Background
Whitson, Lish was born on October 13, 1942 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of I. Lish and Clytie B. (Collier) Whitson.
Whitson, Lish was born on October 13, 1942 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of I. Lish and Clytie B. (Collier) Whitson.
Pennsylvania State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1965). University of Washington (Juris Doctor, 1972).
Worked at Helsell Fetterman LLP (Seattle, Washington) specializing in Litigation, Employment Law, Personal Injury, Construction Law, Environmental Law, Medical Malpractice, Alternative Dispute Resolution. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Washington. Member: Washington Judicial Council Task Force on Evidence, 1976-1977.
Washington Court Administrators, Task Force on Forms Management, 1977-1978. Member: King County (Member of Board, 1976-1977 and Chair, Young Lawyers Division, 1978-1979. Member, Board of Trustees, 1988-1991), Washington State (Special District Counsel.
Member, Board of Governors, 1995-1996) and American (Representative from Twenty-Ninth District to Executive Council, Young Lawyers Division, 1978-1980. Member, 1990-1996 and Chair, 1992-1995, Standing Committee, LRIS) Bar Associations. American Judicature Society (Member, National Board of Directors, 1981-1987).
American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. King County Bar Foundation.
Board of directors, past chairman Downtown Emergency Svc. Center, Seattle, 1981-1997;board directors Allied Arts, 1988-1996, president, 1994-1996. Trustee Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, board directors, 1986-1995.
Member alumni board U. Washington Law School, since 1993, treasurer, since 1997. Fellow American Bar Foundation, American College Trial Lawyers. Member American Bar Association (young lawyers division representative to executive county 1979, member standing commission on lawyer referral service 1990-1996, chairman 1992-1996, commission on women in the profn. since 1998), ATLA, American Board Trial Advocates (associate), Washington State Bar Association (governor 1995-1998), King County Bar Foundation (member president county), Seattle-King County Bar Association (pro bono committee chairman 1981-1984, board directors 1988-1991, young lawyers section 1977-1979, chairman 1979, Pro Bono Svc. award 1993), Federal Bar Association, American Judicature Society (board directors 1981-1986), Seattle Public Def.Assn.
(board directors 1982-1986), Washington Athletic Club.
Married Barbara Lee Sullivan, Sept.16, 1965. Children: L. Richard, Kimberly S.