Professional Experience Ater Wynne, Seattle, Washington, Partner-in-Charge, 2014 to present; Partner, 1990 to 2013; Of Counsel, 1988 to 1990 Skellenger & Bender, Seattle, Washington, (formerly Houghton Cluck Coughlin & Riley), Shareholder, 1981 to 1987; Associate, 1976 to 1980 Washington State Supreme Court, Law Clerk to the Honorable Charles Horowitz, 1976 Washington State Court of Appeals, Division I, Law Clerk to the Honorable Charles Horowitz, 1973 to 1975 Municipal Research and Services Center, Seattle, Washington, Research Assistant, 1971 to 1972 Education University of Washington School of Law, J.D., 1972 Yale University, B.A., 1967 Admitted to Practice Washington U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit U.S. District Court, E.D. Washington U.S. District Court, W.D. Washington Professional Activities American Bar Association Washington State Bar Association, Trustee, Administrative La Section Seattle-King County Bar Association Federal Communications Bar Association Community Activities Governor's Broadband Advisory Review Committee, 2009 to 2010 Seattle Broadband Task Force, 2005
Arthur A. Butler Partner-in-Charge 206-623-4711
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Art Butler’s practice focuses on telecommunications issues, with particular emphasis on regulatory, transactional, and business advice to telecommunications providers and new entrants to telecommunications markets, as well as to end-users of telecommunications services. He has extensive experience representing local carriers, broadband providers, fixed wireless carriers, mobile wireless providers, and large business users of telecommunications services. He regularly appears on behalf of his clients before state public utility commissions and has handled a number of different matters including rate cases, contract negotiation, licensing, franchise issues, right-of-way agreements, inter-carrier disputes, interconnection and collocation, network element costing and pricing, and unfair competition issues. Art has also participated in energy rate cases. Art has appeared frequently before committees of the Washington Legislature on many issues relating to telecommunications policy.
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Art’s practice includes administrative and judicial litigation, telecommunications contract negotiation and dispute resolution, and strategic planning on policy and business issues. He is a frequent speaker on telecommunications topics and is active in a number of trade associations. Art is also an author of Ater Wynne's Telecom Law Today blog. Art served on the Seattle Broadband Task Force in 2005 and the Governor's Broadband Advisory Review Committee from 2009 to 2010. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America for his expertise in communications law.
