Atty. Karin Swope
Karin Swope is a Partner with Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP’s where she represents clients in consumer protection law, antitrust and securities litigation, environmental actions, privacy litigation and intellectual property counseling. Karin has represented clients for over 20 years in proceedings in state and federal courts across the country, as well as before the USPTO.
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Karin Swope is a Partner based in Seattle, Washington, practicing at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP. They have 32+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1994. Their practice focuses on ip, class action, securities, consumer, and environmental. Admitted to practice in Washington (1994), U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington (1997), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1997), and U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (2006). Educated at Columbia Law School (J.D. Harlan, 1993) and Amherst College (B.A., 1987). Serands clients in Seattle, WA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Karin Swope is a Partner with Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP’s where she represents clients in consumer protection law, antitrust and securities litigation, environmental actions, privacy litigation and intellectual property counseling
- Karin has represented clients for over 20 years in proceedings in state and federal courts across the country, as well as before the USPTO
- She helped consumers fight against unfair and deceptive practices, and has helped to change consumer protection law in the process
- She has been appointed as co-lead counsel and to steering committees in antitrust and consumer cases, including cases against Apple and Intelius
- She has represented individuals, companies and sovereign nations in protecting their intellectual property rights, and has represented consumers in protecting their privacy rights
- Representative consumer privacy suits include In re Google RTB Privacy Litigation and In re Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Privacy Litigation
- Karin has represented shareholders in complex securities litigation, including disputes involving breach of fiduciary duty
- Representative cases include In re Slack Securities Litigation and John Trotter (Ret.), Trustee of the PG&E Fire Victim Trust v
- Williams et al
- Karin has protected the retirement funds of employees whose employers had breached their fiduciary duties in violation of ERISA, in cases against Washington Mutual, State Street Bank and Regions Financial Corporation, among others
- Since 2008, Karin has served as an Adjunct Professor at Seattle University School of law, where she has taught the Intellectual Property Art Law Clinic
- She has formerly served as President of the board of the Intellectual Property Section of the Washington State Bar Association and is a member of the Western Washington Federal Bar Association Local Rules Committee
- She has presented and/or co-chaired numerous CLE’s on topics ranging from E-Discovery practices to Intellectual Property
- Following her graduation from Columbia Law School, Karin served as a law clerk to the Honorable John C. Coughenour in the U.S
- District Court for the Western District of Washington, and as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert E. Cowen of the U.S
- Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- Clerkships • Honorable John C. Coughenour, U.S
- District Court for the Western District of Washington, • Honorable Robert E. Cowen, U.S
- Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Karin Swope handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
Karin Swope is one of 106,079 ip attorneys indexed nationally. Browse ip attorneys in Washington →
Karin Swope is one of 26,424 class action attorneys indexed nationally. Browse class action attorneys in Washington →
Karin Swope is one of 64,529 securities attorneys indexed nationally. Browse securities attorneys in Washington →
Consumer protection attorneys for fraud, lemon law, debt harassment, and deceptive trade practices.
Karin Swope is one of 50,607 consumer attorneys indexed nationally. Browse consumer attorneys in Washington →
Environmental attorneys for regulatory compliance, contamination, land use, and natural resource law.
Karin Swope is one of 56,434 environmental attorneys indexed nationally. Browse environmental attorneys in Washington →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Washington
Practicing law in Washington. Legal matters in Washington are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Seattle are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Washington state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Washington brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Washington courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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