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Seattle & Washington Complex Business Litigation & Trade Secret Disputes

Complex business disputes often arise from employee departures, competitive conduct, or misuse of confidential information. The links below group common dispute categories.

Note on linked pages

Many of the pages linked below address closely related issues and include access to the same experimental legal research chatbot. Because search engines do not yet evaluate or index the training material behind AI tools, topic-specific pages and links remain necessary to make information discoverable through search.

Trade secret and confidential information disputes

These disputes often involve alleged misuse of proprietary business information, confidential processes, customer data, or internal strategy.

Employment and restrictive covenant disputes

Business litigation may involve breach of employment agreements, non-disclosure obligations, non-solicitation provisions, or non-compete agreements where enforceable under Washington law.

Unfair competition and stolen IP disputes

Some disputes involve competitive conduct that may not fit neatly into contract claims but raises broader unfair competition or business tort concerns.

Get basic business litigation and trade secret guidance before scheduling a consultation

If you’re still evaluating your options, try our custom (experimental) RAG chatbot for general educational information about trade secrets, restrictive covenants, employee departure disputes, and litigation concepts that often shape strategy. The chatbot provides general information only and does not offer case-specific legal advice. When you’re ready to discuss your facts, risks, and goals, you can schedule a meeting with Mitchell.

Disclaimer: The chatbot provides general information only and does not create an attorney-client relationship.

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About Mitchell

Mitchell D. West is a litigation attorney with Lowe Graham Jones PLLC, combining expertise in litigation with a deep understanding of Seattle’s startup ecosystem. Mitchell has collaborated with innovative companies in software development, digital assets, decentralized physical infastructure, and legal technology.

Mitchell has represented clients in a range of sophisticated disputes, including trade secret litigation involving silicon-carbon anode technology, patent cases spanning plant varieties to thermoforming products, high-stakes business divorces, and trademark disputes resolved through strategic negotiation. While specializing in litigation, Mitchell also advises emerging technology companies on legal challenges to avoid disputes and ensures they succeed when litigation arises.

As part of his commitment to leveraging technology in legal practice, Mitchell developed Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) chatbots trained on a curated set of legal documents he has developed and relies on in his day-to-day practice.The RAG chatbot is hosted on a hybrid decentralized cloud platform that Mitchell actively contributes to.

Learn more about Mitchell at Lowe Graham Jones PLLC.

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Education:

  • J.D., Washington University School of Law (Washington University in St. Louis)
  • B.A., Quantitative Economics and Political Science, Indiana University

Bar Admissions:

  • U.S. District Courts: Western and Eastern Districts of Washington
  • 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
  • All Washington State Courts

Memberships:

  • Seattle IP Inn of Court
  • Seattle Yacht Club

Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or are interested in having a custom RAG chatbot developed for your website, you can reach Mitchell directly by email at west@lowegrahamjones.com or using the form below.