Sasha S. Philip is a licensed attorney who practiced civil litigation for well over a decade before becoming a certified professional mediator and arbitrator, based on the conviction that conflict is most effectively resolved without the emotional and financial cost of litigation.
Ms. Philip is trained and experienced in mediations of litigated cases as well as in the facilitative mediation model. As such, Ms. Philip offers customized mediations both of cases that are in litigation and of disputes in which no formal lawsuit has been filed, and utilizes both evaluative and interest-based techniques to tailor mediations to her clients' unique needs. She is also available to act as an agreed-upon arbitrator in private, AAA, MAR, UM/UIM, and FINRA arbitrations.
Ms. Philip received a B.A. in Psychology and Political Science from Vassar College and a J.D. from Tulane University Law School. She obtained her Professional Mediation Skills Training Certificate from the University of Washington School of Law in 2007, completed a rigorous WMA-approved mediation practicum and certification under the joint auspices of the Bellevue Neighborhood Mediation Program and the Seattle Federal Executive Board's ADR Consortium, and has acquired extensive additional training in conciliation, negotiation and mediation techniques from various accredited sources.
Ms. Philip draws on her extensive experience representing parties in mediations and arbitrations of litigated cases in Washington State and Federal courts for her own mediation and arbitration practice. In addition, she is a lecturer at the University of Washington School of Law and has been an adjunct faculty member at Seattle University School of Law.
Ms. Philip is certified as a Rule 39.1 Neutral by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, is a AAA commercial and consumer arbitration panel member and a AAA mediation panel member, and acts as an arbitrator for the King County and Snohomish County Superior Courts in mandatory arbitration matters. She is contracted to provide dispute resolution services to Central Washington University and Western Washington University, and mediates Special Education Disputes as a member of Sound Options Group's mediator cadre and for the Nevada Department of Education. She is also active as a mediation trainer, coach, and volunteer mediator for the EEOC's Seattle Field Office and the Seattle Office for Civil Rights, the Seattle Federal Executive Board's ADR Consortium, the King County Dispute Resolution Center, and the City of Bellevue Neighborhood Mediation Program.
Ms. Philip serves as a member of the Washington State Bar Association's ADR Section executive committee, and chaired the acclaimed annual Northwest Dispute Resolution Conference from 2016-2019.
Ms. Philip was selected as a "SuperLawyer" by Washington Law & Politics' SuperLawyers magazine in 2020, and as a "Rising Star" in 2006, 2008, 2012-2015, and 2019. In 2014 and 2015, Ms. Philip was named as the sole “Rising Star” in the practice area of Alternative Dispute Resolution.
When not serving her clients as a mediator or arbitrator, Ms. Philip enjoys singing with the Seattle Symphony Chorale, which she also served as its 2017/'18 Board president, cooking, kayaking, hiking and camping with her dog, and urban farming. She is married with two stepsons, and is a native German speaker.
Ms. Philip is trained and experienced in mediations of litigated cases as well as in the facilitative mediation model. As such, Ms. Philip offers customized mediations both of cases that are in litigation and of disputes in which no formal lawsuit has been filed, and utilizes both evaluative and interest-based techniques to tailor mediations to her clients' unique needs. She is also available to act as an agreed-upon arbitrator in private, AAA, MAR, UM/UIM, and FINRA arbitrations.
Ms. Philip received a B.A. in Psychology and Political Science from Vassar College and a J.D. from Tulane University Law School. She obtained her Professional Mediation Skills Training Certificate from the University of Washington School of Law in 2007, completed a rigorous WMA-approved mediation practicum and certification under the joint auspices of the Bellevue Neighborhood Mediation Program and the Seattle Federal Executive Board's ADR Consortium, and has acquired extensive additional training in conciliation, negotiation and mediation techniques from various accredited sources.
Ms. Philip draws on her extensive experience representing parties in mediations and arbitrations of litigated cases in Washington State and Federal courts for her own mediation and arbitration practice. In addition, she is a lecturer at the University of Washington School of Law and has been an adjunct faculty member at Seattle University School of Law.
Ms. Philip is certified as a Rule 39.1 Neutral by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, is a AAA commercial and consumer arbitration panel member and a AAA mediation panel member, and acts as an arbitrator for the King County and Snohomish County Superior Courts in mandatory arbitration matters. She is contracted to provide dispute resolution services to Central Washington University and Western Washington University, and mediates Special Education Disputes as a member of Sound Options Group's mediator cadre and for the Nevada Department of Education. She is also active as a mediation trainer, coach, and volunteer mediator for the EEOC's Seattle Field Office and the Seattle Office for Civil Rights, the Seattle Federal Executive Board's ADR Consortium, the King County Dispute Resolution Center, and the City of Bellevue Neighborhood Mediation Program.
Ms. Philip serves as a member of the Washington State Bar Association's ADR Section executive committee, and chaired the acclaimed annual Northwest Dispute Resolution Conference from 2016-2019.
Ms. Philip was selected as a "SuperLawyer" by Washington Law & Politics' SuperLawyers magazine in 2020, and as a "Rising Star" in 2006, 2008, 2012-2015, and 2019. In 2014 and 2015, Ms. Philip was named as the sole “Rising Star” in the practice area of Alternative Dispute Resolution.
When not serving her clients as a mediator or arbitrator, Ms. Philip enjoys singing with the Seattle Symphony Chorale, which she also served as its 2017/'18 Board president, cooking, kayaking, hiking and camping with her dog, and urban farming. She is married with two stepsons, and is a native German speaker.
