Sherilyn Peterson

Sherilyn Peterson, J.D., is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Northwestern University and Northwestern University School of Law.  She is Of Counsel with the law firm of Perkins Coie, based in its Seattle, Washington office. Her areas of focus are litigation and product liability law. She has a strong interest in serving the bar’s pro bono needs.  Her representation of death row inmates challenging Washington State’s execution protocol forced the state to change its method of execution and earned her recognition as the first civil litigator to receive the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ President’s Award in 2009. In addition to her extensive pro bono work, Sherilyn is an arbitrator for King County’s Mandatory Arbitration Program. She has also served as an instructor for The National Institute of Trial. Sherilyn and her husband Richard Coyle have a house in Craftsbury Common. She is committed to historic preservation.