Practice Description
Represented investors, officers, and directors in securities fraud class actions; represented City of Wenatchee's water pipeline project; represented steel manufacturer in litigation regarding defective rebar in a Mexican nuclear plant; represented the largest asphalt paving contractor in the Northwest on a multitude of highway projects; represented one of the largest international construction and engineering firms involved on the Alaska oil pipeline; represented clients in wrongful death litigation and personal injuries stemming from aircraft and helicopter crashes; represented high net worth individuals in dissolution actions.

Mr. Oliver has been named a "Superlawyer" by Washington Law & Politics magazine.

Professional Associations
& Publications
Co-Author/Speaker, Washington State Bar Association's "Civil Procedure Before Trial Deskbook," 1981, 1986

Co-Author/Speaker, National Business Institute, Topic: Construction Law: What Do You Do When..., 1986-1989

Co-Author/Speaker, Seattle-King County Bar Association, Topic: Commercial Litigation, 1986, 1988

Co-Author/Speaker, AAA, Construction Advocacy Workshop, 1991

Speaker, Washington State Bar Association Young Lawyers Practice Conditions Forum, Economics of Practice, 1992

Speaker, Washington State Bar Association Young Lawyers Practice Conditions Forum, Client Service, 1994

Instructor, Washington State Bar Association, University of Washington Law School, Skills Training Course, 1987, 1989, 1991

Co-Author/Speaker, University of Washington Law School, Family Law Skills Training, 1995

Education
J.D., Stanford University Law School, 1969
B.A., Stanford University, 1965

Memberships
King County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Washington State Trial Lawyers Association
American Arbitration Association, Panel of Arbitrators and National Mass Claims Neutral
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Washington State Bar Association Fee Arbitration Panel

Admitted to Practice
Western and Eastern Districts, United States District Court, 1969
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1970
United States Supreme Court, 1973

Other Service
1st Lt. U.S. Army JAGC (1972-1974)
King County Bar Association Judicial Screening Committee, 1982-1989; Chair, 1985