Arthur A. Blauvelt lll

Of Counsel

Education

Sultan High School, Sultan, WA – June 1969
Western Washington University – Bellingham, WA
~~ Bachelor of Arts, English Literature – June 1973
Seattle University College of Law (formerly University of Puget Sound Law School) – Tacoma, WA
~~ Juris Doctorate – August 1977

Professional Memberships / Community Involvement

Washington State Bar Association, Member since 1977
~~ Special District Counsel, October 1988-1997
Grays Harbor County Bar Association, Member since 1977
~~ President 1989-1990
Grays Harbor College Board of Trustees, 2011-2022
Timberland Regional Library, GH Rep on Board of Trustees, 1990-2004
~~ President of Board 1995
Library Council of Washington, appointed by Washington State Library
Commission, 1998-2000; Chairman 1998-1999
Montesano PTA, Co-President (with wife, Linda) and Volunteer of the Year
(with wife, Linda), 1992-1993 school year
Timberland Opportunities, Board of Directors, January 1987-1994
~~ President of Board 1990 and 1991
Odyssey of the Mind, Coach and/or Judge, 1994-1999
~~ Co-coach of Washington State Champion Team in 1994
The Daily World, Reader Advisory Board, Aberdeen, 1991 and 2010
Community Mobilization Against Substance Abuse (CMASA), Task Force Member, 1991-1993
“Judges In The Classroom” participant, 1992-1999
Grays Harbor Farmers Market, Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1994
Pro Bono Program and Law Day, Participant
Legal Professionals of Grays Harbor, “Boss of the Year”, 1984
Speaker on Open Public Meetings Act, Lorman Seminars, 2001-2008
Driftwood Players, Aberdeen, active in numerous community theater productions

Legal Experience

INGRAM, ZELASKO & GOODWIN, LLP
~~ Of Counsel – 2017 to present
~~ Partner – 1986-2016
~~ Associate – 1984-1986
General Counsel Port of Grays Harbor – 1998 to present
General Counsel Port of Willapa Harbor – 2005-2013
General Counsel Grays Harbor Public Development Authority – 2001-2012
City Attorney for Ocean Shores – 1999-2001 and 2007-2013
Municipal Court Judge, City of Elma – 1986-1995 and 2006 to present
Municipal Court Judge, City of McCleary – 1990-2014
Municipal Court Judge, City of Montesano – 1996-2009
Municipal Court Judge, City of Oakville – 2016 to present
Judge Pro Tem, Grays Harbor County District Court No. 1 – 1988-1997
Court Commissioner/Judge Pro Tem – Grays Harbor County Superior Court –
1993-1997
Partner in other Aberdeen law firm – 1981-1984
Associate with Tacoma law firm – 1977-1980

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury Law (pedestrian/auto accidents, wrongful death claims, slip/fall cases)
Municipal Law (general counsel, legal compliance issues, board resolutions, meeting minutes, notices, and other board documents, contracts, purchase and construction policies and contracts, disputes with state and federal agencies)
Business Law (corporate counsel, collections)
Employment Law (drafting and revising personnel policies and procedures, hiring issues, employment agreements, discipline, termination and termination agreements)
General Trial Practice (both plaintiff and defense, including professional liability, contract disputes and pollution liability)

Arthur A. Blauvelt III – Of Counsel
Ingram, Zelasko & Goodwin, LLP
120 East First Street
Aberdeen, Washington 98520-5246
Telephone: 360.533.2865
Fax: 360.538.1511

Email: blauvelt@izglaw.com