Callie Castillo is an accomplished litigator and appellate advocate. Having spent more than a decade advising and defending public officials and agencies in constitutional and complex litigation, Callie successfully guides clients through legal challenges, including commercial litigation; consumer protection; antitrust and regulatory defense; health care-related disputes; wage and hour class actions; and state and local tax controversies. Callie also has extensive appellate experience, having briefed and argued more than 20 cases before the Washington Courts of Appeals, the Washington Supreme Court, and the federal Courts of Appeals.
Callie provides clients with strategic counsel during government investigations and on legislation, regulatory, and public policy issues, with particular emphasis on the highly regulated industries of health care, financial institutions and lending, transportation, building and construction, and telecommunications.
Experience
Representative Matters
- Represented companies and state associations in constitutional and regulatory challenges to federal, state, and local action related to transportation, energy, and agriculture
- Represented clients in consumer protection investigations and resulting litigation in matters related to real estate, solar industry, health care, consumer pricing, and finance
- Represented commercial airlines, individual airplane owners, and parts suppliers in litigation against manufacturer for fraud and breach of contract
Professional Highlights
Pro Bono Experience
- Represented an individual in administrative challenge against the U.S. Department of Education
Professional Activities
Transportation Lawyers Association, Aviation Committee Co-Chair, 2022-Present
Washington State Bar Association, Tax Section, Legislative Committee Co-Chair, 2021-2023
Washington State Bar Association, Committee on Professional Ethics, 2017-2018
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Fellow, 2024
Recognition & Accomplishments
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Litigation: General Commercial, 2024
The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2024-2025
Thomson Reuters, "Washington Super Lawyer," Business Litigation, 2024
Washington State Attorney General's Office Excellence Award, 2013, 2016, 2018
Speaking Engagements
"Recent Legal Challenges to Election Laws and Practices,” Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, June 21, 2024
"Election Law Updates,” Government Bar Lawyers Association, June 13, 2024
"Multi-Modal Update," Transportation Lawyers Association, May 3, 2024
"A Discussion on the Criminalization of the Boeing 737 MAX and its Relevance to Aviation Litigation," ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, October 26, 2023
"The Justice League: How Companies Team Up to Challenge Industry Threats They Cannot Handle Alone," Transportation Lawyers Association, April 27, 2023
"Two's Company, Three's a Possible Indictment – The Ins and Outs of Joint Competitor Activities," Transportation Lawyers Association, January 20, 2023
"Modern Election Law and Voting Rights Challenges," Municipal Research and Services Center, June 2, 2022
Board Memberships & Community Service
Non-profit organization serving people worldwide in education, international/relief, youth camps, and senior living, Member of Board of Trustees
We the People, State Finals Judge, 2023-Present
King's High School, Mock Trial Volunteer Coach, 2020-2023
Credentials
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. 2001)
Political Science Honors Program
Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society
Admissions
Washington
U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court