Background
Cunningham, Janis Ann was born on May 13, 1952 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Daughter of Luvern Victor and Anna Jane (Bierstedt) Rieke.
Cunningham, Janis Ann was born on May 13, 1952 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Daughter of Luvern Victor and Anna Jane (Bierstedt) Rieke.
Saint Olaf College and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, 1973). University of Washington (Juris Doctor, 1976). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Washington Law Review, 1975-1976.
Law Clerk to the Honorable Eugene A. Wright, United States.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1976-1977. Fellow, American College of Probate Counsel.
Estate Planning, Probate and Adoptions.
Worked at Perkins Coie (Seattle, Washington) specializing in General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in Federal and State Courts and before various Federal and State Administrative Tribunals. Administrative, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Aviation, Banking, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy, Corporate Finance and Securities Law, Creditors" Rights, Environmental, Estate Planning, General Business, Government Contract, Hazardous Waste, Intellectual Property, International, Labor and Employment, Land Use, Life Sciences, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal/Public Finance, Natural Resources, Nonprofit Probate, Product Liability, Public Utility, Project Finance, Real Estate, School Law, Taxation, Toxic Torts, Water Rights, White-Collar Criminal Representation. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Washington.
Order of the Coif.
Editor-in-Chief, Washington Law Review, 1975-1976. Lecturer, University of Washington Law School, 1994. Law Clerk to the Honorable Eugene A. Wright, United States.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1976-1977.
Washington State Bar Association, Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section Executive Committee, 1988-1995 and Chairperson, 1993-1994, Member, Trust Task Force. King County Bar Association, President, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1986-1987.
Estate Planning Council of Seattle, Member, Executive Board, 1985-1987 and 1996-1998. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
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Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section Executive Committee, 1988-1995 and Chairperson, 1993-1994, Member, Trust Task Force. King County Bar Association, President, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1986-1987. Estate Planning Council of Seattle, Member, Executive Board, 1985-1987 and 1996-1998.
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Married D. John Cunningham, June 10, 1972. Children: Emily Jane, Laura Christine.