Kenneth W. Masters
Work in Masters Law Group, PLLC
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Appellate, Civil Litigation
241 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
About Kenneth W. Masters
Practice Areas
- Appellate
- Civil Litigation
Education
- University of Puget Sound School of Law, Tacoma, Washington, 1992J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Merit Scholar at entry
- Honors: Dean's List
- Honors: Am. Jur. Awards in Contracts, Civil Procedure, and Legal Writing II (Appellate Advocacy)
Show More - Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado, 1984B.A.
- Major: Behavioral Science
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Washington, 1992
- U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1992
- United States Supreme Court
- Washington State Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Co-Chair, Annual ATJ Conference Fundraising Committee, 2019 - 2021
- Trustee, Washington State Bar Foundation, 2016 – March 2019
- President, Washington State Bar Foundation, October 2018 – March 2019
- Washington State Bar Association, 1992 – present
- Washington State Bar Association, Chair, ECCL Rules Task Force, 2016 – 2018
- Washington State Bar Association, Treasurer, WSBA Board of Governors, 2014 – 2015
- Washington State Bar Association, WSBA Board of Governors, Member, Budget & Audit Committee, 2012 – 2015
- Washington State Bar Association, Governor, 1st Dist., WSBA Board of Governors, 2012 – 2015
- Washington State Bar Association, 1st Dist., WSBA Board of Governors, Chair, Disciplinary Selection Committee, 2012 – 2015
- Washington State Bar Association, 1st Dist., WSBA Board of Governors, Personnel Committee, 2012 – 2015
- Washington State Bar Association, Personnel Committee, Chair, 2013 – 2014
- Washington State Bar Association, 1st Dist., WSBA Board of Governors, Liaison, Court Rules & Procedures Committee, 2012 – 2015
- Washington State Bar Association,1st Dist., WSBA Board of Governors, Liaison, Escalating Costs of Civil Litigation Task Force, 2012 – 2015
- Washington State Bar Association, Court Rules & Procedures Committee, 2004 – 2012
- Washington State Bar Association, Court Rules & Procedures Committee, Chair, 2009 - 2012
- Washington State Bar Association, Court Rules & Procedures Committee, RAP Subcommittee, 2004 - 2005, 2008 - 2009
- Washington State Bar Association, Court Rules & Procedures Committee, RAP Subcommittee, Chair, 2008 - 2009
- Washington State Bar Association, Court Rules & Procedures Committee, Subcommittee X, 2006 - 2008
- Washington State Bar Association, Court Rules & Procedures Committee, Subcommittee X, Chair, 2007 – 2008
- Washington State Bar Association, Amicus Committee, 2000 - 2003
- Washington State Bar Association, Amicus Committee, Chair, 2001 – 2003
- American Bar Association, 2001 – present
- American Bar Association, Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2014 – present
- American Bar Association, Member, Council of Appellate Lawyers
- King County Bar Association, 1995 - present
- King County Bar Association, Judicial Evaluation Committee, 2002 - 2009, 2011 – 2019
- King County Bar Association, Judicial Evaluation Committee, Co-Chair, 2005 - 2006
- King County Bar Association, Appellate Law Section, 2005 - present
- King County Bar Association, Appellate Law Section, President, 2008 - 2009
- King County Bar Association, Appellate Law Section, Executive Committee Member, 2006 - 2010
- King County Bar Association, Appellate Law Section, Charter Member, 2005 - present
- King County Bar Association, Judicial Conferencing Committee, 2011, 2013 - 2015
- King County Bar Association, Awards Committee, 2010 - 2012
- King County Bar Association, CLE Advisory Committee, 2010 - 2012
- King County Bar Association, Amicus Committee Chair, 2007 – 2009
- King County Bar Association, Co-director & Volunteer, Fremont Legal Clinic, 1995 - 1996
- Kitsap County Bar Association, 1998 – present
- Kitsap County Bar Association, Member, Kitsap (Volunteer) Legal Services, 1999 - present
- American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
- American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, Fellow, 2010 - present
- Washington Appellate Lawyers Association, 2003 - present
- Washington Appellate Lawyers Association, President, 2007- 2012
- Washington State Association for Justice, 1998 - present
- Washington State Association for Justice, Eagle, 1999 - present
Past Positions
- Founder, Masters Law Group, P.L.L.C., 2011 - present
- Owner, Wiggins & Masters, P.L.L.C., 1998 - 2010
- Attorney, Edwards, Sieh, Smith & Goodfriend, P.S., 1995 - 1998
- Judicial Clerk, The Honorable Elaine Houghton, ret., Washington State Court of Appeals, Division II, 1994 - 1995
- Attorney, Burgess, Fitzer, Leighton & Phillips, 1993 - 1994
- Attorney, Albertson & Smith, 1992 - 1993
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
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