Richard S. White  
phone (206) 689-2196
rwhite@helsell.com

AREAS OF PRACTICE
• Commercial Disputes and Class Actions
• Trials and Appeals

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mr. White's practice is complex civil litigation. He has handled antitrust cases in many industries. He has also tried cases involving condemnation, products liability, breach-of-contract, tortious interference, Indian rights, and construction disputes. He served as special counsel to the City of Seattle, representing City Light in licensing proceedings for the Boundary and Ross hydroelectric projects; construction disputes regarding Ross Powerhouse and Gorge High Dam; and represented the City Engineering Department in an arbitration of contractor claims on the Tolt Dam Project. He has also represented several other governmental entities as special counsel.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers

EDUCATION
Yale University (J.D. 1946)
Hamilton College (B.A. 1941)

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
Mr. White was admitted to the Washington State Bar in 1946. He is also admitted to the United States Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.

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