About Us

  Professional Experience

Mediator/Arbitrator

Strasser Law and Resolution LLC, Bothell, Washington

(2012-Present)

· Providing mediation and arbitration services for private clients and for the Superior Courts of Washington 

Attorney/Mediator/Arbitrator

Strasser Law and Resolution LLC, Bothell, Washington

(2012-2022)

· Providing mediation and arbitration services for private clients, and for the Superior Courts of Washington and the United States District Courts 

· Representing design professionals, owners, and contractors in commercial and construction disputes, contract drafting, and risk management

Attorney/Mediator/Arbitrator

Lane Powell pc, Seattle, Washington 

(1996 – 2012)

· Representing design professionals, owners, and contractors on various construction-related disputes, both pre-litigation and litigation, for industrial, commercial, and residential projects with claimed values in excess of $10 million 

· Drafting and negotiating construction and professional services agreements

· Providing dispute resolution services for private clients and the Superior Court of Washington

· Counseling design professionals regarding various aspects of firm structure, operation, and licensing 

Judicial Clerkship in Service of the Honorable Carolyn R. Dimmick

United States District Court, Seattle, Washington

(December 1995 – August 1996)

· Analyzing  opposing briefs and preparing dispositive orders for the judge’s      evaluation and execution

· Analyzing bench trial evidence and preparing findings of fact and conclusions of law for the judge’s evaluation and execution.

Project Engineer / Mechanical Engineer

Harris Group Inc., Seattle, Washington

(August 1981 – November 1993)

· Led engineering teams in the study, design and execution of industrial projects ranging in capital cost from $3,000 to $24,000,000

Education

Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, Washington

· Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, December 1995

State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York

· Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, May 1978

Dispute Resolution Training

· Pepperdine University - Mediating the Litigated Case (2013) 

· Attorney Training For Service as Pro Tem: District Court (2012)

· Annual NW Dispute Resolution Conference (2014, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2006)

· Dispute Resolution Board Foundation Administration and Practice Workshop (2011)

· Dispute Resolution Board Foundation Advanced/Chairing Workshop (2010)

· ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference (2008)

· CR 39.1 Certification training (2008)

· ABA Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Training Program (2006)

· Institute of Conflict Management – 40-hour Arbitrator Training (2002)

· University of Washington – Mediation Skills Training Program – (2000)

Representative Publications

· State-by-State Analysis of Current Legal Issues Affecting Architects, Engineers, Contractors, and Owners (From a Contracting and Claims Perspective), Aspen (October 2005, with annual supplements through 2014) (Contributing author - Washington chapter)

· Numerous "Hotsheets" on design and construction issues

· Contractor Registration Acts Apply to Subcontractors as Well as General Contractors, BUILDERnews Magazine, June 2007

· A Contracting Checklist – Here’s What You Should Be Thinking About, BUILDERnews Magazine,October 2006

Representative Speaking Engagements

· Client Seminars – Real World Examples of Why General Conditions Matter (2012) 

· Client Seminars – Annual Update on Construction Law (2011)

· Client Seminars – Changes to Construction Law That Affect Your Business (2011)

· AIA Seminar - 2010 Legislative Update (2010)

· Solar Expo - Contract Drafting and Risk Management (2009)

· Client Seminars - Year in Review for the Built Environment (2009)

· ACEC Core Competency for Principals - Legal Overview (2009, 2008, 2005)

· NSPE National Conference (Portland) - Contract drafting (2008)

· JVC Live Expo - Subcontract Drafting Subcontracts (2007)

· APWA - Building Inspector Liability (2006)

· NSPE National Conference (Chicago) - Risk Management (2005)

Professional Affiliations

· Washington State Bar Association

· Registered Professional Engineer – State of Washington

· American Counsel of Engineering Companies

· National Society of Professional Engineers

· Dispute Resolution Board Foundation

· Design Build Institute of America

· Former Planning Commissioner (Chairperson), City of Bothell