Robynne Thaxton Parkinson is a Seattle based lawyer with substantial experience in both construction and employment law.  Affilliated with the law firm Groff Murphy PLLC, she started her own practice so that she could provide legal services to a full range of clients performing construction work, including Owners, Contractors, Design Builders, Engineers and Architects.  In addition to construction law, Robynne counsels employers in all aspects of employment law, including discrimination, wrongful discharge, contract claims and labor issues. 

Robynne's philosophy of providing practical, business based advice reflects her substantial experience in both the construction industry and employment field.  She started practicing in the Anchorage, Alaska office of Perkins Coie in 1989 providing advice in the area of labor and employment law.  When she transferred to Perkins Coie's Seattle office in 1991, she began work in the construction field representing public owners.  In 1994, she started working at Groff Murphy, PLLC, one of the Northwest's premier construction law firms, becoming a partner in 1998.  She continues to work with Groff Murphy clients in an Of Counsel capacity.  From 2000 to 2001, she was the Director of Contract Adminstration for XO Communications, Inc., assisting the company in building its infrastructure on a national basis.

Robynne is one of the leading experts in construction law and alternative procurement both in Washington State and on a national basis.  She participates on the legislative subcommittees of the Washington Capital Projects Advisory Review Board, which reviews all legislation involving capital projects in the the state.  She has trained the Washington Project Review Committee on design build procurement and serves as an outside expert to the PRC on design build projects.    She is on the Executive Committee of the NW Region for the Design Build Institute of America and is the incoming President for 2008-2010.  She also serves on DBIA's task force to revise its contract documents, the DBIA National Convention Planning Committee and is one of DBIA's highest rated speakers on the subject of Design Build Contracts and Risk Management.  Robynne also serves as an advisor to www.newconstructionstrategies.com. 

Visit Robynne's blog on design build construction at http://designbuildlaw.blogspot.com.

Law Offices of Robynne Thaxton Parkinson, PLLC
P.O. Box 1340
Mercer Island, Washington 98040-1340
t(206)909-5290
f(888)698-6975
rparkinson@rtp-law.com