Background
Wagoner, David Everett was born on May 16, 1928 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Claude Brower and Mary Kathryn (Groff) Wagoner.
Wagoner, David Everett was born on May 16, 1928 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Claude Brower and Mary Kathryn (Groff) Wagoner.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, 1950). University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Laws, 1953). Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1952-1953.
Law Clerk to Honorary Herbert F. Goodrich, United States.
Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1955-1956 and to Justice Harold H. Burton, Junior, United States. Supreme Court, 1956. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Civil Litigation.
Law clerk, United States Court Appeals (3d circuit), Pennsylvania, 1955-1956; law clerk, Supreme Court of the United States Court, Washington, 1956-1957; partner, Perkins & Coie, Seattle, 1957-1996. Panel member of arbitration forum worldwide including People's Republicof China, B.C. International Commercial Arbitration Center, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Asian/Pacific Center for Resolution of International Business Disputes and the Center for International Dispute Resolution for Asian/Pacific Region.
Member school committee Municipal League Seattle and King County, since 1958, chairman, 1962-1965. Member Seattle schools citizens committees on equal educational opportunity and adult vocational education, 1963-1964. Member National Committee Support Public Schools.
Member advisory committee on community colleges, to 1965, legislature interim committee on education, 1964-1965. Member community college advisory committee to state superintendent public instruction, 1965. Chairman education committee Forward Thrust, 1968.
Member University Congressional Church Council Seattle, 1968-1970. Board directors Metropolitan Young Men’s Christian Association Seattle, 1968. Board directors Seattle Public Schools, 1965-1973, vice president, 1966-1967, 72-73, president, 1968, 73.
Trustee Evergreen State College Foundation, chairman 1986-1987, capitol campaign planning chairman. Trustee Pacific Northwest Ballet, vice president 1986. Served to 1st lieutenant Medical Corps, Army of the United States, 1953-1955.
Fellow College Commercial Arbitrators, American College Trial Lawyers (member ethics committee, legal ethics committee), Chartered Institute Arbitrators, Singapore Institute Arbitrators. Member American Bar Association (chairman standing committee federal judicial improvement, chairman appellate advocacy committee, member commission on separation of powers and judicial independence), Washington State Bar Association, Seattle-King County Bar Association, Academy Experts, Swiss Arbitration Association, National School Boards Association (board directors, chairman council Big City boards education 1971-1972), English-Speaking Union (vice president Seattle chapter 1961-1962), Chi Phi.
Children: Paul R., Colin H., Elon D., Peter B., Dana F. Married Jean Morton Saunders. Children: Constance A., Jennifer L., Melissa J.