Craig C. Beles
Private Practice Lawyer
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Practice Areas
Arbitration(25%, 200); Mediation(10%, 120); International Contracts(25%, 50); Technology(25%, 100); Export Compliance(10%, 25); Construction(5%, 20); International Law; Hague Convention Proceedings; Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act; Personal Injury; Limited Liability Company Law; Entertainment; Consumer Protection
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Admitted
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1975, Washington; 1976, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1978, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
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Law School
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Gonzaga University, J.D.
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Member
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Washington State Bar Association (Disciplinary Hearing Officer; Member, Sections on: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Intellectual and Industrial Property; International Practice; Professional Development and Competency Committee; Judicial Recommendations Committee; Executive Committee State Bar Examiners); The London Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
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Biography
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Recipient, Fulbright Award, Czech Republic, teaching "International Litigation & Arbitration," and "Comparative European Arbitration Law," 2008-2010. Chosen One of "Top Ten Lawyers in Washington State," in the areas of "Contracts/Agreements," 2008 CEO Magazine. Arbitrator and Mediator, Commercial, International, High Tech, Construction and Consumer Protection: American Arbitration Association; International Centre for Dispute Resolution; World Intellectual Property Organization; International Chamber of Commerce; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority; International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution; FRCP 39.1 Arbitrator, US District Court, Western District of Washington; King County Mandatory Arbitration. Washington State Assistant Attorney General, Consumer Protection, Antitrust and Education Divisions, 1977-1979. Associate Professor of Law, Torts, Products Liability and Constitutional Law, Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, Washington, 1979-1987. Administrative Law Judge, HEP Board, 1980-1985. Adjunct Professor of Law, teaching "Transnational Litigation and Arbitration," Seattle University School of Law, 2006-2009. Managing Editor, Gonzaga Law Review, 1974-1975. Law Clerk to Chief Judge, Harold J. Petrie, Washington State Court of Appeals, Div. II, 1975-1977. Master of the Bench, Charles Powell American Trial Advocacy Inn of Court. Author: "The Washington Consumer Protection Act vs. The Learned Professional," 10 Gonzaga Law Review 435, 1975; "Truth and the Use of History to Interpret Our State Constitution," 2 DeNovo, Issue 7, March 1989. Executive Board, Northwest Folklife, 1998-2005.
Craig Beles is the founder and owner of The Beles Group, Counselors at Law. Mr. Beles has been an advocate, arbitrator and educator for over 33 years. In addition to being well founded in international dispute resolution, his opinions are tempered with common sense and sensitivity to other cultures. Mr. Beles is available for association, consultation and referral.
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Born
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 12, 1949
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ISLN
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909139214
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