Boswell, H. James.  American Blue Book Western Washington, Seattle, Lowman and  
Hanford Co., 1922.  p. 187.

ANDREW J. BALLIET:  A MEMBER of the bar of Western Washington who stands high 
in the esteem of his colleagues is Andrew J. Balliet, of Seattle, a lawyer 
whose high standard set in early practice, long ago won for him the confidence 
of the judiciary.  The large measure of success which he has gained is due 
solely to his energy and spirit of initiative, and he is recognized as a 
factor of importance in the legal and business circles of Seattle.  While Mr. 
Balliet appears quite often in the courts, at the same time his policy is to 
enter litigation only as a last resort, he preferring to save his clients as 
much costly litigation as possible, and in this connection many important 
matters are settled out of court.  Hard, conscientious work has had its 
reward, and has brought to him a clientele that is large and representative.  
He has the reputation of well fortifying himself in the preparation of his 
cases and there are not a few magnificent victories to his credit.  Mr. 
Balliet is a native of Pennsylvania and was born in 1863.  After attending 
public schools Mr. Balliet entered Yale and was a member of the graduating 
class of 1892, taking the A. B. degree.  In 1893 he located in Seattle and in 
1894 was admitted to the bar.  In association with James Kiefer he organized 
the firm of Kiefer & Balliet, which was dissolved in 1896.  He later was a 
member of the firm of McClean & Balliet, which was dissolved in 1913, since 
which time he has practiced individually.  For some time he served as consul 
for Salvador and also Guatemala.  From 1907 to 1909 he served as special 
assistant United States attorney with jurisdiction in Washington, Oregon, 
Idaho and Montana.  Mr. Balliet's practice is altogether civil.  In 1904 he 
married Miss Eva L. Folcom.  She passed away in 1919.  He is a member of the 
College club, Young Men's Republican club, Municipal league, and the city, 
state and national bar associations.

Submitted by: Judy Bivens

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