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Education

University of California, Berkeley School of Law (formerly Boalt Hall), J.D., California Law Review, member, 2011
Oregon State University

Bar Admissions

Washington

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Kellen Andrew Hade

Associate

Kellen is a commercial litigation associate. He works with clients to resolve business disputes in a variety of banking, real estate, media, and technology matters. He represents clients in state and federal courts and in arbitration.

Before joining Miller Nash Graham & Dunn, Kellen clerked for Justice Mary I. Yu of the Washington Supreme Court. He was also a law clerk for Judge Robert H. Whaley of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.

Kellen was named to the Rising Star list by Washington Super Lawyers magazine in 2016 and 2017.

Representative Experience

Business Litigation

Represented sellers of aerospace manufacturing company in post-acquisition dispute about value of company’s inventory. Second-chaired arbitration hearing, after which the arbitrator found in our clients’ favor and dismissed buyer’s $5 million claim for damages with prejudice.
Represented sellers of veterinary practice against breach of contract claim by buyers. First-chaired arbitration hearing, after which the arbitrator dismissed the buyers’ claim and awarded our clients their attorneys’ fees.

Banking and Financial Institutions

Represented bank in lawsuit by heirs about the deceased’s payable-on-death accounts. The court dismissed all claims on summary judgment.
Defended bank and obtained early dismissal of a multimillion-dollar breach-of-lease claim.
Represented bank in claims arising from an embezzling bookkeeper. Pre-discovery mediation reduced plaintiff’s damages figure by 95 percent and the case settled favorably.

Represented grocer in wage and hour class action during removal to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act.
Obtained complete dismissal for employer on employee’s claims of negligence, retaliation, breach of contract, and infliction of emotional distress.
Represented employer in covenant not to compete case filed by former employer where our client was charged with tortiously interfering with salesman’s covenant not compete with the prior employer. Plaintiff settled its claims against our client after we filed summary judgment to dismiss all plaintiff’s claims.

Intellectual Property

Represented executive in a high-profile lawsuit brought by former employer, asserting claims that our client misappropriated trade secrets, violated fiduciary duties, and breached contractual obligations. Among other contributions to the case, Kellen wrote briefs for the six-day evidentiary hearing of the former employer's motion for terminating sanctions based on allegations that our client had knowingly destroyed relevant evidence. The court rejected the allegations, finding that our client was a credible witness who did not violate a duty to preserve evidence, did not act in bad faith, and did not engage in conduct that prejudiced the former employer. As trial approached, the court granted a number of summary judgment and evidentiary motions that significantly limited the scope and value of plaintiffs’ claims. On what would have been the first day of trial, the parties were able to reach an amicable resolution that terminated the case.
Represented snack-food manufacturer in patent and trade dress litigation.
Defended publishing company against a claim for trademark infringement.

Media & Technology

Defended blogger alleged to have infringed copyrights of a professional football scouting organization, successfully arguing that the use was a fair use.
Secured preliminary and permanent injunctions and return of two domain names to company whose former IT employee had commandeered its websites and e-mail address.