About
A local of Washington, Joanne takes a Northwest approach to training law. Joanne welcomes the opportunity to assist her customers develop outside-the-container answers which are designed to keep away from protracted litigation. However, if the dispute needs to be settled in Court, she is not any stranger to the Courtroom and welcomes the project. She have become a companion with Garvey, Schubert & Barer in Seattle in 1999 and later moved to Gordon Thomas Honeywell as a associate in 2008.
Her number one regions of exercise encompass defense litigation, merchandise legal responsibility, creation, coverage defense and coverage, broking and enterprise defense, and appellate advocacy. She is beyond president of the Washington Defense Lawyers, in which she also served on the board of directors for eight years. She is also a past Board has club of the Defense Research Institute (DRI).
Joanne received her undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkley and her JD from the University of Notre Dame. She has been a long-time, lively supporter and board member of FareStart, a culinary job education and placement application for homeless and disadvantaged individuals. She enjoys climbing, cooking, and fishing for crab along with her circle of relatives.
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Legal Issues
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Insurance Defense
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Languages
- English
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Experience
- Partner
Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP
2008 - Senior Partner
Jackson & Wallace LLP
2006 - has membership
Garvey, Schubert & Barer
1999
Educations

Graduation year: 1987

Graduation year: 1984