Overview
Ali Harris is a litigation attorney who represents clients in complex commercial litigation cases. Her practice focuses on matters involving Washington Consumer Protection Act claims, insurance coverage litigation, contract disputes, class actions, and economic torts such as fraud and business disparagement. Ali also has experience defending personal injury matters involving high-value negligence claims. Ali represents clients across a wide range of industries, including insurance, transportation, and financial services. She advocates for clients through all stages of litigation in state and federal courts, including mediation, arbitration, and trial.
Ali maintains an active pro bono practice, with a focus on protecting constitutional rights and assisting survivors of domestic violence in obtaining protection orders.
Before joining Stoel Rives, Ali served as a judicial extern to the Honorable John C. Coughenour of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Prior to law school, she gained valuable litigation experience while working at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington.
Education
Seattle University School of Law, J.D., 2021, summa cum laude; Editor, Seattle University Law Review; Washington State Law Scholar and Law Community Service Scholarship
Pacific Lutheran University, B.A., Spanish, Minors: Sociology and Women and Gender Studies, 2011, cum laude; National Dean’s List, Dean’s List Scholarship
Admissions
Washington
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Languages
- Spanish
Experience
- Obtained complete defense arbitration award as counsel for wealth management firm in AAA proceeding defending breach of fiduciary duty and other claims for over $2 million in alleged damages.
- Defense of auto insurer in putative class action lawsuit challenging claims practices for diminished value auto insurance claims in Washington.
- Defense of travel insurer in action brought by the Washington Attorney General asserting violations of Washington’s Consumer Protection Act, Law Against Discrimination, and Washington Insurance Code.
- Defense of non-profit health plan brought by provider in breach of contract dispute challenging overpayment recovery efforts and reimbursement policies.
- Defense of a large rideshare company in five consolidated lawsuits arising out of a fatal collision.
- Pro bono representation of class of plaintiffs seeking to protect constitutional pre-trial rights.
- Pro bono representation of individual seeking civil protection order.
Experience Gained Prior to Joining Stoel Rives:
- Extern to the Honorable John C. Coughenour, Western District of Washington (2019)
- Criminal arraignment hearings for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington (2019)
Affiliations
Professional
- Washington State Bar Association, Member
- Federal Bar Association, Member
- Inn of Court, Member, 2020–2024