Steve Brown, Of Counsel
Practice: Alternative Dispute Resolution & Business Law
Experience: Steve started his career at Coopers and Lybrand (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers) auditing Native Corporations throughout Alaska. His legal career began at the Oles Morrison law firm in Seattle as a litigator for two years. For the next 25 years Steve practiced law in Tacoma in small, boutique firms or as a solo practitioner. During those years his practice emphasized business and real estate matters but he also litigated a number of jury and court cases and argued before the Washington Appeals Court and Supreme Court. Steve also resolved many disputes as an arbitrator or mediator. Between 2006 and 2016, Steve acted as the Chairman and later CEO of Troutlodge, Inc., a multinational aquaculture company. In that role he successfully negotiated M&A, partnership and other significant transactions on five continents including business purchases in South Africa, Spain, the United States and Chile; collaborative production agreements in Iran and Peru; and distributorship arrangements in Korea and Colombia.
Education:
· B.S., University of Puget Sound, Business (Cum Laude)
· International Business Certificate, Nyenrode University, The Netherlands
· J.D. University of Puget Sound (Magna Cum Laude)
Associations/Recognitions:
· Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association
· Washington State Bar Association
· AV rated by Martindale Hubbell
About Steve: When not working, Steve spends his time hiking, skiing, gardening and other outside activities with Shawn, his wife of 34 years. Over the past few years they have hiked a portion of the Camino in Spain, the Haute Route in Switzerland and the Way of St. Francis in Italy. They have three grown children, all pursuing careers in the medical field.
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