Donald G. Kari
- Bellevue
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Don has successfully represented the firm's energy and utility clients for more than 30 years.
Don Kari focuses on state and federal public utility regulation, energy power marketing, energy regulation and policy, contract and administrative law, commercial transactions and energy law.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- Stanford Law School, J.D., 1972
- Stanford University, M.B.A., 1972
- Stanford University, B.S., Engineering, with great distinction, Tau Beta Pi, 1967
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Professional Recognition
Ranked by Chambers USA, as “America’s Leading Lawyers" for Energy & Natural Resource, 2021-2024
Ranked by Chambers USA, as a "Senior Statespeople," 2022-2024
Listed in Washington Law & Politics, “Washington's Super Lawyers", 2012-2014
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Energy Law, 1993-2025
Listed in Super Lawyers, 2007-2014
*Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
(AV®, BV® and CV® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.)
Impact
Professional Leadership
- Edison Electric Institute Legal Committee
- Stanford Alumni Association, Puget Sound Chapter