Background
Peterson, SHERILYN was born on April 9, 1955 in Great Lakes, Illinois, United States.
Peterson, SHERILYN was born on April 9, 1955 in Great Lakes, Illinois, United States.
Northwestern University (Bachelor of Arts, with highest distinction, 1977. Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1980). Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Northwestern University Law Review, 1979 1980.
Law Clerk to Honorary Wilbur F. Pell, Junior, United States.
Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1980-1981. Civil Litigation, Product Liability, Insurance and Computer Law.
Worked at Perkins Coie (Bellevue, Washington) specializing in Corporation, Public Utility, Energy, Banking, Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors" Rights, Corporate Financing, Taxation, Charitable Organizations, Guardianships, Estate Planning, Probate, Labor, Employment, Education, Real Estate, General Business and Commercial, Antitrust, Environmental, Natural Resources, Land Use, Hazardous Waste, Administrative, Aviation, Government Contract, Intellectual Property, Mergers and Acquisitions, Product Liability and Tort Law. General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts and before various Federal and State Administrative Tribunals. International Commercial and Financial Transactions.
Admitted to the bar, 1981, Washington.
Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Northwestern University Law Review, 1979-1980. Author: "Summary Jury Trial Strategies," American Bar Association Litigation, Volume 16, Number.
3 (Spring 1990). Speech and Paper, "Property Disposition in the Dissolution of Non-Marital Relationships," Washington State Bar Association"s Complex Property Seminar (July 1993).
Law Clerk to Honorary Wilbur F. Pell, Junior, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1980-1981.
Arbitrator, King County Mandatory Arbitration Program. Perkins Coie is the largest law firm headquartered in the Pacific Northwest.
Founded in 1912 in Seattle, the firm has 330 lawyers with offices located in Asia, Europe and North America.
The firm opened the Bellevue office, just east of Seattle, in 1983 to establish a presence in Washington"s fourth largest city, which is the Eastside"s business center. Lawyers in the Bellevue office work closely with our network of Perkins Coie lawyers around the world to remain on the forefront of issues and policies that affect Washington State. In addition to the legal capabilities available throughout the firm, our Bellevue full-service practice focuses specifically on litigation, labor and employment, corporate, high technology, energy and utilities, real estate and land use, education, and personal planning.
Member, Editorial Board, Northwestern University Law Review, 1979-1980.