Brian Esler leads Miller Nash Graham & Dunn’s Washington State commercial litigation team. Super Lawyers magazine has recognized him as one of the “Top 100 Attorneys” in Washington State by for three years in a row, and Benchmark Litigation lists him a “Washington Litigation Star.” His practice emphasizes complex business litigation, intellectual property advice and litigation, construction litigation, defense of financial institutions, and appellate advocacy. Brian has handled numerous noteworthy trade secrets disputes, as well as litigation arising from some of the largest construction projects in the Pacific Northwest. He has broad courtroom experience in a variety of venues, having argued or tried cases in state courts, federal courts and tribal court.
Brian is an editor for the Business Torts Journal, published by the Business Torts and Unfair Competition subcommittee of the ABA Section of Litigation, and serves on the Washington State Bar Association’s Court Rules and Procedures committee, chairing its civil rules subcommittee. He is an active member of the Attorneys Council of the American Subcontractors Association. He is also an accomplished arbitrator, serving as an appointed arbitrator for the King County Superior Court, as a panelist for the American Arbitration Association, and on the advisory board of the Seattle chapter of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.