Hon. Patricia Aitken (Ret.) joined JAMS in 2000 upon her retirement from King County Superior Court. Judge Aitken handled all types of civil cases while on the bench including family law, employment, business/commercial, professional liability, personal injury, product liability, and real estate.
ADR Experience and Qualifications
- Conducted settlement conferences on a weekly basis for 14 years on the King County Superior Court; served on the panel conducting settlement conferences in asbestos cases
- Handled all types of civil cases while on the bench including commercial, professional liability, personal injury, family law, employment, product liability, and real estate
Representative Matters
- Business/Commercial: Arbitrated and mediated business cases including collection issues, breach of warranty, breach of dealer agreement, breach of contract, and fair credit reporting; arbitrated claim regarding stolen and forged bank checks
- Civil rights: Mediated claims of false arrest for shoplifting, and racial discrimination and negligent investigation by governmental agency
- Employment: Mediated and resolved numerous employment cases involving claims of discrimination, wrongful termination, hostile work environment, constructive dismissal, breach of contract, and severance package issues
- Family Law: Mediated and arbitrated marriage dissolution cases involving property division, business asset allocation, parenting, child support, and visitation issues;
- Estates/Probate: Mediated and settled estate matter where beneficiary claimed fraud by the PR, the case involved funding of trust and pre-nuptial agreement