About

DAVID J. CORBETT

Education:

  • J.D., Yale Law School, 2000
  • Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard, 1991
  • B.A. in Economics, Berkeley, 1982

Employment Experience:

  • David Corbett PLLC, 11/15/2007 to present
  • Eisenhower & Carlson, PLLC, 11/2004 to 11/9/2007
  • Graham & Dunn P.C, 9/2002 to 10/2004
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Franklin D. Burgess, U.S. District Court in Tacoma, 6/2000 to 7/2002
  • Assistant Professor of Economics at Williams College, 1990 to 1997

Published and Unpublished Judicial Opinions:

     Appellate Cases Awaiting Decision or Oral Argument:

  • Koler et al. City of Black Diamond, Div. I Case No. 82119-9 (representing appellants)
  • Polk v. Murray, Div. I Case No. 82175-0 (representing appellants)
  • Gervais v. Hamilton et al., Div. II Case No. 55456-9 (representing one of respondents)

     Recent Appellate Decisions:

  • Matter of Marriage of Kaufman, 17 Wn. App.2d 497, 485 P.3d 991 (2021)
  • Matter of Dewitt, 16 Wn. App.2d 1078 (2021)
  • Whitted v. Jordan, 815 Fed. Appx. 202 (2020)
  • Thielhorn v. Thielhorn, 15 Wn. App.2d 1019 (2020)
  • Jordan v. Whitted, 2 Wn. App.2d 1034 (2018)

Academic Awards:

  • Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst Fellowship, 1988
  • Harvard Krupp Foundation Fellowship, 1988
  • Phi Beta Kappa, U.C. Berkeley Chapter, 1982

Personal:

  • Raised in Livermore, California
  • Resident of Tacoma, Washington since 2000
  • Married with two grown children.
  • Proficient in German and Spanish

Contact: david@davidcorbettlaw.com