Mr. Tramountanas is a partner in the Seattle office. His practice focuses on construction and contract law and complex commercial litigation. He has advised public and private clients on various issues throughout the construction process, negotiated and drafted design and construction contracts, prepared various procurement documents, and successfully represented clients throughout the dispute resolution process in both trial and appellate courts. Mr. Tramountanas has served as lead counsel and second chair for bench and jury trials while working at K&L Gates and has tried criminal felony jury trials while participating in a trial fellowship program with the King County Prosecutor's office. He has also served as a third-party neutral, assisting parties in resolving their disputes.
Mr. Tramountanas teaches Construction Law for the University of Washington's Construction Management program. He co-authored chapters 3, 4, and 4.1 of the 2002 edition of the Washington Civil Procedure Deskbook. He has also written several articles on construction law and has presented sections on construction law for government contracting and continuing legal education seminars.
Prior to entering law school, Athan worked as a construction project engineer for a general contractor and developer. During law school, Athan was an associate editor of the Seattle University Law Review and he earned CALI awards in Legal Writing, Contracts, Property, and Intellectual Property.
Athan was named a "Rising Star" by Washington Law & Politics in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.