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1001 Fourth Avenue, Suite 3900
Seattle, Washington 98154 (King Co.)
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(Main Office) Excellence in High Stakes Litigation. Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece LLP is one of the premier litigation firms in the Pacific Northwest handling cases in Washington, Alaska, Idaho and Oregon courts. Founded by the former Co-Chairs of Bogle & Gates Litigation Department, Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece offers its clients the talent and experience of the largest law firms combined with the responsiveness and personal service of a smaller law firm. The firm's practice is limited to complex and sophisticated litigation and trial work. Kelly Corr and Bill Cronin were twice named by Seattle Magazine as two of the top five business litigators in Seattle. Kevin Baumgardner was named a top product liability litigator in Seattle and Josh Preece was named a top employment and litigator in Seattle in the same magazine. No other firm in Seattle enjoyed this distinction. All five of the firm's named partners have been repeatedly chosen as "Super Lawyers" by Washington Law & Politics and most of its associates have been picked as "Rising Stars" by the same magazine. Mr. Corr, Mr. Cronin, Mr. Baumgardner, Mr. Preece and Mr. Squires are also listed in "The Best Lawyers in America." Mr. Corr, Mr. Cronin and Mr. Squires are also all members of The American College of Trial Lawyers. Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece represents a wide spectrum of clients from individuals and closely held businesses to regional companies and some of the nation's largest corporations. Statement of PracticeCommercial Litigation, Civil Litigation, Securities Litigation, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Trademarks, Intellectual Property, Class Actions, Toxic Torts, Employment, Construction, Oil and Gas, Insurance Coverage. Firm Size: 19
Representative Clients:Akzo Nobel
Alaska Airlines
Allied Waste
Altec Inc.
Amazon.com
American Standard
Asbestos Corporation Limited
AT&T Mobility
Bechtel Corp.
Bell Helicopters
Blockbuster
Boston Scientific
Boy Scouts of America
Cedar Grove Composting
Centex
Cookson USA
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Dow Chemical
Edward Life Sciences
Emerald Services
Exxon-Mobil Company USA
FKI Co.
Frank Russell Co.
Georgia Pacific
Harris Corp.
Hearst Corp.
Ingersoll Rand
Investors Underwriting
ITT
KMPG
Lloyd Enterprises
Lycos
Magotteaux International
Maxim Healthcare
McDonald's
Melroe Co.
Microsoft Corp.
National Rental Cars
Office Max
Pendleton Woolen Mills
Primerica Life Insurance Co.
Qwest
SC Johnson & Son, Inc.
SGA Corp.
T-Mobile
Terex Corp.
Todd Shipyards
Transamerica Life Insurance Co.
Unisys Corp.
U.S. Filter Corp.
United States Aviation Underwriters.
Kelly P. Corr (Member) born Seattle, Washington, March 1, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Washington. Education: Williams College (B.A., cum laude, 1970); Columbia University (J.D., with honors, 1974). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Robert Noxan Toppan Prize. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Washington, 1974-1976. Litigation Department Co-Chair Bogle & Gates, 1995-1999. Chairman, The Network of Trial Law Firms, 1996. Editor, Washington Civil Procedure Deskbook, 1992. Adjunct Professor in Trial Advocacy, University of Washington, School of Law, 1986-1992. Picked as one of the Top Three Commercial Litigators in Washington by Chambers USA, 2003-2004. Listed in Best Lawyers in America in multiple categories since 2001. Three times selected as One of the Top Five Business Litigators by Seattle Magazine. One of the Top Six Business Litigators per Seattle Business Monthly. One of Top Ten Civil Trial Lawyers according to Washington CEO Magazine. Nine times chosen as a "SuperLawyer" by Washington Law & Politics. Six times voted among the top thirty lawyers in the state, five times voted among top ten; twice selected among the top three. Member: King County (Trustee, 1983-1985), Washington State (Chairman, Young Lawyers, 1980-1981; Trustee, Trial Practice Section, 1979-1982; Recipient of President's Award, 1989) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers since 1996. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Kelly P. Corr
William F. Cronin (Member) born Manchester, New Hampshire, May 25, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, California; 1978, Washington. Education: Brown University (B.A. in English Literature, cum laude, 1970); University of Oregon; University of Southern California (J.D., 1975). Member, Order of the Coif. Recipient, Breidenbach Scholarship. Litigation Department Co-Chair, Bogle & Gates, 1995-1999. Listed, "The Best Lawyers in America." Twice Listed as one of the top five business litigators by Seattle Magazine. Member: King County, Washington State and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Securities Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation.Email: William F. Cronin
Guy P. Michelson (Managing Partner) born Seattle, Washington, May 2, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., summa cum laude, 1973); Stanford University (J.D., 1976). Assistant Editor, Washington Civil Procedure Before Trial Deskbook, 1979-1980. Assistant Editor in Chief/Author, 1986 Supplement to the Washington Civil Procedure Before Trial Deskbook. Five times chosen as a "Superlawyer" by Washington Law and Politics. Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation.Email: Guy P. Michelson
Kevin C. Baumgardner (Member) born Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, February 8, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with high honors, 1981); Columbia University (J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Multiple times selected "Super Lawyer" by Washington Law & Politics Magazine. Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; General Commercial Litigation; International Sports Law.Email: Kevin C. Baumgardner
Joshua J. Preece (Member) born February 14, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington. Education: Washington State University (B.A., English Literature, cum laude, 1981); Seattle University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Note and Comment Editor, Seattle University School of Law, Law Review, 1984-1985. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards in Torts and Evidence; Academic Achievement Scholarships. Mr. Preece has been selected as a Super Lawyer by the publication Washington Law & Politics. He has been selected as one of Seattle's Top Lawyers by Seattle Magazine. Seattle Business Monthly selected Mr. Preece as one of the five top employment litigators in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle Metropolitan Magazine selected him as one of Seattle's top commercial litigators. Mr. Preece has been selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America. The publication Benchmark: America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys selected Mr. Preece as Local Litigation Star. He received the highest professional rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Member: King County, Washington State, Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law and Litigation; Complex Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice; Professional Negligence.Email: Joshua J. Preece
Paul R. Raskin (Member) born New York, N.Y., May 27, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, New York; 1995, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1988); Columbia University (J.D., 1992). Recipient, Harlan Fisk Stone Scholar. Editor, Columbia Business Law Review, 1991-1992. Member: Washington State Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section).Email: Paul R. Raskin
Michael A. Moore (Member) born London, England, June 26, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Rhode Island; 1997, Washington; U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1990); Boston University (J.D., 1995). Third Year Editor, American Journal of Law & Medicine. Law Clerk, Washington State Court of Appeals, 1995-1997. Selected, Rising Star, Washington Law and Politics Magazine, 2002-2007. Member: Washington State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Christensen Firm v. Chameleon Data Corp., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79710 (W.D. Wash. 2006); Schwendeman v. USAA Cas. Ins. Co., 116 Wn. App. 9 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Complex Commercial Litigation; Entertainment Litigation.Email: Michael A. Moore
Steven W. Fogg (Member) born Scranton, Pennsylvania, August 16, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, California; 1992, District of Columbia; 1994, Washington. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1986); University of Virginia (J.D., 1989). Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle Washington, 1994-2004. Staff Attorney, Division of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., 1989-1991. Member: District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex and Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Steven W. Fogg
Emily J. Brubaker (Member) born Portsmouth, Virginia, July 24, 1967; admitted to bar, 1999, California; 2004, Washington. Education: University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A., 1989); Loyola of Los Angeles Law School (J.D., 1998). Managing Editor, Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, 1997-1998. Law Clerk, Hon. T.G. Nelson, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1998-1999. Member: Washington State Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Class Action Defense; Appellate Practice.Email: Emily J. Brubaker
William H. Walsh (Member) admitted to bar, 1992, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1988); Gonzaga University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Law Clerk to the Honorable Gerald L. Knight, Snohomish County Superior Court, 1992-1993. Author: "Determining Recoverable Economic Harm Under the Washington Product Liability Act," 27 Gonz. L. Rev. 335 (1992). Co-Author: "The Joint Commander as Convening Authority: Analysis of a Test-Case," 46 Air Force L. Rev. 195 (1999). Special Assistant U.S. Attorney: District of North Dakota, 1994-1996, Western District of Washington, 1999-2000. Member: King County, Washington State (Member, Litigation Section) and American Bar Associations. [Major, JAGD, USAFR 1993-2000]. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Civil Practice.Email: William H. Walsh
——————————Seann Colgan (Associate) born Hudson, New York, 1969; admitted to bar, 2005, Oregon; 2007, Washington. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1991) University of Oregon School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member, Order of the Coif. Recipient, Dean Orlando John Hollis Scholar. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Seann Colgan
Meredith L. Moroney (Associate) born Queens, New York; admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia; 2008, District of Columbia. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 2002); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2007) Order of the Coif. Languages: Japanese.Email: Meredith L. Moroney
Christina Dimock (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Massachusetts; 2006 District of Columbia; 2008, Washington. Education: Boston University (B.A., cum laude, 2000); George Washington University Law School (J.D., with honors, 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Christina Dimock
Barbara Kastama (Associate) born Igloo, South Dakota, July 14, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.B.A., cum laude, 1983) University of Michigan (J.D., 1986). Legal Consultant, UNHCR, Malaysia, 1991-1992. Certification, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, 2003. Member: Washington State Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Barbara Kastama
Molly A. Malouf (Associate) born Salt Lake City, Utah, May 28, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Washington; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington; U.S. Court of appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Utah (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); University of Oregon (J.D., 2001). Phi Beta Kappa. Business Editor, Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation, 2000-2001. Law Clerk: District of Oregon; Western District of Washington; Washington State Court of Appeals. Member: Washington State Bar Association; Oregon State Bar; Western District of Washington. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Insurance Coverage; Personal Injury.Email: Molly A. Malouf
Margaret J. Pak (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, California (inactive); 2007, Washington; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 2000); University of Washington School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Margaret J. Pak
Sarah Tilstra (Associate) born Seattle, Washington; admitted to bar, 2004, Washington; 2006, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998; J.D., with honors, 2004). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk for Honorable Marlin Appelwick, Washington Court of Appeals, 2004-2006. Member: King County Bar Association.Email: Sarah Tilstra
OF COUNSELWilliam R. Squires, III (Of Counsel) born Providence, Rhode Island, September 6, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1976, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Stanford University (B.A., Economics, 1969); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1972). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Construction Litigation; Construction Claims; Employment Litigation; Toxic Torts; Contract Litigation.Email: William R. Squires, III
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