THEODORE A. MYHRE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Lecturer, Visiting Professor of Legal Writing, Editorial Assistant Teaching Assistant, Director,

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1 THEODORE A. MYHRE University of Washington School of Law William Gates Hall, Room 338 Box , Seattle, WA Office: (206) /Cell: (206) or ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF LAW, Seattle, WA Lecturer, 2007-present SEATTLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Seattle, WA Visiting Professor of Legal Writing, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA Editorial Assistant, Distance Learning Design, Teaching Assistant, Department of History, Fall 1996 Director, Gay Bisexual Lesbian Transgender Commission, Program Facilitator, Fulbright Fellowship Program, Summer 1995 BOSTON COLLEGE, Chestnut Hill, MA Teaching Assistant, Department of History, Fall 1993-Spring 1994 Founding Member, Committee on Sexual Diversity and Personal and Community Development, DREW UNIVERSITY, Madison, NJ Teaching Assistant, Department of History, Spring 1991 Member, Diversity Week Organizational Committee, Fall 1990 THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE, Olympia, WA Expository Writing Tutor, Fall 1989-Spring 1990 LEGAL EXPERIENCE WASHINGTON STATE SUPREME COURT, COMMISSIONER S OFFICE, Olympia, WA Acting Staff Attorney, Summer 2007 MCGLOTHIN MYHRE, PLLP, Seattle, WA Managing Partner, CORR, CRONIN, MICHELSON, BAUMGARDNER & PREECE, LLP, Seattle, WA Associate Attorney, WASHINGTON STATE SUPREME COURT, Olympia, WA Judicial Law Clerk to Justice Charles W. Johnson, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, WESTERN DISTRICT, Seattle, WA Judicial Extern to Judge Thomas S. Zilly, 2000 MCDONALD HOAGUE & BAYLESS, Seattle, WA, Summer Associate and Contract Attorney, WASHINGTON STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL S OFFICE, Olympia, WA Law Clerk, Division of Agriculture, Health and Community Resources,

2 Theodore A. Myhre Page 2 of 8 EDUCATION SEATTLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Seattle, WA Juris Doctorate, 2000, cum laude BOSTON COLLEGE, Chestnut Hill, MA Master of Arts in History, 1994 DREW UNIVERSITY, Madison, NJ Master of Arts in Modern European Intellectual History, 1991 THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE, Olympia, WA Bachelor of Arts in History/Literature/Performing Arts, 1990 CERTIFICATIONS HUMAN RESOURCES CERTIFICATION INSTITUTE, Seattle, WA Professional in Human Resources Certificate, January 2006 AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION, Seattle, WA Certificate in Mediation, May 2005 UNIVERSITÉ DE PARIS IV (SORBONNE), Paris, France Certificate in French Language & Civilization, 1992 COURSES/TEACHING PORTFOLIO LEGAL ANALYSIS, RESEARCH, AND WRITING CIVIL PROCEDURE II (ADVANCED CIV PRO) CLIENT INTERVIEWING AND COUNSELING INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION ADVANCED WRITING SEMINAR IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW & POLICY CAPSTONE COURSES IN PUBLIC INTEREST PRACTICUM, CONTRACT DRAFTING, MOTIONS PRACTICE, JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP PRACTICUM LAW & SOCIETY LANDMARK CASES IN CIVIL RIGHTS LEGAL WRITING I OBJECTIVE RESEARCH, ANALYSIS & WRITING LEGAL WRITING II PERSUASIVE RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, & WRITING PUBLICATIONS "Meaning Matters: Hyper-sex Parenting," Harvard Journal of Law & Gender, Online Colloquium, February 6, 2012, Life in the Law. Article for Gates Foundation Public Service Voices. University of Washington School of Law, 2008.

3 Theodore A. Myhre Page 3 of 8 Science Majors. Contributor to Some advice for a few specific groups in Just Memos, 2 nd ed., by Laurel C. Oates and Anne Enquist. New York: Aspen Publishers, Theory Makes for Better Sex. Review of Bodies That Matter by Judith Butler. The Boston Book Review, Vol. 1, Issue 3 (1994). WORKS-IN-PROGRESS "Hypersexing Statutory Language: Using Semiotics, Language Games, and Literary Theory to Evaluate Marriage Statutes," Work-in-Progress--outlined, substantially researched, 25 pages drafted. Culture on Trial: Exploring Gender, Class, and Race in the First Divorce Proceeding in Colonial Jamaica. Work-in-Progress, outlined, substantially researched 30 pages drafted. The Transgender Challenge to the Juvenile Justice System: Re-theorizing the Legal Construction of Gender, Sexuality, and Sex in Judicial Discourse. Work-in-Progress (based on essay that won competition for Tulane s Journal of Law and Sexuality), outlined, substantially researched, 15 pages drafted. Gay Divorce without Marriage: Advancing Same-Sex Civil Rights through the Meretricious Relationship Doctrine. Work-in-Progress--outlined, substantially researched, 10 pages drafted. "Rethinking Privacy: Facebook Passwords and Legal Protections," Work-in-Progress-- outlined, substantially researched, beginning to draft. "Outsourcing Legal Services--Resolving the Regulatory Dilemma," Work-in-Progress---- outlined, substantially researched, beginning to draft. "The Long Arm of Arbitration: Extending Arbitral Jurisdiction to Non-Signatories of the Arbitration Agreement," Work-in-Progress--outlined, substantially researched, beginning to draft. SELECT PAPERS and PRESENTATIONS 2012 Court Review of Arbitration Awards: Understanding Judicial Opinions through Statutory Interpretation and Common Law Analysis. Institute in Transnational Law and Practice, Seattle, Washington, September Client Counseling and Interviewing: Exploring Underlying Interests. Institute in Transnational Law and Practice, Seattle, Washington, September Federal Court Litigation. Moderator and Presenter, CLE Presentation, Pincus Communications Continuing Legal Education Programs, Seattle, Washington, October 2011.

4 Theodore A. Myhre Page 4 of 8 Whose Monet Is It? American Common Law, Statutory Interpretation, and Ownership of Stolen Art. Presentations, Transnational Institute in Law, Seattle, Washington, September Client Counseling and Interviewing: Exploring Underlying Interests. Transnational Institute in Law, Seattle, Washington, September Does First Amendment Free Speech Apply to Corporations? Reading Citizen s United v. F.E.C. to Understand Judicial Interpretation in a Common Law System. Presentation, Summer Institute in English for Business and Law, Seattle, Washington, August Introduction to American Contract Drafting: Common Structure and Content. Presentation, Summer Institute in English for Business and Law, Seattle, Washington, August American Legal Education: History, Curriculum, and Teaching Methods. ABA/ROLI, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, May Integrating Practice Skills into Legal Education: Curricular Changes and New Methods. ABA/ROLI, Hanoi, Vietnam, May International Commercial Arbitration: Emergence of a New Legal System. UWLS International Law Society, Seattle, Washington, January International Law and Legal Education. UWLS International Law Society, Seattle, Washington, November Mediation, Domestic Violence, and Legal Ethics: Issues and Techniques for Practitioners. Continuing Legal Education Programs, Kitsap Country Bar Association, Bremerton, Washington, October American Common Law and Statutory Interpretation: Fine Art, Ownership, and Nazi Art Theft. Presentation, UWLS Transnational Institute, Seattle, Washington, September Introduction to American Contracts and Common Law Case Analysis. Presentations, Summer Institute in English for Business and Law, Seattle, Washington, July Advanced Appellate Brief Writing. CLE Presentation, Pincus Communications Continuing Legal Education Programs, Seattle, Washington, June Using the Process Method for Teaching Law School Courses. Presentation, UWLS Teaching Workshop, Seattle, Washington, June Introduction to the Appellate Process and to Certifying Questions between Federal and State Courts. Foundations of Legal Study Program, Presentation, Seattle, Washington, September American Common Law and Statutory Interpretation: U.S. v. Raich. Presentation, UWLS Transnational Institute, Seattle, Washington, September 2009.

5 Theodore A. Myhre Page 5 of 8 Client Counseling and Interviewing: Techniques and Methods. Module and Presentation to Vietnam Delegation, ABA/U.S.-ROLI Program, UWLS, Seattle, Washington, August, Introduction to American Contracts and Common Law Case Analysis. Presentations, Summer Institute in English for Business and Law, Seattle, Washington, July Effective Appellate Brief Writing. CLE Presentation, Pincus Communications Continuing Legal Education Programs, Seattle, Washington, June LGBTQ Youth Project: Issues in Juvenile Justice. Panel Moderator, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington, May Legal Research and Writing in Summer Internships: Public Interest Law and Practice. Presentation, Distinguished Practitioner s Series, Seattle, Washington, March Teaching Transactional and Drafting Skills in Law School: Reflections on National Curricular Reforms and Techniques. Presentation, Faculty Colloquium, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington, February Legal Writing from the Court s Perspective. Panel Moderator, Distinguished Practitioner s Series, Seattle, Washington, December First-Year Reforms Supplementing the Cognitive Apprenticeship: 1L Capstone Legal Research and Writing Options Focused on Real Legal Problems. Presentation, Legal Education at the Crossroads, Seattle, Washington, September First-Year Projects Integrating the Cognitive, Skills and Professional Formation Apprenticeships: Integrating Civil Procedure, Torts and Legal Writing in the Context of a Real-World Problem. Panel discussant, Legal Education at the Crossroads, Seattle, Washington, September Introduction to Common Law Analysis and Statutory Analysis: A Problem-Based Approach. Lectures, Law School Summer Institute for International Students, Seattle, Washington, September Reimagining Collaborative Learning: New Technologies and Possibilities. Copresentation, Legal Writing Institute National Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, July Writing Judicial Opinions and Prehearing Memoranda: Tips and Suggestions. Copresentation, UW Law School Externship Program, Seattle, Washington, July LGBTQ Youth Project: At-Risk Youth in the Juvenile Justice System, Foster Care System, Educational System, and on the Streets. Panel Moderator, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington, May WSBA Board of Governors Forum on Marriage, Domestic Partnerships, Meretricious Relationships: Washington s Developing Landscape. Panel presentation, Washington State Bar Association, University of Washington Tacoma Campus, Tacoma, Washington, March 7, 2008.

6 Theodore A. Myhre Page 6 of 8 Understanding the Inner Workings of the Washington State Supreme Court: Petitions for Review, Case Assignments, and Opinions. Informal presentation to Innocence Project Northwest Clinic, University of Washington School of Law, February 12, New Voices in Human Rights: Using Equitable Doctrines to Advance Civil Rights for Same-Sex Couples. Paper presentation, AALS Conference, New York, New York, January Incorporating Live Cases into the Teaching of Legal Research and Writing. Copresentation, Legal Writing Institute Regional Conference, Spokane, Washington, August, Advancing Civil Rights through Equity: Using the Meretricious Relationship Doctrine to Further Civil Rights for Sexual Minorities. Faculty colloquia presentation, University of Washington School of Law, May Prior to 2007 Commercial and Contract Damages: Won t You Plead Plead Plead Me? CLE presentation, Washington State Bar Association, Seattle, Washington, July 24, Vasquez v. Hawthorne, the Meretricious Relationship Doctrine and Same-Sex Couples. Panel discussion, University of Washington School of Law, Spring Washington s Meretricious Relationship Doctrine and Gay/Lesbian Equal Rights. Visiting lecture, Seattle University School of Law, Spring Semiotics, Post-Structural Theory and Judicial Opinions. Visiting lecture, Seattle University School of Law, April Lawyers in Love: Ethical Conduct under the Washington RPC. CLE presentation, Puget Sound Inns of Court, Tacoma, WA, October Schroedinger s Fish: Washington State s Recovery Plan and the Endangered Species Act. Unpublished law review article, Seattle University School of Law, Spring Reclaiming Community: Minorities in the Legal Profession. Panel discussion, Seattle University School of Law, February Introduction to Semiotics and Modern Intellectual History. Visiting lecture for the Historiography Practicum, University of Washington, April Gay History and Psychology: Issues for Practitioners. Visiting lecture for the Masters in Psychology Program, Seattle Pacific University, March Making Marx through History: Revisiting the Frankfurt School. Lecture for Boston College Graduate Forum, Boston College, February Foucault and Marginalized Discourses. Conference paper and presentation, Practicing Postmodernisms Conference, University of Oregon, May ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE WORK WILLEM C. VIS INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION COMPETITION Faculty Supervisor and Head Coach for Moot Court, 2008-present

7 Theodore A. Myhre Page 7 of 8 DIVERSITY COMMITTEE, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF LAW Committee Member, 2010-present CHESTER FRITZ INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FELLOWSHIP AWARD Award Selection Committee Member, 2009-present FULBRIGHT INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM Interviewer and Initial Evaluator, 2008-present AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION/UNITED STATES STATE DEPARTMENT S RULE OF LAW INITIATIVE (ROLI) Vietnam Delegation Member, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, May 2011 WILLEM C. VIS INTERNATIONAL COMMERCICIAL ARBITRATION MOOT Arbitrator, City University of Hong Kong School of Law, Hong Kong, China, March 2011 OUTLAWS (UWLS STUDENT GROUP) Faculty Advisor, CURRICULUM COMMITTEE, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF LAW Committee Member, WILLEM C. VIS INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION MOOT Arbitrator, University of Vienna, Faculty of Law, Vienna, Austria, March 2010 ABA ASIA/PACIFIC LAW COMMITTEE Deputy Editor, Regional and Comparative Law: Asia/Pacific Year in Review Article, WILLEM C. VIS (EAST) INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION MOOT Arbitrator, City University of Hong Kong School of Law, Hong Kong, China, March 2009 FALKNER APPELLATE COMPETITION, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF LAW Judge for Final Rounds, 2009 FALKNER APPELLATE COMPETITION, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF LAW Judge for Final Rounds, 2008 Q-LAW AT-RISK YOUTH PROJECT Committee Member, 2008 JUDGE BEN AND BETTY MCINTURFF LEGAL SERVICE AWARD AND SCHOLARSHIP FUND Founding Board Member, 2006-present WASHINGTON STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, ETHICS COMMITTEE Board Member,

8 Theodore A. Myhre Page 8 of 8 ADMITTED TO PRACTICE Washington, WSBA #30498 U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS, AND AWARDS Delegate, United States State Department/American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative, Vietnam, May 2011 Two-time semifinalist, Philip A. Trautman Small Section Professor of the Year, 2009/10 and 2010/11 academic years Fellow, University of Washington Faculty Fellows Program, September 2008 Fellow, Institute for Teaching Excellence, June 2008 Member, Order of the Coif, University of Washington Chapter, 2007-present Selected by peers and senior legal practitioners as Rising Star for 2005 and 2006 in Washington Law and Politics (only 2.5% of Washington attorneys are given this honor) Associate Editor, Law Review, Seattle University, Board Member, Moot Court, Seattle University, Member, American Inns of Court, Puget Sound Chapter, appointed by Dean, Presidential Merit Scholarship, Seattle University, Presidential Graduate Fellowship, Boston College, Dean s Scholarship, Drew University,