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Callie

Callie A. Castillo

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Callie Castillo is an accomplished litigator and appellate advocate. Having spent over a decade advising and defending public officials and agencies in constitutional and complex litigation, Callie successfully guides clients through myriad forms of legal challenge including commercial litigation; consumer protection, antitrust, and regulatory defense; payor-provider disputes; wage and hour class actions; and state and local tax controversies. She also has substantial experience briefing and arguing appeals on a wide range of issues before the Washington Court of Appeals, the Washington Supreme Court, and the Ninth Circuit.

Callie also provides clients with strategic counsel during investigations and on legislation, regulatory, and public policy issues, with particular emphasis on the highly regulated industries of healthcare, financial institutions and lending, transportation, building and construction, and telecommunications.

When Callie is not helping clients navigate legal challenges, she can usually be found in the stands of various high school football fields cheering on her husband (as a coach) and teenage son (as a player). Callie also volunteers as a coach for high school mock trial teams.

Professional Experience

Lane Powell PC

Shareholder (2021-Present)
Counsel to the Firm (2019-2021)
Paralegal (2000-2002)

Washington State Office of the Attorney General

Office of the Solicitor General, Deputy Solicitor General (2015-2019)
Government Compliance and Enforcement Division, Team Leader (2012-2015)
Revenue Division, Assistant Attorney General (2011-2012)
Government Compliance and Enforcement Division, Assistant Attorney General (2007-2011)

U.S. Senate, Legal Fellow, Senate Judiciary Committee (2005)

White House, Executive Office of the President, Legal Clerk, Counsel to the President’s Office, (2004)

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Law Clerk, Organized Crime and Narcotics Trafficking (2003-2004)

Community Involvement

King’s High School, Mock Trial Volunteer Coach (2020-Present)

Transportation Lawyers Association, Aviation Committee Co-Chair (2022-Present)

Washington State Bar Association, Tax Section, Legislative Committee Co-Chair (2021-Present)

Washington State Bar Association, Committee on Professional Ethics, Member (2017-2018)

Thought Leadership

October 26, 2023Event / CLE
A Discussion on the Criminalization of the Boeing 737 MAX and its Relevance to Aviation Litigation
ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section | Washington D.C.
August 30, 2023Publication
Lane Powell Files Petition for Certiorari to SCOTUS Regarding Washington Capital Gains Tax
Tax Legal Update
August 17, 2023News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2024 Recognizes 123 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
April 27, 2023Event / CLE
The Justice League: How Companies Team Up to Challenge Industry Threats They Cannot Handle Alone
Transportation Lawyers Association | San Diego, California
March 24, 2023Publication
Capital Gains Tax Ruled to be an Excise Tax on the Privilege of Selling Assets — But There is a Silver Lining
Tax Legal Update
February 2, 2023News
Castillo Quoted in Washington Policy Center Article 'Attorneys Debrief Capital Gains Income Tax State Supreme Court Oral Arguments'
In the News
January 20, 2023Event / CLE
Two’s Company, Three’s a Possible Indictment – The Ins and Outs of Joint ‎Competitor Activities
Transportation Lawyers Association | Chicago, Illinois
January 13, 2023News
Amicus Curiae Brief on behalf of Association of Transportation Law Professionals, Inc. In the Supreme Court of the United States January 13, 2023 in Stephen Douglas et. al v. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Case No. 22-562
In the News
November 30, 2022Publication
Washington Supreme Court Allows the State to Enforce Capital Gains Tax Pending Review on the Merits
Tax Legal Update
June 2, 2022Event / CLE
Modern Election Law and Voting Rights Challenges
Municipal Research and Services Center | Virtual
May 3, 2022Publication
Washington Capital Gains Tax: FAQs in May 2022
Tax Legal Update
March 24, 2022Publication
Washington Lawmakers Put an End to Nondisclosure Agreements in Instances of Alleged Workplace Discrimination, Harassment, and Other Types of Employer Conduct
Labor, Employment & Benefits Legal Update
March 2, 2022News
Castillo Quoted in Law360 Article ‘Wash. Judge Strikes Down State Capital Gains Tax’
In the News
March 1, 2022Publication
Court Finds Washington’s Capital Gains Tax Unconstitutional
Tax Legal Update
December 20, 2021Publication
WA Long Term Care Premium Tax Suspended, Sort of Maybe
Tax Legal Update
October 6 - December 8, 2021Event / CLE
'Best Practices for Best Employers™' Webinar Series
Lane Powell | Virtual
November 12, 2021Event / CLE
‘Flying High, Laying Low:’ Aviation Law in the COVID-19 Era
Transportation Law Association | Cleveland, Ohio
November 3, 2021Event / CLE
Making Tactical Employment Decisions Now to Avoid 'Runaway [Pandemic] Juries': Top 10 Things Your Employment Lawyer Wants You to Know
Lane Powell 'Best Practices For Best Employers™' Webinar Series | Virtual
October 14, 2021Publication
Washington’s New Capital Gains Tax: When, Where, How, and Why
Tax Legal Update
August 20, 2021News
Lane Powell Featured in Law.com Article ‘How a Select Few Mid-Market Firms Beat Big Law in the Race for Government Talent’
In the News
April 28, 2021News
Lane Powell & Freedom Foundation File Lawsuit Challenging Washington Capital Gains Income Tax
Firm Announcement
April 7, 2021Event / CLE
Wage & Hours
Association of Washington Business | Virtual
January 1, 2021News
Lane Powell Elects New Shareholders and Counsel to the Firm
Firm Announcement
November 4, 2020Publication
Overtime Salary Thresholds Increasing for Washington Employees
Labor, Employment & Benefits Legal Update
October 29, 2020Event / CLE
Faithless Electors — Chiafalo v. Washington and the Battle to Define the Role of the Electoral College
King County Library System | Virtual
September 23, 2020Event / CLE
First Amendment Considerations for Local Government: Protests, Petitions, Social Media, & Signs
Municipal Research and Services Center | Webinar
December 20, 2019Publication
Washington Supreme Court Rules That State Legislators Must Comply With the Washington Public Records Act
Government Law Update
November 1, 2019News
Castillo Joins Lane Powell on Commercial Litigation and Appellate Teams
Firm Announcement

Practices & Industries

Antitrust, Competition & Trade
Appellate
Class Actions
Commercial Litigation
Electronic Discovery, Technology & Strategy
Investigations, Compliance & White Collar
Senior Living & Long Term Care
Tax
Transportation
Wage & Hour

Education

George Mason University School of Law, J.D., 2005
- Journal of Law, Economics, and Policy, Peer Review Editor (2004-2005)
University of Washington, B.A., Political Science, 2001
- Political Science Honors Program
- Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society

Admissions

Washington
U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Honors

Washington State Attorney General’s Office Excellence Award (2013, 2016, 2018)

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