ARNOLD J. BARER BACKGROUND: Born in Walla Walla, Washington, March 27, 1936; admitted to the Bar 1960, Washington; 1963, US District Court, Western District of Washington; 1965, US Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1976, US Claims Court; 1987, US District Court, Eastern District of Washington. EDUCATION: University of Washington (BA 1957; JD 1959); University of California at Berkeley. Pi Alpha Delta; POSITIONS OF NOTE:Counsel, Judiciary Committee; Counsel, Joint Washington State Legislation Interim Committee on Governmental Cooperation, 1961; Washington House of Representatives, 1961. Chairman, 1970-1977, Seattle Design Commission. Director, King County Comprehensive Health Planning Council, 1976-1978. Member King County and Washington State (Member Committee of Law Examiners 1992-1994) Bar Associations; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers. "Arnold J. Barer brings...38 years of diverse transactional and litigation experience. Having represented both PI (personal injury) plaintiffs and insurers as well as all sides in construction, health care and employment disputes, Barer uses that experience and a courteous but forceful personal style to successfully mediate 'unsettleable cases' for Settlement Now. ...His plaintiff's punitive damage victory against Safeway was a Law & Politics 1997 Case of the Year." --Washington Law & Politics Feb/Mar 1999