Practice Areas:

• Litigation
• Media Law
  
• Business and Corporate
• Labor and Employment

Education:

• J.D., University of Washington, 2006
• B.S., Santa Clara University, 2000, summa cum laude

Boards & Memberships:

• United States District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington
• United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Washington
• Federal Bar Association
• Spokane County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Trustee
• Northwest Communication Law Group
• Spokane Society of Young Professionals

Steven J. Dixson, Associate

Spokane

P: 509.624.5265

F: 509.458.2717

sjd@witherspoonkelley.com

Legal Assistant: Collette Robbins

Steven Dixson has experience in a wide variety of litigation and corporate legal matters. Prior to joining Witherspoon Kelley, Steven was a consultant for Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., and assisted in antitrust litigation brought by the State of California. Before attending law school, Steven served as an Assistant to the Dean of Students with Gonzaga University's Gonzaga-in-Florence Program in Florence, Italy.

Steven has experience in commercial and business litigation, including contract claims and business torts, with media law, including access to public records and defamation issues, and employment law, including wrongful termination, wrongful discharge, employee benefits and wage claims. Steven also has significant professional negligence and malpractice experience, including specific representations in the medical, architectural, and construction industries. He has participated in several seminars in media law, including the Washington State Public Records Act, and has litigated public records issues.

• Licensed to practice in Washington.
• Joined Witherspoon Kelley in 2006.

• Northwest Human Resources Managers Legislative Update, featured speaker, 2007
• “Construction and Business Litigation for the General Practitioner,” featured speaker, 2008
• “What You Need to Know About Public Records and Open Meetings,” featured speaker, 2008
• Student Press Law Center, Volunteer Attorney

Works Authored:

• Spokane County Medical Journal, article entitled “The Good Samaritan Law Aids Project Access,” 2005.

Representative Cases:

• State v. Waldon, 148 Wash.App. 952 (2009) (construction of constitutional standards before sealing court records).
• Rental Housing Ass'n of Puget Sound v. City of Des Moines, 165 Wn.2d 525 (2009) (Washington Public Records Act).