About Ron Morgan

Since 1998, Ron Morgan has served as Mediator in over 2,500 mediations in Family Law. Personal Injury, Real Property, Construction, Trusts and Estates. Ron has also served as Arbitrator in numerous Whatcom Superior Court MAR cases, as single Arbitrator and as swing Arbitrator in UIM cases and frequently appointed as Arbitrator in Mediation cases to arbitrate final issues.

Legal Experience

• Law Fund Board Member 2008
• Skagit & Island County Superior Court Family Law Mediator, 2004
• WSBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Standing Committee, 2002 – 2003
• Skagit County Bar Association, 2003
• Chairperson, LAW Advocates, 2001 – 2004
• Whatcom County Superior Court Family Law Mediator, 1999
• Whatcom County Superior Court Mandatory Arbitration Arbitrator Panel, 1998
• Member, Whatcom County Bar Association, 1998
• Member, Washington State Bar Association, 1976
• Municipal Court Judge, Centralia, WA, 1978 – 1979
• Partner, Moore, Tiller, Murray, Morgan & Fagerness, Centralia, WA. Business Transactions and civil litigation, 1977 – 1979
• Articled Clerk, Crown Advocate of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia, 1976

Business Experience

• Vice President-Sales and Principal, Homax Corp., Bellingham, WA, 1984-1986
• Director of Marketing, Corporate Counsel, Allsop Inc., Bellingham, WA, 1979 – 1983
• Principal in seven start-up companies over 15 years, primarily consumer products

Government Experience

• Director of Properties, Port of Bellingham, Bellingham, WA. Negotiated Port leases and property acquisitions, managed complex environmental and bankruptcy litigation with Port Counsel, 1990 – 1994
• Legislative Assistant, Solicitor General of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia, 1976
• Second Assistant Legislative Clerk, U.S. Senate, Washington D.C., 1974 – 1975
• Assistant Librarian, U.S. Senate Library, Washington D.C., 1973

Education & Training

• Advanced Mediation Training Course, Alan Alhadeff, J.D. Mediation, Seattle, WA, 1998
• Basic and Family Law Mediation Training, Snohomish Dispute Resolution Center, 1998
• Executive Marketing management Course, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, 1982
• Juris Doctor, Georgetown University of Law Center, Washington D.C. 1975
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance Major, University of Denver, Denver, CO, 1969