Overview
In her civil litigation practice, Audrey focuses on helping clients navigate a broad range of disputes from initiation through resolution and on appeal. As a passionate client advocate, Audrey provides practical and creative solutions to resolve complex legal disputes, in addition to helping her clients achieve their business goals.
Audrey’s practice concentrates on advising both private and public entities with respect to construction, eminent domain, public utilities, local improvement districts, and municipal procurement. Audrey’s clients look to her for comprehensive review and counseling in commercial contracts, regulatory compliance and risk management.
The breadth of Audrey’s litigation experience spans a range of cases across a variety of practice areas, including disputes over implied easements, non-judicial foreclosure, construction defect, lien, and delay claims, intellectual property, commercial leases, and business torts. Having litigated in both trial and appellate courts, as well as in private arbitration, Audrey is adept at developing innovative strategies and solutions to meet the unique needs of her clients. Harmonizing passionate advocacy with real-world sensibility, clients appreciate Audrey’s direct and dynamic approach to problem-solving.
Prior to joining Foster Garvey, Audrey previously worked in insurance defense where she defended clients against claims for personal injury, construction defect, and professional malpractice. In law school, Audrey served as a legal extern for the Appellate Division of the Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. She later worked as a judicial extern to the Honorable Jack Nevin (retired) of Pierce County Superior Court, Department 6. Audrey also participated in the Prosecution Clerkship at the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office where she was a Rule 9 Licensed Legal Intern assigned to the Special Assault Unit.
In her spare time, Audrey is an avid weightlifter, scuba diver, snowboarder, and lover of the great outdoors.
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association, Member
- King County Bar Association, Member
- Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, Member
Experience
Experience
- Represented designer/manufacturer in commercial arbitration in intellectual property litigation.
Represented designer/manufacturer in commercial arbitration in intellectual property litigation.
- Obtained summary judgment and recovered attorneys’ fees in favor of client in case against adjacent property owner
Obtained summary judgment and recovered attorneys’ fees in favor of client in case against adjacent property owner, after client was forced to sue to establish easement by implication.
- Defended contractor against claims of fraudulent misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment
Defended contractor against claims of fraudulent misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment.
- Obtained dismissal of personal injury complaint against trucking company
Obtained dismissal of personal injury complaint against trucking company due to insufficient service of process on foreign defendant and plaintiff’s failure to identify and name correct defendant prior to expiration of limitation period and statute of limitations; trial court’s decision upheld on appeal.
- Defended general contractor in against claims brought by adjacent property owner
Defended general contractor in against claims brought by adjacent property owner for alleged property damage associated with large public works project.
- Obtained favorable settlement for general contractor client on claims by homeowners
Obtained favorable settlement for general contractor client on claims by homeowners arising from a residential remodeling project involving defective work by multiple subcontractors.
- Obtained favorable settlement for commercial property owner in personal injury litigation
Obtained favorable settlement for commercial property owner in personal injury litigation.
- Obtained favorable settlement for general contractor against claims brought by condo association for alleged construction defects
Obtained favorable settlement for general contractor against claims brought by condo association for alleged construction defects.
- Obtained favorable settlement for general contractor against claims by homeowner for alleged construction defects in a large custom home
Obtained favorable settlement for general contractor against claims by homeowner for alleged construction defects in a large custom home.
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Admissions
- Washington, 2018
- Oregon, 2021
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
Education
- J.D., Seattle University School of Law
- B.A., University of Washington Tacoma, Politics, Philosophy and Economics
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- Emphasis on Law and Policy
- Minor in Human Rights
Clerkships
- King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
