Expertise

Dick Manning focuses in the following areas of law:
- Construction - Member of the Construction Panel of the American Arbitration Association since 1970.
- Business - Member of the Commercial Panel of the American Arbitration Association since 1970.
- Real Estate
- Probate
- Employment Termination

Dick spends approximately 60% of his time in alternate dispute resolution; serving as mediator or arbitrator in approximately 75 proceedings per year. He is an active charter member of the ADR Roundtable, a Seattle Neutral group devoted to enhancing Neutrals' skills and education in dispute resolution (www.adrroundtable.com).

Courts:

Admitted to:

·        United States Supreme Court

·        United States Tax Court

·        United States Court of Claims

·        United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

·        United States Court of Appeals (9^th Circuit)

·        United States District Court, Western District of Washington

·        Washington State Supreme Court

Judicial Experience:

He has served as Judge Pro Tem, King County Superior Court and Seattle Municipal Court; Special Master King County Superior Court (discovery, fact finding and receivership proceedings).