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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.
Manlowe
Areas of Practice
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