Graehm C. Wallace
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Graehm C. Wallace

  • Seattle
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Graehm, a partner with the firm's Litigation practice, has 27 years of experience working in all areas of construction transactions.

Graehm Wallace's work covers all aspects of contract drafting and negotiating, including preconstruction, architectural, engineering, construction-management, design-build, balance of plant (BOP), engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), turn-key, consultant, bidding, advice during construction, and claim prosecution and defense from initial claim analysis through discovery, mediation, alternative dispute resolution, arbitration or trial. 

Areas of focus

Industries

Semiconductor Energy Infrastructure & Clean Technology Land Development

Services

Litigation Construction E-Discovery Services & Strategy

Education & Credentials

Education

  • University of Colorado Law School, J.D., Order of the Coif, Casenote and Comment Editor, University of Colorado Law Review, 1996
  • University of Washington, B.A., Political Science and Political Economics, 1991

Bar and Court Admissions

  • Washington

Related Employment

  • Short Cressman & Burgess, Seattle, WA, Associate, 1996-2000
  • Clanahan, Tanner, Downing & Knowlton, P.C., Denver, CO, Summer Associate, 1995
  • University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, CO, Teaching Fellow, Civil Procedure, 1994-1995
  • Colorado Court of Appeals, Summer Intern to The Hon. Jose D. Marquez, 1994

Professional Recognition

  • Named "Construction Law Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in America, 2023

  • Ranked by Chambers USA as "America's Leading Lawyers" for Construction, 2019-2024

  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Construction Law, 2013-2025
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