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Elizabeth P. Martin

Of Counsel
emartin@gth-law.com
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Phone: 253.620.6545
 Fax: 253.620.6565

Wells Fargo Plaza, 1201 Pacific Avenue, Suite 2100
Tacoma, Washington 98402

Primary Areas of Practice

Products Liability/Toxic Tort (Asbestos Defense), Employment Law, Alternate Dispute Resolution

Education

J.D., Willamette University College of Law, 1982
cum laude

B.A., American Studies, Albertson College of Idaho, 1979
cum laude

Mediator Training, University of Washington Law School, 1997

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Washington State Courts
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
United States Court of Appeals – Ninth Circuit
United States Supreme Court

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

American Bar Association

Washington State Bar Association
Member, Mediation Panel, WSBA, 2004 to present

Federal Bar Association

Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Associations
Chair, Superior Court Liaison Committee, 2004-2005

Pierce County Washington Women Lawyers
President, 2004-2005

Professional History

  • Joined firm in 1983
  • Judicial Clerk, Justice Charles Stafford, Washington State Supreme Court, 1982-83
  • Pro Tempore Judge, Pierce County Superior Court, 2003 to present
  • Certified W.D. Wash. Rule 39.1 Mediator, 1997 to present

Representative Cases/Transactions

  • Trial team member with national counsel in several asbestos cases in both Washington and Oregon over the past several years, resulting in either defense verdicts or favorable mid-trial settlements
  • Prevailed in numerous of high-stakes dispositive motions in both Oregon and Washington, resulting in the dismissal of million-dollar-plus liability claims and greatly limiting future liability theories against our clients

Community Activities

  • Member, Tacoma Art Museum Activities Council, 2002-2004
  • Board Member, Franke Tobey Jones Retirement Estates, 2003-2005
  • Elder, University Place Presbyterian Church, 2005 to present
  • Volunteer, YMCA Youth in Government Mock Trial Competition, 2004 to present
  • Volunteer Mediator, Pierce County Center for Dispute Resolution, 2000 to present
  • Member, Citizen's Task Force on Officer Involved Domestic Violence

Honors, Publications & Presentations

  • Pierce County Washington Women Lawyers Chapter Member of the Year, 2006
  • Frequent CLE presenter on employment-law topics
  • Casenote Editor, WILLAMETTE LAW REVIEW, 1981-82
  • Author, State ex rel. Deiz: An End to Soft-hearted Mollycoddling?, 17 WILL. L. REV. 719 (1981)
  • AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell