Background
P Barnard, Kathleen was born on January 9, 1953 in Great Falls, Montana, United States.
P Barnard, Kathleen was born on January 9, 1953 in Great Falls, Montana, United States.
University of Montana (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1982. Juris Doctor, 1985).
Worked at Schwerin, Campbell & Barnard, Limited Liability Partnership (Seattle, Washington) specializing in Civil and Appellate Practice. Labor (Union) and Employment Law, Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Contract and Benefit Disputes, Mediation and Arbitration Services. Admitted to the bar, 1985, Montana.
1988, Washington.
1989, United States. District Court Western District of Washington. 1994, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1995, United States. Supreme Court. Erasmus Scholar.
Recipient, Judge Jamison Award for Academic Excellence. Schwerin, Burns, Campbell & French, Limited Liability Partnership traces its roots back to the 1920"s when George Vanderveer defended the International Who's Who in the Everett Massacre.
Currently, the 9 lawyer firm primarily represents labor unions in the service, industrial, publishing, maritime, longshore, airline, construction, theatrical, school and public employment arenas. Representative clients include Teamsters, Service Employees, Machinists, ILWU, Newspaper Guild, Inlandboatmen"s Union, and Operating Engineers.
A significant portion of the firm"s practice is also devoted to representing individuals in sex, age, race, sexual harassment, national origin and disability discrimination cases as well as other employment related disputes.
The firm believes in preventive law and economical litigation and mediation to benefit working people.