SEATTLE (May 3, 2006) – The international law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that Lisa Marchese has joined the firm’s Seattle office as a partner in the Trial group. Marchese will focus primarily on commercial litigation, including toxic torts, products liability/defective design, contract disputes, professional liability, construction claims and medical malpractice.
Marchese has been a shareholder in the Seattle law firm of Stafford, Frey & Cooper since 1998. Previously, she was a senior deputy prosecutor at the Office of the King County Prosecuting Attorney in Seattle. She also worked as a legislative counsel to former U.S. Senator Daniel J. Evans and former U.S. Senator Henry J. Jackson Marchese is currently an adjunct professor of law at Seattle University and the University of Washington.
Marchese’s clients include manufacturers, construction/design firms and municipalities such as Alcoa Inc., Bechtel and the City of Bellingham, WA. She has extensive experience litigating toxic tort and products liability defense, construction defect, commercial and insurance coverage.
Bryce Holland, partner-in-charge of the Dorsey & Whitney Seattle office, said: “Lisa is an active and energetic litigator. Her addition not only complements our existing trial capabilities but will help us grow. We are excited to welcome Lisa to the firm as a colleague and as a mentor.”
Marchese received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, and graduated summa cum laude from Catholic University of America.