Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
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Elliot Averett
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Work Department
Business & Commercial Disputes
Position
Associate - Litigation and Investigations
Career
Elliott is an associate in BCLP’s Business and Commercial Disputes and Appellate and Supreme Court Practice Groups. Elliott has experience with a variety of litigation, including criminal matters, complex commercial disputes, class actions, and products liability matters.
Before joining BCLP, Elliott clerked for the Honorable Richard C. Tallman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Elliott graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center, where he joined Barrister’s Council and earned a position on the trial advocacy team. Elliott also worked as a research assistant for Georgetown’s Supreme Court Institute.
Prior to attending law school, Elliott was a police officer in Seattle, Washington. In law school, Elliott was a student attorney in Georgetown Law’s Domestic Violence Clinic, where he helped victims of domestic violence obtain protection orders.
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT & HONORS1st Place, San Diego City Attorney’s Office, Closing Argument Competition (2021)
American Mock Trial Association, Criminal Case Committee Member (2018-2022)
Domestic Violence Unit Award, Seattle City Attorney’s Office (2018)
Chief’s Award, Seattle Police Department (2018)