MATTHEW KING, ESQ.

matthewking@abanet.org

Professional Memberships

Washington State Bar Association 2001-Present King County Bar Association 2001-Present      Bar Bulletin Committee American Bar Association 2001-Present      Litigation Section            Environmental Litigation Committee            Construction Litigation Committee            Condemnation, Zoning, and Land Use Litigation Committee      Trial Practice Section      PreTrial Practice and Discovery Section

Education

1998-2001   Seattle University School of Law                     Seattle, Washington                   Juris Doctor 1994-1998   University of Washington                                Seattle, Washington                   B.A. English                   B.A. Comparative Literature

Professional Experience

June 2004  - Present       Ogden Murphy Wallace             Seattle, Washington                  Attorney

October 2002 - June 2004    The Tewell Firm P.S.            Seattle, Washington                  Attorney                   +  Handle case load of 35+ cases                   +  Defend corporations, insurance companies and their insureds                   +  Prepare and arbitrate cases                   +  Meet and confer with clients                   +  Depose and defend witness and party depositions                   +  Prepare pleadings and motions                   +  Prepare and answer discovery requests                   +  Argue motions                   +  Prepare and participate in mediations                   +  Work with expert witnesses and consultants                   +  Draft Washington Appellate Briefs                   +  Draft Petitions for Review for the Washington Supreme Court

March 2002 - October 2002   Condominium Law Group Seattle, Washington                  Attorney                   +  Advised condominium associations of legal rights and                       obligations                   +  Litigated construction defect claims against developers and                       builders                   +  Prepared pleadings and motions                   +  Prepared and answered discovery requests                   +  Argued motions                   +  Prepared mediation documents                   +  Worked with expert witnesses and consultants

December 1998 - December 2001  Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe                                                                                   Seattle, Washington                 Law Clerk, Rule 9 Intern, Contract Attorney                   +  Worked within the Environmental Practice Group                   +  Reviewed and organized discovery materials                   +  Defended corporations against MTCA and CERCLA claims                   +  Prepared required clean up documentation for a voluntary                       cleanup project                   +  Prepared modification to Clean Air Act permt                   +  Trained on MTCA regulation amendments

Publications

Co-Editor, Washington Practice          Environmental Law and Practice, Volumes 23 & 24          1998-Present          King County Bar Bulletin Articles                   +  The Outer Limits of Personal Jurisdiction, E-mail and                       Purposeful Availment                   +  Attorney Salaries in the New Economy                   +  Cleaning Out Your Inbox                   +  Tolerance of Hate Speech - A Defense to "Bad Words"                   +  Washington Bad Faith Law (Link)                   +  Requests for Proposals:  How to Look Good in a Beauty                       Contest                   +  Home is Where the Heart Is: Construction Defects (Link)                   +  Just Add Water: Mold Claims (Link)                   +  Reservation of Rights In Washington                   +  Violence Aganst Evidence Spoliation (Forthcoming)