Bracewell Partner Curt Hineline Named Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America

SEATTLE, Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Curt Hineline, partner and head of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP's Seattle litigation practice, has been selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America ("LCA").

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Hineline's practice focuses on complex commercial and securities litigation. He has been involved in class actions, derivative suits, internal investigations and scores of trials taken to verdict in federal and state courts, as well as arbitrations, around the country. His experience includes representing clients involving allegations of, inter alia, securities fraud, accounting and legal malpractice, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, insurance coverage, trademark and copyright infringements, violations of the Lanham Act, unfair trade practices and trade secrets, products liability, and employment discrimination.

The LCA is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based upon excellence and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation. The LCA is aggressively diverse in its composition. Established as a trial and appellate lawyer honorary society reflecting the American bar in the twenty-first century, the LCA represents the best in law among its membership. The number of Fellowships has been kept at an exclusive limit by design, allowing qualifications, diversity and inclusion to align effectively, with recognition of excellence in litigation across all segments of the bar. Fellows are generally at the partner or shareholder level, or are independent practitioners with recognized experience and accomplishment. In addition, the LCA is dedicated to promoting superior advocacy, professionalism and ethical standards among its Fellows.

Hineline is licensed to practice law in Washington and Oregon. He is a Trustee of the King County Bar Foundation and an Upper Member of The William L. Dwyer Inn of Court, and a member of the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association for the Western District of Washington, the King County Bar Association, and the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers. Hineline maintains the top rating for lawyers ("AV") with Martindale Hubbell.

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