Areas of Practice Jim Stoetzer is an experienced litigator who focuses his active trial practice on complex commercial disputes. Jim represents clients in multi-state arbitrations and litigations regarding management liability, securities, insurance coverage, employment, construction, intellectual property and regulatory investigations. Professional Experience · Member, WSBA Sections: ADR, Construction, Employment, Litigation · Member, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers · Member, Defense Research Institute · Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (1988, 1994) · LTJG, United States Navy; Legal and Personal Officer, USS LaSalle, LPD-3 (1969-1972) Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships · Class Action Defense · Construction · Director and Officer Liability · Diversity Committee · Intellectual Property and Technology · Labor and Employment · Litigation · London · Professional Liability · Securities · Securities Litigation · White Collar Criminal Defense, Regulatory Compliance and Special Investigations Representative Matters and Clients · Hall Street v. Mattel Inc.: Seminal FAA case on remand from U.S. Supreme Court · The Mission Corporation: Patent law attorney malpractice litigation (defeated alleged inventor of Nintendo Wii Box game control) · BP Alaska oilspill investigation matters · WizKids: Patent law attorney malpractice litigation · Metropolitan Mortgage and Securities Bankruptcy: D&O/E&O insurance litigation · NCAA Division One Football Walk-On's Litigation: National class action antitrust litigation · United States of America v. John Doe: Former CEO/CFO of public company facing SEC complaint and a parallel indictment by the DOJ alleging Sarbanes-Oxley violations, accounting fraud and securities fraud · Anchorage International Airport Terminal Redevelopment Litigation: Seismic design, delay and impact construction claim · Rosie O'Donnell v. Entercom: Copyright and trademark suit · Callison Architecture Inc. v. Cordax Inc.: Software design dispute · Edwards v. Alaska Pulp Corporation: Class action environmental suit · Getty v. Harmon & Sun America: Class action securities suit · Local counsel in national litigation regarding the tobacco and pharmaceutical industries Speaking Engagements · "Building Information Modeling (BIM): Managing Risk with High Tech Design" (Presenter) · "Assessing Litigation Risks and Strategies in Sexual Harassment Retaliation Claims" (Presenter) · "Tank in the New Millennium" (Presenter) · "Effective Use of Arbitration, Mediation and Negotiation," Washington State Bar Association Seminar (Chair) · 29th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys (Moderator) · "Limiting the Duty to Defend Contractor Claims for Additional Compensation" (Presenter) · "The Perils & Pitfalls for Counsel Representing A&E Joint Ventures" (Presenter) Awards and Honors · Named as a Washington "Super Lawyer," Washington Law & Politics, Business Litigation, 2007-2010 · Peer Review Rated "AV" in Martindale-Hubbell Professional and Community Activities · Starlight Washington Children's Foundation Board (Present) · Seattle Children's Museum Board (1997-2004) · Member, Professional Liability Underwriting Society News 08.09.2011, Thirty-six Lane Powell Attorneys Listed as Top Lawyers in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine 06.20.2011, Twenty-six Lane Powell Attorneys Named 'Washington Super Lawyers;' Ten Lane Powell Attorneys Named As 'Washington Rising Stars' 07.20.2010, 58 Lane Powell Attorneys Listed as Top Lawyers in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine 06.06.2010, 28 Lane Powell Attorneys Named Washington Super Lawyers 2010 11.17.2009, Stoetzer Joins Williams L. Dwyer American Inn of Court 07.13.2009, Stoetzer Joins Starlight Children's Foundation Board 06.02.2009, 25 Lane Powell Attorneys Named Washington Super Lawyers 01.21.2009, Lane Powell Ranked Second in the Nation in the "Law360? List of Securities Practices 06.02.2008, 23 Lane Powell Attorneys Named Washington Super Lawyers 06.05.2007, 20 Attorneys Selected as 2007 Washington SuperLawyers Articles 03.23.2007, So You Want to be a Director? |