, Real Estate, Consumer Protection
Professional Organizations
:
  WSBA, WSTLA
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated):  Collection – 2 trials, 4 arbitrations; Commercial – 2 trials, 4 arbitrations; Contract – 4 trials, 2 arbitrations; Real Estate – 4 trials, 2 arbitrations; Family Law – 6 trials; Personal Injury – 3 trials, 8 arbitrations;
Cases NOT Accepted:  None
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  Yes
Number of Arbitrations:  10

Michael A. Spence

Date of Information:  July 29, 2010
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar:  June 2, 1986
Years in Practice:  24
Major Areas of Practice:  Real Estate, Land Use, Government Relations, General Business
Professional Organizations:  WSBA
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated):  Real Estate – 8 trials, 10 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted:  None
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  No
Number of Arbitrations:  Not applicable.

Lynda H. McMacken

Date of Information:  July 13, 2010
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar
:
  May 31, 1988
Years in Practice:  22
Major Areas of Practice:  Business Law, Estate Planning
Professional Organizations:  WSBA
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated):  None
Cases NOT Accepted:  Domestic Violence
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  No
Number of Arbitrations:  Not applicable.

Andrew L. Benjamin Date of Information:  August 20, 2009
Date Admitted to the Washington Bar:  November 4, 1985
Years in Practice:  23
Major Areas of Practice:  Family Law, Personal Injury, Estate Planning
Professional Organizations:  WSBA, King County Bar, Snohomish County Bar, Washington State Association for Justice
Trial/Arbitration Experience Within Last Five Years by Category (Estimated):  Collection – 2 arbitrations; Commercial – 1 arbitration; Construction – 1 arbitration; Real Estate – 1 arbitration; Family Law – 4 trials, 5 arbitrations; Personal Injury – 4 trials, 22 arbitrations
Cases NOT Accepted:  None.
Previously Served as Arbitrator?  Yes
Number of Arbitrations:  ~30

The arbitrators listed above reside in Kitsap County, practice or have practiced in Kitsap County, or are members of the Kitsap County Bar Association.  These attorneys have priority to arbitrate matters filed in Kitsap County Superior Court. We maintain a secondary list of attorneys whose practice is in King or Pierce Counties to handle Kitsap County matters in which Kitsap County attorneys have a conflict.
Please contact Shelley Solie at 360-337-4991 for additional information.

 

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