Allison S. Wallin

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Seattle Office
701 Fifth Avenue
Suite 4100
Seattle, WA
98104 USA

ph: 206.342.6200
fax: 206.342.6201

Assistant:

Kayla Butcher
kbutcher@merchantgould.com
206.342.6262

Education

Bar Admissions

Professional Affiliations

Representative Cases

Judicial Clerkship

As a trial lawyer and litigator with extensive experience in the courtroom, writing motions and pleadings, and managing document review teams, Allison credits her organizational and oral and written advocacy skills for her success. She believes companies are the driving force of our country and that protecting her clients' intellectual property is paramount to their success and the success of the economy.

Allison focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation, including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, unfair competition, non-compete, licensing, and other types of civil litigation. She was previously a partner at Lane Powell in Seattle, where she had a national practice in complex litigation including class action defense for Fortune 500 clients including Wal-Mart, Wells Fargo, Texaco, Nordstrom, Weyerhaeuser, and Premera Blue Cross.

Seattle University School of Law
JD, cum laude, 1994

University of Washington
BA, English, 1991

Washington State Bar, 1994
USDC, WD Wash. 1997

King County Bar Association
    Neighborhood Legal Clinic
    Chair, Client Services Committee

Represented Premera Blue Cross in breach of contract and misrepresentation action against DSHS and Health Care Authority. Twice successfully defended summary judgment of Premera's claims.

Represented Premera in breach of contract actions involving complex risk sharing agreements, including representation in Washington State courts and before arbitration panels.

Represented Texaco in breach of contract action with gas station franchisee. Successfully defended summary judgment for Texaco.

Represented Wal-Mart for five years in first wage and hour collective action against client (Thiebes v. Wal-Mart, USDC, OR), including serving as "second chair" trial counsel during multiweek trial on liability, which included many issues of first impression under FLSA. Twice successfully defeated motion to certify.

Represented co-defendant with BNRR in conspiracy-based class action in three federal courts. Successfully consolidated litigation before Multi-District Litigation panel.

Represented major U.S. retailers in Civil RICO class action regarding Saipan garment manufacturing industry. Successfully concluded litigation for clients after extensive motions practice.

Represented Frito-Lay in wage and hour class action with a successful resolution which included renegotiating a collective bargaining agreement.

Represented Texaco in contract employee class action and successfully defeated class certification.

Represented Wells Fargo Bank in a consumer fraud class action with no class certified and a successful conclusion.

Advised and represented institutional and individual fiduciaries and beneficiaries, including Wells Fargo, in contested probate, trust and guardianship matters.

Law clerk for the Honorable Robert J. Bryan, United States District Court Western District of Washington, 1994-1995, 1996-1997