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AARON V. ROCKE is a partner in the Rocke Law Group, PLLC, in Seattle, where he heads the firm's litigation practice. He practices primarily in the areas of employment litigation, commercial litigation and personal injury litigation. Mr. Rocke has frequently taught trial techniques and seminars to other lawyers, and he has served as faculty for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and as an adjunct professor at Seattle University School of Law. He has been repeatedly recognized by his peers as a "Rising Star" in Washington Law & Politics magazine. Mr. Rocke also serves as a judge pro tem. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Washington and his J.D. degree from Seattle University School of Law. Mr. Rocke is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and a current member of the King County Bar Association Judicial Screening Committee. He is a certified mediator and a panel member approved to mediate federal court cases in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington under local rule 39.1. Mr. Rocke is also trained to mediate cases with the EEOC. JOHN C. VERSNEL III is a partner with the Seattle law firm of Lawrence & Versnel PLLC, where he practices in the areas of professional liability defense and employment law. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Washington and his J.D. degree from Seattle University School of Law. Mr. Versnel has lectured to various professional groups on risk management and litigation. He is a member of the King County and Washington State (Litigation and Health Law sections) bar associations, and the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association. LISH WHITSON is an attorney in Seattle, Washington. In more than 30 years as a trial lawyer Mr. Whitson has represented individuals, businesses, plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state courts. His civil practice includes medical malpractice, health law, consumer class action, complex commercial litigation, personal injury, employment and construction law. Mr. Whitson also has an active practice as a neutral, serving as both an arbitrator and a mediator. He has been elected to membership in the American College of Trial Lawyers, the Litigation Counsel of America and the American Board of Trial Advocates, and presently serves on the ABOTA National Board. He is a past trustee of the King County Bar Association, a past Governor of the Washington State Bar Association and a past member of the ABA House of Delegates. Mr. Whitson currently serves as a special hearing officer in bar disciplinary matters and co-chairs, with a Supreme Court Justice, the WSBA Local Rules Task Force. He is a recipient of the King County Bar's "Pro Bono Award" and the "Lawyer of the Year Award." For the last seven years he has been selected by his peers as one of the top 100 "Super Lawyers" in the state in Law & Politics magazine. Mr. Whitson has lectured and written extensively on trial practice, ethics and professionalism, and is a regular speaker for National Business Institute on evidence, expert witnesses, ethics and medical negligence. He also has lectured in trial advocacy at the University of Washington School of Law and has taught on the national and regional faculty of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Whitson earned his B.A. degree, from Pennsylvania State University and his J.D. degree from the University of Washington School of Law.
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