Paradise Publishing

About the Author

Recently retired Seattle Trial Lawyer Robert C. Mussehl has worked with purpose and action against oppression and for peace and justice throughout his entire career as an attorney. In 1966, he graduated from the American University Law School, was Class President, received the Delta Theta Phi Scholarship Award (top 7.5% of his Class), and the Lawyer’s Cooperative Publishing Company Award for Outstanding Student in Torts. He then took himself west to Seattle.

In 1967, Mr. Mussehl earned admission to the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA #56!!), and eagerly began his legal career with Skeel, McKelvy, Henke & Betts, now known as Betts, Patterson & Mines. Fifty-six years later, on New Year’s Eve 2022, Mr. Mussehl closed the Law Office of Robert C. Mussehl, and took WSBA Honorary status with his years of active lawyering. With that chapter closed, he has more time to help more people, and through Lawyers Helping Hungry Children, all our children.

Mr. Mussehl focused his career on the representation of injured persons. He also was a sports lawyer/agent, representing several NBA players, including Spencer Haywood, Fred Brown, Slick Watts, and Zaid Abdul Aziz (nee Don Smith). He served as a King County Superior Court judge pro tempore and was a member of the ABA House of Delegates (the ABA policy maker) for twelve years. He was the co-founder of and served as Chair of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution (2001-2002).

Mr. Mussehl also served on the ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity and served as Editor-In-Chief of the ABA Goal IX Newsletter, published to “Advocate the Role and Rights of Women and Minorities.” He co-founded and chaired (in 1980) WSBA’s World Peace Through Law Section.

Mr. Mussehl held a Martindale-Hubbell (the premier National Law Directory) rating of A-V, finding him of the highest rank in legal ability, integrity, diligence and professional reliability. AVVO rated him at its highest “Level 10 (Superb).” Mr. Mussehl was a certified panel member of the American Arbitration Association for over 35 years and served many years as a volunteer mediator for the King County courts.

Author of numerous legal publications; and two spiritually advanced books: “Paradise: A Roadway To Heaven” (2006), and its expanded version: “Paradise: Practical Wisdom To Unite Our Divided World” (2023) (print & e-book versions).