Civil Litigator

Kimberley Whitsitt

**** ** ******* **. #*** Seattle, WA 98126

(206) 387 – 3406 ***********@*****.***

Legal Experience

Associate Attorney Jul 2012 – Jul 2015

CONTOS & HALLACK, PLLC, Seattle, WA

• Handled diverse caseload at a busy civil litigation practice, often managing 10-20 cases in active litigation at one time.

• Wrote, argued, and won summary judgment defending pharmacist against corporate employer in an employment contract dispute based on plaintiff’s lack of standing to litigate the claim.

• Researched and drafted motion for order to show cause regarding issuance of preliminary injunction on behalf of individual insurance agent against insurance company in a dispute involving the sale of equity ownership interest in policyholder accounts.

• Drafted, argued, and prevailed on motion to dismiss client for lack of personal jurisdiction in contract dispute against a mid-sized technology company.

• Prepped case involving abuse of vulnerable adult for administrative hearing and successfully defended health care worker against DSHS before the OAH.

• Litigated TEDRA lawsuit from case intake through final disposition at trial. Prevailed at trial on behalf of trust beneficiary and obtained 5-figure award of damages. Associate Attorney May 2011 – Jul 2012

MARSHALL RITTER, P.S., INC., Everett, WA

Made daily courtroom appearances working at a small firm that handled both civil and criminal litigation. Argued dispositive motions, motions to strike, motions for reconsideration, and civil infraction hearings.

Associate Attorney; Rule 9 Intern Dec 2009 – Mar 2011 SUTTELL & HAMMER, P.S., Bellevue, WA

Litigated high-volume caseload in a mid-sized civil litigation firm, focusing on commercial litigation. Analyzed specific legal and policy issues related to creditors’ rights and consumer protection issues. Argued hundreds of dispositive motions in eighteen (18) counties throughout Washington State.

Professional And Community Involvement

Member – Washington State Bar Association

Member – King County Bar Association

Pro Bono Attorney Services – WSBA “Call to Duty”

Legal Instructor/Educator – Southeast Youth and Family Services

“Big Sister” – Big Brothers Big Sisters

Adjunct Professor – Seattle University, Master of Sport Administration and Leadership Education

Juris Doctorate (2009)

SEATTLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Seattle, WA

B.S. Biology (2005)

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY, Allendale, MI

Bar Admission

Admitted to practice in Washington since 2010 under WSBA number 42513.

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