Karin B. Swope

Karin Swope practices in the firm's nationally recognized Complex Litigation Group, where her practice focuses on ERISA law, consumer protection law, and intellectual property litigation. Ms. Swope served as a law clerk to the Honorable John C. Coughenour in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. She also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert E. Cowen of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Ms. Swope has represented a variety of clients in matters involving trademark, copyright, and patent litigation, as well as internet issues, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair business practices, satellite signal theft, employment, and contract actions. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Karin B. Swope included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Named to the Rising Stars list by Washington Law & Politics, 2006 - Present Selected to Rising Stars, 2016 Selected to Rising Stars, 2018 - 2022 Selected to Super Lawyers lists in Super Lawyers - Washington, 2016 Selected to Super Lawyers lists in Super Lawyers - Washington, 2018 - 2022 Other Sources of Feedback About Karin B. Swope Included on the 2026Washington Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Washington Super Lawyers list 2024 Washington Super Lawyers list 2023 Washington Super Lawyers list 2022 Washington Super Lawyers list 2021 Washington Super Lawyers list 2020 Washington Super Lawyers list 2019 Washington Super Lawyers list 2018 Washington Super Lawyers list 2006 Washington Super Lawyers list

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• Judge John C. Coughenour, United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Law Clerk, 1993 - 1995
• Judge Robert E. Cowen, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Law Clerk, 1995 - 1996

• Federal Court Practice Bootcamp, 2011
• National Employment Lawyers Association Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA, ERISA Hot Topics, 2008.
• WSBA CLE, IP For the Rest of Us, 2007-2009., Co-Chair and Speaker
• The Year in Trademark Law, 2006., WSBA CLE, 11th Annual Intellectual Property Institute
• King County Bar Association CLE, Electronic Discovery, 2006.
• WSBA CLE, Hot Trends in Intellectual Property Damages, 2005.

• In re Google RTB Privacy Litigation and In re Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Privacy Litigation
• In re Slack Securities Litigation and John Trotter (Ret.), Trustee of the PG&E Fire Victim Trust v. Williams et al

• Washington, 1994
• U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1997
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1997
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2006
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2006
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2007
• U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 2009
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2010
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2010
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2010
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 2010
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2022
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2015

• Seattle University School of Law, Adjunct Professor, Intellectual Property Law
• National Employment Lawyers Association, ERISA Amicus Committee Member and Amicus Brief Writer
• ABA Tort, Trial and Insurance Law Journal, Associate Editor
• Washington State Bar Association (Member)
• King County Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice and Intellectual Property Sections (Member)
• King County Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property section)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Phi Beta Kappa