Whitney A. Magnuson
Whitney advises and represents health care providers in litigation and administrative matters. Whitney’s practice also includes general liability defense and business litigation. Prior to joining FAVROS, Whitney clerked at Division II of the Washington Court of Appeals and the Fourth Judicial District Superior Court of Alaska.
Practice
- Medical Professional LiabilityDefense
- Licensing and Disciplinary Actions
- Business Litigation
- Guardianships
Education
- Lewis & Clark Law School, J.D., 2016
• Online Managing Editor, Environmental Law Review
• Ninth Circuit Review, Environmental Law Review
• First Place, Davis Wright Tremaine International Law Writing Award, 2014 and 2016 - Kalamazoo College, B.A. (International and Area Studies and Religious Studies), magna cum laude, 2012
• Phi Beta Kappa
• National Merit Scholar
Admitted to Practice
- State of Washington
- State of Idaho
Professional Experience
- Fain Anderson VanDerhoef Rosendahl O’Halloran Spillane, PLLC – Associate, January 2020 – Present
- Washington Court of Appeals, Division II, Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Commissioners Eric B. Schmidt and Aurora R. Bearse, September 2018 – January 2020
- Fourth District Superior Court, Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Judge Douglas L. Blankenship, August 2016 – August 2018
Professional Memberships
- American Inns of Court, Honorable Robert J. Bryan Chapter
Publications & Presentations
- Author, Marine Conservation Campaigners as Pirates: The Consequences of Sea Shepherd, 44. Env. L. 923 (2014)
- Author, Ninth Circuit Review Case Summaries, 44 Env. L. 837 (2014)
