Lafcadio has tried cases in Superior and District Court, represented clients in arbitrations and mediations and argued appeals to state and federal appellate courts.
Education and Background
Lafcadio obtained a L.L.M in Commercial Law from the University of London. He earned a J.D. degree from UC Hastings College of the Law (cum laude 1999) and a Bachelors Degree in History from the University of San Diego (cum laude 1996).
Before joining Mikkelborg Broz Wells & Fryer in 2007, Lafcadio lived in the United Kingdom, where he qualified as a solicitor and worked for Her Majesty's Government, defending claims against public agencies. Prior to this, he was a Senior Associate at a mid-sized Puget Sound firm, where he handled a wide variety of civil litigation matters.
Lafcadio is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the California State Bar Association, the Law Society for England & Wales, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is licensed to practice law in California, Washington and the United Kingdom.
Lafcadio is a Board member for Pasado's Safe Haven, a Washington animal rescue and advocacy organization. He is on the Ninth Circuit Pro Bono Panel and also does pro bono work for the ACLU of Washington.
Lafcadio has written on a variety of legal subjects, including antitrust, intellectual property and animal cruelty. Lafcadio also occasionally teaches Civil Procedure in the Paralegal Program at Edmonds Community College.
Lafcadio's practice is concentrated on litigation, with an emphasis on commercial, antitrust and maritime disputes. He has represented clients in a wide variety of litigation matters, including multi-party commercial disputes, unfair competition claims, construction defect, insurance litigation and large public liability cases.