Stephen J. Sirianni (J.D. Harvard) handles commercial litigation of all types, with emphasis on class action litigation for victims of securities fraud, litigation involving title insurance and real property, defense of attorneys accused of malpractice, partnership and stockholder disputes (including law partnership breakups), and contract disputes.
Mr. Sirianni received his law degree cum laude from Harvard University in 1976. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude in 1972 from Georgetown University, where he was selected the outstanding government major and received awards for intercollegiate debate.
Mr. Sirianni practiced with Bogle & Gates in Seattle. Thereafter, he taught at the law schools of the University of North Carolina, Indiana University and Mercer University. Among the courses he taught were commercial transactions, bankruptcy, debtor/creditor relations, and constitutional law.
Mr. Sirianni has spoken at seminars on the following topics: sanctions for discovery abuse, conflict between free press and fair trial, conflict of laws, damages, creditors’ rights, the law of lender liability, title insurance and pretrial strategy in civil litigation. He is the author of “Contractual Impracticability and Impossibility,” a two-part article published in the Uniform Commercial Code Law Journal, 1981. He has been selected by the parties to serve as both an arbitrator and a mediator.
Mr. Sirianni is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and is admitted to practice before all Washington state courts, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mr. Sirianni is also admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, and has practiced pro hac vice in federal and state courts in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Texas.