Background
Sutherland, Karen was born on July 5, 1959 in Ellensburg, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Douglass Berg and M. Patricia (Davis) Sutherland.
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Karen Sutherland
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Karen Sutherland, American Lawyer. Bar: Washington 1984, United States District Court (western district) Washington 1984, United States District Court (eastern district) Washington 1989, United States Court Appeals (9th circuit) 1985. Member Seattle-King County Bar Association (chair Bar Bulletin committee), Washington State Bar Association (member examiner committee).
Education
University of Puget Sound. University of Washington (Bachelor of Arts, 1980. Juris Doctor, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa.
Career
Worked at Ogden Murphy Wallace, Professional limited liability company (Seattle, Washington) specializing in General Civil Practice. Litigation, Employment, Insurance, Corporate, Tax, Bankruptcy, Probate, Estate, Municipal, Communication, Health Care, Hospitality, Land Use and Environmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Washington and United States.
District Court, Western District of Washington.
1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1989, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Washington.
Phi Beta Kappa. Chair, Employment Law Practice Group.
Past Chair, Northwest Reinsurance Association. Chair, Northwest Environmental Claims Association, 1995-1996.
Member, Employee Benefits Professionals Association. Washington State Bar Examiner.
Member: King County (Chair, Bar Bulletin Committee and Bar Talk Columnist) and Washington State (Member: Environmental, Land Use and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations.
Ogden Murphy Wallace, Professional limited liability company is a regional law firm with a national client base. Its size gives it the flexibility to serve a diverse range of clients with a strong combination of personal attention and professional service. The firm is respected in the business and municipal government communities for its high degree of innovation, efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
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Membership
Seattle-King County (Member, Young Lawyers Division Judiciary and Lawyers Practice Committees), Washington and American (Member, Antitrust Section and Committee. American Bar Association Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Section) Bar Associations. Washington Women Lawyers Association.
Personal Injury and Commercial Litigation.
