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Craig Charles Beles
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WSBA Membership Event: "Professionalism in ADR" (Presentation and Networking Evening) at Red Lion Downtown

March 13, 2013 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Join the WSBA ADR Section Membership Committee for this presentation and networking event.Format: 45-minute presentation with questions followed by a one-hour networking event with hors d'oeuvres and refreshments (one free wine/beer for Section members).Topic:  "Professionalism in ADR".Panelists: Rina Goodman, of Transforming Conflict LLCKathleen Wareham, of WAMS (Washington Arbitration and Mediation Service).Lish Whitson, of Lish Whitson, PLLC.Cost:  FREE to ADR Section members, ADR section…See More
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Craig Charles Beles is attending Adrienne Keith's event
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WSBA ADR Annual Meeting at Room 115, Gates Hall, University of Washington School of Law

May 4, 2012 from 10:30am to 12pm
The WSBA ADR Section will hold its annual meeting on May 4, in conjunction with the 19th Annual  Northwest Dispute Resolution Conference scheduled for May 4—May 5, 2012. Please join us.  This is an open meeting for all section members who wish to attend.  We will be voting on officers for the 2012-2013 term: Officer Nominees for 2012-2013 Term:                     Lish Whitson: Chair-ElectCraig Beles: SecretaryCourtland Shafer: TreasurerThe meeting will be followed by a panel discussion, …See More
May 3, 2012
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Mar 26, 2010
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Profile Information

Title/Position
Owner
Company/Employer
The Beles Group, Counselors at Law
Services Provided
Arbitrator, Mediator
Practice Areas
Business, Consumer Law, Corporate, Employment (Non-Union), Labor (Union), Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Securities
Bio
Craig C. Beles, Esq.
The Beles Group
Counselors at Law
200 Grand Central on the Park
216 First Avenue South
Seattle, Washington 98104
Phone: 206-623-9119
Email: Cbeles@belesgroup.com
Experience: My experience as an advocate, commercial arbitrator, mediator, law professor and legal consultant spans 38 years. I have focused on complex international commercial and high tech disputes pending before the AAA, ICDR, WIPO, CPR, ICC, FINRA and the Federal Courts. I have presided over or advocated in more than 150 complex disputes involving international contracts, intellectual property, antitrust, telecommunications, construction, personal injury and employment. Additionally, presided in over 60 hearings as a Washington State Administrative Law Judge resolving unfair labor practices, discrimination and other disciplinary matters. Since 2006, I have taught “Transnational Litigation & Arbitration” and “Comparative European International Arbitration” as an Adjunct Professor of Law in Seattle, Washington and as a Fulbright Scholar in Brno, Czech Republic.
Education: UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall (LLM, International Practice, with high honors -1988); Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington (JD, magna cum laude -1975); UC Santa Cruz (BA, Psychology -1971).
Work History: Owner/Arbitrator & Mediator, The Beles Group, Counselors at Law, Seattle, WA, 1990-present;
Adjunct Prof of Law, (Transnational ADR), Seattle University School of Law, 2006-present;
Arbitrator and Mediator for the AAA, ICDR, WIPO, ICC, CPR, FINRA, WSBA, Federal District Court & King County, 1987-present;
Private Practitioner, Kargianis, Austin & Erickson, Attorneys at Law, Seattle, 1987-90;
Associate Prof of Law, (Torts, Products Liability, Criminal Procedure & Forensic Evidence), Gonzaga University, Spokane, 1979-87;
ALJ, Washington State Higher Education Personnel Board, Spokane, 1980-86;
Washington State Assistant AG, (Antitrust & Education Divisions), Olympia and Spokane, 1976-79;
Professional Licenses: Admitted to the Bar: Washington State, 1975; U.S. District Courts for Washington, Eastern & Western Districts, 1976; U.S. District Court for California, Northern District, 1994; U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1988.
Professional Associations: The London Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Member; WSBA (International Practice & ADR Sections); WSBA Bar Examiners Executive Committee; WSBA Professional Development Committee; WSBA Judicial Recommendations Committee; AAA Panel of Neutrals; WIPO Panel of Neutrals; FINRA Panel of Neutrals; ICDR Panel of Neutrals; ICC Panel of Neutrals; CPR Panel of Neutrals; WSBA - Disciplinary Hearing Officer; U.S. District Court Arbitrator; King County Arbitrator; Charles Powell Trial Advocacy Inn of Court, Bencher;
Publications and Speaking Engagement (Sample): Lecturer, Comparative International Arbitration Procedures and Expectations, Charles University Faculty of Law, Prague, CZ, April 2010;
Presentation, Comparative Best International Arbitration Practices, Mid-year Fulbright Conference, Velke Bilovice, CZ, February 2010;
Lecturer, Washington's Uniform Arbitration Act - Ask the Experts, Pierce County Bar Association, October 2007;
Guest Lecturer, International and High Technology Arbitration, University of Washington Executive MBA Program, Fall and Spring Quarters, 1996-99;
Parody as Fair Use, WASHINGTON VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS, March, 1988;
Torts and Consumer Protection, BAR-BRI BAR REVIEW, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1980-84;
Honors & Recognition:
In April of 2013, I was awarded a 5-year appointment to the Fulbright Specialist Roster with a specialty in “International ADR."
Fulbright Award, Czech Republic, “Transnational Litigation & Arbitration,” and “Comparative European Arbitration Law,” 2008-10.
“Top Ten Lawyers in Washington State,” in the area of “Contracts/Agreements,” 2008 CEO Magazine.
Martindale-Hubbell, “AV” rating since 1990.
Avvo rating of “10.0 Superb” since 2007;
Phone
206 623-9119
Email
Cbeles@belesgroup.com
Website
http://belesgroup.com

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At 12:09pm on April 22, 2010, Jeff Bean said…
Craig, welcome! Good to see you here and making this profile page your own! Sure love to hear you add your voice to the discussion - dive-into the Members' Forum. Please let me know if there's anything we can do in the section or on this network that would be a help to you. Always happy to hear it.
At 9:35am on March 26, 2010, David H. Black said…
Excellent profile Craig!
 
 
 

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