Talmadge/Fitzpatrick - Appellate and Professional Responsibility Attorneys
Appellate Advocates & Professional Responsibility Attorneys

Our People

Phil Talmadge

Phil Talmadge


J.D. - University of Washington, 1976

Symposium Editor, Washington Law Review, 1975-76

B.A. - Yale University, 1973

Magna cum laude, Political Science

Justice - Washington State Supreme Court, 1995-2001

Senator - Washington State Senate, 1979-1995

Attorney - 1976-Present

Super Lawyer - Washington Law & Politics

Professional Associations

Washington State Bar Association

American Academy of Appellate Lawyers

Washington State Appellate Lawyers Association

King County Bar Association

 

Affiliations

Washington State Bar, 1976

United States District Court, Western District of Washington, 1976

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1980

United States Supreme Court, 1985

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 1987

Phil Talmadge

Thomas Fitzpatrick


J.D. - University of Chicago Law School, 1976

B.A. - University of Montana, 1973

 

Executive Director of Snohomish County, 2005-2006
Assistant Chief of the Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney's Office Civil

Division, 1999-2004

Super Lawyer - Washington Law & Politics

Attorney

1989-1999 - Stafford, Frey, Cooper

1978-1989 - Karr, Tuttle, Campbell

 

Professional Associations

Board of Governors of the American Bar Association
ABA House of Delegates
ABA Standing Committee on Professional Discipline
King County Bar Association

Associates


Emmelyn Hart-Biberfeld Peter Lohnes Sidney Tribe Emmelyn Hart-Biberfeld, J.D.   show

Peter Lohnes, J.D.   show

Sidney Tribe, J.D.   show


Emmelyn Hart-Biberfeld   hide
J.D. – Seattle University School of Law, 1998
  The Order of Barristers, Invited Member
  Moot Court Board, Officer
  Moot Court Golden Gavel Award Recipient (2)

B.A. – University of Washington, 1992
  Sociology, with a concentration in Society and Justice
  University Symphonic Band, Principal Clarinetist

Law Clerk – Washington State Supreme Court, 1999-2000

Attorney
  Talmadge/Fitzpatrick, 2003-present
    Rising Star – Washington Law & Politics, 2002, 2008
    National Outstanding Junior, National Society DAR, 2006
  Ogden Murphy Wallace, PLLC, 2000-2002

Professional Associations
  Washington State Bar Association
  Washington State Association for Justice
  King County Bar Association - Appellate Law Section, At-Large Representative
  Seattle University School of Law Alumni Ambassador

Affiliations
  Washington State Bar, 1999
  United States District Court, Western District of Washington, 2000
  United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2004
  United States Supreme Court, 2004



Peter Lohnes   hide
J.D. – Seattle University School of Law, cum laude 2006
  Recipient of four CALI awards for excellence in: Legal Writing, International Humanitarian
    Law, Media Theory & First Amendment Jurisprudence, Jury Trial Seminar
  Winner of the 2004 Metzger Legal Writing Scholarship
  Fellow, Center on Corporations, Law, and Society

B.A. – Stanford University, Drama, 1990

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, professional actor training program, 1977-78

Judicial Clerk for the Honorable William W. Baker and the Honorable J. Robert Leach of the Washington State Appeals Court, Division One, 2006-2008

Attorney
  Talmadge/Fitzpatrick, 2008-present

Professional Associations
  Washington State Bar Association
  King County Bar Association

Affiliations
  Washington State Bar, 1999
  United States District Court, Western District of Washington, 2000
  United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2004

Professional Presentations
  Seattle University CLE, Effective Oral Argument
  Washington State Attorney General’s Office CLE, Acting Techniques for Lawyers



Sidney Charlotte Tribe   hide
JD – University of Washington School of Law 2002
  Washington Law Review 2000-2002, Member and Executive Articles Editor
  Moot Court Honor Board 2000-2002, Member and President
  The Order of the Barristers, Invited Member
  Best Oralist and Regional Team, Falknor Appellate Advocacy Competition
  Author, Closing A Discrimination Loophole: Using Title VII's Anti-Retaliation Provision to
    Prevent Employers from Requiring Unlawful Arbitration Agreements as Conditions of
    Continued Employment
, 76 Washington Law Review 957 (July 2001)

BA – Willamette University 1994 (cum laude)
  English & Literature
  G. Herbert Smith Scholarship, 1990-1994
  Dona Adams Rothwell Award, 1993 & 1994
  Alpha Lambda Delta

Attorney
  Talmadge/Fitzpatrick, 2007-Present
  Law Clerk, Washington State Court of Appeals Division I, 2005-2007
  Law Offices of James J. Rigos, 2002-2005

Professional Associations
  Washington State Bar Association
  Washington Employment Lawyers Association
  King County Bar Association
  Washington Women Lawyers

Affiliations
  Washington State Bar, 2002
  United States District Court, Western District of Washington – 2007
  United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit – 2007
  United States Supreme Court – 2007