About Eric Gillett

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Eric Gillett is an experienced civil litigator and commercial mediator who has practiced law since 1986. As a founding member of Preg O'Donnell & Gillett over 30 years ago, he helped grow the firm to be one of the most highly regarded business litigation firms in the Pacific Northwest.

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Eric’s long-standing commitment to alternative dispute resolution and his experience across 100’s of mediations on behalf of clients, inspired him to focus entirely on facilitating mediations. Over the past decade, he has gained both tactical knowledge and wisdom from representing plaintiffs and defendants in mediation in complex legal issues, across many industries. To further hone his skills, Eric attended the world class mediation program at Pepperdine University, Strauss Institute For Dispute Resolution.

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Eric is highly respected both within the legal community and by clients. His excellence in quality legal work and client service is demonstrative in the loyalty of clients who trust him with their cases over and over again.

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What Others Say

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"Eric is a talented civil litigator with many strengths but the ones that matter most are that he’s good with people, attorneys and non-attorneys, and he understands litigation. Those traits made him an excellent choice when I asked him to be a mediator in my case …and I only became more impressed with his abilities as I got to know him better. I wholeheartedly recommend Eric Gillett as a mediator."

- Rodney Q. Fonda, Attorney at Law

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"Eric writes a monthly column in the King County Bar Association’s BAR Bulletin which offers great insights. Meditation has such a warm place in my heart and is a truly powerful tool to resolution. We appreciate him taking the time to share his wisdom each month to inform our members and help them navigate towards the best outcomes in mediation."

- Dua M. Abudiab, Deputy Executive Director, WSBA

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Beyond The Practice

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Eric lives in Seattle and is a proud father of four adult children and grandfather of two. Outside of mediation, he’s an avid mountaineer and active community volunteer.

He is a former President and longtime Board Member of the King County Bar Foundation, and has served as emcee for its flagship Breakfast with Champions fundraiser—supporting pro bono legal services and diversity.

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Recognition

1. Eric has been named to the Washington Super Lawyers list as one of the top attorneys in Washington since 2011. No more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers.
2. AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell’s Lawyer Rating system. Under the Martindale-Hubbell criteria, an AV Rating shows that a lawyer has reached the height of professional excellence and is recognized for the highest levels of skill, integrity and ethics.

Education

1. Bachelor of Science, California State University Fresno, 1983
2. McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, California, 1986
3. Pepperdine University Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, 2019