Professional Background
Arbitration and Mediation - Mediated and arbitrated more than 3,000 civil matters; appointed Judge Pro Tem or Special Master in complex cases.
- Terrence Carroll Consulting and Resolution Services, 2009 – present
- Judicial Dispute Resolution, LLC, 1997-2009 (founding member)
- Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, 1992-1997
Judicial - Consistently rated among the top of the 50 trial court judges by the bar association.
- Superior Court Judge, King County, WA, including Chief Criminal Judge and Juvenile Court Presiding Judge, 1980-1992
- Conducted several hundred settlement conferences while on the bench
- Co-founded and chaired the Special Committee on Asbestos Litigation, developing a nationally respected process for resolving asbestos cases
Practice of Law
- Admitted to Washington State Bar, 1970
- Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, King County, 1970-1971
- Senior Trial Attorney, Public Defender's Office, 1971-1973
- Private law practice, 1974-1980
Academic Work - Taught courses on Police, Law & the Community; Substantive Criminal Law; Ethics in Criminal Justice; Negotiation & Client Counseling
- Distinguished Jurist, affiliate, Seattle University, 2009 – present
- Adjunct Professor, Seattle University Criminal Justice Department, 1992-1996
- Visiting Professor, Gonzaga-in-Florence, Italy, Comparative Criminal Law, 2006, 2011, 2014
- Instructor, Washington State Judicial College, 1985-1990
Education
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1969
- B.A., Seattle University, 1966
- Graduate, National Judicial College, 1981
- Graduate, International Center for Arbitration training program, Santa Monica CA, 1994
Professional Associations
- Fellow, American College of Civil Trial Mediators, 2016-2023
- Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators, 2017-2024
- Panelist- American Arbitration Association National Roster of Arbitrators, 2018-present