Robert C. Manlowe – Speaking Engagements, Papers Presented, Published Articles
Speaking Engagements, Papers Presented, Published Articles
- Co-Author, "Paradigm Shifts in e-Discovery Litigation: Cooperate or Continue to Pay Dearly," Defense Counsel Journal, April 1, 2011.
- Co-Author, "An Inconvenient Forum - Reining In E-Discovery In the United States," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, February 2011.
- Co-Author, "Paradigm Shifts in E-Discovery Litigation: Cooperate or Continue to Pay Dearly," November 2010.
- Moderator, "Crisis Management - Head 'em off at the pass!," 2010 AGC Safety & Health Council, Wilsonville, OR, June 10, 2010.
- Speaker/Moderator, "Cutting Edge Techniques for Building Maximum Leverage for Settlement or Trial," Resolute Management Lunchtime Training Seminar Spring 2010, Philadelphia, PA, May 27, 2010.
- Speaker, "Money The Root of All Evil (Cutting-Edge Techniques for Management of Complex Litigation)," USLAW Spring 2010 Client Conference, Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach, FL, April 15-17, 2010.
- Speaker, "Toxic/Demonstrative Exhibits," Webinar, April 14, 2010.
- Speaker, "IADC Social Media: Where Do I Begin?" Webinar, March 11, 2010.
- Speaker, "10 Common Pitfalls in E-Discovery and Document Review," IADC Midyear Meeting, Naples Grand Beach Resort, Naples, FL, February 13-18, 2010.
- Moderator, "Managing Your E-Discovery Costs: Who's Doing It and How?,"2009 IADC Counsel Corporate Counsel College, International Association of Defense Counsel, Chicago, IL, April 23, 2009.
- Co-Presenter, "An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure," Williams Kastner Electronic Information Management Seminar, Seattle, WA, January 28, 2009.
- Co-Presenter, "An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure," Williams Kastner Electronic Information Management Seminar, Seattle, WA, December 10, 2008.
- Facilitator, "Presenting to Win: Effective Use of PowerPoint in the Courtroom,"IADC Meeting, Fairmount Southampton, Bermuda, July 2007.
- Speaker, "Disaster Preparedness Crisis Management," ABD, Seattle, WA, May 2007.
- Speaker, "Using Courtroom Technology in Thurston County and Pierce County," Government Lawyers Bar Association presentation, Department of Social and Health Services, Olympia, Washington, May 2007.
- Speaker, "PowerPoint Workshop -- A Hands on Experience for Trial Lawyers,"IADC Midyear Meeting, Pebble Beach, CA, February 2007.
- Speaker, "Use of Technology in the Courtroom," IADC Trial Academy, Stanford University, CA, August 2005.
- Speaker, "21st Century Approaches to Using Your Company Witness as a Sword in Class Action and Mass Tort Litigation," IADC Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO, July 2005.
- Co-Author, Cutting-Edge Approaches for Managing Mass Tort Litigation in the New Millennium, June 2005.
- Speaker, "The Asbestos Crisis: How to Survive in an Ever-Changing Climate,"IADC, Pebble Beach, CA, February 2003.
- Speaker, "National Coordinating Counsel: Challenges and Opportunities, The Use of Cutting-Edge Technologies in Managing National Litigation," IADC, Annual Convention, Whistler, Canada, July 2002.
- Speaker, "Designing & Implementing a Discovery Plan in E-Commerce Litigation," Defense Research Institute (DRI), Technology Litigation Seminar, Chicago, IL, December 2001
- Speaker, "Accident Investigation & Crisis Management," Baugh Enterprises, Seattle, WA, October 2001.
- Speaker, "Best Discovery Practices: Setting Up the Electronic Document Retention Program," DRI, Electronic Discovery Seminar, Chicago, IL, February 2001.
- Speaker, "Construction Law and the Magic of Indemnity and Additional Insurance," Edmonds Community College, Edmonds, WA, Annual 1999-present.
- Speaker, "Cutting Edge Computer Technologies for the Trial Attorney," IADC, Mid-Year Meeting, La Quinta, CA, February 2001.
- Speaker, "Law Office 2010 (see the Future Today)," IADC, Annual Meeting, Greenbriar, WV, July 2000.
- Speaker, "Crisis Management: Are You Ready?," Approach Management Presentation, SMART Dream Team RETRO meeting, Seattle, WA, June 2000.
- Speaker, "Accident Investigation - Techniques that Can Make or Break Your Company," Associated General Contractors of Washington meeting, Tacoma, WA, March 2000.
- Speaker, "The New Wave of the 21st Century - Emergency Response, Crisis Management and Loss Prevention: Head 'Em Off at the Pass," IADC, Annual Meeting, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, January 2000.
- Speaker, "The Effective Use of PowerPoint in the Trial of a Case," IADC, Annual Meeting, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, July 1999.
- Speaker, "Expert Discovery: What Is and Isn't Protected by the Attorney-Client or Work Product Privilege and How to Make or Break Your Case," IADC Annual Meeting, La Jolla, CA, July 1998.
- Speaker, "Demonstrative Evidence and the Use of Video Laser Disk Technology in Accident Reconstruction," Pacific Northwest Aviation Law Seminar, October 1994.
- Published Article, Successor Liability in Washington, 6 University of Puget Sound L. Rev., 323 (1983), cited and approved as authoritative by both the Washington Court of Appeals and the Washington Supreme Court.

Areas of Practice
- Asbestos
- Aviation
- Class Action
- Commercial Litigation
- Complex Litigation Management
- Construction
- Crisis Management & Media Relations
- E-Discovery/E-Document Management
- Mass Torts
- Product Liability
Bar Admissions
- Washington
- U.S. District Court (Western Washington, Eastern Washington)
- Alaska (Pro Hac Vice on individual case basis)
Education
- Seattle University (JD), cum laude, 1984
- Princeton University (BSE) 1981, Civil Engineering


