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- Serious
Injury & Wrongful Death
- Probate,
Guardianship & Trusts
- Civil
Rights
- Professional
Negligence
- General
Civil/Tort Litigation
- Elder Law
WAMS Mediator Certification: 2004
Accomplishments: Kathleen Wareham is a
full-time mediator and arbitrator who has successfully mediated and
arbitrated a variety of disputes. She brings to the table over 20 years
of
practical experience in
personal injury (including wrongful death, product liability and
medical malpractice), civil rights, and complex probate, guardianship
and trust matters. Ms. Wareham has served as a guardian ad litem and
settlement guardian ad litem in multiple state and federal cases and
has trained GALs and SGALs in settlement and mediation skills. She is a
frequent speaker and trainer at legal education seminars.
Ms. Wareham was a partner at MacDonald Hoague
& Bayless before becoming a full-time neutral. Her civil
litigation practice included a broad range of personal injury, civil
rights and probate/guardianship cases. These practice areas, combined
with her guardian ad litem/settlement guardian ad litem experience,
enhance her skills as a professional neutral. Ms. Wareham understands
litigation and has keen and insightful interpersonal skills,
particularly helpful with difficult to resolve cases and with cases
involving minors, seniors, or traumatically injured clients. She has
been recognized by her peers as a
SuperLawyer and by Seattle Magazine as one of the Best Lawyers in
Seattle.
Ms. Wareham was admitted to the Washington Bar in
1987 and is admitted to practice before the United States District
Court for the Western District of Washington, the Ninth Circuit Court
of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. She is certified to
serve as a Rule 39.1 mediator for federal court cases.
Education: Professional Mediation Skills
Training Program, University of Washington School of Law, 2001; WAMS
Advanced Mediator Training, 2005, 2009; Columbia University, J.D.,
1986;
University of Washington, B.A. in Philosophy, 1983, with Honors.
Affiliations: Washington Arbitration and
Mediation Service; Washington State Bar Association, Dispute Resolution
Section; King County Bar Association, Guardianship and Elder Law
Section, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, and Dispute
Resolution Section; King County Superior Court Probate GAL and SGAL
Registry; Snohomish County Superior Court SGAL Registry.
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