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Arissa M. Peterson

Phone: 206-233-2984
Fax: 206-628-6611
Email: apeterson@williamskastner.com

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Two Union Square
601 Union Street, Suite 4100
Seattle, WA 98101

Experience:

Arissa Peterson is an associate in the Seattle office. She concentrates her practice on commercial and civil litigation in such areas as product liability, including the defense of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, health care and insurance defense. Her practice emphasizes mass tort, toxic tort and multidistrict litigation. She has been named to Rising Stars for 2010 and 2011 by Washington Law & Politics magazine.

Memberships and Affiliations:

Ms. Peterson is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, King County Bar Association, Washington Women Lawyers, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers and Defense Research Institute.

Recent Presentations:

"Medical Records Law in Washington," Sterling Education Services, Presenter, Tacoma, WA, June 11, 2010.
"Hearsay," Rules of Evidence in Washington, Lorman Education Services, Seattle, WA, April 14, 2009.
"Patient Termination: Why, When, and How to End the Patient-Physician Relationship," 2009 Legal Update, Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia, WA, February 11, 2009.
"Paperless Law Office," Practicing Law in the Electronic Era, Washington State Bar Association, Seattle, WA, February 6, 2009.
“Handling Electronic Records & Files,” Electronic Law Office Practice, Half Moon Seminars, October 23, 2008.
Internet Research for Paralegals, Lorman Education, Presenter and Moderator, January 24, 2008.
“Responding to Subpoenas, Court Orders & Law Enforcement,” Medical Records Law, Lorman Education, Seattle, WA, June 22, 2007.

Articles and Publications:

Co-author, “Crisis Management — Best Practices in the Digital Age,” SGMA In brief, November 2, 2011.
Co-Author, "Hertz Corp. v. Friend - U.S. Supreme Court Adopts 'Nerve Center' Test for Determining a Corporation's 'Principal Place of Business," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel - Northeast Edition, June 2010
Co-Author, "Hertz Corp. v. Friend – U.S. Supreme Court Adopts 'Nerve Center' Test for Determining a Corporation’s 'Principal Place of Business,'" The Voice, DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar, March 17, 2010.
Author, Defense Research Institute Daubert On-Line, Ninth Circuit Summary, issued quarterly.
Co-Author, "Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Coming Soon to Washington: Are You Ready to Handle Medical Record Request Audits?," Washington Healthcare News, January 2009
Co-Author,"Post-Caremark Implications for Health Care Organization Boards of Directors," Seattle Journal for Social Justice, 2004.

Board and Pro Bono Involvement:

Community Advisory Board, Dress for Success Seattle (Chair, 2009)
Community Advisory Board, Dress for Success Seattle (Member, 2006-present)
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (Pro Bono attorney)