Larry Mills is the founder of Mills Meyers Swartling. He has practiced business law, commercial transactions, and commercial litigation for over thirty years. For over twenty years, Mr. Mills has maintained an active practice as an American Arbitration Association mediator and arbitrator in a wide variety of contexts, including business and commercial matters, contracts, real estate, intellectual property, construction, employment, and estates and trusts. He has conducted hundreds of mediations and arbitrations throughout the United States. Larry is a former Chair of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution, and he has served as Chair of the Dispute Resolution Section of the Washington State Bar Association and as Co-Chair of the Northwest Dispute Resolution Conference. He has published numerous articles on dispute resolution topics and is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars on dispute resolution methods and ethics. Larry serves as a Washington State Bar Association hearing officer in attorney disciplinary matters. He is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s Commercial, Construction, International, and Large Complex Case panels. Larry is an honors graduate of Princeton University and has a master’s degree in public policy and a law degree from the University of Michigan, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Law Reform.
For more information about Larry's Dispute Resolution practice, visit www.millsadr.com
Practice Areas
Business and Commercial Law, Real Property, Personal Planning, Commercial Litigation, Arbitrator andMediator
Bar Admissions
Alaska, 1974
Washington, 1975
U.S. District Court, District of Alaska, 1974
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, 1975
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1980
U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
U.S. Tax Court, 1982
Education
Princeton University, B.S.E., high honors, 1969
University of Michigan, M.P.P., 1973
University of Michigan, J.D., 1974 (Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Law Reform)
Publications and Speaking Engagements
Co-author, “When Arbitrators Exceed Their Powers,” Dispute Resolution Journal, April 2009;
“Arbitrating the Mega-Case,” ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, February 2008;
"The Continuum of Dispute Resolution Processes,” Federal Bar Association, Western District of Washington, January 2008;
“Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Training,” October 2007;
“Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Training,” October 2005;
Co-Author: “A Courtroom Lawyer's Guide to Arbitration,” Litigation, Spring 2005;
“Vacatur of Arbitration Awards: A Real World Review of the Case Law,” ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Conference, April 2005;
“ADR Drafting Tips,” Dispute Resolution Magazine, Spring 2002;
“Managing Evidence and Discovery in Arbitration,” ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Conference, April, 2002;
“Why and When to Mediate,” WSBA CLE, June 2001;
“Compelling and Repelling Arbitration,” WSBA Litigation News, Winter 2001;
“The Arbitration Alternative: Submission Cases,” WSBA Litigation News, Summer 2000;
“Combining Mediation and Arbitration,” Dispute Resolution Journal, November, 1999;
Frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars regarding mediation, arbitration, and legal ethics; created lawyer training materials for the Washington State Bar Association Skills Training Course for new lawyers
Professional Associations and Memberships
College of Commercial Arbitrators (Fellow);
International Academy of Mediators (Distinguished Fellow);
American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution (Past Chair and Council Member);
Washington State Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section (Past Chair);
2003 Northwest Dispute Resolution Conference (Past Co-Chair);
King County Bar Association ADR Section (Past Chair);
Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington (Approved Mediator and Arbitrator; ADR Committee);
ADR Roundtable.
Community Involvement/Honors
Bainbridge Community Foundation (Former President; Board of Directors)
One Call for All (Former President; Board of Directors)
Bainbridge Public Schools Foundation (Former Board of Directors)
Citizen of the Year Award for Bainbridge Island, Washington 2001
Award of Merit for work with the YWCA of Kitsap County Domestic Violence Program 1999
ALI-ABA Harrison Tweed Award for Special Merit in CLE for developing and administering the Washington State Bar
Association Skills Training Course for new lawyers 1990
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