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THE ANNUAL LIST The Top Attorneys in Washington

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PICKING FIGHTS WITH BIG SHOTS That’s what Paul Stritmatter does best—and the smart money’s on him ALSO AGE-DISCRIMINATION SUITS: THE VIEW FROM BOTH SIDES BARRY KAPLAN, DEFENSE LAWYER TO THE BONE TAKING SIDES WITH STEW COGAN

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TABLE OF CONTENTS COVER STORY

FEATURES

16 PICKING FIGHTS WITH BIG SHOTS

20 THE OVERDOG

That’s what Hoquiam attorney Paul Stritmatter does best—and the smart money’s on him.

BY HARRIS MEYER

BY ROSS ANDERSON

Barry Kaplan is a defense lawyer to the bone.

24 WHAT DO WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT AGE DISCRIMINATION?

28 THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS Family lawyer Marijean Moschetto’s recipe for success: empathy, diligence and experience.

BY PETER LEWIS

Seven local attorneys try to bring light to a murky issue.

BY ERIK LUNDEGAARD

DEPARTMENTS

8 WORD FOR WORD Amy Muth, Dean Brett and Anne DeVoe Lawler on a lawyer’s key role.

AS TOLD TO LAUREN PECK

9 BRIEFS Janet Kim Lin’s heritage is a source of strength; Melissa Roeder brings Midwestern values to the table.

BY BOB GEBALLE; SUSAN G. HAUSER

HAVE AN IDEA FOR AN EDITORIAL FEATURE? Email it to Beth Taylor at beth.taylor@thomsonreuters.com

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SELECTION PROCESS

SUPER LAWYERS 34 THE TOP LISTS 37

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LISTED BY AREA OF PRACTICE

RISING STARS 79 LISTED BY AREA OF PRACTICE

12 Q&A: STEW COGAN TAKES SIDES The Seattle mediator and arbitrator is a natural at helping people work things out.

INTERVIEW CONDUCTED AND EDITED BY BETH TAYLOR

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2013 VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER Barb Lammers McGivern SENIOR DIRECTOR Heather Walker PUBLISHER Cindy Larson

FROM THE PUBLISHER Congratulations to all of you who were selected to the Super Lawyers list this year. Our selection process is rigorous; your inclusion is recognition of your professional achievements and demonstrates that you are well-regarded by your peers. We recently received a letter from an attorney who said that his recognition on the Super Lawyers list “is an honor that I reflect upon with a great deal of pride. I cannot tell you how many other lawyers, judges, family members and clients have commented about my selection. While I recognize that there are several different lawyer rating services, I am most proud of my ranking by Super Lawyers.”

We are honored to showcase attorneys who exemplify excellence in the practice of law.

Through our research and editorial processes we’re able to learn what makes attorneys so successful, and we’re pleased to share these insights with you. We hope you find these practitioners and their stories as fascinating as we do and that you will use the Super Lawyers list should you need to make a referral.

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A special digital edition telling the stories of attorneys who are making a difference with their exceptional pro bono efforts was emailed to you in May. Kindly,

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WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLE THAT A LAWYER PLAYS? AS TOLD TO LAUREN PECK

Counseling our clients I try to be a trusted through really difficult confidant, the one circumstances. person with whom a I think, especially in my practice area, client can share his people are really frightened when they come into contact with the legal system. They’re hopes, his dreams, the thinking that they’re probably going to go to exact dimensions of the jail, that … their life is over at that point.

Getting to meet with and work with clients hole he has dug and in going through these difficult circumstances is what gives them the ability to face the which he now stands. charges head-on.

AMY MUTH / FOUNDER, LAW OFFICE OF AMY MUTH; SEATTLE; CRIMINAL DEFENSE

Before I try to help a client decide where he wants to go and how he is going to get there, I must first understand where he is now. The path to understanding starts at listening—listening carefully, empathetically and nonjudgmentally. Only through listening can I establish the trust and confidence that is the foundation of every solid relationship.

If I listen well, I can sometimes hear a client more accurately than he hears himself.

Repeating back to him what he has said is not just an exercise to show that I understand, it is an opportunity to let him hear what he has said—often for the first time.

Good decisions depend on good data.

The more I understand about a client, his circumstances and the challenges he faces, the better I can step into his shoes and help him exercise good judgment.

To listen and counsel their clients with independent thinking and judgment.

Lawyers are supposed to be zealous advocates for their clients, but they also need to think independently and offer their clients the best counsel they can, given [their] knowledge of the client’s circumstances in the transaction.

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SECOND-GENERATION SUCCESS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ATTORNEY JANET KIM LIN’S HERITAGE IS A SOURCE OF STRENGTH BY BOB GEBALLE

Growing up in Federal Way, Janet Kim Lin found herself living in two different cultures.

“Korean at home and American at school,” she recalls.

That has turned out to be an advantage for the intellectual property attorney at K&L Gates in Seattle.

“I just kind of take it in stride that people do things differently,” she says. “Especially for my practice, as things become more global and international, that really helps.”

Lin initially specialized in real property and construction litigation—an area she did not find compelling, but in which her first firm needed help. “I was always interested in technology,” she says. “I had wanted to do IP after law school, but I graduated right as the dot-com bubble was bursting, and it wasn’t a great time for IP practices.”

When the dot-com clouds cleared, Lin got an LL.M. degree in intellectual property at the University of Washington School of Law and went to work for K&L Gates. “It is very exciting, dealing with very novel issues,” she says. “And the client base is very diverse and progressive, which I like.”

Here’s where her background comes in handy: “I do a lot of work for

companies whose headquarters are in Asia. Understanding those different communication styles helps me.”

Lin’s parents grew up in South Korea and joined the wave of immigrants to the U.S. in the late 1970s, moving to Hawaii. At the time, South Korea was one of the poorest nations in the world. Her parents were determined to improve their children’s lives.

Lin was born in Hawaii, where her father got a job as a taxicab driver and tour guide, and her mother worked in a hotel.

They did not stay in Hawaii for long.

“There were better opportunities in Washington state,” Lin says. “Immigrant families are always risk takers.” Her parents landed in Federal Way, home to a large Korean community, and started the first of many businesses. At various times, she says, “my parents owned a restaurant, gift shops, even a hotel near Sea-Tac Airport.” Lin recalls both her mother and father working from morning till nightfall.

Of course, there were challenges growing up in an immigrant family. As the oldest child, Lin often acted as the translator for her parents, and she couldn’t turn to them for help with her homework. “There were lots of times I had to explain things to my friends, like Korean food,” she recalls.

Lin is still awed by the sacrifice her mother and father made. “It would be so hard to do what my parents did,” she says. “I can’t imagine going to a foreign country and starting over like that, without having a community, without speaking the language.”

Hers was a childhood with clear

expectations. “Education was the top priority,” she says. “It was basically my job, ingrained as soon as you started school.”

Lin’s parents were not wealthy, but they saved enough to send both her and her younger brother to private school. The outcome was never in doubt.

“I just never really thought, ‘Oh, I want to be an artist,” Lin says. “I always wanted to be a professional, like a lawyer, a doctor. …

I wanted to be in a professional setting that had a lot of security.”

Being female didn’t matter. “I was the firstborn child. I never felt that, because I was female, anything less was expected of me.”

It was law that intrigued her. She majored in business at the UW, then went to Boston University for her law degree and a simultaneous MBA. Her parents were pleased. “Law is highly respected in their culture,” Lin says. But the formality of her ancestral culture echoed through her first years as an attorney. “In Asia, you don’t call elders by their names. You call them by their titles.

“When I first started in my practice, even calling people here by their first names felt unusual. It took me a couple of years. But then, one day, I just came to the realization that I don’t even think about it anymore.”

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FARM GIRL MELISSA ROEDER BRINGS A RURAL WORK ETHIC TO THE CIVIL DEFENSE TABLE BY SUSAN G. HAUSER

Along with practicing law, Roeder’s passions include riding Harleys.

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Melissa K. Roeder jokes that she never met a lawyer before she became one. This is probably not far from the truth.

When the Minnesota native came to Seattle in 2000, hoping to land her first job out of law school, her resume boasted a stint as a waitress at Applebee’s and a couple of seasons working from January to April on a trawler in the Bering Sea, catching Alaska pollock and cod. “I decided then and there that if I could do that, 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. every day, I could do anything,” says Roeder, 42, who four years ago became the youngest shareholder and the first female partner at Forsberg & Umlauf.

But according to her boss, Carl Forsberg, and any number of colleagues who’ve seen the civil litigator in action, especially during her compassionate depositions of asbestos plaintiffs, her resume could have stopped at “farm girl.”

Forsberg attributes Roeder’s honesty and some of her most admirable lawyerly qualities to her Midwestern upbringing in rural Brewster, population 500. When he hired Roeder to do asbestos defense work, he says he saw in her “a work ethic that was unsurpassed by anyone I had met with up to that point.” He figures she learned to work hard from pitching in at the family farm, where Roeder and two sisters helped with the dairy cattle, feeder hogs and assorted crops.

Forsberg, who starts his day at the office as early as 5:30 a.m., may have been most impressed by the fact that Roeder volunteered to come in for her job interview at 6 a.m.—known in some circles as milking time. She still often comes to work before Seattle’s birds know it’s a new day.

Roeder was the first person in her family to go to college, let alone law school. Even she was surprised when people back in Brewster started recognizing her “gift for gab” and encouraged her to become a journalist, actor or teacher. Despite never having met a lawyer, she was the one who concluded that “gift for gab” and “lawyer” sort of went together. And once she made up her mind, she was going to make that happen.

“She’s a doer and gets things done,” says Linda Gallagher with the civil division of the King County Prosecutor’s Office. She serves with Roeder on the board of Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, an organization that Roeder will be heading up as president next year. “She’s always volunteering to do more, and then it’s already done before people even remember that she volunteered to do it.”

Says Roeder, “I have the most amazing parents in the world, which is 100 percent why I’m anywhere in this world.” They still live on the family farm while holding outside jobs. “They know how to work,” she says.

Although her job is to defend clients facing allegations of making or selling products containing asbestos—and figure out what the facts really are—Roeder’s colleagues say her businesslike but caring demeanor during depositions of seriously ill plaintiffs shows that, along with a steel trap of a brain, she has a heart that is easily touched.

“I think of cases where I leave in tears because the story is so sad,” admits Roeder.

But while conveying compassion, she never loses sight of why she’s there: “I weigh my sympathy for them and then figure out the best way to protect my client’s interests.”

“She is very thorough and very tough,” says Paul Anderson, coverage counsel for a

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client of Roeder’s. “I’m very glad that she’s on our side.”

Mediator and arbitrator Paris Kallas, the former chief asbestos judge of King County, notes, “She is always prepared, works very hard, is professional, focused but always polite, and a delightful person on top of it all.”

Roeder married in September 2010 after finding true love by placing this ad on Craigslist: “Looking for a good communicator who’s passionate about life and rides a Harley.” Her husband, Erik Roeder, a homebuilder and remodeler, was checking ads for Harleys. He ended up with a wife who had her own.

The two married—on a Harley, of course—at sunset at the Haleakala Crater on the Hawaiian island of Maui. There was never any question that her parents would approve. After all, she got her first motorcycle from her dad, when she was just 7 or 8.

Diane Kero, with Gordon Thomas Honeywell, has worked with Roeder as co-defense counsel on multiple cases. Kero recalls how, during the asbestos cases, Roeder never let her status as a new lawyer stop her from herding her colleagues like so many dairy cattle. It was Roeder, Kero says, who put together regular meetings of the Washington asbestos defense counsel and kept all members informed on shared efforts in preparing cases.

Says Kero, “That takes gumption.”

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Q& A STEW COGAN TAKES SIDES The Seattle mediator and arbitrator is a natural at helping people work things out INTERVIEW CONDUCTED AND EDITED BY BETH TAYLOR

Q: What’s so appealing about ADR? A: I see lots and lots of different kinds of disputes, literally thousands of them. As a mediator, when you begin a case, you receive materials from the lawyers, and you read those materials. It may be about an area of law you know something about or nothing about. Typically the mediations are over in a matter of weeks. Arbitrations can last a lot longer. But you’re in it, and then you’re done with it. As a lawyer, you spend a lot of time working a deal, working on a case. So the turnover is refreshing.

[But] one of the challenges of mediation is dealing not only with the specific legal dispute that’s involved, but also with the baggage that people bring to the legal dispute. It’s become apparent to me over the years that the longer people have been involved with one another and the more intense their relationship, the more difficult it can be to help them find a way out of it.

People who have been business partners, people who have been in the same firm together, people who are family members, people who have been neighbors for a long time bring so much history with them to the mediation that it makes solving legal disputes so much more difficult. Because it’s not just about that legal dispute; it’s about 40 years of history.

Q: You switched from business transactional work to ADR in 1996.

A: One Friday I was a lawyer, and on the following Monday, I was an arbitrator and mediator.

Q: But you had done arbitration work for

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a number of years.

A: In the 1980s, the dockets were pretty crowded here. King County adopted a mandatory arbitration program. They allowed lawyers who had practiced law for five years to hear these. I had just been practicing five years, so I satisfied that qualification. I started doing more and more of that as people started to think of me as an arbitrator.

Q: When you first came to Seattle, you were in business law at Davis Wright?

A: They weren’t highly departmentalized at the time, so I did a lot of different things, a lot of research and writing. Some litigation, which I did not like. I was not a litigator. So I elected to do business and corporate law.

I stayed at Davis Wright [except for some time spent traveling] until 1981. [Then] I started a firm with a good friend of mine by the name of Larry Mills. I stayed at that firm for about 15 years. I told my partners that I was going to, at some point, stop being a lawyer. I gave them five years’ notice that I was going to be leaving.

Q: Certainly seems fair.

A: Toward the end of that time, I had to decide, “I’d better figure out what I’m going to do.” I talked to a career counselor and read books, and ultimately decided that I could perhaps make a living as an arbitrator and mediator.

Q: Any regrets?

A: Couldn’t be happier.

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Q: Before opting for law school, you attended Berkeley. What was that like in the early ‘70s?

A: It was a fascinating time. The Vietnam War was not particularly popular. There are pictures of me from that era with long hair and a beard.

I still have some of the armbands that I wore when I monitored marches.

Q: Monitored marches?

A: Volunteers would sign up to make sure the march was not disruptive.

Q: Did you do any marching?

A: Oh, yes. I was very supportive of the marches. Berkeley was a very active place at that time. There was a lot going on. It wasn’t all left-wing; there were a lot of very conservative factions at the university as well. It was a great experience being there at that time.

The problem was, I was a political science and sociology major, which made me virtually unemployable. My girlfriend in college said, “What are you going to do when you get out?” I said, “I don’t know.” She said, “Why don’t you take the LSAT?” I said, “Why would I want to do that?” She said, “What else are you going to do?”

That’s literally why I took the LSAT. I did well on it, and she said, “Why don’t you apply to some good law schools?” I said, “I’m not going to get in.” She said, “Well, you might.”

Q: And you did get into a little school named Harvard.

A: I did. I was very lucky to go there.

Q: How different was that experience from Berkeley?

A: Where do I begin? Neither of my parents went to college. For me, to be in college was something I was not particularly familiar with, as I didn’t know many people who had gone to college.

When I went to Harvard, I was out of my element. There were a lot of people there who had had a different upbringing than I had, who had gone to private schools and the like. I was far from that. It was being exposed to a world that I had not been exposed to previously.

Q: Did you like it, or was it a little off-putting?

A: I have mixed emotions about the experience. I never felt that the law school education was accomplished in an efficient way. I felt that the Socratic method was not always the best way to impart information.

So I wasn’t crazy about the educational experience, but the classmates that I had were very remarkable. Many of the professors were brilliant, and it was a real luxury to be exposed to all that.

Q: Tell me more about your upbringing.

A: I was a Valley boy. The San Fernando Valley had not fully developed then. I was a creature of the LA city schools, which at the time were very, very good. That was true through junior college. I went to LA Community College after high school. It was about a mile from my high school. We called it “high school with ashtrays,” but it was a very good education.

My parents, though they weren’t welleducated, had a lot of common sense and a lot of wisdom. My mother was a 1950s and 1960s housewife. My dad came back

from World War II and was employed in the quality control field in the electronics and aerospace industry.

Q: Other influences in your life?

A: There were lawyers at Davis Wright who I worked closely with who meant an awful lot to me. One of the midlevel partners when I joined the firm was a guy named Ralph Hawkins. I learned as much from Ralph about being a lawyer as anyone.

Then, John Davis, who is now 99 years old: the Davis of Davis Wright Tremaine, the current name of the law firm. He was, for me and a lot of other people, a wonderful example of what a lawyer should be; just a remarkable man.

Q: Philosophically, what did you take from him?

A: John was always devoted to his clients, and he was devoted to his community. He served on numerous boards for decades, in addition to being a great lawyer and raising a large and successful family. He had so many interests, and continues to have them to this day.

People who know John are basically in wonder of the guy.

Q: What do you do outside the office?

A: I love to travel. When I joined Davis Wright, one of the conditions that I asked for, and they agreed to, was that after I took the bar exam I could take three months off to travel.

Q: Where did you go?

A: I hitchhiked to Chicago. I took a plane to Europe from Chicago, and then I hitchhiked

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around Europe for three months—all over Western Europe. Then, after a couple more years at Davis Wright, I quit to travel some more. I went around the world by myself, from west to east. I came back to town; and, about seven or eight months later, I was back working at Davis Wright.

Q: What appeals to you about traveling?

A: As Americans, our view of the world is very much confined to America. We think we do everything better, that we’re the first, that only we know how to do things. When you travel, you realize there are lots of other ways to do things. There are lots of other things to see. People in many places live wonderful lives in different ways than we do, and may in fact have a healthier approach to living.

Q: Do you have a favorite destination?

A: Some places are favorites because they’re beautiful. Indonesia, Thailand and New Zealand are gorgeous places. I’ve been to Alaska many times for fun. Other places are favorites because they’re interesting: India, Nepal.

A little over a year ago, my wife and I went to Ukraine and Moldova, and Poland and the Czech Republic. I think I’ve been in about 40 countries now.

Cogan may have had his doubts about getting into law school, but Harvard didn’t: Here he is in the 1974 Harvard Law School yearbook.

Q: Really? How many states have you visited?

A: Forty-nine.

Q: Which one are you missing?

A: South Carolina.

Q: You have to go there.

A: At some point, I will go to South Carolina.

Q: There has been some criticism that the trend toward ADR is reducing the number of jury trials. Do you agree?

A: There is truth to the notion that there are fewer trials. I don’t know that that’s a bad thing.

Here’s why I say that: If we had people solving their own problems, we wouldn’t necessarily regard that as a bad thing.

When people ask for the assistance of a third party—like a mediator, or a friend, or a trusted colleague—to help solve their problems, I don’t think that’s a bad thing. I think that’s a good thing.

I think one thing ADR—mediation in particular—has done is provide an opportunity for people to help solve their

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own problems, rather than leaving it up to somebody else down at the courthouse, for example. Is that a bad thing? I don’t necessarily think so.

Q: What about the increase in mandatory arbitration in contracts—do you think that’s gone too far?

A: The courts seem to think it’s gone too far because they are striking now, in a lot of contracts—primarily contracts of adhesion that people really don’t have a choice about signing—clauses that require arbitration. The courts have seen overuse of those clauses, and they’re not always letting them survive upon scrutiny.

But between businesspeople, where they’re free agents, and they can negotiate the deal if they want to negotiate, arbitration can make a lot of sense, so the courts let them survive.

Q: What has changed over the years in mediation?

A: As a general proposition, cases have become harder to settle. Most mediators who have been around a while would say the same thing.

Lawyers, and many times the parties, are now very sophisticated consumers of mediation. In the old days, it was magic, a big black box. It was mysterious; people didn’t understand it. Now the lawyers, and many times the parties, understand everything.

Secondly, in the old days, you went to mediation voluntarily. Now the courts require you to go to mediation, so you don’t always have willing participants.

A third reason cases are harder to settle, and this isn’t necessarily a bad thing: People are mediating earlier than they used to. In the days of old, people would sometimes mediate their cases on the eve of trial. Now, a third of my work or more involves people mediating disputes when there’s no lawsuit pending.

There’s a legal dispute, and they want to resolve it without going to court.

A fourth reason is, I think, unfortunate.

When I first started doing this, people would mediate their cases when they had talked about settlement. They had gone back and forth with offers, and they couldn’t get that last piece done, where they reached an agreement on a number. Now, I would guess half the time folks come to me to mediate, they’ve never talked about concrete settlement proposals. That makes settling

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Q: But it’s good for you, right?

A: In a sense, it’s good for me. But, if mediation isn’t successful, that’s not good for anyone.

going to court, and they don’t want to do less than they would do if they went to court.

If the lawyers want to agree on some extensive process with lots of discovery, it’s going to be very costly. It’s hard for the arbitrator to step in and say, “No, I don’t want to do that. This is supposed to be faster and cheaper and more efficient than going to court.” There’s tension there between what arbitration is supposed to be and sometimes what it has become.

Q: Any changes in arbitration?

A: Can I talk about one trend that is a little disturbing? Lawyers, I think, are rightly critical of this: There is a recent concern that arbitration is looking more and more like what litigation looks like. It’s taking more time, there’s more discovery, and it costs more money than it used to.

Arbitrators really struggle with that concept because, on the one hand, we’re sensitive to the fact that arbitration is supposed to be cheaper, more efficient and less expensive than going to court. But on the other hand, a lot of lawyers are used to

Q: How do you see that playing out?

A: One way that it’s playing out now is that a lot of parties, especially large businesses, are concerned about the increase in cost and time involved in arbitration. They’re less willing to arbitrate their disputes than they were a few years ago. Plus, not all parties are happy about giving up their right of appeal, because it’s so difficult to attack the award of an arbitrator. There is effectively no appeal in an arbitration.

There are some very limited grounds you can appeal. It would have to be something extraordinary.

a case of mediation more difficult. Lawyers, I think, are not taking responsibility for trying to settle their own cases. They now think that the place you settle cases is mediation.

I don’t know how that trend ends up, but it’s disturbing. It’s very disturbing.

The courts are very willing to respect what an arbitrator does. The theory is the parties have agreed to a process, the parties are bound to that process, and that process generally stops with the decision of the arbitrator.

Q: It’s a heady—but weighty—responsibility.

A: It is both.

Q: In general, the trend is still toward more arbitration?

A: That has been the trend. I’m not at all confident that is going to continue to be the trend. There is reluctance in the business community to arbitrate with the enthusiasm they used to have.

Q: But you plan to stick with ADR. A: I like learning something new every day, working with new people, learning about new issues, exploring areas of law I haven’t explored before. It’s fascinating. As an added bonus, I feel socially useful. I feel like I’m genuinely helping people. I didn’t always feel that way at the end of the day when I was practicing law.

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PICKING FIGHTS

With Big Shots That’s what Hoquiam attorney Paul Stritmatter does best— and the smart money’s on him

BY ROSS ANDERSON

PAUL L. STRITMATTER · FOUNDING PARTNER, STRITMATTER KESSLER WHELAN COLUCCIO, HOQUIAM · PERSONAL INJURY: PLAINTIFF · WASHINGTON SUPER LAWYERS: 1999–2013; TOP 100 WASHINGTON 2003–2013; TOP 10 WASHINGTON 2005–2006, 2008–2011

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TWENTY YEARS AGO, GRAYS HARBOR RESIDENTS WERE rankled by a multimillion-dollar air pollution complaint against the Weyerhaeuser pulp mill, a local industrial icon that employed hundreds. The offending lawsuit was filed not by meddling Seattle tree-huggers, but by 240 fellow residents—people who claimed they had been sickened by the mill’s emissions.

Worse still, many of the plaintiffs were represented by Paul Stritmatter, a local lawyer from a family whose centuryold Grays Harbor roots reached as deep as Weyerhaeuser’s, inspiring Aberdeen’s The Daily World to run a cartoon of the hometown crusader facing off with the forestry giant in defense of his gas-masked clientele.

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A friend framed the cartoon from Aberdeen’s The Daily World showing Stritmatter taking on Weyerhaeuser. It hangs on Stritmatter’s wall.

“It was a gutsy move,” recalls John Hughes, the highly respected former Daily World editor and publisher. “So many residents had a family member working at the company. … But it was a profile of courage that was typical of Paul.”

The trial dragged on for 13 weeks, with Stritmatter arguing that hydrogen sulfide venting into the air from the company’s huge wastewater ponds was causing severe headaches, eye irritation, coughs and worse among his many clients. “The irony,” he says, “is that there were regulations governing dumping in the water, but no such standards for air pollution.”

In a test trial, Stritmatter’s team tried 22 of the cases. The verdicts, if averaged and applied to all 242 plaintiffs, would have equaled $7.4 million. Rather than try the remaining 220 cases, Weyerhaueser agreed to settle them.

The outcome was typical for Stritmatter.

For more than 40 years, this local lawyer has been picking fights with big shots. And he usually wins, with awards and settlements totaling hundreds of millions of dollars over the years. Along the way, he’s served as president of the state bar and the state Trial Lawyers Association. He’s a founder and former president of the nationwide Public Justice Foundation.

Stritmatter is not just one of the region’s most skilled lawyers; he is one of its most versatile. While many personal injury lawyers focus on areas such as auto accidents or products liability or medical malpractice, Stritmatter’s wins span the spectrum of personal injuries.

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Yet he remains a small-town counselor who works out of the Stritmatter Kessler offices in downtown Hoquiam, goes home for lunch with his wife, and thrives amid the concrete skies, rusted steel and peeling paint of this rain-soaked mill town.

“Many of my old schoolmates moved away years ago, and they tell me I’m crazy to stay,” Stritmatter says. “But I’ve never regretted it. This is my home, and I suppose it always will be.”

With his bushy brows and high forehead, framed with red-tinted hair and closecropped beard, Stritmatter could be mistaken for a friendly bartender at your local pub— until you get him talking about his long career representing people horribly injured by accidents involving everything from motorcycles and traffic signals to fraud and faulty machinery.

“Every case, every client is more interesting than the last one,” he says. “I love what I do.”

Stritmatter’s hometown roots date to 1901, when one set of grandparents arrived in Hoquiam. His grandfather took a job at a lumber mill and eventually worked his way up to foreman. His father went through local schools, then studied law and became a prominent figure in Grays Harbor courts and civic affairs. He was “a small town do-anythingand-everything lawyer,” Stritmatter says.

Back then, Hoquiam and neighboring Aberdeen were booming, feasting on some of the world’s richest fishing grounds and timberlands. But by midcentury, when Stritmatter was in elementary school, the

area was gradually declining, along with its natural resources. “Our high point was in the ’20s,” he says. “The census count has declined every decade since.”

As a youth, Stritmatter had no interest in pursuing his father’s law career, opting instead for a year of pre-med courses at the University of Washington. Later he switched to economics. Bachelor’s degree in hand, he changed his mind again and applied to law school at Willamette University in Salem, Ore. “I soon realized that’s what I should have been doing all along.”

After clerking for state Supreme Court Justice Matthew Hill, then for Justice Charles Stafford, he packed up and headed home to Hoquiam, eventually buying a home on the hill at the edge of town, and sharing his father’s practice.

In his first week on the job, Stritmatter got involved in his first personal injury case— representing a woman who had tripped and injured herself on an Aberdeen sidewalk. The original claim against the city had been for $2,500 in damages, but the jury awarded her $14,000.

“Word got out and I started getting calls from other lawyers asking if I would handle their cases,” he recalls. “I had guys who had been practicing in town for 20 or 30 years who were afraid to go to court. Before I knew it, I was doing 100 percent personal injury cases.”

Why was he so successful? Stritmatter is a dogged researcher who comes to court well-prepared. But he also has an easy conversational delivery that works well with juries. And he believes his work is enhanced

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both by his personal interest in medicine and his ability to empathize with his injured clients.

An early example was Breivo v. Aberdeen, a road-design case in which four local youths were injured when their car hit a structure in front of a breakaway light standard at a sharp turn in downtown Aberdeen. The driver was speeding, which made the case substantially more difficult. “People told me: ‘You can’t win a case like that,’” he says.

But Stritmatter, a young lawyer at the time, was able to show that the city engineer had intentionally placed a structure—made with a short telephone pole and a water tank filled with cement—to protect the light standard because it had been knocked down repeatedly in previous accidents. His client won a $214,000 verdict, three times the previous record for Grays Harbor County.

“That capped it,” Stritmatter says. “I was asked to speak at bar association seminars about the concept of negligence in road design. Nobody had even contemplated the idea of suing a municipality over design of a roadway.”

After his father’s death in 1982, the young lawyer maintained the practice, along with his dad’s reputation.

He is perhaps best-known for his novel legal strategy in Brown v. Yamaha. His client and a friend were in their early teens when they pushed a motorcycle up to a hillside park, started it up and took turns riding it. At some point, the cycle’s throttle stuck and the bike went airborne, ending in a crash that left the youth paralyzed, unable to move or speak. Once again, Stritmatter was advised not to take the case because the youth was not licensed to ride the cycle.

As the trial approached, the helpless young man was being bounced back and forth between his mother’s place and a nursing home. Stritmatter decided he needed to better understand his client’s life.

“So I basically rented the bed next to him for 24 hours—bedpan and all. My client was wide-eyed, watching me, amazed to see me there beside him.”

It was a miserable night. Most of the patients were elderly, many with dementia.

“The screaming and chaos went all night,” Stritmatter says. “That poor boy couldn’t sleep. No one could sleep.”

Stritmatter couldn’t use his experience as evidence in trial, “but I learned what his life was like in that place, and that motivated me.”

The lawyer was able to convince the jury that the cycle should have been equipped

with a kill switch. The fact that the boy was not supposed to be riding was ultimately irrelevant, because the absence of a kill switch meant that a licensed adult could have suffered the same injuries. The jury awarded the youth $10 million, another record amount.

That case “catapulted my career,” he says.

Over the years, Stritmatter has represented scores of people suffering all manner of injuries. His wins have included a $6.1 million award in Kittitas County for a young mother injured by a drunk driver, $5.5 million for a client injured at an unsigned railroad crossing in Pierce County, and a $2.2 million settlement for a roofer who was rendered paraplegic after falling 35 feet on a job.

IN HIS FOUR-DECADE SPAN OF PRACTICE,

Stritmatter says much has changed. He has teamed up with several other attorneys, and Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio has become one of the region’s leading personal injury firms.

Meanwhile, the “lawyer-as-gunslinger” mentality that he witnessed early in his career has been replaced by a discovery process that has become more complex and expensive, with more cases settled out of court. The Internet and other technological advances have transformed law offices.

Trial lawyers spend more time dealing with the psychology of clients, witnesses and, especially, juries. And, of course, personal injury awards have exploded into the millions of dollars.

Stritmatter, however, derives particular satisfaction from his work with public-service class actions, whose success is measured less in dollar amounts than in their effects on public policy.

In the early ’80s, Stritmatter teamed up with lawyers from across the nation to organize a national public-interest law firm, now called the Public Justice Foundation.

Its mission, he says, is to “take on important, cutting-edge litigation that individual lawyers would not take on.” He has served on the foundation’s board for 30 years, including one as its president.

A classic Public Justice case cropped up in 1991, when Washington apple growers paid for extensive Spanish-language advertising in Southwestern states, luring thousands of Latino workers with the promise of good jobs, housing and immigration assistance to those who showed up to harvest a bumper apple crop. “The crop was late and there were no jobs and no housing, yet the ads

continued,” he says. “It was a nightmare, with all these hardworking people stranded with their families with no money, no jobs and no place to live.”

Stritmatter worked with Public Justice to sue the Washington Apple Advertising Commission—now called the Washington Apple Commission—which was funded by the growers, and eventually obtained a settlement of $617,500.

“It was a heroic undertaking,” says Arthur Bryant, current executive director of Public Justice, headquartered in Washington, D.C. “It was a daunting challenge trying to adequately represent people, many of whom did not have home addresses. Few would have taken it on, but Paul did and obtained the largest settlement of its kind.”

Such cases lead to significant changes in law and public policy, Bryant adds. “Paul is an incredibly good lawyer, but the important difference is that he is deeply committed to justice in the public interest. Every lawyer has to make judgments about which cases to take, but Paul is far more influenced by a case that stands to make a difference.”

For that reason, in 2010 the foundation named Stritmatter a Champion of Justice, one of just five honorees in its 30-year history.

These are the cases that remind Stritmatter why his work is important. Like other personal injury lawyers, he frequently encounters the argument that huge personal injury awards add to everybody’s costs of goods and services and insurance. But he doesn’t buy it.

The civil courts are this society’s strategy for enforcing safety and reducing the risks in everyday life, he says. “That’s why we have much safer cars than we used to. Safer airplanes. Safer roads. Countless products are made safer because of people like me. I believe we have made our community and our nation a safer place.”

In some societies, safety is theoretically imposed by sanction, and by the threat of criminal punishment. When a contaminant was found in Chinese-made baby formula, the Chinese government sentenced the company’s executives to prison and one middleman to death. Our society’s approach is to use the courts; companies build safe products or risk being sued for damages by the likes of Paul Stritmatter.

“When you leave corporate America and government to enforce safety standards, some flat out don’t do it,” he says. “I make them do it by fighting them, one case at a time.”

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the

Overdog

BY HARRIS MEYER

Barry Kaplan is a defense lawyer to the bone

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IN AN APRIL 2010 NEW YORK TIMES PHOTO, Barry Kaplan stands at the side of his bestknown client, former Washington Mutual CEO Kerry Killinger, as U.S. senators grill the exec on how the nation’s largest bank failure came about.

“It was challenging and fascinating to work on a case that got so much attention,” says Kaplan, who succeeded in settling shareholder class-action and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. civil suits against Killinger, and winning dismissal of derivative cases.

The federal criminal investigation was closed without any charges being filed.

Representing Killinger, Kaplan says, “stretched” him, requiring skills like dealing with hostile Senate interrogators and handling intense media attention without the help of a corporate press office.

Kaplan says he became known to the media as “Mr. No-Comment.”

“I’m a defense lawyer to the bone,” says Kaplan, 62, a veteran securities litigator at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Seattle.

In his younger days, representing the Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corp., he once had to make a case against a financial executive. “I thought that something was probably wrong in the way he acted, but it took me weeks to get comfortable with the idea that he had

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committed an improper action. … I kept on going over and over [it] again, saying to myself, ‘What am I missing, am I missing anything, am I unfairly about to accuse somebody of fraud?’

And that’s when it dawned on me that I guess I’m really a defense lawyer.”

ON A RECENT DAY, KAPLAN SHARES HIS

corporate-defense view of the law with his shareholder-litigation class at the University of Washington School of Law. The topic is derivative lawsuits, in which corporate boards are accused of failing to take appropriate action against executives to protect the company and shareholders.

“I was going to wait until the end of the class to say this, but I can’t help expressing my skepticism about derivative lawsuits,” says Kaplan, a bespectacled man dressed in a dark gray suit, white shirt and red-checked tie, lecturing to a small group of third-year students wearing jeans, T-shirts and flip-flops.

“It’s wonderful,” he tells them, “explaining to judges that these suits challenge the fundamental power of a company to decide who to sue. I’m happy to say most judges agree with me.”

Kaplan tells his students that plaintiffs now have “mountains to climb” to prevent derivative lawsuits from being dismissed and

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to reach the crucial discovery phase. He draws a laugh when he describes how he defends these cases. “It’s like a movie chase scene,” he says with a grin. “We keep throwing garbage barrels in their path as they run after us, and hope to trip them up.”

The 1995 Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, for which Kaplan advised one of its congressional drafters, made it much harder for plaintiffs to win securities class action suits. He treasures a copy of the act (passed over President Bill Clinton’s veto) given to him by one of the lead sponsors, former Washington U.S. Rep. Rick White, with the inscription: “To Barry Kaplan who was an inspiration for this law.”

Kaplan loves being the teacher. That includes educating state court judges—who often have little experience with derivative suits—when he goes before them seeking dismissal of these unusual cases. Derivative cases are typically filed by shareholders in state courts and often accompany federal shareholder class-action suits that allege fraud or lack of proper disclosure on the part of executives.

Over the past 30 years, Kaplan has compiled an enviable record of success at defending companies against both securities class action and derivative suits.

Many say he’s become the attorney to go to in the Northwest—and, more recently, North Carolina—for firms facing this potentially ruinous litigation. He’s been lead counsel in various suits for a long list of major public companies, including Boeing, Immunex, Alaska Airlines, OfficeMax and Micron Technology.

“Barry is on the short list of top securities litigators nationally,” says Patrick J. Schultheis, managing partner of Wilson Sonsini’s Seattle office, where Kaplan moved in 2005 after 27 years at Perkins Coie. “He’s helped us become more dominant in the Northwest and expand beyond technology and biotech. Barry helps attract top-notch litigators to our firm.”

Though he helped tilt the playing field against them, leading plaintiff’s lawyers also regard Kaplan with respect. “From a personal perspective, I’m happy to have him on the other side because I like him and trust him,” says John K. Grant, a partner at Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd who often faces off against Kaplan in securities cases. “But in terms of my odds of winning a case, he would not be my first choice—and that’s a compliment.”

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rules for securities litigation,” he says. “It did a 180 on plaintiffs’ right to discovery.”

GROWING UP IN THE BRONX AND THEN

Long Island, Kaplan says he knew he wanted to be an attorney by the time he was 5. He remembers reading his uncle’s law books and trying to explain contract law to his boyhood friends. “They were bored out of their minds,” he says with a laugh.

He started with an underdog perspective.

His father ran a struggling business supplying coin laundry machines to large apartment buildings. Working with him, Kaplan saw that building owners often treated his father unfairly. He recalls the time when he and his father arrived at a building to find that the owner had moved his father’s laundry machines onto the street. His father looked crestfallen.

“It was a sad moment,” Kaplan says. He still remembers his father’s reaction, which came in the form of a poignant piece of advice. “You have to stand up for your rights,” his father told him.

Years later, after graduating cum laude from University of Michigan Law School and while doing a federal court clerkship, Kaplan, on a lark, traveled to Seattle by train for a vacation in the winter of 1977. He’d never been west of Ann Arbor. Enchanted by the mountain silence along the way, and by views of Puget Sound and the snow-capped Olympic Mountains once he got to Seattle, he decided he wanted to move West. After completing his clerkship, he accepted an offer from the firm that is now Seattle-based Perkins Coie.

The problem? His college girlfriend, Erica, wanted to stay in her native Massachusetts. So Kaplan volunteered to work on a major lawsuit representing a New Jersey nuclear power plant operator against Exxon in a contract dispute, requiring lots of commuting back East. That allowed him to visit his girlfriend regularly for several years. But when discovery ended in that case, Erica had to make a choice. In 1981, they married after a 10-year courtship, and settled in Seattle.

“I’m a very deliberate guy,” Kaplan explains.

KAPLAN BELIEVES THAT “WITH VERY FEW

exceptions,” he’s “fighting the good fight” in defending corporations, their executives and their directors. The executives and directors, he argues, almost always are honest and committed to the best interests of their companies, and face unjust allegations of fraud and other misconduct.

And in those few cases in which he has doubts about his clients’ conduct—he’s particularly wary when executives have unloaded their company stock—“we help the clients settle quickly and resolve the matter,” Kaplan says.

He still represents Killinger, whom he believes was unfairly maligned by the media and Senate investigators, on potential claims arising from the WaMu bankruptcy case.

“I have come to know Kerry as an incredibly hardworking, ethical and honest person,” Kaplan says. “He worked hard to protect the bank from the housing downturn. He did not succeed, but that was not for lack of real effort on his part.”

He declines to comment on Michigan Sen. Carl Levin’s tough questioning of Killinger, other than to say with a grimace that “the questions we got weren’t responsive to the information we provided.”

Kaplan also declines comment on the general conduct of financial industry leaders leading up to the 2007 financial crash. But the stack of nonfiction books in his office offers a strong clue about his views on business and government.

They include Whole Foods co-founder John Mackey’s Ayn Rand-inspired book, Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business, and Amity Shlaes’ glowing biography of anti-regulatory President Calvin Coolidge.

A Republican Party activist and contributor, Kaplan served on the finance committee of unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna. He declines to talk more about his political views. “Here in Seattle, I’ll just say I’m a Republican,” he says with a smile.

AT THIS POINT IN HIS CAREER, CORPORATE

leaders fully trust Kaplan with bet-thecompany cases. He likes to learn as much as he can about his clients’ businesses, whether they’re in aviation or pharmaceuticals, so he can effectively defend the company’s executives.

“He loves learning,” says Wilson Sonsini partner Gregory L. Watts, who’s working with Kaplan on a pending securities class action.

Watts recalls with a laugh that when Kaplan represented Zumiez, a national retailer targeting skateboarders and surfers, “he learned everything he could about marketing clothes for surfer dudes. That was something for a guy his age.”

That’s part of what Watts calls Kaplan’s “great bedside manner” with clients. Christy Shaffer, former CEO of a North Carolina

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pharmaceutical firm that Kaplan successfully represented in a shareholder class action, seconds that. “Barry has a very nice style working with scientists, CEOs, board members and other attorneys,” she says. “He really tries to understand science and the whole picture.

He really cares, and that matters a lot to the executives he’s working with.”

Kaplan enjoys meeting with clients at his favorite table at Il Terrazzo Carmine, in Seattle’s Pioneer Square, to get acquainted and discuss their cases. He calls it his conference room. His regular waiter doesn’t need to ask what he wants for lunch. It’s always salmon.

He’s been zealous about eating healthy— and working out three mornings a week with a personal trainer—since suffering a heart attack in 2000 in the middle of representing Boeing in a huge securities class-action case. Even before the health scare, he was passionate about representing biotech companies that are working on developing new medical therapies.

“It’s one of the best things that happened to me,” he says. “I survived and changed my ways. I didn’t used to handle stress well.

But it just doesn’t get to me anymore. I got through the heart attack, and there’s not much else to worry about.”

Unlike some securities defense attorneys, Kaplan has always been known for being nice to plaintiff’s attorneys. “I like Barry because he’s reasonable, he’s personable, and you don’t have to waste time with him on silly arguments,” says Steve Berman, a leading securities class-action plaintiff’s attorney with Seattle-based Hagens Berman who has litigated numerous cases against Kaplan over the past 25 years. “Some defense lawyers look at plaintiff’s lawyers and say they’re jerks.

With Barry, we talk about our families and vacations. It’s not personal with him.”

Not too personal, anyway. Kaplan is still a tough competitor who hates to lose.

When he invites Berman to speak to his UW securities law class in February to present the plaintiff’s point of view over lunch, he tells his students about the special guest coming the following week.

“Berman is one of the best in the country, though it hurts me to say it,” Kaplan jokes.

With the Killinger case winding down, Kaplan looks forward to continuing to teach

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the shareholder litigation course, attending more operas, and traveling again to Israel, where his son now lives. Kaplan works with a trade group whose mission is to strengthen trade relationships between Washington state and Israel.

Kaplan also hopes to see more of beautiful, water-bound Seattle from his new speedboat, which he’s still learning to pilot. “I take my kids by boat to their favorite seafood restaurant at Fishermen’s Terminal,” he says with a smile. “But my wife drives there by herself because she doesn’t trust my piloting skills.”

Meanwhile, he’s expanding his securities and corporate-governance defense work with biotech companies in North Carolina’s Research Triangle area, to which he feels especially committed emotionally. And when he retires, he’d like to serve on some corporate boards, to advise companies on liability issues.

“It just gets better every year,” he says. “I represent very good people doing wonderful things. Boy, I love this practice.”

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WHAT DO WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT

CLIFF FREED · NAME PARTNER, FRANK FREED SUBIT & THOMAS · EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF · WASHINGTON SUPER LAWYERS: 2002–2013; TOP 100 WASHINGTON: 2011

Age Discrimination?

Seven local attorneys try to bring light to a murky issue

BY ERIK LUNDEGAARD

WARREN E. MARTIN · PARTNER/MEMBER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, GORDON THOMAS HONEYWELL · EMPLOYMENT & LABOR · WASHINGTON SUPER LAWYERS: 2010–2013

AFTER A ROUGH WEEK AT WORK, EVELYN, an office manager, is called into a conference room by her boss, Claire. Evelyn was recently directed to fire half the company, and though she raised concerns both moral (it’s not right) and practical (how will the company function?), she did her job: She fired 18 people. Now it gets more painful.

Now Claire fires her.

At first Evelyn is angry; then she grasps the difficulty of her situation.

“I am 59 years old,” she says. “Nobody hires anybody my age.”

The above scene is fictional—it took place on the television show House of Cards—but the fear Evelyn expressed is real and seems to be increasing.

Just how prevalent is age discrimination?

We spoke with seven employment lawyers— four plaintiff’s, three defense—to get their points of view. Most agree, at least in their experience, that age discrimination claims have risen in recent years.

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“When I started in the 1980s,” says Stan Bastian, former state bar president and an employment defense attorney with Jeffers Danielson Sonn & Aylward in Wenatchee, “the employment cases that I saw … all seemed to be race-discrimination claims.

Then, starting in the mid-’90s through the mid-2000s, they seemed to be more gender discrimination and sexual harassment.

I don’t see those much anymore. In my experience, it’s changed … into age issues.”

During the last 15 years, age-discrimination charges filed through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have risen: from 15,785 in 1997 (19.6 percent of all claims), to 22,857 in 2012 (23 percent of all claims), with a peak of 24,582 in 2008 (25.8 percent), when the global financial meltdown began.

As for why it’s on the rise now? Judith A. Lonnquist, a plaintiff’s employment attorney in Seattle, finds that age discrimination becomes more prevalent “whenever there’s a downturn in the economy. Older workers

tend to be higher paid, and the way you reduce the impact on the bottom line is you get rid of the highest paid.”

John H. Chun, an employment defense attorney with Summit Law Group in Seattle, says, “If there has been a rise in agediscrimination claims, I would speculate that a number of factors might play a role, including the economy, the baby-boomer generation, an increasing reliance on technology and globalization.”

Age discrimination remains difficult to talk about, and even more difficult to prove. For every 10 people who bring age-discrimination claims to plaintiff’s employment attorney Cliff Freed, at Frank Freed Subit & Thomas, he estimates that his firm can help two or three. Stephen Connor, a plaintiff’s attorney with Connor & Sargent in Seattle, suggests more conservative numbers. For every 20 people who contact his office, his firm can help one. For the rest, there’s just not enough evidence.

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More, none of the attorneys we spoke with, plaintiff’s or defense, could offer a client or former client for us to interview. Many cases are ambiguous, while clear-cut cases tend to settle out of court, sealed on all sides with nondisclosure agreements.

“I’m always uncomfortable talking about specific cases,” says Warren E. Martin, an employment defense attorney with Gordon Thomas Honeywell in Tacoma. “Many of the clients I’ve represented in these cases would prefer their personnel matters not be in the press.”

Connor did offer up two examples that represent to him the two extremes of his practice. The first, in which he was asked to vet a severance agreement, had a positive outcome for the client. “I said, ‘Out of curiosity, why are you leaving?’

And he said to me, ‘Well, they came up to me and told me, “This isn’t a job for an older guy. … It’s time for you to leave.” So they’re offering me this severance.’” Connor

pauses in the story to chuckle. “I’m going to misremember the [severance offer], but it was something like 7,500 bucks. I settled that case on a demand letter, never filed a lawsuit, and got the guy $365,000.”

The second case had a less happy ending.

“I had a group of employees,” he says, “and some of them had race-discrimination cases, and the employer settled those before trial.”

But the age-discrimination complaint was not settled. Even so, Connor was feeling relatively confident as the trial progressed. “I had jurors smiling at me every day,” he says. “They were in deliberations for days and then they came back and you could tell that a bunch of them were very unhappy.” Apparently, in a kind of 12 Angry Men moment, one juror turned the others against Connor’s client. He lost. But Connor thinks the matter goes deeper than one persuasive juror.

“I think that some courts have found that statements such as ‘getting rid of dead wood’ are not evidence of age discrimination,

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which I find wrong,” he says. “I think that juries may be less inclined to see somebody who is in a protected age group as having been discriminated against than people who are in other protected classes.”

Lonnquist feels differently. Agediscrimination cases, she says, “are my favorite kind of case to put to a jury. Because, as I tell my clients, not everyone on the jury is African-American, not everyone is a woman, not everyone is disabled; but every single one of them is either old, growing old, or loves somebody who’s old. So there’s a lot more empathy.”

She doesn’t just have one representative case; she has, she says, “a bag full of them.”

“I tried a case not too long ago in Snohomish County involving the Arlington School District on behalf of a 72-year-old assistant superintendent,” she says. “This man was the leading expert on school finance in the state. Whenever anyone had a question, they would call this man. And

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a new superintendent comes in, walks into the guy’s office and says [something like,] ‘Aren’t you ever going to retire? I don’t want to walk in here one day and find you dead at your desk.’ Well, the jury took quite a bit of umbrage at that. And we got a nice award.”

Yet phrases common in agediscrimination cases—“We need some young blood,” etc.—set off alarm bells when translated into a race or gender context.

Doesn’t that mean our society accepts age discrimination more easily?

“We accept ageist behavior and attitudes,” Lonnquist says. “But when you get it in the formality of the courts and the jury is instructed that age discrimination is against Washington law, and they see somebody who has been severely hurt by this—lost their job, lost their career, lost their home … I mean, jokes are one thing, right? But losing your job because you’re 62 years old? Where are they going to find another job at that age?”

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in age-discrimination cases is pretty straightforward. “If we can establish that our client is performing satisfactorily, and that an adverse action was taken against them, and that they’re in that protected group classification [age 40 and over], then the employer has to come forward with some sort of legitimate nondiscriminatory reason for their action,” says Stephen Teller, a plaintiff’s employment attorney with Teller & Associates in Seattle. “They are always telling themselves a reason. Whether or not that reason stands up to scrutiny is the next part. For the most part, if we can prove that the reason that’s being given is not accurate, or it’s trivial or silly or ridiculous, we can go forward.”

The process is similarly straightforward for the defense. “Giving advice to an employer before a decision [about an employee] is made,” Bastian says, “I try to identify if the employee is a member of a protected class, and if the reason why the employer wants to take this action makes sense and is justified by reasons independent of the protected class status.

I also pay attention to make sure they’re following their own internal policies. And if there are reasons being expressed as to why this action needs to be taken, has that employee been given some opportunity and notice to change their behaviors?”

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As for why age discrimination can occur?

Like other forms of discrimination, including race and gender, there are certain negative assumptions about the protected group.

“I think the stereotype is that people who are older are not as quick to adapt and not as immersed in the technology as others,” says Freed. He adds, “It’s probably undeniable that there’s a segment of an older population that does have some problems adapting, but I think that’s a relatively smaller segment. I think it would be buying into the stereotype to assume that just because you’re older you’re not familiar with the technology and you’re not capable of adapting. Unfortunately, I think it’s a stereotype that some people still accept.”

Lonnquist counters this stereotype with her own. “First of all,” she says, “older people tend to have a better work ethic. Secondly, they know more simply because they’ve been on the job longer, and by getting rid of them you lose a lot of institutional memory. It’s not only illegal, it’s a bad business decision.”

“We are all creatures of stereotype,” adds Teller. “We have to be. We have to simplify the world. … The problem is when we then take those [generalizations] to places we shouldn’t, and apply them, impacting people’s lives."

Unlike other forms of discrimination, however, there is a financial component to age discrimination. Older workers tend to make more. Their insurance costs are higher.

If your business is focused on the bottom line, and you’re not concerned with the institutional memory of the position, then having a younger workforce doesn’t seem like a bad business decision. It seems like a good one.

In fact, firing someone because they earn more isn’t necessarily illegal.

Freed cites a 1993 U.S. Supreme Court case, Hazen Paper v. Biggins, which he calls “confusing” and “a really bad case from an employee’s perspective.” The case, he adds, “allowed the employer to say that the cost of somebody … is not a basis for an age-discrimination case. For example, an employer can have people who’ve been there 30 years and making more money than the entry-level people, and they may be able to terminate those older people because they’re making more money—as long as the reason they’re terminating them is solely because they’re making more money, even if the amount of money they’re earning may be correlated with age.”

Then there’s the 2009 decision Gross v.

FBL Financial Services, Inc., in which the U.S. Supreme Court held that age-discrimination cases require a higher standard of proof than race or gender discrimination.

“Whereas in other, federal kinds of discrimination,” says Freed, “like gender or race, you only have to show that it was a motivating factor. … [in age-discrimination cases] it has to be the ‘but-for’ cause.”

Both rulings are federal decisions, though, and the majority of agediscrimination matters, if they go to trial—which is itself rare—wind up in state court, which is beneficial to Washington state employees. “Washington law against discrimination has been around a long time,” Freed says. “The courts don’t follow Hazen Paper necessarily. At least no Washington court has made it clear that we follow Hazen Paper, although it wouldn’t be surprising if they did, and we definitely don’t follow Gross. In Washington, you just have to show that age was a substantial factor in the termination.”

But that’s difficult enough.

THE FIRST FEDERAL LAW TO PROTECT

workers from age discrimination, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, grew out of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which included a section instructing then-Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz to examine age discrimination in the labor market. His 1965 two-volume report found no evidence of prejudice against older workers. But he did find substantial evidence of employers not hiring qualified workers based upon age.

“The report holds,” The New York Times reported in 1965, “that about half of all job openings that develop in the private economy each year are closed to applicants over 55, and a quarter of them are closed to applicants over 45.”

This may be the biggest reason why age discrimination is so difficult to talk about. The most prevalent examples are assumed to be the result of inaction rather than action: not hiring someone within the protected group rather than firing someone within the protected group.

“When it’s happening on the job, it’s easier to prove,” says Teller. “Usually you’ve got somebody who’s doing a good job, and they get a new supervisor who’s got an attitude.

Often, that supervisor will make some kind of comment or slur or joke that gets you into their mental state or their motivation.”

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Then there are the situations in which older job-seekers are simply not hired.

“Those are tough cases to pursue,” Teller says, “because you don’t have any contacts on the inside. You just get turned down for the job and you never learn that there was some comment by the decision-maker that they need a new, young sales force. You just don’t get a call.”

Certain statistics bear this out. While older workers are less likely to be unemployed than younger workers, they are more likely to suffer long-term unemployment (27 weeks or more). In a February 2010 study, the U.S. Department of Labor found that, among the unemployed, only 28.5 percent of those ages 16 to 24 suffered long-term unemployment compared with 49.1 percent of those 55 and older. By 2011, that figure for older workers reached 55 percent.

This, too, makes some business sense.

Institutional memory, one of the best reasons for keeping older employees, is not in play when it comes to hiring. A younger employee, meanwhile, may stay with a company for decades; that’s unlikely for a 59-year-old employee.

“Some employers tend to want to hire someone younger; someone they can train rather than someone who comes with a lot of experience,” says Bastian. “It appears to employers that they can justify that easily—either fool themselves that age discrimination isn’t involved in their decision or hide it sufficiently so they don’t have to pay the consequences.”

That either/or proposition is part of the murkiness of age discrimination. Is it happening on purpose? Or, as the Wirtz report suggested 50 years ago, is it the result of “the ruthless play of wholly impersonal forces”?

Freed, though mostly a plaintiff’s attorney, also works as a mediator, and he sees both sides of the issue. “What I can tell you, in fairness, is that I often see employers who swear up and down every which way that they haven’t discriminated,” he says. “They’re dealing with a lawsuit that’s costing them tens of thousands of dollars when they don’t believe they’ve done anything wrong.

“And they may not have done anything wrong. I mean, who knows?”

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The Right Ingredients FAMILY LAWYER MARIJEAN MOSCHETTO’S RECIPE FOR SUCCESS: EMPATHY, DILIGENCE AND EXPERIENCE

BY PETER LEWIS PHOTOGRAPHY BY REDSTONE PICTURES

IN MARIJEAN MOSCHETTO’S WORLD, THREE PASSIONS— family law, psychology and baking—happen to intersect.

The one she’s worked at the longest—if you count Girl Scouts—is baking.

“Master baker” is closer to the mark, friends say, pointing out that Moschetto’s devotion to creating blissful sweets speaks to her performance as a family law attorney. Cooking tolerates improvisation. A little bit of this, a little bit of that. Baking, on the other hand, is more precise. To get the right result, you have to achieve specific chemical reactions.

“If you don’t add the right amount of leavener,” Moschetto notes, “you’re going to have a flat mess.”

Washington State Supreme Court Justice Mary Fairhurst met Moschetto when they were on the board of governors for the state Bar. “With baking, you have to be careful and precise,” Fairhurst says, “and that is what Marijean is, both in baking and her family law practice.”

That’s where Moschetto’s interest in psychology—the field she originally intended to pursue—comes in handy. In a sense, practicing family law, which includes playing the part of confessor and counselor, has brought her back to that arena.

The third passion, family law, is one she’s been practicing for more than three decades.

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We have a saying in family law that we see good people at the worst times of their lives.”

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Moschetto would be the first to admit she’s not as in control of outcomes for her clients as she is of a pan d’oro or all manner of biscotti.

After her introduction to baking in grade school as a Girl Scout, she continued to learn from an aunt who was in the catering business with her sisters, one of whom was an exceptional baker. They prepared Italian desserts. “And I got to sample the goods,” Moschetto says. She loves baking, she says, because it “makes people happy.”

A self-described “advanced beginner” in Italian who is learning the language at Bellevue College, Moschetto tests out new recipes on her classmates.

She is far more than an advanced beginner when it comes to family law.

Unlike criminal and contract law, where cases typically hinge on the application of relevant statutes and case law, she notes that judges in family court have broad discretion. And when family law cases go to trial, the judge is also the jury.

Imagine a divorce case in which spousal maintenance is at issue and the higherearning spouse makes $100,000 a year.

He or she makes the case that $1,000 per month for a year is a good deal.

The lower-paid spouse earns $30,000 a year and explains why $2,000 a month for four years is fair.

The judge rejects both proposals, and determines instead that $3,000 a month for 18 months is an appropriate resolution.

“The judge gets to make the call,” Moschetto says. “It doesn’t make sense to the person that makes $100,000; doesn’t make sense to the person that makes $30,000.” And yet the court’s decision may be just as reasonable as the parties’ requests, she says.

Court-decreed spousal maintenance and custody decisions can be very difficult to swallow, especially when the client “is looking at you to be their savior,” Moschetto says. “But that’s the nature of discretion.

The judge looks at the whole thing and says, ‘This is what makes sense to me, based on my experience, my judgment and what the law tells me.’”

Unlike California law, Washington statute allows judges to dip into “separate property” assets acquired before marriage, which puts more in play, Moschetto notes.

As a result, the most reliable way for soonto-be-exes to control how things are going to turn out is to negotiate resolutions instead of letting a judge decide, she says.

That’s what more and more of her clients are doing. Compared to when she started out, the clients Moschetto encounters these days are far more sophisticated. They arrive ready to help shape their futures rather than rely on her to handle everything. They also tend to better understand how to manage money matters.

Given the high cost of trials, the reality that most of her clients have limited resources, and King County Superior Court’s requirement that opposing parties first try to resolve differences through mediation, it’s no wonder 95 percent of family law cases settle pretrial, Moschetto says.

MOSCHETTO WAS BORN IN SEATTLE,

the middle of three sisters. As kids, they all worked for their father, Joseph Moschetto, who practiced law in King County for more than 35 years.

They answered the phones and ran errands. Their father, who maintained a general practice, started out in a singleroom office he shared with another lawyer in the old Olympic National Life Building on Madison Street between Second and Third Avenues.

Moschetto grew up in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood and attended Catholic schools: St. George Parish School and Holy Names Academy, from which she graduated in 1969. She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Washington.

She initially planned to become a psychologist but gave up the major because she found the program at the UW “too much in the head and not enough on the ground.”

“There was not enough contact with people and whatever was really going on with them,” she says. “That’s what really attracts me … dealing with people on dayto-day issues and becoming involved in solving those issues.”

She earned her law degree at University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, then returned to Seattle and joined forces with her father. They practiced together in Seattle until they moved to Bellevue in the ’80s.

One of her Dad’s longtime clients was Frank Colacurcio Sr., the strip-club magnate and alleged organized crime figure who served time for tax evasion and racketeering.

He was under indictment when he died in 2010 at age 93.

Moschetto’s father was not Colacurcio’s defense attorney, but was the lawyer for his corporations, she says. She knew nothing about the defense issues.

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“He was Uncle Frank to me,” she recalls.

After her father died in 1989, Moschetto and another attorney at the small law firm, Joe Koplin, who practices personal injury and workers’ compensation law, started their own firm.

“WE HAVE A SAYING IN FAMILY LAW THAT

we see good people at the worst times of their lives,” says Moschetto.

Hurting spouses sometimes have trouble separating what’s good for their children from what they believe they are entitled to. Or from their feelings of loss, anger or sadness linked to a relationship they never expected to fail.

Parsing these sensitive, emotional issues while trying to arrive at an equitable arrangement that covers parenting, spousal maintenance and property division entails far more than “simply taking somebody’s information and saying, ‘Well, this fits this law,’” Moschetto says.

The most highly charged question? Who will have custody of the kids for what periods of time.

“Even after 33 years of practice, that [topic] can be, for me, some of the most difficult discussions,” Moschetto says.

The scope of family law has grown with the recognition of committed relationships between gay and lesbian partners and, more recently, legalization of same-sex marriage in Washington. She hasn’t seen any yet, but it’s just a matter of time, Moschetto says, before same-sex divorces arrive.

A case from about 20 years ago that still stands out involved a devout Catholic couple who were married more than three decades.

The husband came to believe he needed to change his gender. He withdrew community assets to travel to Southeast Asia for a sexchange operation.

The wife came to see Moschetto to initiate a divorce. The wife would have been within her religious rights to condemn her husband for committing a sin. It wouldn’t have surprised her, Moschetto says, if she had left him.

But that’s not what happened. The wife did not want to hurt her spouse, and the couple wanted “to honor what they had before,” Moschetto says. They continued living together during and after the divorce, treating each other with kindness and respect.

The lesson for lawyers, Moschetto notes, is that people can adapt and that “these cases are not always made up of people that hate each other.”

Moschetto’s advocacy for amicable divorces is one reason why M. Janice Erickson (Michels) believes she is so successful.

“She really works for that as a first approach,” says Erickson, former executive director of the state bar association.

“Settlement; any process that will result in a divorce without angry people, especially when there are kids.”

For nearly two decades, Erickson served as King County Superior Court clerk, in charge of a variety of court services. She also volunteered as a court-appointed special advocate looking after the interests of kids caught up in divorces. That gave her a firsthand look at how attuned Moschetto was to their needs.

“There are plenty of family law lawyers,” Erickson notes, “who are more interested in winning at all costs.”

When Moschetto started her practice, she says, “it was accepted that mom would get the kids and dad would have alternating weekends. And Dad would pay child support of some amount. The amount was either negotiated between lawyers or decreed by a judge, and frankly, I don’t know if it was ever adequate for the kids.”

Things changed on that score in the ‘80s, Moschetto recounts, when the feds, using funding as a stick, insisted on a predictable system of child support. That led to new child-support statutes in Washington and other states to standardize systems.

Like most family lawyers, Moschetto represents both husbands and wives. In addition to seeing more women as the main breadwinners these days, she has noticed an increasing number of separating parents whose starting point is that the kids “are the children of both of them and they should have equal time.”

Like her father, Moschetto has employed her sisters at her law firm. Her older sister still works as Moschetto’s office manager and receptionist. A younger sister worked as her law partner’s secretary and later became Moschetto’s secretary. At one point, she hired her mother to answer the phones.

“You know the Italians, it’s what they do,” she says with a smile.

MOSCHETTO IS COMMITTED TO HELPING

lawyers become well-rounded people, “not just lawyers in the courtroom or their office.” As former chair of the state Bar’s Professionalism Committee, she offered tips to other lawyers on how to be courteous not only to their clients but to opposing clients.

Now she is poised to take over as chair of the Washington bar’s Solo and Small Practice Section, which offers guidance on how lawyers can run their practices in a civil manner, including the do’s and don’ts of billing.

A tragic, high-profile case that hit close to home in November 2004 highlighted the need for civility.

Kevin Jung, a Korean-American attorney who rented space in Moschetto’s law office, was getting in his car in the office parking lot when another lawyer named William Joice shot him in the head. Opposing parties in a civil suit had hired the two attorneys, and Joice believed that Jung “was being too aggressive,” Moschetto recalls.

Convicted of attempted first-degree murder, Joice received an exceptional sentence of more than 30 years. Jung survived the attack but suffered severe brain damage. Fifteen months after he was shot, he died, at age 45, leaving behind a wife and two young sons.

It turned out that Joice, a former Snohomish County deputy prosecutor, had a substance-abuse problem, a failing business and a troubled marriage, Moschetto recalls.

She believes that helping lawyers get a better handle on their practices can lead to less stress and more balanced lives.

Moschetto leads continuing legal-education classes and participates in other bar activities. Other attorneys are especially happy to serve on her committees, Erickson says, because in addition to the benefit of her legal acumen, they know there’s a bonus: platefuls of homemade Italian cookies.

For her part, Moschetto counts Fairhurst and Seattle-based Judge Mary Alice Theiler, chief magistrate of the Western District of Washington—both of whom served with her on the state bar’s board of governors— among her mentors.

Along with Erickson, the four women remain baking buddies—the “Four M’s” share the same first initial—and meet quarterly at each other’s homes. In December, Fairhurst hosts a colossal holiday bake-off at her house.

“In December, when we meet at my home in Olympia, we do our holiday baking all day,” says Fairhurst. “Marijean, besides baking herself, coaches us as we bake and have questions. Often she spends so much time helping us that she continues [her own] baking when she gets home.”

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Smith, Jr., James A., Smith & Hennessey, Seattle

Bush, Gayle E., Bush Strout & Kornfeld, Seattle

Lawrence, Paul J., Pacifica Law Group, Seattle

Soelling, Christopher J., Christopher J. Soelling, Seattle

Butler, Dean V., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle

Leedom, Elizabeth A., Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, Seattle

Spillane, Mary H., Williams Kastner, Seattle

Cairns, Carolyn, Stokes Lawrence, Seattle Carey, Diana K., Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle

Leedom, William J., Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, Seattle

Carrico, Michael D., Riddell Williams, Seattle

Leyh, Timothy G., Calfo Harrigan Leyh & Eakes, Seattle

Stritmatter, Paul L., Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio, Hoquiam

Christianson, Marc T., McKinley Irvin, Tacoma

Lobsenz, James E., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle

Chun, John H., Summit Law Group, Seattle

Luvera, Paul N., Luvera Barnett Brindley Beninger & Cunningham, Seattle

Cochran, Kathy A., Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson, Seattle Cogan, Stew, Stew Cogan, Seattle Coluccio, Kevin, Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio, Seattle Connelly, Jr., John R. (Jack), Connelly Law Offices, Tacoma Coonrod, Stephan H., K&L Gates, Seattle Coopersmith, Jeffrey B., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle Cordell, Franklin D., Gordon Tilden Thomas & Cordell, Seattle Corr, Kelly P., Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece, Seattle Cronin, William F., Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece, Seattle

Fletcher, Kelby D., Stokes Lawrence, Seattle Folse, III, Parker C., Susman Godfrey, Seattle Forsberg, Carl E., Forsberg & Umlauf, Seattle Friedman, Richard, Friedman | Rubin, Bremerton Fulton, Bradford J., Carter & Fulton, Everett Gardner, Todd W., Swanson Gardner, Renton George, Janet A., Law Office of Janet A. George, Seattle Goffe, Wendy S., Stoel Rives, Seattle Goodfriend, Howard M., Smith Goodfriend, Seattle Gordon, Charles C., Gordon Tilden Thomas & Cordell, Seattle Gores, Thomas C., Perkins Coie, Bellevue Hall, Spencer, Hall Zanzig Claflin McEachern, Seattle Hamerlinck, Thomas G., Thomas G. Hamerlinck, Bellevue

Suzuki, Akane R., Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle Taylor, Paul R., Byrnes • Keller • Cromwell, Seattle

Marchese, Lisa M., Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle

Thomas, Cynthia, Real Property Law Group, Seattle

Markovich, Bert W., Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle

Thorner, David A., Thorner Kennedy & Gano, Yakima

Marks, Christopher S., Sedgwick, Seattle Marler, William D., Marler Clark, Seattle Masters, Kenneth W., Masters Law Group, Bainbridge Island McCullough, Jr., John C., McCullough Hill Leary, Seattle

Tilden, Jeffrey I., Gordon Tilden Thomas & Cordell, Seattle Verfurth, Donald J., Gordon & Rees, Seattle Wampold, Michael S., Peterson Wampold Rosato Luna Knopp, Seattle Wolfe, John W., DLA Piper, Seattle

McCune, Philip S., Summit Law Group, Seattle Mesher, Barry N., Sedgwick, Seattle Moore, Bradley J., Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio, Seattle

Cunningham, Joel D., Luvera Barnett Brindley Beninger & Cunningham, Seattle Fitzer, Steven F., Fitzer Leighton & Ayers, Tacoma

Sulkin, Robert M., McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren, Seattle

Mahler, Robert, Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle

Cunningham, Janis A., Perkins Coie, Seattle

Fain, Thomas H., Fain Anderson VanDerhoef, Seattle

Steel, John M., DLA Piper, Seattle

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CUNNINGHAM, JOEL D. Luvera Barnett Brindley Beninger & Cunningham, Seattle FOLSE, III, PARKER C. Susman Godfrey, Seattle KELLER, BRADLEY S. • Ranked Number Two • Byrnes • Keller • Cromwell, Seattle PETERSON, LOUIS D. Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, Seattle TILDEN, JEFFREY I. • Ranked Number One • Gordon Tilden Thomas & Cordell, Seattle

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Forbis, Amy T., Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, Seattle George, Janet A., Law Office of Janet A. George, Seattle

Sharpe, Lisa A., Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson, Seattle

Goffe, Wendy S., Stoel Rives, Seattle

Sherland, Barbara C., Stoel Rives, Seattle

Anderson, Sherri M., Law Offices of Sherri M. Anderson, Seattle

Guzzo, Lori Lopez, Socius Law Group, Seattle

Skinner, Shannon J., K&L Gates, Seattle

Heston, Mary Jo, Lane Powell, Seattle

Smith, Catherine W., Smith Goodfriend, Seattle

Archer, Margaret Y., Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Tacoma

Hoexter, Laura E., Helsell Fetterman, Seattle

Somers, Janet H., Somers Tamblyn King, Mercer Island

Jost, Shannon M., Stokes Lawrence, Seattle

Spillane, Mary H., Williams Kastner, Seattle

Beatty, Jacquelyn A., Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle Bender, Rita L., Skellenger Bender, Seattle

Kinerk, Colleen, Cable Langenbach Kinerk & Bauer, Seattle

Bertram, Karen R., Kutscher Hereford Bertram Burkart, Seattle

Koehler, Karen K., Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio, Seattle

Bremner, Anne M., Anne Bremner, Seattle

Leedom, Elizabeth A., Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, Seattle

Brown, Lora L., Law Offices of Lora L. Brown, Seattle Cairns, Carolyn, Stokes Lawrence, Seattle

Lonnquist, Judith A., Law Offices of Judith A. Lonnquist, Seattle

Campbell, Jennifer L., Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle

Marchese, Lisa M., Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle

Carey, Diana K., Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle Char, Patricia H., K&L Gates, Seattle

Suzuki, Akane R., Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle Terrell, Beth E., Terrell Marshall Daudt & Willie, Seattle Thomas, Cynthia, Real Property Law Group, Seattle Thomas, Suzanne J., K&L Gates, Seattle Vreeland, Victoria L., Vreeland Law, Bellevue Willert, Sheryl J., Williams Kastner, Seattle Wilson, Ann T., Law Offices of Ann T. Wilson, Seattle

Matison, Katie, Lane Powell, Seattle Mautner, Gail E., Lane Powell, Seattle McDougall, Jodi A., Cozen O’Connor, Seattle

Cochran, Kathy A., Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson, Seattle

Muir, Megan L., DLA Piper, Seattle

Corsi, Michelle A., Lee Smart, Seattle

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A Abeyta, Terry P. Pg. 57, 74 Abramonte, Frank Pg. 53 Ackerman, Gary N. Pg. 61 Adams, Gregory F. Pg. 63 Adler, Richard H. Pg. 57 Ahearne, Thomas F. Pg. 52 Ahlers, John P. Pg. 34, 45 Aiken, Jerome R. Pg. 56 Albright, Douglas E. Pg. 52 Aliment, Randy J. Pg. 41 Allen, David Pg. 46 Allen, Keller W. Pg. 47 Allen, Ronald D. Pg. 61, 77 Allen, Timothy E. Pg. 56 Al-Salam, Ramsey M. Pg. 54 Alsdorf, Robert H. Pg. 40 Alston, Christopher M. Pg. 40 Amala, Jason Paul Pg. 4, 57 Amster, Glenn J. Pg. 54 Andersen, C. Matthew Pg. 41 Andersen, Stephanie S. Pg. 52 Anderson, Christopher H. Pg. 56 Anderson, Heidi C. Pg. 40 Anderson, Kimberley R. Pg. 63 Anderson, Nancy W. Pg. 47 Anderson, Sherri M. Pg. 34, 36, 50 Anderson, Wolfgang R. Pg. 50, 70 Aoki, Russell M. Pg. 46 Aramburu, J. Richard Pg. 49 Archer, Margaret Y. Pg. 36, 54 Ashbaugh, David L. Pg. 51 Aslin, John Pg. 47 Atkins, Michael G. Pg. 54 Austin, Jr., James L. Pg. 44 AuYeung, Al Pg. 53 Axel, Bradford J. Pg. 54 Aylward, J. Patrick Pg. 61, 77

B Babbitt, Bruce P. Pg. 46 Bailey, Donald A. Pg. 40 Bailey, William S. Pg. 57 Baker, Gabriel Pg. 52 Baker, Kimberly D. Pg. 52 Baker, Jr., Samuel E. Pg. 45 Balasubramani, Venkat Pg. 53 Baldwin, Keith G. Pg. 63 Bamberger, S. Karen Pg. 57 Bangasser, Hugh F. Pg. 40 Barcott, Michael A. Pg. 64 Barcus, Ben F. Pg. 57 Barkewitz, Thomas A. Pg. 61 Barlow, John A. Pg. 57 Barnard, Kathleen P. Pg. 47 Barnes, Clemens H. Pg. 34, 47 Barnett, Devitt D. Pg. 47 Barrett, Michael A. Pg. 61 Barron, Jillian Pg. 47 Barry, Christopher J. Pg. 63 Bartlett, Mark N. Pg. 46 Barton, Gregg D. Pg. 64 Bassett, Thomas T. Pg. 40 Bassetti, Andrew B. Pg. 61 Bastian, Stanley A. Pg. 47, 69 Bateman, David A. Pg. 54 Baumgardner, Kevin C. Pg. 55 Bavand, Marisa M. Pg. 45 Bay, Kevin A. Pg. 41 Beal, Richard T. Pg. 52 Beard, James M. Pg. 64 Beard, Mark G. Pg. 64 Beard, Ronald Edward Pg. 40 Beatty, Jacquelyn A. Pg. 36, 52 Beatty, Mark R. Pg. 55 Beauregard, Lincoln C. Pg. 57, 74

Beaver, Jeffrey A. Pg. 47 Beck, Stanton P. Pg. 45 Becker, Annette E. Pg. 55 Beecher, James M. Pg. 52 Beetham, P. Craig Pg. 50 Behnke, Lance W. Pg. 64 Beighle, Randall P. Pg. 41 Bender, Rita L. Pg. 36, 50, 70 Beninger, David M. Pg. 57 Bentley, Allen R. Pg. 46 Berenstain, Ronald L. Pg. 63 Berg, Bradley J. Pg. 52 Berger, Adam J. Pg. 44 Bergh, Andrew Pg. 57, 74 Bergman, Matthew P. Pg. 2, 44 Bergmann, John G. Pg. 44 Berman, Steve W. Pg. 45 Berry, Mark W. Pg. 47 Berry, Matthew R. Pg. 51 Bersante, Monte Pg. 57 Bertram, Gregory L. Pg. 40 Bertram, Karen R. Pg. 36, 50 Besk, Lawrence R. Pg. 40 Bianchi, George L. Pg. 46 Birmingham, Richard J. Pg. 47 Bishop, Stephen C. Pg. 53 Bjerke, Bruce T. Pg. 55 Black, Donald W. Pg. 52 Black, John C. Pg. 45 Black, Rachel S. Pg. 41 Black, Richard T. Pg. 53 Black, III, W.L. Rivers Pg. 64 Blackburn, Joanne T. Pg. 45 Blackstone, Robert A. Pg. 47 Blair, Watson B. Pg. 50 Blanchard, Timothy P. Pg. 52 Blankenship, Scott C.G. Pg. 48, 69 Bleck, Sean R. Pg. 47 Block, Steven W. Pg. 64 Bloom, Gary N. Pg. 57 Bloomfield, Stephanie Pg. 41 Blumenfeld, Charles R. Pg. 49 Bocko, Robert J. Pg. 40 Bodansky, Joel N. Pg. 44 Bodine, Brian G. Pg. 54 Boeder, Thomas L. Pg. 40 Bolasina, Michael C. Pg. 47 Bor, Andrew Pg. 63 Borrus, Bruce J. Pg. 40 Boundy, F. Ross Pg. 54 Boxx, Karen E. Pg. 50 Boyd, Jeffrey D. Pg. 57 Brain, Christopher I. Pg. 61 Braislin, John P. Pg. 44 Bratz, David C. Pg. 64 Bremner, Anne M. Pg. 36, 44, 67 Brenneke, Andrea Pg. 48 Brenner, David M. Pg. 52 Brett, Dean Pg. 57 Brewe, Kenneth E. Pg. 50, 70 Brewer, Dori E. Pg. 44 Brewer, Thomas J. Pg. 40 Bricklin, David A. Pg. 54 Brindley, Katharine W. Pg. 56 Brindley, Ralph J. Pg. 34, 59 Brodie Jackson, Nicole Pg. 44 Broman, Eric Pg. 40 Brower, Joshua C. Allen Pg. 54 Brown, Daniel A. Pg. 41 Brown, Lora L. Pg. 34, 36, 50, 69 Brown, Peter M. Pg. 57 Brown, Jr., Rodney L. Pg. 34, 49 Bruce, David N. Pg. 52, 71 Buck, Ted Pg. 51, 71 Buckley, Brian D. Pg. 41 Buckley, James C. Pg. 57 Bucklin, Kerry S. Pg. 61

Bucknell, Jr., Thomas N. Pg. 41 Budlong, John Pg. 59 Bufalini, David A. Pg. 57 Bugni, Michael W. Pg. 51 Bukey, David B. Pg. 46 Bulzomi, Stephen L. Pg. 34, 57 Burdette, Lee Pg. 59 Burg, Geoffrey Pg. 46 Buri, Philip J. Pg. 40 Burkart, Timothy C. Pg. 50 Burke, Liza E. Pg. 46 Burman, David J. Pg. 34, 41 Bush, Gayle E. Pg. 34, 41, 65 Busto, Mark R. Pg. 47 Butler, Dean V. Pg. 34, 50 Butler, Diane M. Pg. 52 Butler, Robert D. Pg. 46

C Caditz, Cindy Pg. 53 Caine, Daniel M. Pg. 41 Cairns, Carolyn Pg. 34, 36, 47 Calfo, Angelo J. Pg. 46 Camiel, Peter A. Pg. 46 Campbell, David Pg. 47 Campbell, Jennifer L. Pg. 36, 57 Campbell Webster, Cydney Pg. 57 Campos, Joseph M. Pg. 63 Cane, Paul F. Pg. 55, 73 Caplow, Steven P. Pg. 41 Carey, Diana K. Pg. 34, 36, 41 Carlsen, Laura Pg. 51, 70 Carlson, C. Kent Pg. 55 Carlson, Carl J. Pg. 63 Carlson, David V. Pg. 53 Carmody, James C. Pg. 54 Carrico, Michael D. Pg. 34, 50 Carson, Brent Pg. 54 Carvalho, Matthew A. Pg. 41 Casperson, John E. Pg. 64 Causey, Jr., James C. Pg. 64, 78 Chadwell, Robert G. Pg. 46, 68 Chapman, William H. Pg. 49 Char, Patricia H. Pg. 36, 50 Charles, Pamela M. Pg. 64 Cheetham, Janet H. Pg. 52 Chemnick, Paul W. Pg. 59 Chicoine, Robert J. Pg. 64 Chmelik, Frank J. Pg. 44, 67 Christensen, John R. Pg. 57 Christiansen II, William T. Pg. 53 Christianson, Marc T. Pg. 34, 51 Christie, Robert L. Pg. 44 Christoffersen, Lisa M. Pg. 52, 71 Chun, John H. Pg. 34, 48 Claflin, Art Pg. 42, 65 Clapham, Linda B. Pg. 40 Clark, Beth A. Pg. 61 Clark, Bruce T. Pg. 60 Clarke, David C. Pg. 44 Clement, W. Scott Pg. 45 Cobb, Jennifer Dunn Pg. 61 Cochran, Darrell L. Pg. 4, 57 Cochran, Kathy A. Pg. 34, 36, 56 Cogan, Stew Pg. 34, 40 Cogdill, W. Mitchell Pg. 57 Cohen, Bruce A. Pg. 45 Cohen, Matthew Pg. 49 Collins, Scott Pg. 42 Coluccio, Bryan P. Pg. 42 Coluccio, Kevin Pg. 34, 57 Colvin, John M. Pg. 64 Connelly, Jr., John R. (Jack) Pg. 34, 57, 74 Connor, Stephen P. Pg. 47 Coolbaugh, Johanna M. Pg. 50 Cooley, Andrew G. Pg. 44 Coonrod, Stephan H. Pg. 34, 44 Cooper, John G. Pg. 40 Coopersmith, Jeffrey B. Pg. 34, 46 Cordell, Franklin D. Pg. 34, 52 Corning, Nicholas F. Pg. 57 Corr, Kelly P. Pg. 34, 42 Corsi, Michelle A. Pg. 36, 44 Costanza, Kevin S. Pg. 53 Courtnage, Michael S. Pg. 61

Cowan, Jr., Douglas L. Pg. 46 Cowan, Pamela S. Pg. 52 Crabbe, Deborah A. Pg. 41 Crawshaw-Lewis, Stacey Pg. 41 Creim, Jerry A. Pg. 61 Cressman Jr., Paul R. Pg. 45 Crick, Jr., Robert H. Pg. 45, 67 Cristy, J. Thomas Pg. 47 Crocker, Shelly Pg. 41 Cromwell, Jr., Ralph E. Pg. 60 Cronin, Timothy P. Pg. 55 Cronin, William F. Pg. 34, 42 Cross, Bruce Michael Pg. 47 Crow, Carl T. Pg. 64 Culbert, Regina Pg. 54 Culbertson, Thomas M. Pg. 50 Cullen, Jack Pg. 41 Cullen, Terrence J. Pg. 60 Cumbow, Robert C. Pg. 53 Cunningham, Janis A. Pg. 34, 36, 50 Cunningham, Joel D. Pg. 34, 59 Curtis, Kevin J. Pg. 46 Cutler, Philip E. Pg. 40

D Dailey, Byron W. Pg. 55 Daley-Watson, Christopher J. Pg. 53 Danielson, James M. Pg. 57, 75 Dano, Garth Pg. 46 Davis, Charles W. Pg. 44, 67 Davis, Christopher M. Pg. 57, 58 Dawson, Bob Pg. 57 Day, James L. Pg. 41, 65 Dayton, Paul J. Pg. 42 de Sa e Silva, Marco Pg. 61 Dearie, Raymond J. Pg. 57 Dearmin, Diana M. Pg. 42, 65 DeCosta, Virginia L. Pg. 57 DePillis, Vincent B. Pg. 61 Derr, Jay P. Pg. 54 Devlin III, John S. Pg. 45 DeYoung, Mary R. Pg. 52 Dial, Ellen Conedera Pg. 61 Diamond, Kenneth J. Pg. 47 Diamond, Maria S. Pg. 60, 77 DiJulio, P. Stephen Pg. 52 Dinning, Ronald S. Pg. 52 Dippold, John C. Pg. 45 Divine, Jennifer S. Pg. 47 Doran, Ambika Kumar Pg. 51 Dore, Jr., James J. Pg. 57, 63 Downer, Jeffrey P. Pg. 60 Draper, Glenn S. Pg. 2, 60 Dreiling, Thomas R. Pg. 51, 71 Droke, Michael W. Pg. 48 Du Bey, Richard A. Pg. 55 Duarte, Francisco A. Pg. 46, 68 Duffy, Barbara J. Pg. 42 Duffy, Susan G. Pg. 52 Dunn, Loren R. Pg. 49 Dunn, Robert A. Pg. 42 Dunne, Daniel J. Pg. 63 Dunphy, Dennis J. Pg. 47 Dunwoody, Stuart R. Pg. 54 Durkan, T. Ryan Pg. 36, 54 Durkin, John J. Pg. 57 Durrance, Nathaniel (Nathan) Pg. 54 Dwyer, Michael D. Pg. 44 Dykstra, A. Richard Pg. 52

E Eakes, Patricia A. Pg. 46 Earl-Hubbard, Michele L. Pg. 51 Easter, Scott B. Pg. 52 Ebberson, Linda Kelley Pg. 36, 51 Edlund, Ruth Laura Pg. 51 Edward, Carol L. Pg. 52, 72 Edwards, Bruce N. Pg. 64 Edwards, Carl T. Pg. 51 Edwards, Scott M. Pg. 64 Eglick, Peter J. Pg. 54, 73 Ehlke, Douglas B.M. Pg. 40, 64 Ehrlichman, Peter S. Pg. 42

Ek, Tyna Pg. 52 Ekberg, Charles R. Pg. 41 Elliott, Richard W. Pg. 49 Emerson, Ramona M. Pg. 40 Emry, II, Frederic G. Pg. 50 Eng, Kimton N. Pg. 53 Englund, Rudy A. Pg. 42 Erickson, Marilee C. Pg. 44 Erickson, Michael J. Pg. 55 Erickson, Sonya F. Pg. 63 Escobar, Andrew Ramiro Pg. 63 Estes, Stewart A. Pg. 44 Etter, William F. Pg. 51 Eubanks, Tara L. Pg. 57 Evans, John P. Pg. 45 Evanson, Kymberly Pg. 40 Evens, Bradley A. Pg. 51 Eymann, Richard C. Pg. 57

F Fahlman, Eric J. Pg. 50 Fahringer, Susan Pg. 54 Fain, Thomas H. Pg. 34, 56 Falk, Alfred M. Pg. 50 Fandel, K. Michael Pg. 42 Farber, Henry E. Pg. 48 Farmer, Tyler L. Pg. 51 Feig, Curt H. Pg. 52 Feir, Scott E. Pg. 61 Feldman, Kathryn L. Pg. 48 Feldman, Leonard J. Pg. 40 Fennessy, Timothy B. Pg. 42 Ferguson, Jon P. Pg. 51 Ferron, Jr., William O. Pg. 54 Fick, Matthew L. Pg. 44 Fikso, Bob Pg. 61 Filer, Timothy J. Pg. 45 Finegold, Laurence B. Pg. 46 Finesilver, H. Michael Pg. 51, 70 Firkins, Tyler K. Pg. 58 Fisher, Irene M. Pg. 41 Fisher, Michael J. Pg. 58, 75 Fitzer, Steven F. Pg. 34, 56, 73 Fitzpatrick, Paul D. Pg. 50 Flaggert, James A. Pg. 50 Flennaugh, II, Robert Pg. 46, 67 Fletcher, Kelby D. Pg. 34, 48 Floyd, Francis S. Pg. 55, 73 Fluegge, Dennis L. Pg. 56 Fluhrer, Gary E. Pg. 61 Flynn, Bruce P. Pg. 50 Flynn, Cindy G. Pg. 55 Flynn, Jr., William J. “Jay” Pg. 41, 58 Folse, III, Parker C. Pg. 34, 42 Fong, Eric M. Pg. 58 Forbis, Amy T. Pg. 36, 56 Ford, Timothy K. Pg. 44 Fornabai, Kenneth W. Pg. 46 Forsberg, Carl E. Pg. 34, 52 Fox, Jon S. Pg. 46 Fox, Neil M. Pg. 46 Frank, Jeffrey G. Pg. 45 Frank, Katrin E. Pg. 48 Frank, Steven B. Pg. 48 Franke, Patrick J. Pg. 44 Franklin, Sam B. Pg. 60 Franklin IV, Jesse O. Pg. 45 Freed, Clifford Pg. 48 Freedman, Bart J. Pg. 55 Fricke, Wayne C. Pg. 46 Friedman, Kenneth R. Pg. 58 Friedman, Richard Pg. 34, 58 Friedman, Ronald J. Pg. 46 Fritts, John G. Pg. 44 Frush, C. James Pg. 46 Fujimoto, Marcia K. Pg. 50 Fulton, Bradford J. Pg. 34, 58, 75 Fulton, Patricia A. Pg. 46 Fury, Steve Pg. 58

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Gardner, Todd W. Pg. 34, 58, 75 Garfinkel, Martin S. Pg. 48 Gaston, J. Eric Pg. 46 Gauen, Andrew C. Pg. 55, 73 Gellatly, Jr., Robert N. Pg. 59 Gellert, Nicholas Peter Pg. 52 Gentry, Frederick D. Pg. 58 George, Janet A. Pg. 34, 36, 51 Gewald, Anthony J.W. Pg. 51 Gheen, E. Pennock Pg. 44 Gheewala, Parag Pg. 53 Gibbs, Robert H. Pg. 52 Gidari, Jr., Albert Pg. 51 Giesa, John P. Pg. 42 Gilbert, Craig S. Pg. 44 Gilbert, William A. Pg. 58, 61 Giles, Robert E. Pg. 44 Gillett, Eric P. Pg. 64, 78 Ginsberg, Beth S. Pg. 49 Ginsberg, Phillip H. Pg. 60 Gittleman, Felicia L. Pg. 52 Glowney, John E. Pg. 42 Goater, Kathryn Pg. 58 Goeltz, Thomas A. Pg. 61 Goffe, Wendy S. Pg. 34, 36, 50 Goldfarb, Michael A. Pg. 42 Goldman, Jessica L. Pg. 42 Goldstein, Steven Pg. 48 Goodfriend, Howard M. Pg. 34, 40, 64 Gooding, James Pg. 58 Goodnight, David R. Pg. 42 Gordon, Charles C. Pg. 34, 42 Gordon, Joel M. Pg. 61 Gordon, Kimberly N. Pg. 46 Gordon, Randolph I. Pg. 58 Gores, Thomas C. Pg. 34, 50 Gossler, Michael E. Pg. 52 Goto, Bruce T. Pg. 53 Gottlieb, Lawrence Pg. 52 Gould, Robert B. Pg. 60 Grace, Michael Pg. 45 Gradel, James D. Pg. 40 Graffe, Jr., John C. Pg. 56, 73 Graham, Lawrence D. Pg. 54 Graham, Stephen M. Pg. 63 Grant, Harry Edward Pg. 49 Grassia, Stephanie Pg. 52 Gravley, Adam W. Pg. 49 Gray, Janet Pg. 50 Gray, Jr., Marvin L. Pg. 42 Graybeal, Lynne E. Pg. 53 Green, Matthew D. Pg. 41 Green, William L. Pg. 61 Greenburg, G. Scott Pg. 44 Greene, Andrew L. Pg. 45 Greene, Douglas W. Pg. 63 Greenfield, Ester F. Pg. 52 Greenfield, James A. Pg. 61 Greenfield, Troy D. Pg. 42 Greer, George E. Pg. 63 Gregory, Deanna Pg. 41 Grennan, Philip B. Pg. 55 Griffith, Rita J. Pg. 40 Grindeland, Geoffrey M. Pg. 40 Grinter, Pamela A. Pg. 55 Groff, Jr., David C. Pg. 45 Groshong, Geoffrey Pg. 41 Grove, T. Randall Pg. 50 Guess, Philip M. Pg. 64 Guin, John H. Pg. 45 Guy, Andrew A. Pg. 42 Guzzo, Lori Lopez Pg. 36, 51, 70

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PRACTICE AREA INDEX Administrative Law .......................................... 40 Alternative Dispute Resolution........................ 40 Antitrust Litigation ........................................... 40 Appellate .......................................................... 40 Aviation ............................................................. 40 Banking............................................................. 40 Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights............. 40 Bonds/Government Finance............................. 41 Business Litigation ............................................ 41 Business/Corporate ......................................... 44 Civil Litigation Defense .................................... 44 Civil Rights/First Amendment ......................... 44 Class Action/Mass Torts................................... 44 Communications .............................................. 45 Construction Litigation .................................... 45 Construction/Surety......................................... 46 Criminal Defense .............................................. 46 Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI............................. 46 Criminal Defense: White Collar ....................... 46 Elder Law ...........................................................47 Eminent Domain ...............................................47 Employee Benefits/ERISA ................................47 Employment & Labor ........................................47 Employment Litigation: Defense ..................... 48 Employment Litigation: Plaintiff ..................... 48 Energy & Natural Resources ............................ 49 Environmental .................................................. 49 Environmental Litigation ................................. 49 Estate & Trust Litigation................................... 50 Estate Planning & Probate............................... 50 Family Law........................................................ 50 First Amendment/Media/Advertising.............. 51 General Litigation.............................................. 51 Government Relations ..................................... 52 Government/Cities/Municipalities .................. 52 Health Care ....................................................... 52 Immigration ...................................................... 52 Insurance Coverage .......................................... 52 Intellectual Property..........................................53 Intellectual Property Litigation ........................ 54 Land Use/Zoning ............................................. 54 Mergers & Acquisitions .................................... 55 Native American Law ....................................... 55 Non-Profit ......................................................... 55 Personal Injury Defense: General........................................................... 55 Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice ...................................... 56 Personal Injury Defense: Products ...................57 Personal Injury Plaintiff: General......................57 Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice ...................................... 59 Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products ................... 60 Political Law ..................................................... 60 Professional Liability: Defense......................... 60 Professional Liability: Plaintiff ......................... 60 Real Estate......................................................... 61 Schools & Education ........................................ 62 Securities & Corporate Finance ........................63 Securities Litigation ..........................................63 Social Security Disability.................................. 64 Tax ..................................................................... 64 Transportation/Maritime ................................. 64 Utilities.............................................................. 64 Workers’ Compensation ................................... 64

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ADMINISTRATIVE LAW Ehlke, Douglas B.M., Ehlke Law Offices, Federal Way, 253-839-5555 Pg. 64 McNeill, Polly L., Summit Law Group, Seattle, 206-676-7000

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Alsdorf, Robert H., Alsdorf Dispute Resolution, Seattle, 206-228-8575 Bertram, Gregory L., Bertram Dispute Resolution, Seattle, 206-624-3388 Besk, Lawrence R., Bartlett Pollock & Besk, Seattle, 206-903-1820 Brewer, Thomas J., Arbitrator • Mediator, Seattle, 206-623-5321 Cogan, Stew, Stew Cogan, Seattle, 206-860-1000 Pg. 34 Cooper, John G., WAMS Washington Arbitration and Mediation Service, Seattle, 206-326-5710 Cutler, Philip E., Cutler Nylander & Hayton, Seattle, 206-340-4600 Harris, Thomas V., WAMS Washington Arbitration and Mediation Service, Seattle, 206-467-0793 Honeywell, Mark G., Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Seattle, 206-676-7517 Kimball, Jerry R., Law Office of Jerry R. Kimball, Seattle, 206-587-5701 McNaul, Jerry R., McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren, Seattle, 206-467-1816 Mills, Lawrence R., Mills Meyers Swartling, Seattle, 206-382-1000 Soelling, Christopher J., Christopher J. Soelling, Seattle, 206-505-5810 Pg. 34

ANTITRUST LITIGATION Bangasser, Hugh F., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-7607 Boeder, Thomas L., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8416 Emerson, Ramona M., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-6748 Gangnes, Larry S., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7036 Ross, Douglas C., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8135 Scaramastra, Donald B., Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, 206-464-3939

APPELLATE Broman, Eric, Nielsen Broman & Koch, Seattle, 206-623-2373 Buri, Philip J., Buri Funston Mumford, Bellingham, 360-752-1500 Clapham, Linda B., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, 206-622-8020 Evanson, Kymberly, Pacifica Law Group, Seattle, 206-245-1700 Feldman, Leonard J., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-386-7538 Goodfriend, Howard M., Smith Goodfriend, Seattle, 206-624-0974 Pg. 34, 64 Griffith, Rita J., Attorney at Law, Seattle, 206-547-1742

Harnetiaux, Bryan P., Attorney at Law, Spokane, 509-624-3890 Hickman, William R., Reed McClure, Seattle, 206-386-7011 King, Michael B., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, 206-622-8020 Koch, David B., Nielsen Broman & Koch, Seattle, 206-623-2373 Lawrence, Paul J., Pacifica Law Group, Seattle, 206-245-1700 Pg. 34 Leishman, Roger A., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-622-3150 Lobsenz, James E., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, 206-607-4121 Pg. 34 Masters, Kenneth W., Masters Law Group, Bainbridge Island, 206-780-5033 Pg. 34, 64 Maxa, Bradley A., Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Tacoma, 253-620-6431 Nielsen, Eric J., Nielsen Broman & Koch, Seattle, 206-623-2373 Nylander, Robert G., Cutler Nylander & Hayton, Seattle, 206-340-4600 Okano, Pamela A., Reed McClure, Seattle, 206-386-7002 Sale, Jerret E., Bullivant Houser Bailey, Seattle, 206-521-6418 Segal, Matthew J., Pacifica Law Group, Seattle, 206-245-1700 Smith, Catherine W., Smith Goodfriend, Seattle, 206-624-0974 Pg. 36, 65 Spillane, Mary H., Williams Kastner, Seattle, 206-628-6656 Pg. 34, 36 Talmadge, Philip A., Talmadge/Fitzpatrick, Tukwila, 206-574-6661 Pg. 65 Zuckerman, David B., Law Office of David Zuckerman, Seattle, 206-623-1595

AVIATION Grindeland, Geoffrey M., Mills Meyers Swartling, Seattle, 206-382-1000 Jorgensen, Caryn Geraghty, Mills Meyers Swartling, Seattle, 206-382-1000 Smith, Franklin L., Law Offices of Franklin L. Smith, Seattle, 206-464-1911

BANKING Beard, Ronald Edward, Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Bocko, Robert J., Keesal Young & Logan, Seattle, 206-622-3790 Gradel, James D., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8401 Hulse, Brian D., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8261 Lindquist, Malcolm C., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7101 Miller, Steven A., Graham & Dunn, Seattle, 206-903-4806 Russell, Bernard L., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8188

BANKRUPTCY & CREDITOR/ DEBTOR RIGHTS Alston, Christopher M., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-2906 Anderson, Heidi C., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Bailey, Donald A., Shafer & Bailey, Seattle, 206-682-4802 Bassett, Thomas T., K&L Gates, Spokane, 509-241-1538 Borrus, Bruce J., Riddell Williams, Seattle, 206-389-1686

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BY PRACTICE AREA Bush, Gayle E., Bush Strout & Kornfeld, Seattle, 206-521-3859 Pg. 34, 65 Caine, Daniel M., Ryan Swanson & Cleveland, Seattle, 206-464-4224 Carey, Diana K., Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle, 206-224-8066 Pg. 34, 36 Crabbe, Deborah A., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-5325 Crocker, Shelly, Crocker Law Group, Seattle, 206-624-9894 Cullen, Jack, Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-4689 Day, James L., Bush Strout & Kornfeld, Seattle, 206-521-3858 Pg. 65 Ekberg, Charles R., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7012 Green, Matthew D., Williams Kastner, Seattle, 206-233-2982 Groshong, Geoffrey, Miller Nash, Seattle, 206-777-7419 Heston, Mary Jo, Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7015 Pg. 36 Hyatt, Richard J., Ryan Swanson & Cleveland, Seattle, 206-654-2221 Jackson, Dillon E., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-8962 Kornfeld, Armand J., Bush Strout & Kornfeld, Seattle, 206-521-3860 Pg. 65 Kuno, Cynthia A., Summa Law, Bellevue, 425-453-7010 Leaverton, Bruce W., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Linde, Thomas S., Schweet Linde & Coulson, Seattle, 206-275-1010 MacLean, Merrilee A., Hanson Baker Ludlow Drumheller, Bellevue, 425-454-3374 Pg. 65 Miller, Craig, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8104 Munding, John D., Crumb & Munding, Spokane, 509-624-6464 Nagler, Gloria Z., Nagler & Malaier, Seattle, 206-224-3462 Pearson, Jane E., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-4705 Powers, Ragan L., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-622-3150 Rizzardi, John, Cairncross & Hempelmann, Seattle, 206-254-4444 Ruhl, John R., Ryan Swanson & Cleveland, Seattle, 206-654-2217 Schweet, Laurin S., Schweet Linde & Coulson, Seattle, 206-381-0120 Shickich, Jr., Joseph E., Riddell Williams, Seattle, 206-389-1772 Smith, Alan D., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8410 Wenokur, Alan J., Attorney at Law, Seattle, 206-682-6224 Willig, Aimee S., Bush Strout & Kornfeld, Seattle, 206-521-3838 Pg. 65

BUSINESS LITIGATION Aliment, Randy J., Williams Kastner, Seattle, 206-628-6661 Andersen, C. Matthew, Winston & Cashatt, Spokane, 509-838-6131 Bay, Kevin A., Ryan Swanson & Cleveland, Seattle, 206-464-4224 Beighle, Randall P., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7096 Black, Rachel S., Susman Godfrey, Seattle, 206-516-3899 Bloomfield, Stephanie, Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Tacoma, 253-620-6514

Brown, Daniel A., Williams Kastner, Seattle, 206-233-2949 Buckley, Brian D., Fenwick & West, Seattle, 206-389-4510 Bucknell, Jr., Thomas N., Bucknell Stehlik Sato & Stubner, Seattle, 206-587-0144 Burman, David J., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8426 Pg. 34 Caplow, Steven P., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-622-3150 Carvalho, Matthew A., Yarmuth Wilsdon, Seattle, 206-516-3800 CONTINUED ON PAGE 42

BONDS/GOVERNMENT FINANCE Crawshaw-Lewis, Stacey, Pacifica Law Group, Seattle, 206-245-1700 Fisher, Irene M., Gottlieb Fisher, Seattle, 206-654-1999 Gregory, Deanna, Pacifica Law Group, Seattle, 206-245-1716 Nave, Jeffrey C., Foster Pepper, Spokane, 509-777-1601 Pettis, Faith Li, Pacifica Law Group, Seattle, 206-245-1700 Spitzer, Hugh D., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-8965 Winter, Deborah S., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-8976 SUPER LAWYERS MAGAZINE / WASHINGTON 2013

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Top 100 Super Lawyers honoree (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013) Super Lawyers honoree (1999-2013) Fellow – American College of Civil Trial Mediators Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Mediation) Fellow – College of Commercial Arbitrators Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Arbitration)

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Claflin, Art, Hall Zanzig Claflin McEachern, Seattle, 206-292-5900 Pg. 65 Collins, Scott, Helsell Fetterman, Seattle, 206-689-2178 Coluccio, Bryan P., Law Office of Bryan P. Coluccio, Seattle, 206-682-8220 Corr, Kelly P., Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece, Seattle, 206-621-1461 Pg. 34 Cronin, William F., Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece, Seattle, 206-625-8600 Pg. 34 Dayton, Paul J., Short Cressman & Burgess, Seattle, 206-515-2227 Dearmin, Diana M., Dearmin Fogarty, Seattle, 206-826-9400 Pg. 65 Duffy, Barbara J., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7944 Dunn, Robert A., Dunn Black & Roberts, Spokane, 509-455-8711 Ehrlichman, Peter S., Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle, 206-903-8825 Englund, Rudy A., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Fandel, K. Michael, Graham & Dunn, Seattle, 206-340-9693 Fennessy, Timothy B., Layman Law Firm, Spokane, 509-455-8883 Folse, III, Parker C., Susman Godfrey, Seattle, 206-516-3880 Pg. 34 Giesa, John P., Reed & Giesa, Spokane, 509-838-8341 Glowney, John E., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-386-7623 Goldfarb, Michael A., Kelley Goldfarb Huck & Roth, Seattle, 206-452-0260 Goldman, Jessica L., Summit Law Group, Seattle, 206-676-7000 Goodnight, David R., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-386-7586 Gordon, Charles C., Gordon Tilden Thomas & Cordell, Seattle, 206-467-6477 Pg. 34 Gray, Jr., Marvin L., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-622-3150 Greenfield, Troy D., Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, 206-622-1711 Guy, Andrew A., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-386-7620 Hall, Spencer, Hall Zanzig Claflin McEachern, Seattle, 206-292-5900 Pg. 34, 66 Harrigan, Jr., Arthur W., Calfo Harrigan Leyh & Eakes, Seattle, 206-623-1700 Pg. 34 Hart, Kenneth W., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, 206-622-8020 Helgren, Michael D., McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren, Seattle, 206-467-1816 Henry, Robert J., Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson, Seattle, 206-654-5631 Himes, Michael, Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8667 Hollon, Gregory J., McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren, Seattle, 206-467-1816 Pg. 34 Hueber, Carl E., Winston & Cashatt, Spokane, 509-838-6131 Jameson, Henry C., Jameson Babbitt Stites & Lombard, Seattle, 206-516-3202 Pg. 34 Jensen, Steve D., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7732 Jurca, David F., Helsell Fetterman, Seattle, 206-689-2140 Keller, Bradley S., Byrnes • Keller • Cromwell, Seattle, 206-622-2000 Pg. 34 Kindinger, Jerry H., Ryan Swanson & Cleveland, Seattle, 206-654-2216

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BY PRACTICE AREA Kindley, Roger J., Ryan Swanson & Cleveland, Seattle, 206-464-4224 Kinstler, Andrew J., Helsell Fetterman, Seattle, 206-292-1144 Kipling, Michael E., Kipling Law Group, Seattle, 206-545-0345 Krueger, James A., Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara, Tacoma, 253-383-3791 Kundtz, Paul J., Riddell Williams, Seattle, 206-389-1784 Larson, Bruce E., Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle, 206-224-8027 Leavens, Ladd B., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8082 Leyh, Timothy G., Calfo Harrigan Leyh & Eakes, Seattle, 206-623-1700 Pg. 34 Lied, Erik R., Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle, 206-224-8091 Locker, Lawrence C., Summit Law Group, Seattle, 206-676-7060 Lyman, Charles A., Betts Patterson & Mines, Seattle, 206-292-9988 Lynam, Joseph E., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7088 Maguire, Robert J., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8094 Manville, Duncan E., Savitt Bruce & Willey, Seattle, 206-749-0500 Pg. 66 McCune, Philip S., Summit Law Group, Seattle, 206-676-7000 Pg. 34 McEachern, Janet D., Hall Zanzig Claflin McEachern, Seattle, 206-292-5900 Pg. 66 McKay, Michael D., McKay Chadwell, Seattle, 206-233-2805 Pg. 66 Messmer, Dean A., Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson, Seattle, 206-654-2440 Meyers, Robert A., Sedgwick, Seattle, 206-462-7579 Michelson, Guy P., Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece, Seattle, 206-625-8600 Mitchell, Jr., Robert B., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-7640 Monahan, Brendan V., Stokes Lawrence Velikanje Moore & Shore, Yakima, 509-853-3000 Nelson, James D., Betts Patterson & Mines, Seattle, 206-292-9988 O’Ban, Steven T., Ellis Li & McKinstry, Seattle, 206-682-0565 O’Sullivan, Kathleen M., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-6375 Pg. 36 Palumbo, Ralph H., Summit Law Group, Seattle, 206-676-7000 Pg. 34 Peterson, Louis D., Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, Seattle, 206-623-1745 Pg. 34 Petrak, Keith D., Byrnes • Keller • Cromwell, Seattle, 206-622-2000 Power, Vanessa Soriano, Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-386-7553 Richardson, Tom, Cairncross & Hempelmann, Seattle, 206-254-4455 Riojas, R. Omar, Kelley Goldfarb Huck & Roth, Seattle, 206-452-0260 Rosenberger, Michael, Gordon Tilden Thomas & Cordell, Seattle, 206-467-6477 Salter, Andrew H., Lybeck Murphy, Mercer Island, 206-230-4255 Schneider, Jr., Harry H., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8508 Pg. 34 Scott, Michael R., Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, Seattle, 206-623-1745 Shafton, Ben, Caron Colven Robison & Shafton, Vancouver, 360-699-3001 Pg. 66 Sirianni, Stephen J., Sirianni Youtz Spoonemore, Seattle, 206-223-0303

Smith, Jr., James A., Smith & Hennessey, Seattle, 206-292-1770 Pg. 34, 66 Smyth, Jeff, Smyth & Mason, Seattle, 206-621-7100 Squires, III, William R., Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece, Seattle, 206-652-8658 Stahl, J.D., Mundt MacGregor, Bainbridge Island, 206-319-1102 Steen, Timothy E., Beresford Booth, Edmonds, 425-776-4100 Pg. 66

TIMOTHY E. STEEN

BERESFORD BOOTH PLLC Edmonds • 425-776-4100

Stephens, Kim D., Tousley Brain Stephens, Seattle, 206-682-5600 Stoetzer, James B., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7019 Sulkin, Robert M., McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren, Seattle, 206-467-1816 Pg. 34 Taylor, Paul R., Byrnes • Keller • Cromwell, Seattle, 206-622-2000 Pg. 34 Thomsen, Randall T., Calfo Harrigan Leyh & Eakes, Seattle, 206-623-1700 Thoreson, Bradley P., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-3867

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STANDING (L TO R): Mark P. Walters*, Eric A. Lindberg, Bruce E. Black, Jamie L. Wiegand, John W. Branch, Dario A. Machleidt**, Jeffrey D. Patterson, Patrick R. Turner; SEATED: Karl A. Hefter, Matthew M. Gaffney, John P. Martin, Shelly M. Fujikawa *CHOSEN TO 2013 SUPER LAWYERS **CHOSEN TO 2013 RISING STARS

FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LLP ATTORNEYS WITH LITIGATION AND TRANSACTION SKILLS AS WELL AS A DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP is a nationally known and respected intellectual property law ďŹ rm that handles a wide variety of litigation matters at the trial and appellate levels. Recently, Mark P. Walters, named to Super Lawyers, argued a case before the U.S. Supreme Court with assistance from Dario A. Machleidt, named to Rising Stars, and other attorneys from the ďŹ rm.

The attorneys in FLH’s Seattle office have degrees in science and engineering, with several having advanced degrees or industry experience. They are unequaled at preparing and trying high-stakes cases, advising on product lifecycle management, pre-litigation counseling, due diligence, regulatory counseling, licensing, and settlement.

Practice areas also include antitrust, FDA, transactions, trademarks, patent prosecution, and copyrights.

FLH has one of the nation’s leading practices covering the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act (Hatch-Waxman).

At FLH, the attorneys are laser-focused on securing and protecting intellectual property rights for their clients, and challenging those who would infringe upon those rights. Their attorneys are uent in both the language of their clients and the language of the courts so that justice can be served in this important area of the law.

FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LLP 1191 Second Ave., 20th Floor, Seattle, WA 98101 1) Č• '9

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Tilden, Jeffrey I., Gordon Tilden Thomas & Cordell, Seattle, 206-467-6477 Pg. 34 Tollefson, G. Val, Calfo Harrigan Leyh & Eakes, Seattle, 206-623-1700 Townsend, Roger M., Breskin Johnson & Townsend, Seattle, 206-652-8660 VanDerhoef, Stephen P., Cairncross & Hempelmann, Seattle, 206-254-4421 Vial, Peter M., McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren, Seattle, 206-467-1816 Walsh, William H., Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece, Seattle, 206-625-8600 Walters, Dennis H., Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle, 206-224-8018 Weatherhead, Leslie R., Witherspoon Kelley, Spokane, 509-624-5265 Williams, James F., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-3543 Wilson, Jr., John D., Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson, Seattle, 206-623-4100 Winchell, Bruce, Mills Meyers Swartling, Seattle, 206-382-1000 Yanick, Miles A., Savitt Bruce & Willey, Seattle, 206-749-0500 Pg. 66 Yarmuth, Richard C., Yarmuth Wilsdon, Seattle, 206-516-3870 Zanzig, Scott, Hall Zanzig Claflin McEachern, Seattle, 206-292-5900 Pg. 66 Zoretic, Michael T., Ashbaugh Beal, Seattle, 206-386-5900

BUSINESS/CORPORATE Austin, Jr., James L., Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle, 206-224-8137 Bodansky, Joel N., Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, Seattle, 206-623-1745 Braislin, John P., Betts Patterson & Mines, Seattle, 206-292-9988 Brewer, Dori E., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8436 Chmelik, Frank J., Chmelik Sitkin & Davis, Bellingham, 360-671-1796 Pg. 67 Clarke, David C., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8612 Coonrod, Stephan H., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-8316 Pg. 34 Davis, Charles W., Socius Law Group, Seattle, 206-838-9106 Pg. 67 Dwyer, Michael D., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7057 Fick, Matthew L., Mundt MacGregor, Bainbridge Island, 206-319-1103 Franke, Patrick J., Graham & Dunn, Seattle, 206-340-8779 Gilbert, Craig S., Perkins Coie, Bellevue, 425-635-1415 Giles, Robert E., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8536 Greenburg, G. Scott, K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-623-7580 Holland, Bryce L., Riddell Williams, Seattle, 206-389-1737 Ichinaga, Daniel J., Ellis Li & McKinstry, Seattle, 206-682-0565

PETER MAZZONE

MAZZONE AND CANTOR LLP

Peter Mazzone has been practicing law since 1995, focusing primarily on criminal defense. Following law school, he became a staff attorney at the Snohomish County Public Defenders Association, where he practiced for five years before co-founding Phillips and Mazzone, Lawyers in 2001. Since then the firm has evolved to become Mazzone and Cantor LLP. Mazzone, a distinguished criminal defense lawyer, is one of a select group of lawyers who is qualified to handle death penalty cases. In fact, Mazzone was able to successfully convince a jury to spare one of his clients from a death sentence. Mazzone has also successfully defended several clients in complex murder trials in the state of Washington. He has lectured on various topics of criminal defense strategies to other practicing attorneys and has earned a reputation as a well-respected, highly skilled litigator in state and federal courts.

Israel, Allen D., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-8911 Leary, Jr., J.J., McCullough Hill Leary, Seattle, 206-812-3390 Seidel, Robert C., Cairncross & Hempelmann, Seattle, 206-254-4405 Sorensen, Michael R., Sorensen & Edwards, Seattle, 206-224-8224 Tang, David K.Y., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-623-7580 Treperinas, George S., Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle, 206-224-8053 Weiss, Karl A., Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson, Seattle, 206-654-2425 Whitford, Joseph Peter, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8167

CIVIL LITIGATION DEFENSE Bergmann, John G., Helsell Fetterman, Seattle, 206-689-2141 Bremner, Anne M., Anne Bremner, Seattle, 206-486-1200 Pg. 36, 67 Brodie Jackson, Nicole, Patterson Buchanan Fobes & Leitch, Seattle, 206-462-6700 Christie, Robert L., Christie Law Group, Seattle, 206-957-9669 Corsi, Michelle A., Lee Smart, Seattle, 206-262-8312 Pg. 36 Erickson, Marilee C., Reed McClure, Seattle, 206-386-7047 Fritts, John G., Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson, Seattle, 206-623-4100 Gheen, E. Pennock, Bullivant Houser Bailey, Seattle, 206-521-6421 Harris, Jessie L., Williams Kastner, Seattle, 206-628-2436 Hayes, John P., Forsberg & Umlauf, Seattle, 206-689-8500 Howard, Christopher H., Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, 206-407-1524 Jackson, Dylan E., Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson, Seattle, 206-623-4100 Madden, Michael F., Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, Seattle, 206-622-5511 Parker, Timothy J., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, 206-607-4153 Roeder, Melissa K., Forsberg & Umlauf, Seattle, 206-689-8500 Schoeggl, David M., Mills Meyers Swartling, Seattle, 206-382-1000 Shaw, G. William, K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-7955 Smith, Whitney L.C., Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson, Seattle, 206-623-4100 Stone, Jill Haavig, Stone | Novasky, Tacoma, 253-327-1042 Pg. 67 Tompkins, Christopher W., Betts Patterson & Mines, Seattle, 206-292-9988 Umberger, Jr., Rodney L., Williams Kastner, Seattle, 206-628-2421

CIVIL RIGHTS/FIRST AMENDMENT Cooley, Andrew G., Keating Bucklin & McCormack, Seattle, 206-623-8861 Estes, Stewart A., Keating Bucklin & McCormack, Seattle, 206-623-8861 Ford, Timothy K., MacDonald Hoague & Bayless, Seattle, 206-622-1604

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BY PRACTICE AREA Berman, Steve W., Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, Seattle, 206-623-7292 Devlin III, John S., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-6280 Filer, Timothy J., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-2904 Johnson, Jeffrey R., Scheer & Zehnder, Seattle, 206-262-1200 Markovich, Bert W., Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, 206-689-1210 Pg. 34 Mesher, Barry N., Sedgwick, Seattle, 206-462-7572 Pg. 34 Payson, Kenneth E., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8126 Rummage, Stephen M., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8136 Rutzick, William, Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Seattle, 206-622-8000 Sarko, Lynn L., Keller Rohrback, Seattle, 206-623-1900 Terrell, Beth E., Terrell Marshall Daudt & Willie, Seattle, 206-816-6603 Pg. 36 Weinstein, Brian, Weinstein Couture, Seattle, 206-389-1734

Nourse, Stephen L., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, 206-622-8020 O’Donnell, Mark F., Preg O’Donnell & Gillett, Seattle, 206-287-1775 Pg. 67 Parnass, John, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8119 Prentke, Richard O., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8000 Rafel, Anthony L., Rafel Law Group, Seattle, 206-838-2660 Pg. 67

ANTHONY L. RAFEL

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Rankin, Jr., John W., Reed McClure, Seattle, 206-386-7029 Riper, John S., Ashbaugh Beal, Seattle, 206-386-5900 Skalbania, Richard H., Ashbaugh Beal, Seattle, 206-386-5900 Sleight, Scott R., Ahlers & Cressman, Seattle, 206-340-4616 Stanislaw, R. Miles, Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald, Seattle, 206-204-5800 Todd, Stephen M., Todd & Wakefield, Seattle, 206-622-3585 CONTINUED ON PAGE 46

COMMUNICATIONS Waggoner, Daniel M., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8163

CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION Ahlers, John P., Ahlers & Cressman, Seattle, 206-515-2226 Pg. 34 Baker, Jr., Samuel E., Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker, Seattle, 206-623-3427 Bavand, Marisa M., Groff Murphy, Seattle, 206-628-9500 Beck, Stanton P., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Black, John C., Dunn Black & Roberts, Spokane, 509-455-8711 Blackburn, Joanne T., Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Seattle, 206-676-7540 Clement, W. Scott, Clement & Drotz, Seattle, 206-448-9595 Cohen, Bruce A., Ahlers & Cressman, Seattle, 206-287-9900 Cressman Jr., Paul R., Ahlers & Cressman, Seattle, 206-389-8243 Crick, Jr., Robert H., Robert Crick Law Firm, Spokane, 509-747-0977 Pg. 67 Dippold, John C., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, 206-622-8020 Evans, John P., John Evans Law, Seattle, 206-389-1527 Frank, Jeffrey G., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-2915 Franklin IV, Jesse O., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-7817 Grace, Michael, Groff Murphy, Seattle, 206-832-1475 Greene, Andrew L., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-3234 Groff, Jr., David C., Groff Murphy, Seattle, 206-628-9500 Guin, John H., Law Office of John H. Guin, Spokane, 509-747-5250 Machetanz, Traeger, Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle, 206-903-8800 Marconi, Robert S., Ashbaugh Beal, Seattle, 206-386-5900 Maron, Andrew W., Short Cressman & Burgess, Seattle, 206-515-2247 Murphy, Michael J., Groff Murphy, Seattle, 206-628-9500 SUPER LAWYERS MAGAZINE / WASHINGTON 2013

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Wagner, James P., Cairncross & Hempelmann, Seattle, 206-587-0700 Wolfendale, Thomas H., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-8386 Wright, Christopher, Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald, Seattle, 206-204-5800

CONSTRUCTION/SURETY Babbitt, Bruce P., Jameson Babbitt Stites & Lombard, Seattle, 206-292-1994 Merkle, Alan R., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-386-7636 Nagle, James F., Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker, Seattle, 206-623-3427 Oles, Douglas S., Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker, Seattle, 206-623-3427 Parkinson, Robynne T., Thaxton Parkinson, Mercer Island, 206-909-5290 Penner, Charles S., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, 206-622-8020

CRIMINAL DEFENSE Allen, David, Allen Hansen & Maybrown, Seattle, 206-447-9681 Burke, Liza E., Burke Brown, Seattle, 206-933-2414 Butler, Robert D., Law Office of Robert D. Butler, Bellingham, 360-734-3448 Camiel, Peter A., Mair & Camiel, Seattle, 206-624-1551 Curtis, Kevin J., Winston & Cashatt, Spokane, 509-838-6131 Dano, Garth, Dano Gilbert, Moses Lake, 509-764-8426

Flennaugh, II, Robert, Law Office of Robert Flennaugh II, Seattle, 206-438-8787 Pg. 67 Fox, Neil M., Law Office of Neil Fox, Seattle, 206-728-5440 Fricke, Wayne C., Hester Law Group, Tacoma, 253-272-2157 Fulton, Patricia A., Law Offices of Geoffrey Burg, Seattle, 206-467-2607 Gordon, Kimberly N., Gordon & Saunders, Seattle, 206-340-6034 Hansen, Richard A., Allen Hansen & Maybrown, Seattle, 206-447-9681 Hester, Monte E., Hester Law Group, Tacoma, 253-272-2157 Hurvitz, Ralph, Attorney at Law, Seattle, 206-223-1747 Pg. 67 Iaria, Michael P., Law Office of Michael Iaria, Seattle, 206-235-4101 Pg. 68 Illa, Stephan R., Attorney at Law, Bainbridge Island, 206-464-4142 Kradel, Jeffrey L., Kradel Defense, Seattle, 206-397-3102 Lindell, Eric W., Lindell Law Offices, Seattle, 206-230-4922 Maybrown, Todd, Allen Hansen & Maybrown, Seattle, 206-447-9681 Mazzone, Peter, Mazzone and Cantor, Everett, 425-259-4989 Moore, J. Adam, Adam Moore Law Firm, Yakima, 509-575-0372 Muth, Amy I., Law Office of Amy Irene Muth, Seattle, 206-682-3053 Nussbaum, Lenell, Law Office of Lenell Nussbaum, Seattle, 206-728-0996 Pg. 68

Oreskovich, Carl J., Etter McMahon Lamberson Clary & Oreskovich, Spokane, 509-747-9100 Prothero, Mark W., Hanis Irvine Prothero, Kent, 253-520-5000 Troberman, Richard J., Attorney at Law, Seattle, 206-343-1111 Tvedt, Colette, Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Seattle, 206-622-8000 Pg. 68 Vosk, Theodore W., Cowan Kirk Gaston, Kirkland, 425-753-6343 Vovos, Mark E., Attorney at Law, Spokane, 509-326-5220

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: DUI/DWI Bianchi, George L., The Bianchi Law Firm, Seattle, 206-728-9300 Burg, Geoffrey, Law Offices of Geoffrey Burg, Seattle, 206-467-2607 Cowan, Jr., Douglas L., Cowan Kirk Gaston, Kirkland, 425-822-1220 Duarte, Francisco A., Fury Bailey, Seattle, 206-726-6600 Pg. 68 Fornabai, Kenneth W., Fornabai Law Office, Auburn, 253-833-4485 Fox, Jon S., The Fox Law Firm, Bellevue, 425-274-9190 Gaston, J. Eric, Cowan Kirk Gaston, Kirkland, 425-822-1220 Hayne, Stephen W., Stephen Hayne Law Firm, Bellevue, 425-450-6800 Kirk, William K., Cowan Kirk Gaston, Kirkland, 425-822-1220 Moriarty, Patrick M., Moriarty & Associates, Lynnwood, 425-670-0800 Smith, Vernon A., Attorney at Law, Bellevue, 425-457-7474 Vargas, Diego J., The Vargas Law Firm, Bellevue, 425-283-0516

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR Aoki, Russell M., Aoki Law, Seattle, 206-624-1900 Bartlett, Mark N., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-622-3150 Bentley, Allen R., Law Office of Allen R. Bentley, Seattle, 206-343-9391 Bukey, David B., Law Offices of David B. Bukey, Seattle, 206-382-1787 Calfo, Angelo J., Calfo Harrigan Leyh & Eakes, Seattle, 206-623-1700 Chadwell, Robert G., McKay Chadwell, Seattle, 206-233-2800 Pg. 68 Coopersmith, Jeffrey B., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8020 Pg. 34 Eakes, Patricia A., Calfo Harrigan Leyh & Eakes, Seattle, 206-623-1700 Finegold, Laurence B., Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, 206-816-1339 Friedman, Ronald J., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Frush, C. James, Cable Langenbach Kinerk & Bauer, Seattle, 206-292-8800 Lee, Amanda E., Law Office of Amanda Lee, Seattle, 206-805-0990 Mahler, Robert, Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle, 206-903-8800 Pg. 34 Martin, Michael G., Siderius Lonergan & Martin, Seattle, 206-624-2800 McKay, John, McKay Chadwell, Seattle, 206-233-2800 Pg. 68 Offenbecher, Peter, Skellenger Bender, Seattle, 206-623-6501 Pg. 68 Ostrovsky, Andrea D., Calfo Harrigan Leyh & Eakes, Seattle, 206-623-1700 46

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BY PRACTICE AREA Robinson, Jeffery P., Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Seattle, 206-622-8000 Pg. 34 Schwartz, Irwin H., Law Offices of Irwin H. Schwartz, Seattle, 206-623-5084 Pg. 34 Taylor, David F., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8440 Wolfe, John W., DLA Piper, Seattle, 206-839-4800 Pg. 34 Zulauf, Jon R., Zulauf & Chambliss, Seattle, 206-682-1114

ELDER LAW Bleck, Sean R., Isenhour Bleck, Seattle, 206-340-2200 Howle, Suzanne C., Thompson & Howle, Seattle, 206-682-8400 Pg. 68 Isenhour, Barbara A., Isenhour Bleck, Seattle, 206-340-2200 Meyers, Barry M., Meyers & Avery, Bellingham, 360-647-8846 Nettleton, Robert B., Harlowe & Falk, Tacoma, 253-284-4412 Olver, Michael L., Helsell Fetterman, Seattle, 206-292-1144 Peterson, Eileen S., Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Tacoma, 253-620-6419 Sayre, Richard L., Sayre & Sayre, Spokane, 509-325-7330 Somers, Janet H., Somers Tamblyn King, Mercer Island, 206-232-4050 Pg. 36 Thompson, Karen M., Thompson & Howle, Seattle, 206-545-7777

Barnes, Clemens H., Graham & Dunn, Seattle, 206-340-9681 Pg. 34 Barron, Jillian, Sebris Busto James, Bellevue, 425-450-0111 Bastian, Stanley A., Jeffers Danielson Sonn & Aylward, Wenatchee, 509-662-3685 Pg. 69 Berry, Mark W., Davis Wright Tremaine, Bellevue, 425-646-6100 Blackstone, Robert A., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8202 Bolasina, Michael C., Summit Law Group, Seattle, 206-676-7000 Busto, Mark R., Sebris Busto James, Bellevue, 425-450-9600

Cairns, Carolyn, Stokes Lawrence, Seattle, 206-626-6000 Pg. 34, 36 Campbell, David, Schwerin Campbell Barnard Iglitzin & Lavitt, Seattle, 206-257-6001 Connor, Stephen P., Connor & Sargent, Seattle, 206-264-1818 Cross, Bruce Michael, Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8453 Diamond, Kenneth J., Winterbauer & Diamond, Seattle, 206-676-8440 Divine, Jennifer S., Miller Nash, Seattle, 206-777-7447 CONTINUED ON PAGE 48

EMINENT DOMAIN Beaver, Jeffrey A., Graham & Dunn, Seattle, 206-340-9652 Dunphy, Dennis J., Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, 206-292-1327 Hansen, Matthew R., Graham & Dunn, Seattle, 206-340-9595 Hernandez, Joaquin M., Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, 206-622-1711 Roberts, Kevin W., Dunn Black & Roberts, Spokane, 509-455-8711 Williams, Kinnon W., Williams & Williams, Bothell, 425-486-8138 Pg. 68

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS/ERISA Barnett, Devitt D., Thorson Barnett & McDonald, Seattle, 206-467-1244 Birmingham, Richard J., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8145 Cristy, J. Thomas, Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8000 Linsenmayer, Kurt E., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-3458 O’Bara, Marianne, Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle, 206-903-8800 Thorson, Lee A., Thorson Barnett & McDonald, Seattle, 206-467-1240 Thulin, Charles H., Ekman Bohrer & Thulin, Seattle, 206-282-8221 Warner, Mimi G., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-386-7628

EMPLOYMENT & LABOR Allen, Keller W., Law Firm of Keller Allen, Spokane, 509-777-2211 Anderson, Nancy W., Graham & Dunn, Seattle, 206-340-9665 Aslin, John, Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8406 Barnard, Kathleen P., Schwerin Campbell Barnard Iglitzin & Lavitt, Seattle, 206-285-2828 SUPER LAWYERS MAGAZINE / WASHINGTON 2013

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Farber, Henry E., Davis Wright Tremaine, Bellevue, 425-646-6138 Feldman, Kathryn L., Ater Wynne, Seattle, 206-623-4711 Fletcher, Kelby D., Stokes Lawrence, Seattle, 206-626-6000 Pg. 34 Garfinkel, Martin S., Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Seattle, 206-622-8000 Heyrich, Donald W., HKM Employment Attorneys, Seattle, 206-838-2504 Howie, Robert M., Riddell Williams, Seattle, 206-389-1561 Hughes, Valerie L., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8840 Hutcheson, Mark A., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8065 Iglitzin, Dmitri L., Schwerin Campbell Barnard Iglitzin & Lavitt, Seattle, 206-285-2828 James, Jeffrey A., Sebris Busto James, Bellevue, 425-454-4233 Johnson, Daniel F., Breskin Johnson & Townsend, Seattle, 206-652-8660 Kamm, Aviva, Stokes Lawrence, Seattle, 206-626-6000 Killeen, Michael J., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8076 Kinerk, Colleen, Cable Langenbach Kinerk & Bauer, Seattle, 206-292-8800 Pg. 36, 69 Klein, III, Otto G., Summit Law Group, Seattle, 206-676-7000 Knox, Ronald J., Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, 206-464-3939 Lucht, Julie S., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-3154

Madden, Patrick M., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-6795 Marisseau, Medora, Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle, 206-223-1313 Martin, Warren E., Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Tacoma, 253-620-6500 Mautner, Gail E., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7099 Pg. 36 McLane, Thomas W., Randall Danskin, Spokane, 509-747-2052 Michael, Suzanne K., Michael & Alexander, Seattle, 206-442-9696 Morrison, Brian A., Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, 206-464-3939 O’Connell, Timothy J., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-386-7562 Omata, Richard J., Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle, 206-224-8007 Pg. 34 Preece, Joshua J., Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece, Seattle, 206-621-1562 Preston, Anne F., Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, 206-464-3939 Reynvaan, Michael T., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8000 Robblee, Richard H., Robblee Detwiler & Black, Seattle, 206-467-6700 Roe, Tamara L., Montgomery Purdue Blankinship & Austin, Seattle, 206-682-7090 Rosen, Jon H., The Rosen Law Firm, Seattle, 206-652-1464 Rubin, Jerome L., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-386-7589 Sanders, James, Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8681

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Schroeder, Bruce L., Summit Law Group, Seattle, 206-676-7000 Schwerin, Lawrence R., Schwerin Campbell Barnard Iglitzin & Lavitt, Seattle, 206-285-2828 Sebris, Jr., Robert, Sebris Busto James, Bellevue, 425-454-4233 Shaker, James M., Ryan Swanson & Cleveland, Seattle, 206-654-2261 Shapero, Laurence A., Riddell Williams, Seattle, 206-389-1661 Shore, James M., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-386-7578 Smith, Douglas E., Littler Mendelson, Seattle, 206-623-3300 Stahlfeld, Susan Eberle, Miller Nash, Seattle, 206-622-8484 Strong, Sidney J., Law Offices of Sidney J. Strong, Shoreline, 206-623-5221 Sutherland, Karen, Ogden Murphy Wallace, Seattle, 206-447-7000 Pg. 69 Taylor, M. Edward, Sebris Busto James, Bellevue, 425-454-4233 Teller, Stephen A., Teller & Associates, Seattle, 206-324-8969 Thomas, Suzanne J., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-6642 Pg. 36 Van Dusen, Jr., Francis L., Miller Nash, Seattle, 206-622-8484 Willert, Sheryl J., Williams Kastner, Seattle, 206-628-2408 Pg. 36 Winterbauer, Steven H., Winterbauer & Diamond, Seattle, 206-676-8440

EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: DEFENSE Chun, John H., Summit Law Group, Seattle, 206-676-7046 Pg. 34 Droke, Michael W., Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle, 206-903-8709 Goldstein, Steven, Betts Patterson & Mines, Seattle, 206-292-9988 Hamilton, Kevin J., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8000 Hollingsworth, Jeffrey A., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8000 Humphrey, Lawton H., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 260-757-8064 Lemly, Thomas A., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8085 O’Sullivan, Thaddeus, K&L Gates, Spokane, 509-624-2100 Reilly, D. Michael, Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7051 Reiss, Michael, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8130 Silke, David W., Gordon & Rees, Seattle, 206-695-5100 Vance, Joseph, Miller Nash, Vancouver, 360-699-4771 Williams, Nancy, Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8473

EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF Blankenship, Scott C.G., The Blankenship Law Firm, Seattle, 206-343-2700 Pg. 69 Brenneke, Andrea, MacDonald Hoague & Bayless, Seattle, 206-622-1604 Frank, Katrin E., MacDonald Hoague & Bayless, Seattle, 206-622-1604 Frank, Steven B., Frank Freed Subit & Thomas, Seattle, 206-682-6711 Freed, Clifford, Frank Freed Subit & Thomas, Seattle, 206-682-6711 Halm, Lindsay L., Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Seattle, 206-622-8000

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BY PRACTICE AREA Lonnquist, Judith A., Law Offices of Judith A. Lonnquist, Seattle, 206-622-2086 Pg. 36 Mindenbergs, Susan B., Law Office of Susan Mindenbergs, Seattle, 206-447-1560 Pg. 69 Rekhi, Hardeep S., Rekhi & Wolk, Seattle, 206-388-5887 Subit, Michael C., Frank Freed Subit & Thomas, Seattle, 206-682-6711 Vreeland, Victoria L., Vreeland Law, Bellevue, 425-623-1300 Pg. 36 Wing, Jesse A., MacDonald Hoague & Bayless, Seattle, 206-622-1604

ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES Gravley, Adam W., Van Ness Feldman, Seattle, 206-623-9372 Mentor, Jr., Joe, Mentor Law Group, Seattle, 206-838-7650 Quehrn, Markham A., Perkins Coie, Bellevue, 425-635-1400 Thomas, Elizabeth, K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-623-7580

ENVIRONMENTAL Aramburu, J. Richard, Aramburu & Eustis, Seattle, 206-625-9515 Blumenfeld, Charles R., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-6364 Brown, Jr., Rodney L., Cascadia Law Group, Seattle, 206-292-2605 Pg. 34 Chapman, William H., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-623-7580 Cohen, Matthew, Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-386-7569

Dunn, Loren R., Riddell Williams, Seattle, 206-389-1794 Elliott, Richard W., Davis Wright Tremaine, Bellevue, 425-646-6140 Grant, Harry Edward, Riddell Williams, Seattle, 206-389-1574 Heineck, David M., Summit Law Group, Seattle, 206-676-7000 Jensen, Howard F., Veris Law Group, Seattle, 206-829-9590 Jones, Bradley B., Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Tacoma, 253-620-6500 Joyce, William F., Joyce Ziker Parkinson, Seattle, 206-957-5951 Pg. 34 Kilbane, Tom, Short Cressman & Burgess, Seattle, 206-515-2235 Leppo, Jeffrey W., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-386-7641 Mack, Sarah E., Tupper Mack Wells, Seattle, 206-493-2300 Pg. 69 Manolopoulos, Lynn T., Davis Wright Tremaine, Bellevue, 425-646-6146 Marten, Bradley M., Marten Law, Seattle, 206-292-2604 Martin, Connie Sue, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, 206-622-1711 Mcgaffey, Karen M., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-6368 Nesteroff, Michael A., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Newlon, Thomas A., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-386-7677 Pagalilauan, Tisha F., Cascadia Law Group, Seattle, 206-292-6300 Pg. 36

Plauché, IV, Samuel W., Plauché & Carr, Seattle, 206-588-4188 Pg. 69 Richmond, Terese Neu, Van Ness Feldman, Seattle, 206-623-9372 Schneider, Mark W., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8627 Pg. 34 Spencer, Elaine L., Graham & Dunn, Seattle, 206-340-9638 Thiele, Steven J., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-386-7530 Trueblood, Craig S., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-623-7580 Wells, Matthew D., Tupper Mack Wells, Seattle, 206-493-2300 Wolfe, Charles R., Attorney at Law, Seattle, 206-274-5145

ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION Ginsberg, Beth S., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-386-7581 Kray, Jeff B., Marten Law, Seattle, 206-292-2608 Larson, Linda R., Marten Law, Seattle, 206-292-2600 Lederman, Ken, Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-4400 Moxon, Keith E., Van Ness Feldman, Seattle, 206-623-9372 Parkinson, Stephen T., Joyce Ziker Parkinson, Seattle, 206-957-5960 Steen, Ryan P., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-386-7610 Tan, Stephen J., Cascadia Law Group, Seattle, 206-292-2657 CONTINUED ON PAGE 50

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Thorp, Michael R., Summit Law Group, Seattle, 206-676-7102 Tupper, Jr., James A., Tupper Mack Wells, Seattle, 206-493-2300 Pg. 69

ESTATE & TRUST LITIGATION Bertram, Karen R., Kutscher Hereford Bertram Burkart, Seattle, 206-382-4414 Pg. 36 Hicks, Karolyn, Stokes Lawrence, Seattle, 206-626-6000 Ridgway, Sheila Conlon, Ridgway Law Group, Seattle, 206-838-2501

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www.ridgwaylawgroup.com Wildsmith, Quentin, Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson, Seattle, 206-654-2424 Wilson, Ann T., Law Offices of Ann T. Wilson, Seattle, 206-625-0990 Pg. 36

ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE Blair, Watson B., Watson Blair Law Group, Seattle, 206-654-5500 Boxx, Karen E., Keller Rohrback, Seattle, 206-623-1900 Brown, Lora L., Law Offices of Lora L. Brown, Seattle, 206-344-8600 Pg. 34, 36, 69 Burkart, Timothy C., Kutscher Hereford Bertram Burkart, Seattle, 206-382-4414 Butler, Dean V., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, 206-622-8020 Pg. 34

Carrico, Michael D., Riddell Williams, Seattle, 206-624-3600 Pg. 34 Char, Patricia H., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-8258 Pg. 36 Coolbaugh, Johanna M., Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle, 206-223-1313 Culbertson, Thomas M., Lukins & Annis, Spokane, 509-455-9555 Cunningham, Janis A., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8607 Pg. 34, 36 Emry, II, Frederic G., Paine Hamblen, Spokane, 509-455-6000 Fahlman, Eric J., Fahlman Olson & Little, Seattle, 206-583-0155 Falk, Alfred M., Harlowe & Falk, Tacoma, 253-284-4413 Fitzpatrick, Paul D., K&L Gates, Spokane, 509-624-2100 Flaggert, James A., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8044 Flynn, Bruce P., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8588 Fujimoto, Marcia K., Graham & Dunn, Seattle, 206-340-9637 Gaffney, Joseph M., Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle, 206-903-5448 Goffe, Wendy S., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-624-0900 Pg. 34, 36 Gores, Thomas C., Perkins Coie, Bellevue, 425-635-1444 Pg. 34 Gray, Janet, Jeppesen Gray Sakai, Bellevue, 425-454-2344 Grove, T. Randall, Landerholm, Vancouver, 360-816-2477

Hoexter, Laura E., Helsell Fetterman, Seattle, 206-292-1144 Pg. 36 Holzapfel, George S., Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson, Seattle, 206-654-2433 Janney, Philip Baird, Landerholm, Vancouver, 360-816-2479 Kane, Alan H., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-7632 Keller, Thomas M., Thomas M. Keller, Seattle, 206-332-7540 Kellogg, Daniel O., Attorney at Law, Renton, 425-227-8700 Klobucher, Richard A., Davis Wright Tremaine, Bellevue, 425-646-6131 Lawrence, Douglas C., Stokes Lawrence, Seattle, 206-626-6000 Pg. 34 Lewis, Amy C., Eisenhower Carlson, Tacoma, 253-572-4500 Macpherson, Alan D., Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Tacoma, 253-620-6468 McClaran, Pamela, Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-4697 Minorchio, James W., Riddell Williams, Seattle, 206-389-1658 Montgomery, Alan L., Montgomery Purdue Blankinship & Austin, Seattle, 206-682-7090 Perkins, Sandra Lynn, Sandra Lynn Perkins, Seattle, 206-381-8500 Pg. 34, 36, 70 Petrich, David B., Eisenhower Carlson, Tacoma, 253-572-4500 Petrie, Gair B., Randall Danskin, Spokane, 509-747-2052 Poffenbarger, John, Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle, 206-224-8084 Porter, Benjamin G., Porter Kohli, Seattle, 206-624-8890 Pg. 70 Querna, Donald K., Randall Danskin, Spokane, 509-747-2052 Riley, Jr., Charles W., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7959 Roberts, Mark W., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-8119 Rose, Filmore E., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7747 Schubert, Jr., Kenneth L., Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, 206-464-3939 Sherland, Barbara C., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-386-7691 Pg. 36 Smith, J. Bruce, Barron Smith Daugert, Bellingham, 360-733-0212 Speidel, Russell J., Speidel Law Firm, Wenatchee, 509-662-1211 Pg. 70 Suzuki, Akane R., Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, 206-816-1473 Pg. 34, 36 Treadwell, James K., Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle, 206-224-8078 Vance, Mary Anne, The Law Office of Mary Anne Vance, Seattle, 206-682-2333 Velikanje, George F., Stokes Lawrence Velikanje Moore & Shore, Yakima, 509-853-3000 Zeman, Laura H., Zeman Law Group, Bellevue, 425-947-5405

FAMILY LAW Anderson, Sherri M., Law Offices of Sherri M. Anderson, Seattle, 206-254-1234 Pg. 34, 36 Anderson, Wolfgang R., Anderson Fields Dermody & Pressnall, Seattle, 206-322-2060 Pg. 70 Beetham, P. Craig, Eisenhower Carlson, Tacoma, 253-572-4500 Bender, Rita L., Skellenger Bender, Seattle, 206-623-6501 Pg. 36, 70 Brewe, Kenneth E., Brewe Layman, Everett, 425-252-5167 Pg. 70 50 SUPERLAWYERS.COM

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BY PRACTICE AREA Bugni, Michael W., Michael W. Bugni & Associates, Seattle, 206-365-5500 Carlsen, Laura, McKinley Irvin, Tacoma, 253-952-4290 Pg. 70 Christianson, Marc T., McKinley Irvin, Tacoma, 253-952-4290 Pg. 34 Ebberson, Linda Kelley, Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson, Seattle, 206-654-2406 Pg. 36 Edlund, Ruth Laura, Wechsler Becker, Seattle, 206-624-4900 Edwards, Carl T., Law Offices of Carl T. Edwards, Seattle, 206-467-6400 Evens, Bradley A., Bucklin Evens, Mercer Island, 206-230-5777 Finesilver, H. Michael, Anderson Fields Dermody & Pressnall, Seattle, 206-322-2060 Pg. 70 George, Janet A., Law Office of Janet A. George, Seattle, 206-447-0717 Pg. 34, 36 Guzzo, Lori Lopez, Socius Law Group, Seattle, 206-838-9108 Pg. 36, 70 Hall, Camden M., Camden Hall, Seattle, 206-749-0200

CAMDEN M. HALL CAMDEN HALL, PLLC Seattle • 206-749-0200

www.camdenhall.com Hamerlinck, Thomas G., Thomas G. Hamerlinck, Bellevue, 425-990-1075 Pg. 34, 71 Hazel, David, Hazel and Hazel, Yakima, 509-453-9181 Helson, Janet M., Skellenger Bender, Seattle, 206-623-6501 Pg. 71

Horenstein, Scott J., The Scott Horenstein Law Firm, Vancouver, 360-699-1530 Johnson, A. Kyle, Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson, Seattle, 206-812-3604 Kinzel, William L., Kinzel Allen Skone & Searing, Bellevue, 425-455-3333 McGuire, James C., Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, Seattle, 206-623-1745 Meserve, Christina A., Connolly Tacon & Meserve, Olympia, 360-943-6747 Michelson, Elizabeth A., Attorney at Law, Everett, 425-258-4208 Moschetto, Marijean E., Moschetto & Koplin, Bellevue, 425-641-6000 Payseno, Jennifer J., McKinley Irvin, Seattle, 206-625-9600 Pitts, Stella L., Stella L. Pitts & Associates, Seattle, 206-447-7745 Pg. 71 Rasnic, Raegen N., Skellenger Bender, Seattle, 206-623-6501 Pg. 71 Shank, Christopher K., Attorney at Law, Bellevue, 425-453-5172 Sharpe, Lisa A., Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson, Seattle, 206-654-2404 Pg. 34, 36 Skone, Edward R., Kinzel Allen Skone & Searing, Bellevue, 425-455-3333 Starks, David B., McKinley Irvin, Seattle, 206-625-9600 Story, Loretta S., Story Law, Bellevue, 425-688-1159 Weiss, J. Mark, Law Office of J. Mark Weiss, Seattle, 206-622-6707 Whitaker, Cynthia B., Law Offices of Cynthia B. Whitaker, Seattle, 206-382-0000

Wilcox, Gordon W., Gordon W. Wilcox, Seattle, 206-233-9300 Wolfard, Lisa A., Short Cressman & Burgess, Seattle, 206-515-2249

FIRST AMENDMENT/MEDIA/ ADVERTISING Doran, Ambika Kumar, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-622-3150 Earl-Hubbard, Michele L., Allied Law Group, Seattle, 206-443-0200 Johnson, Bruce E.H., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8069 Pg. 34

GENERAL LITIGATION Ashbaugh, David L., Ashbaugh Beal, Seattle, 206-386-5900 Berry, Matthew R., Susman Godfrey, Seattle, 206-516-3880 Buck, Ted, Frey Buck, Seattle, 206-486-8000 Pg. 71 Dreiling, Thomas R., Law Office of Thomas R. Dreiling, Seattle, 206-694-4602 Pg. 71 Etter, William F., Etter McMahon Lamberson Clary & Oreskovich, Spokane, 509-747-9100 Farmer, Tyler L., Calfo Harrigan Leyh & Eakes, Seattle, 206-623-1700 Ferguson, Jon P., Jon Ferguson Law Group, Ellensburg, 206-313-7953 Gewald, Anthony J.W., Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson, Seattle, 206-654-2407 Gidari, Jr., Albert, Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8000 CONTINUED ON PAGE 52

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Gossler, Michael E., Montgomery Purdue Blankinship & Austin, Seattle, 206-682-7090 Hansen, Drew D., Susman Godfrey, Seattle, 206-373-7384 Hofmann, Douglas A., Williams Kastner, Seattle, 206-628-6636 Johnsen, Mark R., Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle, 206-224-8020 Kelly, Jr., Thomas E., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-6683 Kemper, Keith, Ellis Li & McKinstry, Seattle, 206-682-0565 Korrell, Harry J.F., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-622-3150 McKinstry, Michael R., Ellis Li & McKinstry, Seattle, 206-682-0565 McVey, Patrick D., Riddell Williams, Seattle, 206-389-1576 Morrison, Jr., W. Ward, Riddell Williams, Seattle, 206-389-1689 Robinson, Steven D., Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle, 206-223-1313 Scarpelli, Jr., Nicholas P., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, 206-622-8020 Shea, Jr., Edward F., Kuffel Hultgrenn Klashke Shea & Ellerd, Pasco, 509-545-8531 Thomas, Jeffrey M., Gordon Tilden Thomas & Cordell, Seattle, 206-467-6477 Verwolf, Nick S., Davis Wright Tremaine, Bellevue, 425-646-6125 Zulauf, Jay H., Attorney at Law, Lake Forest Park, 206-361-7509

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Sorensen, Melvin N., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, 206-622-8020

GOVERNMENT/CITIES/MUNICIPALITIES Bruce, David N., Savitt Bruce & Willey, Seattle, 206-749-0500 Pg. 71 DiJulio, P. Stephen, Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-8971 Tanaka, Wayne D., Ogden Murphy Wallace, Seattle, 206-447-7000 Walter, Michael C., Keating Bucklin & McCormack, Seattle, 206-623-8861 Pg. 71 Weed, Grant K., Weed Graafstra & Benson, Snohomish, 360-568-3119

HEALTH CARE Albright, Douglas E., Ogden Murphy Wallace, Seattle, 206-447-7000 Baker, Kimberly D., Williams Kastner, Seattle, 206-628-6606 Berg, Bradley J., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-8970 Black, Donald W., Ogden Murphy Wallace, Seattle, 206-447-7000 Blanchard, Timothy P., Blanchard Manning, Orcas Island, 360-376-2292 Duffy, Susan G., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-622-3150 Homchick, Robert G., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8063 Knack, Mary Re, Williams Kastner, Seattle, 206-233-2989

Miles, Anthony R., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-624-0900 Robbins, David B., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-6745 Shickich, Barbara Allan, Riddell Williams, Seattle, 206-389-1680 Walerius, Robert J., Miller Nash, Seattle, 206-622-8484

IMMIGRATION Butler, Diane M., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7715 Cheetham, Janet H., Ryan Swanson & Cleveland, Seattle, 206-654-2235 Christoffersen, Lisa M., Christoffersen Law, Seattle, 206-935-3824 Pg. 71 Cowan, Pamela S., Cowan Miller & Lederman, Seattle, 206-340-1033 Edward, Carol L., Carol L. Edward & Associates, Seattle, 206-956-9556 Pg. 72 Gibbs, Robert H., Gibbs Houston Pauw, Seattle, 206-224-8790 Gittleman, Felicia L., Cowan Miller & Lederman, Seattle, 206-340-1033 Greenfield, Ester F., MacDonald Hoague & Bayless, Seattle, 206-622-1604 Han, Hilary, Dobrin & Han, Seattle, 206-448-3440 Lederman, Kevin, Cowan Miller & Lederman, Seattle, 206-340-1033 Miller, Steven S., Cowan Miller & Lederman, Seattle, 206-340-1033 Paget, Joel H., Ryan Swanson & Cleveland, Seattle, 206-654-2215 Pauw, Robert, Gibbs Houston Pauw, Seattle, 206-224-8791 Rodgers, Gregg, Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, 206-464-3939

INSURANCE COVERAGE Ahearne, Thomas F., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-8934 Andersen, Stephanie S., Gordon & Polscer, Seattle, 206-223-4226 Baker, Gabriel, Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Beal, Richard T., Ashbaugh Beal, Seattle, 206-386-5900 Beatty, Jacquelyn A., Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle, 206-224-8090 Pg. 36 Beecher, James M., Hackett Beecher & Hart, Seattle, 206-624-2200 Brenner, David M., Riddell Williams, Seattle, 206-389-1773 Cordell, Franklin D., Gordon Tilden Thomas & Cordell, Seattle, 206-467-6477 Pg. 34 DeYoung, Mary R., Soha & Lang, Seattle, 206-624-1800 Dinning, Ronald S., Attorney at Law, Seattle, 206-723-0560 Dykstra, A. Richard, Friedman | Rubin, Seattle, 206-501-4446 Easter, Scott B., Montgomery Purdue Blankinship & Austin, Seattle, 206-682-7090 Ek, Tyna, Soha & Lang, Seattle, 206-624-1800 Feig, Curt H., Nicoll Black & Feig, Seattle, 206-838-7555 Forsberg, Carl E., Forsberg & Umlauf, Seattle, 206-689-8552 Pg. 34 Gellert, Nicholas Peter, Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8680 Gottlieb, Lawrence, Betts Patterson & Mines, Seattle, 206-292-9988 Grassia, Stephanie, Cairncross & Hempelmann, Seattle, 206-587-0700 52 SUPERLAWYERS.COM

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BY PRACTICE AREA Hampton, Joseph D., Betts Patterson & Mines, Seattle, 206-292-9988 Pg. 34 Harper, Gregory L., Harper | Hayes, Seattle, 206-340-8830 Pg. 72 Hayes, Todd C., Harper | Hayes, Seattle, 206-340-8793 Pg. 72 Hecht, Irene M., Keller Rohrback, Seattle, 206-623-1900 Hoff, Bradley W., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-2911 Jones, Thomas M., Cozen O’Connor, Seattle, 206-224-1242 Kilpatrick, Richard B., Kilpatrick Law Group, Bellevue, 425-453-8161 Kim, Sally S., Gordon & Rees, Seattle, 206-695-5100 Kingman, Dale L., Gordon Tilden Thomas & Cordell, Seattle, 206-467-6477 Pg. 34 Knowles, William F., Cozen O’Connor, Seattle, 206-340-1000 Lether, Thomas, Lether & Associates, Seattle, 206-467-5444 Pg. 72

THOMAS LETHER

LETHER & ASSOCIATES, PLLC Seattle • 206-467-5444

www.letherlaw.com

Love, Russell C., Thorsrud Cane & Paulich, Seattle, 206-386-7755 Pg. 72 McDougall, Jodi A., Cozen O’Connor, Seattle, 206-373-7233 Pg. 36 Moore, Michael A., Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece, Seattle, 206-625-8600

Paulich, Patrick M., Thorsrud Cane & Paulich, Seattle, 206-386-7755 Pg. 72 Pelandini, William A., Nicoll Black & Feig, Seattle, 206-838-7544 Petrie, John T., Ryan Swanson & Cleveland, Seattle, 206-654-2271 Phillips, Stevan D., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-386-7621 Powell, John E.D. (Jed), Cairncross & Hempelmann, Seattle, 206-254-4425 Roesch, Benjamin J., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Silk, John M., Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson, Seattle, 206-623-4100 Soha, Steven, Soha & Lang, Seattle, 206-624-1800 Stickney, Scott M., Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson, Seattle, 206-623-4100 Thorsrud, Mark N., Thorsrud Cane & Paulich, Seattle, 206-386-7755 Pg. 72 Verfurth, Donald J., Gordon & Rees, Seattle, 206-695-5111 Pg. 34 Weaver, Karen Southworth, Soha & Lang, Seattle, 206-624-1800

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Abramonte, Frank, Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, Seattle, 206-622-4900 AuYeung, Al, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, 206-381-8819 Balasubramani, Venkat, Focal, Seattle, 206-529-4827 Bishop, Stephen C., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-3129

Black, Richard T., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-6251 Caditz, Cindy, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-622-3150 Carlson, David V., Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, Seattle, 206-622-4900 Christiansen II, William T., Cooley, Seattle, 206-452-8700 Costanza, Kevin S., Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, Seattle, 206-622-4900 Cumbow, Robert C., Graham & Dunn, Seattle, 206-340-9619 Daley-Watson, Christopher J., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-3599 Eng, Kimton N., Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle, 206-903-8718 Gheewala, Parag, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Seattle, 206-883-2500 Goto, Bruce T., Riddell Williams, Seattle, 206-624-3600 Graybeal, Lynne E., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8000 Hermanns, Karl R., Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, Seattle, 206-622-4900 Lisbakken, James R., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8660 Lorbiecki, Mark L., Lowe Graham Jones, Seattle, 206-381-3300 Mackay, Greg P., Perkins Coie, Bellevue, 425-635-1400 Mann, Philip P., Mann Law Group, Seattle, 206-436-0900 CONTINUED ON PAGE 54

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McFarland, Cestjon L., Attorney at Law, Bainbridge Island, 206-855-9333 Moeller, Randall, Moeller Intellectual Property, Seattle, 206-651-5609 Morgan, Kevan L., Christensen O’Connor Johnson Kindness, Seattle, 206-682-8100 Nagae, Jerry E., Christensen O’Connor Johnson Kindness, Seattle, 206-682-8100 Nelson, Marshall J., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8112 Ng, Chun M., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-6488 Parker, Paul T., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-3258 Parris, Mark S., Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, Seattle, 206-839-4300 Pirio, Maurice J., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8548 Renzoni, George E., Christensen O’Connor Johnson Kindness, Seattle, 206-682-8100 Rohde, Richard R., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-6120 Rondeau, Jr., George C., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8133 Rosenman, Stephen Jay, Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, Seattle, 206-622-4900 Ruiter, Leslie C., Stokes Lawrence, Seattle, 206-626-6000 Sachs, Heidi L., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8506 Sakoi, Jeffrey M., Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, Seattle, 206-622-4900 Sharkey, Richard G., Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, Seattle, 206-622-4900

Snodgrass, Erin P., Snodgrass & Kearns, Seattle, 206-447-2315 Warner, Scott G., Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, 206-464-3939 Williamson, Mary L., Peregrine Law Group, Seattle, 206-973-7703 Winters, Steven B., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7740 Wittow, Mark H., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-8399 Wylie, Roger D., Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, Seattle, 206-516-3092

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION Al-Salam, Ramsey M., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-6385 Atkins, Michael G., Atkins Intellectual Property, Seattle, 206-628-0983 Axel, Bradford J., Stokes Lawrence, Seattle, 206-626-6000 Bateman, David A., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-6682 Bodine, Brian G., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Boundy, F. Ross, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8201 Culbert, Regina, Merchant & Gould, Seattle, 206-342-6200 Dunwoody, Stuart R., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8034 Durrance, Nathaniel (Nathan), Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8000 Fahringer, Susan, Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8000

Ferron, Jr., William O., Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, Seattle, 206-622-4900 Graham, Lawrence D., Lowe Graham Jones, Seattle, 206-381-3300 Hendricks, Katherine, Hendricks & Lewis, Seattle, 206-624-1933 Jost, Shannon M., Stokes Lawrence, Seattle, 206-626-6000 Pg. 36 Lewis, Jr., O. Yale, Hendricks & Lewis, Seattle, 206-624-1933 Lowe, David A., Lowe Graham Jones, Seattle, 206-381-3300 McDonald, David T., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-623-7580 Meiklejohn, Paul T., Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle, 206-903-8746 Nelson, Justin A., Susman Godfrey, Seattle, 206-516-3867 Park, Brian C., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-386-7542 Rava, William C., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-6338 Rheaume, Warren J., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8265 Riedinger, Jerry A., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8664 Rohde, Robert E., Rohde & Van Kampen, Seattle, 206-386-7353 Savitt, James P., Savitt Bruce & Willey, Seattle, 206-749-0500 Pg. 34, 72 Siefert, Richard C., Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, 206-850-7024 Stewart, Douglas, Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle, 206-903-2381 Tellekson, David K., Fenwick & West, Seattle, 206-389-4560 Walters, Mark P., Frommer Lawrence & Haug, Seattle, 206-336-5684 Pg. 43 Wesner, Gregory F., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7272 Willey, Stephen C., Savitt Bruce & Willey, Seattle, 206-749-0500 Pg. 72

LAND USE/ZONING Amster, Glenn J., Kantor Taylor Nelson Evatt & Decina, Seattle, 206-625-9898 Archer, Margaret Y., Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Tacoma, 253-620-6550 Pg. 36 Bricklin, David A., Bricklin & Newman, Seattle, 206-264-8600 Brower, Joshua C. Allen, Veris Law Group, Seattle, 206-829-9590 Carmody, James C., Halverson Northwest Law Group, Yakima, 509-248-6030 Carson, Brent, Van Ness Feldman, Seattle, 206-623-9372 Derr, Jay P., Van Ness Feldman, Seattle, 206-623-9372 Durkan, T. Ryan, Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, Seattle, 206-623-1745 Pg. 36 Eglick, Peter J., Eglick Kiker Whited, Seattle, 206-441-1069 Pg. 73 Harper, Kenneth W., Menke Jackson Beyer, Yakima, 509-575-0313 Hempelmann, John W., Cairncross & Hempelmann, Seattle, 206-254-4400 Hill, G. Richard, McCullough Hill Leary, Seattle, 206-812-3388 Hillis, Jerome L., Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, Seattle, 206-623-1745 Huff, Gary D., Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle, 206-224-8024 Keegan, John E., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8074 54

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BY PRACTICE AREA Kresovich, George A., Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, Seattle, 206-623-1745 Laschever, Eric S., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-7836 Lawrence, Molly A., Van Ness Feldman, Seattle, 206-623-9372 Lynn, William T., Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Tacoma, 253-620-6500 Mackie, Alexander W., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8653 Mann, David S., Gendler & Mann, Seattle, 206-621-8868 Pg. 73 Marcy, Donald E., Cairncross & Hempelmann, Seattle, 206-254-4465 McCullough, Jr., John C., McCullough Hill Leary, Seattle, 206-812-3388 Pg. 34 McCutcheon, Melody B., Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, Seattle, 206-470-7633 Missall, Scott M., Short Cressman & Burgess, Seattle, 206-515-2241 Rogers, Nancy Bainbridge, Cairncross & Hempelmann, Seattle, 206-254-4417 Runstad, Judith M., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-8897 Schneider, Patrick J., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-4400 Sitkin, Jon, Chmelik Sitkin & Davis, Bellingham, 360-671-1796 Pg. 73 Walsh, Thomas M., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-7292 Wilson, Richard R., Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, Seattle, 206-470-7604

PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL Baumgardner, Kevin C., Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece, Seattle, 206-621-1480 Cane, Paul F., Thorsrud Cane & Paulich, Seattle, 206-386-7755 Pg. 73 Cronin, Timothy P., Mullin Cronin Casey & Blair, Spokane, 509-455-7999 Floyd, Francis S., Floyd Pflueger & Ringer, Seattle, 206-441-4455 Pg. 73 Flynn, Cindy G., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, 206-607-4167

Gauen, Andrew C., Merrick Hofstedt & Lindsey, Seattle, 206-682-0610 Pg. 73 Grennan, Philip B., Lee Smart, Seattle, 206-624-7990 Hennings, David L., Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson, Seattle, 206-623-4100 Miller, Kenneth A., Miller Mertens Comfort & Kreutz, Kennewick, 509-374-4200 Spencer, William W., Murray Dunham & Murray, Seattle, 206-622-2655 Tenney, Robert C., Meyer Fluegge & Tenney, Yakima, 509-575-8500 CONTINUED ON PAGE 56

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Beatty, Mark R., Law Office of Mark R. Beatty, Bellevue, 425-990-4026 Becker, Annette E., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-8340 Bjerke, Bruce T., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8071 Carlson, C. Kent, K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-6679 Dailey, Byron W., DLA Piper, Seattle, 206-839-4879 Erickson, Michael J., Summit Law Group, Seattle, 206-676-7000 Grinter, Pamela A., Riddell Williams, Seattle, 206-389-1568 Kunold, Jr., Robert, Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-2696 Maas III, Walter M., Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle, 206-224-8076 Morgan, Michael E., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7013 Pearlman, Jessica C., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-623-7580 Reed, John A., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8129 Seward, Steven T., Ascent Law Partners, Seattle, 206-623-8010 Weinstein, Joseph D., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-622-3150

NATIVE AMERICAN LAW Du Bey, Richard A., Short Cressman & Burgess, Seattle, 206-682-3333 Freedman, Bart J., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-7655 Galanda, Gabriel S., Galanda Broadman, Seattle, 206-691-3631

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BY PRACTICE AREA PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Aiken, Jerome R., Meyer Fluegge & Tenney, Yakima, 509-575-8500 Allen, Timothy E., Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, Seattle, 206-622-5511 Anderson, Christopher H., Fain Anderson VanDerhoef, Seattle, 206-749-0094 Brindley, Katharine W., Helsell Fetterman, Seattle, 206-689-2145 Cochran, Kathy A., Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson, Seattle, 206-623-4100 Pg. 34, 36 Fain, Thomas H., Fain Anderson VanDerhoef, Seattle, 206-749-2370 Pg. 34 Fitzer, Steven F., Fitzer Leighton & Ayers, Tacoma, 253-683-4511 Pg. 34, 73

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Fluegge, Dennis L., Meyer Fluegge & Tenney, Yakima, 509-575-8500 Forbis, Amy T., Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, Seattle, 206-622-5511 Pg. 36 Graffe, Jr., John C., Johnson Graffe Keay Moniz & Wick, Seattle, 206-223-4770 Pg. 73 Keefe, Dan W., Keefe Bowman & Bruya, Spokane, 509-624-8988 King, James B., Evans Craven & Lackie, Spokane, 509-455-5200 Pg. 34 Leedom, Elizabeth A., Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, Seattle, 206-622-5511 Pg. 34, 36 Leedom, William J., Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, Seattle, 206-622-5511 Pg. 34 Megard, Jr., Bruce W., Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, Seattle, 206-622-5511 Mertens, Christopher J., Miller Mertens Comfort & Kreutz, Kennewick, 509-374-4200 Moniz, Donna M., Johnson Graffe Keay Moniz & Wick, Seattle, 206-223-4770 Pg. 73

DONNA M. MONIZ

JOHNSON, GRAFFE, KEAY, MONIZ & WICK, LLP Seattle • 206-223-4770

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Myers, Michael J., Michael J. Myers, Spokane, 509-624-8988 O’Halloran, Scott M., Williams Kastner, Tacoma, 253-552-4094 Rekofke, Brian T., Witherspoon Kelley, Spokane, 509-624-5265 Ringer, Rebecca S., Floyd Pflueger & Ringer, Seattle, 206-441-4455 Pg. 36, 74 Rosendahl, John A., Williams Kastner, Tacoma, 253-552-4084 Sheldon, Patrick C., Forsberg & Umlauf, Seattle, 206-689-8573 Thorner, David A., Thorner Kennedy & Gano, Yakima, 509-575-1400 Pg. 34 VanDerhoef, Philip J., Fain Anderson VanDerhoef, Seattle, 206-749-0094 Wick, Rando B., Johnson Graffe Keay Moniz & Wick, Seattle, 206-223-4770 Pg. 74 Williams, Tammy L., Floyd Pflueger & Ringer, Seattle, 206-441-4455 Pg. 74 Yoshida, Douglas K., Ogden Murphy Wallace, Seattle, 206-447-7000 56 SUPERLAWYERS.COM

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BY PRACTICE AREA PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: PRODUCTS Bamberger, S. Karen, Betts Patterson & Mines, Seattle, 206-292-9988 Campbell, Jennifer L., Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, 206-689-3052 Pg. 36 Henderson, Dana A., Law Offices of James S. Rogers, Seattle, 206-621-8525 Kohli, Laurie D., Porter Kohli, Seattle, 206-682-0224 Marchese, Lisa M., Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle, 206-903-2379 Pg. 34, 36 Marks, Christopher S., Sedgwick, Seattle, 206-462-7560 Pg. 34 Merrick, Thomas R., Merrick Hofstedt & Lindsey, Seattle, 206-467-2649 Pg. 74 Phillips, John W., Phillips Law Group, Seattle, 206-382-6163 Pg. 74 Thorson, Timothy K., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, 206-607-4117 Tuvim, Mark B., Gordon & Rees, Seattle, 206-695-5144 Zeringer, Brian D., Sedgwick, Seattle, 206-462-7560

Corning, Nicholas F., The Corning Law Firm, Seattle, 206-789-6503 Danielson, James M., Jeffers Danielson Sonn & Aylward, Wenatchee, 509-662-3685 Pg. 75 Davis, Christopher M., Davis Law Group, Seattle, 206-727-4000 Pg. 58

CHRISTOPHER M. DAVIS DAVIS LAW GROUP, P.S. Seattle • 206-727-4000

www.injurytriallawyer.com Dawson, Bob, DawsonBrown, Seattle, 206-262-1444

Dearie, Raymond J., Dearie Law Group, Seattle, 206-239-9920 DeCosta, Virginia L., DeCosta Law Firm, Tacoma, 253-761-3093 Dore, Jr., James J., Dore Deutscher Law Group, Kent, 253-850-6411 Pg. 63 Durkin, John J., Troup Christnacht Ladenburg McKasy Durkin & Speir, Tacoma, 253-564-2111 Eubanks, Tara L., The Budlong Law Firm, Edmonds, 425-673-1944 Eymann, Richard C., Eymann Allison Hunter Jones, Spokane, 509-747-0101 CONTINUED ON PAGE 58

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL Abeyta, Terry P., Abeyta Nelson, Yakima, 509-575-1588 Pg. 74 Adler, Richard H., Adler Giersch, Seattle, 206-682-0300 Amala, Jason Paul, Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala, Seattle, 206-462-4339 Pg. 4 Bailey, William S., Fury Bailey, Seattle, 206-726-6600 Barcus, Ben F., Ben F. Barcus & Associates, Tacoma, 253-752-4444 Barlow, John A., Walstead Mertsching, Longview, 360-423-5220 Beauregard, Lincoln C., Connelly Law Offices, Tacoma, 253-593-5100 Pg. 74 Beninger, David M., Luvera Barnett Brindley Beninger & Cunningham, Seattle, 206-467-6090 Bergh, Andrew, Law Office of Andrew Bergh, Seattle, 206-621-0101 Pg. 74 Bersante, Monte, Davies Pearson, Tacoma, 253-620-1500 Bloom, Gary N., Harbaugh and Bloom, Spokane, 509-624-4727 Boyd, Jeffrey D., Nelson Boyd, Seattle, 206-971-7601 Brett, Dean, Brett Murphy, Bellingham, 360-714-0900 Brown, Peter M., DawsonBrown, Seattle, 206-262-1444 Buckley, James C., Buckley & Associates, Seattle, 206-622-1100 Bufalini, David A., Law Offices of David A. Bufalini, Tacoma, 877-972-2191 Bulzomi, Stephen L., Messina Bulzomi Christensen, Tacoma, 253-472-6000 Pg. 34 Campbell Webster, Cydney, Graham Lundberg Peschel, Seattle, 206-448-1992 Christensen, John R., Messina Bulzomi Christensen, Tacoma, 253-472-6000 Cochran, Darrell L., Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala, Tacoma, 253-777-0799 Pg. 4 Cogdill, W. Mitchell, Cogdill Nichols Rein Wartelle Andrews, Everett, 425-259-6111 Coluccio, Kevin, Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio, Seattle, 206-448-1777 Pg. 34 Connelly, Jr., John R. (Jack), Connelly Law Offices, Tacoma, 253-593-5100 Pg. 34, 74 SUPER LAWYERS MAGAZINE / WASHINGTON 2013

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Listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2001 Selected to Washington Super Lawyers 2005, 2006, 2009-2013 Fellow—Litigation Counsel of America The National Trial Lawyers Top 100

Notable Verdicts and Settlements $36,000,000 judgment: Commercial Loan Fraud $14,887,525 verdict: Medical Negligence—highest oral surgery verdict in the nation $4,000,000 verdict: Glass Ceiling Gender Discrimination against NYSE company $1,500,000 verdict: Securities Fraud—software technology start-up fraud $2,000,000 settlement: Medical Negligence/wrongful death/suicide $1,200,000 settlement: Medical Negligence/prescription drug

Firkins, Tyler K., Van Siclen Stocks & Firkins, Auburn, 253-859-8899 Fisher, Michael J., Rush Hannula Harkins & Kyler, Tacoma, 253-383-5388 Pg. 75 Flynn, Jr., William J. “Jay”, Flynn Merriman McKennon, Kennewick, 509-783-7326 Pg. 41 Fong, Eric M., Fong Law, Port Orchard, 360-876-8205 Friedman, Kenneth R., Friedman | Rubin, Bremerton, 360-782-4300 Friedman, Richard, Friedman | Rubin, Bremerton, 360-782-4300 Pg. 34 Fulton, Bradford J., Carter & Fulton, Everett, 425-258-3538 Pg. 34, 75 Fury, Steve, Fury Bailey, Seattle, 206-726-6600 Gardner, Todd W., Swanson Gardner, Renton, 425-226-7920 Pg. 34, 75 Gentry, Frederick D., Bean Gentry Wheeler & Peternell, Olympia, 360-357-2852 Gilbert, William A., Dano Gilbert, Moses Lake, 509-764-8426 Pg. 61

WILLIAM A. GILBERT

$1,500,000 settlement: Employment Discrimination—racial disparate treatment $579,000 verdict: Public Accommodation Discrimination—private golf and country club

(509) 245-3522 | maryschultzlaw.com Spokane, WA

CHRISTOPHER M. DAVIS DAVIS LAW GROUP, P.S. 2101 Fourth Ave. Suite 630 Seattle, WA 98121 PH: (206) 727-4000 FX: (206) 727-4001 chris@davislawgroupseattle.com injurytriallawyer.com

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF Christopher M. Davis is the founder and principal of Davis Law Group, P.S., a boutique personal injury practice that specializes in plaintiffs’ personal injury law, with an emphasis on automobile and pedestrian accidents, wrongful death, catastrophic injury cases, medical negligence and insurance claims. A former prosecuting attorney, Davis has been practicing law for 20 years. He has been extremely successful in settling and litigating cases to verdict, whether by arbitration or jury trial. In 2007, Mr. Davis was appointed to the Board of Governors of the Washington State Association for Justice (formerly Washington State Trial Lawyers Association) and is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, North American Brain Injury Society, Brain Injury Association of Washington, American Association for Justice and The National Trial Lawyers (he has been named in the Top 100 Trial Attorneys every year since 2007). A lifelong Washington resident, Davis received his finance degree in 1989 (with honors) from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington and his law degree in 1993 from the University of Oregon.

DANO GILBERT, P.S. Moses Lake • 509-764-8426

Goater, Kathryn, Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Seattle, 206-622-8000 Gooding, James, Graham Lundberg Peschel, Seattle, 206-448-1992 Gordon, Randolph I., Law Offices of Randolph I. Gordon, Seattle, 425-454-3313 Harkins, Vernon W., Rush Hannula Harkins & Kyler, Tacoma, 253-383-5388 Kahler, Ray W., Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio, Hoquiam, 360-533-2710 Kargianis, George, Law Offices of George Kargianis, Seattle, 206-624-5370 Keane, T. Jeffrey, Keane Law Offices, Seattle, 206-438-3737 Knopp, Matthew G., Peterson Wampold Rosato Luna Knopp, Seattle, 206-624-6800 Koehler, Karen K., Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio, Seattle, 206-448-1777 Pg. 34, 36 Kosnoff, Tim, Kosnoff Fasy, Seattle, 425-837-9690 Pg. 75 Kyler, Daniel R., Rush Hannula Harkins & Kyler, Tacoma, 253-383-5388 Langer, Frederick P., Nelson Langer Engle, Seattle, 206-623-7520 Leemon, Mark, Leemon + Royer, Seattle, 206-269-1100 Pg. 75 LePley, Patrick H., LePley Law Firm, Bellevue, 425-641-5353 Lindquist, Elizabeth Woody, Lindquist Law, Seattle, 206-709-7700 Pg. 75 Lingenbrink, Steven G., Lingenbrink Law, Kirkland, 425-284-6000 Luna, Felix Gavi, Peterson Wampold Rosato Luna Knopp, Seattle, 206-624-6800 Luvera, Paul N., Luvera Barnett Brindley Beninger & Cunningham, Seattle, 206-467-6090 Pg. 34 Machler, Susan, Osborn Machler, Seattle, 206-441-4110 Pg. 75 Martin, IV, Thaddeus P., Thaddeus P. Martin & Associates, Lakewood, 253-682-3420 McKasy, Michael J., Troup Christnacht Ladenburg McKasy Durkin & Speir, Tacoma, 253-564-2111

MICHAEL J. MCKASY

TROUP, CHRISTNACHT, LADENBURG, MCKASY, DURKIN & SPEIR, INC., P.S. Tacoma • 253-564-2111

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BY PRACTICE AREA Messina, John L., Messina Bulzomi Christensen, Tacoma, 253-472-6000 Moore, Bradley J., Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio, Seattle, 206-448-1777 Pg. 34 Murphy, John W., Brett Murphy, Mount Vernon, 800-925-1875 Nelson, Deborah M., Nelson Boyd, Seattle, 206-971-7601 Nelson, Eric S., Nelson & Johnson, Seattle, 206-447-1420 Nelson, Michael E., Nelson Langer Engle, Seattle, 206-623-7520 Nelson, Rodney K., Abeyta Nelson, Yakima, 509-575-1588 Pg. 75 Osborn, Simeon, Osborn Machler, Seattle, 206-441-4110 Pg. 76 Pence, Christopher C., Law Office of Christopher Pence, Bainbridge Island, 206-686-2300 Peterson, Jan Eric, Peterson Wampold Rosato Luna Knopp, Seattle, 206-624-6800 Pfau, Michael T., Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala, Seattle, 206-462-4335 Pg. 4 Ray, Rodney B., Margullis Luedtke & Ray, Tacoma, 253-752-2251 Read, Jo-Hanna G., Law Office of Jo-Hanna Read, Seattle, 206-441-1980 Ressler, Allen M., Ressler & Tesh, Seattle, 206-388-0333 Rice, Janet L., Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Seattle, 206-622-8000 Roberts, Nathan P., Connelly Law Offices, Tacoma, 253-593-5100 Pg. 76 Roe, Rebecca J., Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Seattle, 206-622-8000 Pg. 36

Rosato, Ann H., Peterson Wampold Rosato Luna Knopp, Seattle, 206-624-6800 Sadler, Jeffrey H., Sadler Law Firm, Tacoma, 253-573-1700

JEFFREY H. SADLER SADLER LAW FIRM, PS Tacoma • 253-573-1700

www.sadlerlawfirm.com Sargent, Vonda M., Law Offices of Vonda M. Sargent, Seattle, 206-839-4200 Schauermann, Craig F., Schauermann Thayer Jacobs & Staples, Vancouver, 360-695-4244 Pg. 76 Shapiro, Anthony D., Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, Seattle, 206-268-9352 Shaw, Steven, The Pearson Law Firm, Issaquah, 425-831-3100 Sieler, Lincoln D., Friedman | Rubin, Seattle, 206-501-4446 Pg. 34 Smart, William C., Keller Rohrback, Seattle, 206-623-1900 Smith, J.D., Ward Smith, Seattle, 206-588-8529 Speir, Shelly K., Troup Christnacht Ladenburg McKasy Durkin & Speir, Tacoma, 253-564-2111 Stritmatter, Paul L., Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio, Hoquiam, 360-533-2710 Pg. 34 Swanson, Arthur D., Swanson Gardner, Renton, 425-226-7920 Pg. 76 Tacon, III, Avelin P., Connolly Tacon & Meserve, Olympia, 360-943-6747 Tamaki, Blaine, Tamaki Law Offices, Yakima, 509-248-8338 Tuttle, Jeffrey B., Tuttle & Associates, Redmond, 425-881-9100 Pg. 76

Wampold, Michael S., Peterson Wampold Rosato Luna Knopp, Seattle, 206-624-6800 Pg. 34 Ward, Ronald R., Ward Smith, Seattle, 206-957-1273 Wilson, John R., Rush Hannula Harkins & Kyler, Tacoma, 253-383-5388 Withey, Michael E., Law Offices of Michael E. Withey, Seattle, 206-405-1800 Yackulic, Corrie J., Corrie Yackulic Law Firm, Seattle, 206-787-1915 Pg. 76

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Brindley, Ralph J., Luvera Barnett Brindley Beninger & Cunningham, Seattle, 206-467-6090 Pg. 34 Budlong, John, The Budlong Law Firm, Edmonds, 425-673-1944 Burdette, Lee, Burkett & Burdette, Seattle, 206-441-5544 Chemnick, Paul W., Chemnick Moen Greenstreet, Seattle, 206-443-8600 Cunningham, Joel D., Luvera Barnett Brindley Beninger & Cunningham, Seattle, 206-467-6090 Pg. 34 Gellatly, Jr., Robert N., Luvera Barnett Brindley Beninger & Cunningham, Seattle, 206-467-6090 Hannula, Daniel L., Rush Hannula Harkins & Kyler, Tacoma, 253-383-5388 Holman, James L., Holman Law, Tacoma, 253-627-1866 Pg. 76 Kamitomo, Mark D., The Markam Group, Spokane, 509-747-0902 CONTINUED ON PAGE 60

Seattle’s trial lawyers for civil litigation and white collar criminal defense.

Calfo Harrigan Leyh & Eakes LLP is a 20-lawyer Seattle litigation firm. Our trial lawyers are widely regarded as among the best in the region. We handle a wide variety of commercial and white collar criminal litigation, including federal criminal investigations and prosecutions, intellectual property, class action defense, construction, securities, environmental, insurance coverage and contract cases; employment matters; cargo and other admiralty law proceedings; and whistleblower and False Claims Act cases. We are fortunate to be ranked by Chambers & Partners USA and Benchmark Litigation as one of the top litigation firms in Seattle, and to have among us two Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers and several lawyers selected to the 2013 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.

ANGELO J. CALFO*

SHANE P. CRAMER**

RANDALL T. THOMSEN*

ARTHUR W. HARRIGAN JR.*

TYLER L. FARMER*

G. VAL TOLLEFSON*

TIMOTHY G. LEYH*

ANDREA D. OSTROVSKY*

CHRISTOPHER T. WION**

PATRICIA A. EAKES*

999 Third Ave., Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98104 PH: (206) 623-1700 / FX: (206) 623-8717

*2013 Super Lawyers / **2013 Rising Stars

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Massong, Judy I., DiamondMassong, Seattle, 206-445-1258 Pg. 76 Moen, Eugene M., Chemnick Moen Greenstreet, Seattle, 206-443-8600 Mungia, Salvador A., Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Tacoma, 253-620-6472 Otorowski, Christopher L., Otorowski Johnston Morrow & Golden, Bainbridge Island, 206-842-1000 Perey, Ron, Perey Law Group, Seattle, 206-443-7600 Pruzan, Steven R., Miracle Pruzan & Pruzan, Seattle, 206-624-8830 Pg. 76 Royer, Sidney S., Leemon + Royer, Seattle, 206-269-1100 Pg. 77 Russo, Anthony A., Russo & Graham, Seattle, 206-448-5905 Pg. 77 Schifferman, Reed P., Law Offices of Reed Schifferman, Seattle, 206-365-3650 Schultz, Mary, Mary Schultz Law, Spokane, 509-245-3522 Vertetis, Thomas B., Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala, Tacoma, 253-777-0799 Pg. 4 Weinmaster, Douglas T., Perey Law Group, Seattle, 206-443-7600 Whitson, Lish, Lish Whitson, Seattle, 206-892-2164 Pg. 77

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: PRODUCTS Clark, Bruce T., Marler Clark, Seattle, 206-346-1888 Diamond, Maria S., DiamondMassong, Seattle, 206-445-1258 Pg. 77 Draper, Glenn S., Bergman Draper Ladenburg, Seattle, 206-957-9510 Pg. 2 Houser, Kristin M., Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Seattle, 206-622-8000 Marler, William D., Marler Clark, Seattle, 206-346-1888 Pg. 34 O’Neil, Peter, Attorney at Law, Seattle, 206-200-4520 Rogers, James S., Law Offices of James S. Rogers, Seattle, 206-621-8525 Pg. 34, 77 Whelan, Paul W., Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio, Seattle, 206-448-1777

POLITICAL LAW Sherman, Bill, The Sherman Law Firm, Seattle, 206-552-9607 Webster, Clifford A., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, 206-622-8020

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY: DEFENSE Cromwell, Jr., Ralph E., Byrnes • Keller • Cromwell, Seattle, 206-622-2000 Cullen, Terrence J., Forsberg & Umlauf, Seattle, 206-689-8566 Downer, Jeffrey P., Lee Smart, Seattle, 206-621-3482 Franklin, Sam B., Lee Smart, Seattle, 206-621-3490 Ginsberg, Phillip H., Hackett Beecher & Hart, Seattle, 206-624-2200 Umlauf, Roy A., Forsberg & Umlauf, Seattle, 206-689-8500 Wright, Joel E., Lee Smart, Seattle, 206-624-7990

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY: PLAINTIFF Gould, Robert B., Attorney at Law, Lynnwood, 206-633-4442 Johnson, Mark, Johnson Flora, Seattle, 206-386-5566 60 SUPERLAWYERS.COM

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BY PRACTICE AREA REAL ESTATE Ackerman, Gary N., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-8956 Allen, Ronald D., Socius Law Group, Seattle, 206-838-9104 Pg. 77 Aylward, J. Patrick, Jeffers Danielson Sonn & Aylward, Wenatchee, 509-662-3685 Pg. 77 Barkewitz, Thomas A., Alston Courtnage & Bassetti, Seattle, 206-623-7600 Barrett, Michael A., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8615 Bassetti, Andrew B., Alston Courtnage & Bassetti, Seattle, 206-623-7600 Brain, Christopher I., Tousley Brain Stephens, Seattle, 206-682-5600 Bucklin, Kerry S., Bucklin Evens, Mercer Island, 206-230-5777 Clark, Beth A., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-8893 Cobb, Jennifer Dunn, Jameson Babbitt Stites & Lombard, Seattle, 206-292-1994 Courtnage, Michael S., Alston Courtnage & Bassetti, Seattle, 206-623-7600 Creim, Jerry A., Williams Kastner, Seattle, 206-628-2428 de Sa e Silva, Marco, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8024 DePillis, Vincent B., Real Property Law Group, Seattle, 206-625-0404 Dial, Ellen Conedera, Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8438 Feir, Scott E., Montgomery Purdue Blankinship & Austin, Seattle, 206-682-7090 Fikso, Bob, Fikso Kretschmer Smith Dixon Ormseth, Seattle, 206-448-1818 Fluhrer, Gary E., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-8896 Goeltz, Thomas A., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8050 Gordon, Joel M., Van Ness Feldman, Seattle, 206-623-9372 Green, William L., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8513 Greenfield, James A., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8055 Hanley, Jr., John W., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8262 Hayner, James K., Minnick-Hayner, Walla Walla, 509-527-3500 Hurst, Lynn O., Montgomery Purdue Blankinship & Austin, Seattle, 206-682-7090 James, Jr., Thomas S., Opus Law Group, Seattle, 206-438-5225 Johnson, B. Gerald, Pacifica Law Group, Seattle, 206-245-1700 Kerruish, David S., David S. Kerruish, Seattle, 206-386-4710 Koons, Warren E., Davis Wright Tremaine, Bellevue, 425-646-6117 Kuntz, Michael D., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-8959 Lawler, Anne DeVoe, Jameson Babbitt Stites & Lombard, Seattle, 206-516-3204 Lawler, Brian E., Socius Law Group, Seattle, 206-838-9100 Pg. 77 Lawless, Greg J., The Lawless Partnership, Seattle, 206-782-9535 Leen, David A., Leen & O’Sullivan, Seattle, 206-325-6022 Mason, J. Parker, Alston Courtnage & Bassetti, Seattle, 206-623-7600

WILLIAM A. GILBERT DANO GILBERT, P.S. 100 E. Broadway Ave. P.O. Box 2149 Moses Lake, WA 98837 PH: (509) 764-8426 FX: (509) 766-7764 bgilbert@dgalaw.com PH: (206) 452-1349 FX: (509) 766-7764

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL William A. (Bill) Gilbert is a partner in the law firm Dano Gilbert, P.S. He is a trial lawyer whose practice emphasizes serious personal injury, wrongful death, employment law and civil rights litigation at the national and international levels. Mr. Gilbert has litigated complex cases across the United States, as well as in Canada and Central and South America. His litigation achievements include a $716 million jury verdict in a dramshop wrongful death action.

Prior to attending law school, William served in the military, worked on large cattle ranches in his home state of Montana, guided hunters and fisherman in Montana and Alaska, skied professionally, supervised crews on construction projects and ultimately settled in to a position as a deputy sheriff. He has traveled the world extensively following his dreams and passion, exploring, socializing, fishing, hunting and trekking in some of the most remote places on the planet. Mr. Gilbert’s professional and personal diversity have proven to be invaluable to the lawyers he works with and the clients he represents. His diverse background and wealth of life experience give him a unique prospective on the law and its application to a client’s problems.

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Mcdowall, John R., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, 206-622-8020 Moore, Klio A., Opus Law Group, Seattle, 206-438-5235 Moore, Richard A., Pacifica Law Group, Seattle, 206-245-1700 Nelson, Jane Rakay, Kantor Taylor Nelson Evatt & Decina, Seattle, 206-625-9898 Neugebauer, Robert D., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-623-7580 Ormseth, Leif M., Fikso Kretschmer Smith Dixon Ormseth, Seattle, 206-448-1818 Osborn, Christopher R., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-8916 Osborne, Scott B., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-4400 Ostgard, Dennis A., Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, 206-689-1212 Pedreira, Virginia M., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-624-0900 Pepple, Daniel P., Pepple Cantu & Schmidt, Seattle, 206-625-1711 Percival, Donald E., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8264 Peterson, Thomas F., Socius Law Group, Seattle, 206-838-9112 Pg. 77 Prince, Douglas R., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-8906 Read, Thomas W., Alston Courtnage & Bassetti, Seattle, 206-623-7600 Rockwell, David H., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-386-7694 Rovig, Steven R., Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, Seattle, 206-623-1745 Sakai, Allen R., Jeppesen Gray Sakai, Bellevue, 425-454-2344 Shigley, Charles E., Alston Courtnage & Bassetti, Seattle, 206-623-7600 Shyne, Susan A., Van Ness Feldman, Seattle, 206-623-9372 Skinner, Shannon J., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-7657 Pg. 36 Smith, Scott A., Riddell Williams, Seattle, 206-389-1685 Soli, Sandip, Cairncross & Hempelmann, Seattle, 206-254-4493 Sperry, Shannon, Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson, Seattle, 206-654-2405 Stokke, Diane R., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-5791 Tanner, Gordon W., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-386-7695 Thomas, Cynthia, Real Property Law Group, Seattle, 206-625-1717 Pg. 34, 36 Tronquet, Michael C., Law Office of Michael C. Tronquet, Seattle, 206-420-2959 Unti, Daniel W., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, 206-607-4169 Vaughn, Daniel, Cairncross & Hempelmann, Seattle, 206-254-4484 Wesch, Angelia D., Phillips Wesch Burgess, Olympia, 360-742-3505 Winters, Marc O., McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren, Seattle, 206-467-1816 Wong, Eugene W., Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson, Seattle, 206-654-2486 Wright, Marni H., Pacifica Law Group, Seattle, 206-245-1700

SCHOOLS & EDUCATION Stiffarm, Denise L., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-623-7580 Yuan, Grace T., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-623-7580 62 SUPERLAWYERS.COM

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BY PRACTICE AREA SECURITIES & CORPORATE FINANCE Adams, Gregory F., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8000 Anderson, Kimberley R., Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle, 206-903-8803 Baldwin, Keith G., Davis Wright Tremaine, Bellevue, 425-646-6133 Barry, Christopher J., Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle, 206-903-8815 Bor, Andrew, Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8000 Campos, Joseph M., Ashbaugh Beal, Seattle, 206-386-5900 Erickson, Sonya F., Cooley, Seattle, 206-452-8700 Graham, Stephen M., Fenwick & West, Seattle, 206-389-4520 Harlan, Kristy T., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-623-7580 Hollenbeck, Tyler K., DLA Piper, Seattle, 206-839-4800 Hutchings, Michael, DLA Piper, Seattle, 206-839-4800 Jones, Randal R., Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle, 206-903-8800 Kocher, Gary J., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-7809 Landefeld, Stewart M., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8000 Pg. 34 Li, Chi-Dooh, Ellis Li & McKinstry, Seattle, 206-682-0565 Liles, Jr., Mike, Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle, 206-224-8068 Lone, Ronald J., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-386-7638 McShea, David F., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-3584 Moore, Andrew B., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8649 Muir, Megan L., DLA Piper, Seattle, 206-839-4800 Pg. 36 Robertson, Bruce A., Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, 206-464-3939 Robertson, John W., Cooley, Seattle, 206-452-8763 Schultheis, Patrick Joseph, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Seattle, 206-883-2500 Sherman, Craig, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Seattle, 206-883-2510 Pg. 34 Smith, Alan C., Fenwick & West, Seattle, 206-389-4530 Sroufe, Evelyn Cruz, Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8502 Steel, John M., DLA Piper, Seattle, 206-839-4833 Pg. 34 Wallin, Joe M., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8184 Williams, Marcus J., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8170 Worthington, Mark F., Summit Law Group, Seattle, 206-676-7064 Yentzer, Steven R., DLA Piper, Seattle, 206-839-4836

SECURITIES LITIGATION Berenstain, Ronald L., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8477 Carlson, Carl J., Tousley Brain Stephens, Seattle, 206-682-5600 Dunne, Daniel J., Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, Seattle, 206-839-4395 Escobar, Andrew Ramiro, DLA Piper, Seattle, 206-839-4800 Greene, Douglas W., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Greer, George E., Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, Seattle, 206-839-4403

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SUPER LAWYERS HONOREES!

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Susman Godfrey represents plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes cases across the country.

We are trial lawyers, not discovery litigators.

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JAMES J. DORE JR. DORE DEUTSCHER LAW GROUP, PLLC 1122 West James St. Kent, WA 98032-8729 PH: (253) 850-6411 FX: (206) 694-2226 jim@dd-lawyers.com dd-lawyers.com

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL James Dore Jr. is a Seattle lawyer with almost 20 years of experience. Dore is an aggressive attorney with extensive experience in personal injury, construction accidents, government seizure, property disputes, criminal defense, products liability and employment.

Dore graduated from Seattle University and obtained a J.D. from Gonzaga Law School. He clerked for Superior Court Judges Larry Jordan and Frank Sullivan.

In 1994, Dore practiced law with his father, Superior Court Judge James Dore Sr. With his father’s background and knowledge, opening a law firm with him was the next step to Dore’s successful practice.

In 2010, Dore partnered with Ann Deutscher and formed their current firm, Dore Deutscher Law Group, PLLC. Ann brings over 20 years of experience in medical malpractice and wrongful death cases. Since opening the new firm, they have earned clients over $10 million in verdicts and settlements.

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Guess, Philip M., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-5834 Kaplan, Barry M., Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Seattle, 206-883-2538 Pg. 34 Keehnel, Stellman, DLA Piper, Seattle, 206-839-4888 Pg. 34 Mangan, Brendan T., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-622-3150 Phillips, Lori Lynn, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, Seattle, 206-839-4322 Spoonemore, Richard E., Sirianni Youtz Spoonemore, Seattle, 206-223-0303

SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY Widlan, Sandra, Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Seattle, 206-622-8000 Pg. 78

TAX Barton, Gregg D., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-6358 Behnke, Lance W., Bracewell & Giuliani, Seattle, 206-204-6200 Charles, Pamela M., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8267 Chicoine, Robert J., Chicoine & Hallett, Seattle, 206-223-0800 Colvin, John M., Chicoine & Hallett, Seattle, 206-223-0800 Crow, Carl T., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-6390 Edwards, Bruce N., Sorensen & Edwards, Seattle, 206-224-8225 Edwards, Scott M., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7010 Hallett, Darrell D., Chicoine & Hallett, Seattle, 206-223-0800 Horowitz, Lewis M., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Johnson, Cory L., Chicoine & Hallett, Seattle, 206-223-0800 Kane, Jr., Robert M., LeSourd & Patten, Seattle, 206-624-1040 Pg. 34 Marten, Judd R., LeSourd & Patten, Seattle, 206-624-1040

Mastrodonato, George C., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, 206-622-8020 McCallum, Robert M., LeSourd & Patten, Seattle, 206-624-1040 Moran, Patrick M., Peterson Russell Kelly, Bellevue, 425-462-4700 Pearson, Wendy, Pearson Law Offices, Seattle, 425-512-8850 Purcell, Charles H., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-8369 Randall, Gary C., Workland & Witherspoon, Spokane, 509-252-5664 Schorr, Jon M., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, 206-622-8020 Taylor, Dawson, Cairncross & Hempelmann, Seattle, 206-254-4431 Tober, Gary P., Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, 206-816-1415 Todd, Brian J., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8157 Waldbaum, Rodney J., LeSourd & Patten, Seattle, 206-624-1040 White, Jr., John J., Livengood Fitzgerald & Alskog, Kirkland, 425-822-9281 Wreggelsworth, James E., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8174 Zuccotti, Andrew H., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-6680

TRANSPORTATION/MARITIME Barcott, Michael A., Holmes Weddle & Barcott, Seattle, 206-292-8008 Beard, James M., Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, Seattle, 206-282-3100 Beard, Mark G., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Black, III, W.L. Rivers, Nicoll Black & Feig, Seattle, 206-838-7542 Block, Steven W., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-7273 Bratz, David C., LeGros Buchanan & Paul, Seattle, 206-623-4990 Casperson, John E., Holmes Weddle & Barcott, Seattle, 206-292-8008

Gillett, Eric P., Preg O’Donnell & Gillett, Seattle, 206-287-1775 Pg. 78 Kessler, Keith L., Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio, Hoquiam, 360-533-2710 Pg. 34 Kraft, Robert M., Kraft Palmer Davies, Seattle, 206-624-8844 Pg. 78 Kruse, Laura E., Betts Patterson & Mines, Seattle, 206-292-9988 Matison, Katie, Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Pg. 36 Merriam, John W., Merriam Law Office, Seattle, 206-729-5252 Nicoll, Christopher W., Nicoll Black & Feig, Seattle, 206-838-7546 Stacey, Joseph S., Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, Seattle, 206-282-3100 Wackerbarth, Tim D., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Wiley, David W., Williams Kastner, Seattle, 206-233-2895

UTILITIES Kari, Donald G., Perkins Coie, Bellevue, 425-635-1400

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION Causey, Jr., James C., Causey Law Firm, Seattle, 206-292-8627 Pg. 78 Hochberg, William D., Law Offices of William D. Hochberg, Edmonds, 425-744-1220 Pg. 78 Palace, Patrick, Palace Law Offices, University Place, 253-627-3883 Pg. 78

PATRICK PALACE

PALACE LAW OFFICES University Place • 253-627-3883

www.palacelaw.com

Snell, David Charles, Small Snell Weiss & Comfort, Tacoma, 253-472-2400 Thompson, Thomas A., Walthew Thompson Kindred Costello & Winemiller, Seattle, 206-623-5311 Wagner, Mark C., Attorney at Law, Tacoma, 253-460-3265

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW THROUGH APPELLATE DOUGLAS B.M. EHLKE

HOWARD M. GOODFRIEND

KENNETH W. MASTERS

28840 11th Avenue South Federal Way, WA 98003 Tel: 253-839-5555 Fax: 253-874-5475 dehlke@ehlkelawoffices.com www.ehlkelawoffices.com

SMITH GOODFRIEND, P.S.

241 Madison Avenue North Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Tel: 206-780-5033 Fax: 206-842-6356 ken@appeal-law.com www.appeal-law.com

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: DEFENSE

APPELLATE

APPELLATE

Doug’s 2012 cases have produced victories in major accidents and fatality cases including dismissal of over $500,000 of proposed OSHA willful citations. He successfully defended cases against orchards, farms, machinery, and equipment operations.

Doug has been recognized in the Washington Super Lawyers list seven times and as a Top 100 Trial Attorney in Washington State.

He gives seminars at national and regional conferences and writes monthly articles for a national magazine on workplace and employment issues. NBTA Board Certified in Civil Trial and Pre-Trial Advocacy, Doug has received Martindale-Hubbell’s AV preeminent rating. He serves as Special Counsel to a nationwide association and employment legal counsel to a number of companies. He taught numerous courses at the University of Puget Sound and Civil Trial at the University of Washington.

Howard has been repeatedly recognized as one of Washington’s leading appellate practitioners, representing a wide range of individual, business, institutional, and government clients. His broad appellate experience is reflected in over 100 published state and federal appellate decisions, including, most recently, In Re Estate of Haviland, __ Wn.2d __ (2013); Arzola v. Name Intelligence, 172 Wn. App. 51 (2012) and Moratti v. Farmers Ins. Co., 162 Wn. App. 495 (2011). Howard is a former president of the Washington Appellate Lawyers Association, a Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, an editor-in-chief of the Washington Appellate Practice Deskbook, and author of the appellate practice chapter of the Washington Lawyers Practice Manual.

Ken Masters litigates state and federal civil appeals in all areas of the law. He was an editor on law review and clerked for appellate Judge Elaine Houghton, ret. He is the First District Governor on the WSBA Board of Governors, previously chaired its Rules and Amicus Committees, and chaired KCBA’s Judicial Screening Committee and Appellate Law Section. Presenter or chair for dozens of appellate seminars and contributing editor to the Washington Appellate Practice Deskbook, Ken is listed in Washington as Top Ten Appellate and a Top 100 attorney and in The Best Lawyers in America. Ken was president of the Washington Appellate Lawyers Association from 2007 to 2013 and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers.

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APPELLATE THROUGH BUSINESS LITIGATION CATHERINE W. SMITH

PHILIP A. TALMADGE

GAYLE E. BUSH

SMITH GOODFRIEND, P.S.

TALMADGE/FITZPATRICK

1619 8th Avenue North Seattle, WA 98109 Tel: 206-624-0974 Fax: 206-624-0809 cate@washingtonappeals.com www.washingtonappeals.com

18010 Southcenter Parkway Tukwila, WA 98188 Tel: 206-574-6661 Fax: 206-575-1397 phil@tal-fitzlaw.com www.tal-fitzlaw.com

BUSH STROUT & KORNFELD LLP

APPELLATE

APPELLATE GOVERNMENT/CITIES/MUNICIPALITIES WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

BANKRUPTCY & CREDITOR/DEBTOR RIGHTS BUSINESS LITIGATION

Catherine’s practice is limited to civil appeals in Washington state and federal courts. Founder of the Washington Appellate Lawyers Association, Catherine also is editor-in-chief of the Washington Appellate Practice Deskbook, served as President of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, and has been honored as Lawyer of the Year by the Family Law Section of the WSBA. Catherine’s published wins in 2012 include ReSources v.

BIAW, Bennett v. Smith Bunday, Katare v. Katare, LKO v. Collection Group, and Probst v. Department of Retirement Systems. Of Catherine’s appearance before the U.S. Supreme Court in Troxel v. Granville, Dahlia Lithwick of Slate magazine reported, “She is one of the finest oral advocates I have ever seen.”

Phil Talmadge was a National Merit Scholar, with a B.A. from Yale and a J.D. from the University of Washington. Phil served in the State Senate and on the Supreme Court. He has taught appellate advocacy and is the author of numerous articles on legal issues and a treatise on attorney fees. Phil concentrates his practice on appellate law issues. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Attorneys and a member of the Washington Appellate Lawyers Association. He is admitted to practice in Washington, the Ninth and Federal Circuits, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has been counsel of record in numerous cutting-edge appellate decisions, both state and federal.

Gayle Bush specializes in commercial debtor and creditor issues, emphasizing out-of-court workout agreements, Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganizations, and liquidations. He has significant experience with financial problems involving real estate, dot-coms, orchards, retail, distributorships, and financing institutions. He is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. He is AV-rated and has been included in every edition of The Best Lawyers in America since 1985; was named one of Seattle Magazine’s top lawyers, 2004-2010, in the bankruptcy section; was named in the top ten Washington Super Lawyers list for 2007-2010; is a former President of the Federal Bar Association (WDWA); has served as an elected delegate to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference; and was a law clerk to Justice James Dolliver of the Washington State Supreme Court.

JAMES L. DAY

ARMAND J. KORNFELD

MERRILEE A. MACLEAN

BUSH STROUT & KORNFELD LLP

BUSH STROUT & KORNFELD LLP

HANSON BAKER LUDLOW DRUMHELLER P.S.

601 Union Street Suite 5000 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-521-3858 Fax: 206-292-2104 jday@bskd.com www.bskd.com

601 Union Street Suite 5000 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-521-3860 Fax: 206-292-2104 jkornfeld@bskd.com www.bskd.com

2229 112th Avenue Northeast Suite 200 Bellevue, WA 98004 Tel: 425-454-3374 Fax: 425-454-0087 mmaclean@hansonbaker.com www.hansonbaker.com

BANKRUPTCY & CREDITOR/DEBTOR RIGHTS

BANKRUPTCY & CREDITOR/DEBTOR RIGHTS

BANKRUPTCY & CREDITOR/DEBTOR RIGHTS BUSINESS LITIGATION

Jim Day specializes in commercial creditor and debtor issues, with an emphasis on the representation of borrowers in Chapter 11 reorganizations and out-of-court workout agreements, including municipalities in Chapter 9 cases and related consultations. He is AV-rated and has significant experience representing clients in a variety of industries, including residential and commercial real estate development, manufacturing, high-tech and Internet-based entities, fishing and maritime, telecoms, and franchised restaurants. He is a graduate of the University of Washington School of Law and previously served as law clerk to the Honorable Sidney C. Volinn, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington, in both trial matters and appeals before the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit.

Jay Kornfeld primarily represents companies in commercial creditor and debtor issues, emphasizing workouts, restructurings, and Chapter 11 reorganizations. Over the years, he has represented clients in diverse industries, including agriculture, food processing, grocery, commercial real estate, retail, high-tech and software, wood products, commercial fishing, newspaper, and dairy. He is AV-rated and is the former Chair of the Seattle-King County Bar Association’s Creditor-Debtor Section. Jay graduated from the University of Washington School of Law with high honors and completed his undergraduate work at the University of Notre Dame.

Merrilee’s practice focuses on creditors’ rights, commercial collections, and bankruptcy. Generally representing creditors in all aspects of bankruptcy practice, she has represented individuals, corporations, committees, and trustees; has been appointed a chapter 11 trustee; and was a chapter 7 panel trustee. She has served as an expert witness on commercial and bankruptcy matters. Active in the bar, she is on the Bankruptcy Court’s Local Rules Committee and the Legislative Committee for the Washington State Bar, served as president of the Federal Bar Association, and was appointed to the Advisory Board of the Ninth Circuit. She is one of the founders of the Wombats – Women Bankruptcy Attorneys.

AIMEE S. WILLIG

ART CLAFLIN

DIANA M. DEARMIN

BUSH STROUT & KORNFELD LLP

HALL ZANZIG CLAFLIN MCEACHERN

DEARMIN FOGARTY PLLC

601 Union Street Suite 5000 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-521-3838 Fax: 206-292-2104 awillig@bskd.com www.bskd.com

1200 Fifth Avenue Suite 1414 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-292-5900 Fax: 206-292-5901 aclaflin@hallzan.com www.hallzan.com

BANKRUPTCY & CREDITOR/DEBTOR RIGHTS

BUSINESS LITIGATION GENERAL LITIGATION

BUSINESS LITIGATION GENERAL LITIGATION EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: DEFENSE

Aimee Willig is a partner of the firm of Bush Strout & Kornfeld LLP. Aimee joined the firm in 1993 after her externship to the late Judge Sidney Volinn, United States Bankruptcy Court. Her practice focuses on representation of companies, creditors, and trustees in the areas of commercial bankruptcy, out-of-court restructurings, and workouts. Aimee has served as mentor to Seattle University law students in providing pro bono bankruptcy-related legal services. She is past-Chair of the Seattle-King County Bar Association’s Creditor-Debtor Section.

Art Claflin has been a trial lawyer for more than 30 years. He emphasizes representation of parties in commercial disputes, including business torts, contracts, breach of fiduciary duty, and corporate control contests. He has litigated cases in a wide range of industries from the mundane (cardboard boxes) to the abstruse (biotechnology), and many in between, including accounting, agriculture, computer software, construction, fisheries, oil and gas, and real estate. A graduate of Yale Law School and AV-rated since 1983, he has served as a lawyer delegate to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference and on the Judicial Recommendation Committee of the WSBA.

Diana is a civil trial lawyer who represents corporate, public, and individual clients in a broad range of matters. Diana’s litigation practice emphasizes business and commercial disputes, fraud, employment defense, torts, and products liability. Having practiced with large law firms and as insurance defense counsel, Diana is positioned to efficiently and effectively assist her clients while providing personalized service. Diana also acts as an arbitrator and has been approved as a CR 39.1 mediator. From 1993 to 1995, Diana served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Rosselle Pekelis (retired) for the Washington State Supreme Court and the Washington Court of Appeals, Division I. Diana earned her J.D., summa cum laude, from the Seattle University School of Law in 1993.

601 Union Street Suite 5000 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-521-3859 Fax: 206-292-2104 gbush@bskd.com www.bskd.com

600 Stewart Street Suite 1200 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-826-9400 Fax: 206-826-9405 ddearmin@dearminfogarty.com www.dearminfogarty.com

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BUSINESS LITIGATION SPENCER HALL

DUNCAN E. MANVILLE

JANET D. MCEACHERN

HALL ZANZIG CLAFLIN MCEACHERN

SAVITT BRUCE & WILLEY LLP

HALL ZANZIG CLAFLIN MCEACHERN

1200 Fifth Avenue Suite 1414 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-292-5900 Fax: 206-292-5901 shall@hallzan.com www.hallzan.com

Joshua Green Building 1425 Fourth Avenue, Suite 800 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-749-0500 Fax: 206-749-0600 dmanville@SBWLLP.com www.SBWLLP.com

1200 Fifth Avenue Suite 1414 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-292-5900 Fax: 206-292-5901 jmceachern@hallzan.com www.hallzan.com

BUSINESS LITIGATION GENERAL LITIGATION EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF

BUSINESS LITIGATION CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION APPELLATE

BUSINESS LITIGATION EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF CIVIL LITIGATION DEFENSE

Spencer Hall is a trial lawyer with more than 30 years of experience handling cases in courts throughout the U.S. Spencer’s practice focuses on commercial disputes, including investment fraud, employment, consumer protection, breach of fiduciary duty, corporate control contests, contracts, and business torts. His clients are diverse, ranging from employees and investors to entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 companies.

Spencer has litigated cases in a wide range of industries, including real estate, banking, securities, airlines, computer software, fishing, timber, casino gambling, and professional athletics. Spencer is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Society of Barristers, and the Litigation Counsel of America, and a member of the ADR Roundtable. Hall Zanzig Claflin McEachern limits its practice to litigation.

Duncan has broad experience handling a variety of complex civil litigation matters. He strives to achieve outstanding results for his clients through a combination of zealous advocacy and creative problem solving and counseling. He is well versed in all phases of litigation and has argued multiple cases before the Washington State Supreme Court. Before joining Savitt Bruce & Willey, Duncan was a partner at Riddell Williams and a principal at Rafel Manville, both in Seattle. He has represented the Fremont Sunday Market and many other clients pro bono.

He is the Immediate Past President of the Board of Directors of On the Boards, a contemporary performing arts organization.

Duncan holds an A.B. in architecture from Princeton University and received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Chicago Law School.

Janet McEachern has more than 20 years of experience representing clients in commercial litigation, including employees wrongfully terminated or discriminated against on the basis of age, gender, or disability; individuals victimized by securities or investment fraud; policyholders with insurance bad faith claims; individuals, including elderly or disabled, taken advantage of by aggressive or unethical lenders; and professionals, including attorneys, falsely or improperly accused of negligence or unethical conduct. Janet is honored to be a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. Hall Zanzig Claflin McEachern limits its practice to litigation.

MICHAEL D. MCKAY

BEN SHAFTON

JAMES A. SMITH, JR.

MCKAY CHADWELL, PLLC

CARON COLVEN ROBISON & SHAFTON, P.S.

SMITH & HENNESSEY, PLLC

600 University Street Suite 1601 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-233-2805 Fax: 206-233-2809 mdm@mckay-chadwell.com www.mckay-chadwell.com

316 Occidental Avenue South Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206-292-1770 Fax: 206-292-1790 jas@smithhennessey.com www.smithhennessey.com

900 Washington Street Suite 1000 Vancouver, WA 98660 Tel: 360-699-3001 Fax: 360-699-3012 bshafton@ccrslaw.com www.ccrslaw.com

BUSINESS LITIGATION CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR GOVERNMENT/CITIES/MUNICIPALITIES

BUSINESS LITIGATION ADMINISTRATIVE LAW APPELLATE

BUSINESS LITIGATION ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION GENERAL LITIGATION

Using the valuable experience he gained as U.S. Attorney and Senior Deputy Prosecutor, Mike McKay represents corporations and individuals who experience problems with the government (regulatory, civil, and criminal). He also handles civil litigation and conducts corporate and government internal investigations.

McKay has been a trial lawyer since 1976, including service as a King County Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney (1976-1981) and as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington (1989-1993). Mike has also been hired on multiple occasions to conduct corporate and government internal investigations, including investigations of the Port of Seattle, the Washington Attorney General’s office, and the Seattle Police Department.

Ben Shafton maintains a varied practice in Oregon and Washington. He works on transactions and litigation in real estate, construction, corporate, commercial, and other business matters. He also does probate, professional, and business licensing litigation. He spends his time helping people who have problems with insurance companies and employee benefit plans.

Ben is an active appellate practitioner and finds time to speak at continuing legal education seminars on litigation-related subjects. Ben is also an active musician who performs regularly.

Jim Smith’s practice emphasizes the resolution of complex cases, including the litigation, mediation, or arbitration of commercial disputes, securities, contract, environmental, and tort claims.

He has litigated in numerous jurisdictions and has argued at all levels of the state and federal court system, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Areas in which he has successfully served as a neutral include breach of contract, antitrust, securities, shareholder rights, partnership, professional dissolutions, insurance coverage, intellectual property, business tort, personal injury, professional negligence, employment, construction, and other substantive areas. He has litigated and mediated many large, multiparty disputes. Jim is past President of the Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington and a member of the ACTL.

TIMOTHY E. STEEN

MILES A. YANICK

SCOTT ZANZIG

BERESFORD BOOTH PLLC

SAVITT BRUCE & WILLEY LLP

145 Third Avenue South Suite 200 Edmonds, WA 98020 Tel: 425-776-4100 Fax: 425-776-1700 tims@beresfordlaw.com www.beresfordlaw.com

Joshua Green Building 1425 Fourth Avenue, Suite 800 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-749-0500 Fax: 206-749-0600 myanick@SBWLLP.com www.SBWLLP.com

HALL ZANZIG CLAFLIN MCEACHERN

BUSINESS LITIGATION REAL ESTATE EMPLOYMENT & LABOR

BUSINESS LITIGATION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION ESTATE & TRUST LITIGATION

BUSINESS LITIGATION GENERAL LITIGATION SECURITIES LITIGATION

Tim Steen is a civil litigator and counselor with Beresford Booth PLLC. His practice is principally devoted to representing clients in high-stakes matters concerning business, real estate, employment, and complex torts. Utilizing a breadth of legal experience, Tim has successfully litigated matters in state and federal courts involving complex financing disputes, corporate governance/dissolution, constitutional law, discrimination, and unfair business practices. His real estate practice includes the representation of lenders, owners, and developers in all aspects of real property acquisition and development. Tim is a leader in several community and bar organizations and has a growing practice as a mediator and conflict coach.

Miles is a partner with Savitt Bruce & Willey LLP. The firm specializes in the trial and creative resolution of substantial disputes for a diverse client base, ranging from individuals to major e-commerce firms and Fortune 500 companies. Miles’s practice and experience cover a range of complex business and commercial disputes, as well as will contests and other probate litigation. Miles began his career as a law clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Carolyn Dimmick and also has practiced at Davis Wright Tremaine and Riddell Williams in Seattle. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School.

Scott Zanzig has practiced law in Seattle since 1987. He is a trial lawyer with a practice focusing on commercial disputes.

Scott represents individuals and businesses in a wide variety of cases, involving business torts, securities, contracts, partnership disputes, and employment claims. Scott is a partner in the firm of Hall Zanzig Claflin McEachern. The firm limits its practice to litigation.

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BUSINESS/CORPORATE THROUGH CRIMINAL DEFENSE FRANK J. CHMELIK

CHARLES W. DAVIS

ANNE M. BREMNER

CHMELIK SITKIN & DAVIS P.S.

SOCIUS LAW GROUP, PLLC

ANNE BREMNER P.C.

1500 Railroad Avenue Bellingham, WA 98225 Tel: 360-671-1796 Fax: 360-671-3781 fchmelik@chmelik.com www.chmelik.com

601 Union Street Suite 4950 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-838-9106 Fax: 206-838-9101 cdavis@sociuslaw.com www.sociuslaw.com

1200 5th Avenue Suite 1900 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-486-1200 Fax: 206-902-9662 anne@annebremner.com www.annebremner.com

BUSINESS/CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNMENT/CITIES/MUNICIPALITIES

BUSINESS/CORPORATE ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE

CIVIL LITIGATION DEFENSE PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL

Frank Chmelik is the founding principal of Chmelik Sitkin & Davis P.S., a northwest Washington business, environmental, land use, and municipal law firm. From its Bellingham offices, the firm represents businesses, developers, contractors, municipal governments, professional practices, and the people who own and manage them throughout Washington. Frank practices primarily in the areas of business law, environmental law, and municipal law. Other members of the firm have particular expertise in land use, municipal, employment, labor, and construction law. The members of the firm have risen to the challenge of meeting the needs of and take great pride in their long-term relationships with sophisticated Washington businesses and municipal governments.

Charlie has assisted families and regional businesses with estate planning, business, and tax issues since 1982. He represents business owners and entities in connection with business sales and acquisitions, merger transactions and corporate restructuring, licensing arrangements, executive and key manager compensation, employment arrangements, finance, and related transactions. Charlie also designs estate plans, in many instances for clients whose estates present serious tax issues and unique challenges. His estate and trust work frequently includes the crafting of business succession plans involving family members or key employees. He is a graduate of Amherst College, Tulane University Law School, and Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M. in taxation) and clerked at the United States Tax Court.

Anne Bremner has delivered favorable trial verdicts in some of the nation’s toughest cases. A litigation shareholder and trial attorney for 29 years, her lauded private practice at Anne Bremner PC and special counsel for Frey Buck focus on government liabilities and personal injury. Bremner was the successful defense counsel in Vili Fualaau v. Highline School District and the Des Moines Police Department (Mary Kay Letourneau Case). In addition, she defended class actions following WTO (Battle of Seattle) and for the Seattle Police Department Police Dogs, a national test case brought by the ACLU. Bremner was also the lead trial attorney for the Olympic Pipe Line Company, resolving $500 million in claims after a massive pipeline rupture. Anne is also an on-air TV analyst for CNN, MSNBC, Fox, and HLN.

JILL HAAVIG STONE

ROBERT H. CRICK, JR.

MARK F. O’DONNELL

STONE | NOVASKY, LLC

ROBERT CRICK LAW FIRM, PLLC

PREG O’DONNELL & GILLETT, PLLC

421 West Riverside Avenue Suite 1555 Spokane, WA 99201 Tel: 509-747-0977 Fax: 509-315-9162 rob@cricklawfirm.com www.cricklawfirm.com

1800 Ninth Avenue Suite 1500 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-287-1775 Fax: 206-287-9113 modonnell@pregodonnell.com www.pregodonnell.com

CIVIL LITIGATION DEFENSE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL

CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS

CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION SCHOOLS & EDUCATION PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL

Jill Haavig Stone is a Member with Stone | Novasky, LLC. Her practice focuses on civil litigation including personal injury, product and premises liability, fire and property loss, and sexual abuse. Ms. Stone also serves as an arbitrator through Washington Arbitration & Mediation Service (WAMS). She has a Martindale-Hubbell rating of AV. Ms. Stone graduated from the University of Washington in political science and history and received her law degree from Seattle University School of Law (cum laude). She is a past Trustee of Washington Defense Trial Lawyers (President, 2005-2006) and the Honorable Robert J. Bryan American Inn of Court (President, 2006-2007). She is the Washington State representative for DRI (2009-2013). She is a Board member for Law Fund of Washington (2006-2013).

Rob’s practice emphasizes construction law, and he also regularly serves as a mediator and an arbitrator. His clients include contractors, suppliers, project owners, and designers. Rob practices in Washington state courts and in federal courts, including in the Court of Federal Claims and the various federal government contract appeals boards. He comes from a construction family; his grandfather, father, and uncle were contractors. The family firm played an integral role in constructing such projects as Grand Coulee Dam and Interstate 90. Rob began his career working for the family firm and performed various estimating and project management positions until earning his law degree. Simply put, Rob has worked in and for the construction industry his entire life. Rob is also a past chairperson of the WSBA Construction Law Section.

Mark F. O’Donnell is a founding member of Preg O’Donnell & Gillett with offices in Seattle, Portland, and Anchorage.

Under the leadership of Mark and co-founder, Eric Gillett (in Washington Super Lawyers), the firm has grown to 30 lawyers.

Mark has extensive knowledge in catastrophic injury, product liability, construction and school law. Over the past 30 years he has acquired vast experience in defending cases with as many as 20 parties and damages in excess of $30 million. Mark is AV-rated and regularly speaks on school and construction defect law. He has co-authored law review articles and construction and school law materials.

ANTHONY L. RAFEL

ROBERT FLENNAUGH, II

RALPH HURVITZ

RAFEL LAW GROUP PLLC

LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT FLENNAUGH II, PLLC

ATTORNEY AT LAW

1 North Tacoma Avenue Suite 201 Tacoma, WA 98403 Tel: 253-327-1042 Fax: 253-327-1047 jill@snlawllc.com www.snlawllc.com

600 University Street Suite 2520 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-838-2660 Fax: 206-838-2661 arafel@rafellawgroup.com www.rafellawgroup.com

810 3rd Avenue, Suite 500 Central Building Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206-438-8787 Fax: 206-447-7534 robert@flennaughlaw.com www.flennaughlaw.com

PO Box 25642 Seattle, WA 98165 Tel: 206-223-1747 ralph@hurvitz.com www.lawyers.com/hurvitz

CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION REAL ESTATE BUSINESS LITIGATION

CRIMINAL DEFENSE CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR

CRIMINAL DEFENSE CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR

Tony Rafel is a trial lawyer with over 30 years of experience. He is the managing partner of Rafel Law Group PLLC, an AV-rated boutique litigation firm with offices in Seattle and Portland, Oregon. Mr. Rafel is a former lawyer representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference and a past president of the Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington.

Before starting Rafel Law Group in 2005, Mr. Rafel chaired the litigation department at a prominent 60-attorney Seattle firm. Mr. Rafel represents clients in a wide variety of real estate and construction disputes, including condominium construction defect and insurance coverage cases and in other complex business and tort cases.

Robert Flennaugh II represents clients accused of crimes in Washington state and federal courts. He has successfully represented clients in a wide variety of criminal matters ranging from serious felonies (homicides) to misdemeanors. His private practice encompasses all misdemeanor and felony charges, emphasizing cases involving juveniles, domestic violence, misdemeanor, and serious felony charges. Voted to both the Washington Rising Stars and Washington Super Lawyers lists multiple times, Robert has also been named to teach trial skills to both civil and criminal attorneys as a National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) instructor. Additionally, he is an adjunct professor at the University of Washington School of Law. Since 2011, the National Trial Lawyers, an exclusive organization, has honored Robert as one of the top 100 trial attorneys in the state.

AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, Ralph Hurvitz focuses his practice on criminal defense in federal, state, and municipal courts. He is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He has been included on panels of defense counsel for the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. Mr. Hurvitz’s experience in the defense of criminal cases is diverse. Since 1988, he has instructed both attorneys and law students in trial practice. Mr. Hurvitz serves as president of the board of directors of the Society of Counsel for the Representation of Accused Persons. Admitted to practice in 1974, he is a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1971) and Northwestern University School of Law (1974).

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CRIMINAL DEFENSE THROUGH EMINENT DOMAIN MICHAEL P. IARIA

LENELL NUSSBAUM

COLETTE TVEDT

LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL IARIA, PLLC

LAW OFFICE OF LENELL NUSSBAUM

SCHROETER GOLDMARK & BENDER

1111 Third Avenue Suite 2220 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-235-4101 Fax: 206-274-4939 mpi@iaria-law.com www.iaria-law.com

Market Place One, Suite 330 2003 Western Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Tel: 206-728-0996 Fax: 206-448-2252 lenell@nussbaumdefense.com www.nussbaumdefense.com

810 Third Avenue Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206-622-8000 Fax: 206-682-2305 tvedt@sgb-law.com www.sgb-law.com

CRIMINAL DEFENSE CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR

CRIMINAL DEFENSE APPELLATE CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR

CRIMINAL DEFENSE CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR

For over 30 years, Michael Iaria has defended clients accused of serious crimes. His current practice emphasizes the defense of white collar, death penalty, homicide, and other serious state and federal matters. He regularly works on behalf of the Mexican Foreign Ministry to provide assistance to Mexican nationals facing the death penalty in this country. An accomplished advocate, he has received the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers President’s Award for distinguished service in the highest traditions of the criminal defense bar and has been named in the Super Lawyers list each year since 1999. He teaches trial advocacy to other lawyers and has taught advanced criminal procedure at the University of Washington Law School.

Lenell Nussbaum represents individuals in criminal investigations, trials, and appeals in state and federal courts. She is counsel of record in more than 70 published appellate opinions. The Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers presented her with its William O. Douglas Award for extraordinary courage and dedication to the practice of criminal law. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, a past president of WACDL, and a founding member of the Washington Appellate Lawyers Association. She serves as a Justice on the Suquamish Tribal Appeals Court and Commissioner on the Washington Sentencing Guidelines Commission. She graduated in 1980 from the University of Michigan Law School.

Colette Tvedt is an experienced, respected, highly skilled, and vigorous advocate in state and federal court. She is recognized nationwide for excellence in all aspects of criminal defense.

She provides the highest level of representation from precharge investigations – many of which have resulted in no charges being filed – through trial. Colette’s motion practice has resulted in the exclusion of illegally obtained evidence and outright dismissal of charges. Her sentencing advocacy has impressed judges at the federal, state, and local level, resulting in fair and humane sentences. Colette has achieved excellent results in complex white collar cases alleging RICO violations, wire fraud, and other business crimes, and criminal cases involving allegations of homicide, assault, and drug crimes.

FRANCISCO A. DUARTE

ROBERT G. CHADWELL

JOHN MCKAY

FURY BAILEY, PS

MCKAY CHADWELL, PLLC

MCKAY CHADWELL, PLLC

710 Tenth Avenue East PO Box 20397 Seattle, WA 98102 Tel: 206-726-6600 Fax: 206-726-0288 fad@furybailey.com www.furybailey.com

600 University Street Suite 1601 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-233-2800 Fax: 206-233-2809 rgc1@mckay-chadwell.com www.mckay-chadwell.com

600 University Street Suite 1601 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-233-2800 Fax: 206-233-2809 jlm@mckay-chadwell.com www.mckay-chadwell.com

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: DUI/DWI PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR CRIMINAL DEFENSE SECURITIES LITIGATION

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR GENERAL LITIGATION POLITICAL LAW

Francisco A. Duarte is a former Assistant Attorney General and Deputy King County Prosecutor. Mr. Duarte is a director and former chair of Lawyers Helping Hungry Children and served on the Board of Directors of the Seattle Shakespeare Company. He is also past chair of the WSBA Criminal Law Section, the WSBA Criminal Justice Institute, and the WACDL Public Education Committee. Mr. Duarte has taught trial practice in Botswana, Kenya, and Mexico. He is on the faculty of the NITA and the Trial Lawyers College, which was founded by Gerry Spence in 1994. He teaches trial advocacy at the UW School of Law and is a frequent lecturer at legal education programs on criminal law topics and has appeared on Northwest Cable News and radio programs as a legal analyst. He is a trial lawyer dedicated to helping the injured and individuals accused of DUI and other crimes.

Bob Chadwell’s law practice focuses on federal white collar criminal defense such as bank and mortgage fraud, government program fraud, securities fraud, and environmental offenses.

He has represented individuals and corporations in the criminal arena, with clients ranging from an oil company executive in an environmental investigation (no charges were filed), a prominent stockbroker charged with tax fraud (who was acquitted at trial), an international construction company in a government contracting fraud investigation (no charges were filed), and an Internet-based company involved in the sale of unregistered securities (case was resolved without criminal charges against the company by a unique settlement with regulators).

John McKay is Visiting Professor of Law at Seattle University School of Law where he teaches Constitutional Law of Terrorism, National Security Law, as well as courses on ethics and leadership. He joined the faculty full time in 2007 and previously served as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington (2001-2007). Professor McKay frequently lectures on the topics of business and government ethics, leadership, and accountability. He serves as expert witness and consults on criminal prosecutions in state and federal courts.

PETER OFFENBECHER

SUZANNE C. HOWLE

KINNON W. WILLIAMS

SKELLENGER BENDER, P.S.

THOMPSON & HOWLE

WILLIAMS & WILLIAMS PSC

1301 Fifth Avenue Suite 3401 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-623-6501 Fax: 206-447-1973 poffenbecher@skellengerbender.com www.skellengerbender.com

Two Union Square 601 Union Street, Suite 3232 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-682-8400 Fax: 206-682-9491 showle@thompsonhowle.com www.thompsonhowle.com

18806 Bothell Way Northeast Bothell, WA 98011 Tel: 425-486-8138 Fax: 425-485-8449 kww@williamspsc.com www.williamspsc.com

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR CRIMINAL DEFENSE PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY: DEFENSE

ELDER LAW ESTATE & TRUST LITIGATION

EMINENT DOMAIN GOVERNMENT/CITIES/MUNICIPALITIES REAL ESTATE

Peter Offenbecher’s practice focuses on complex criminal defense in federal and state courts. For over 30 years, he has provided vigorous representation to a broad range of clients at the investigative, trial, and appellate stages of the criminal justice system. Mr. Offenbecher also helps businesses and individuals manage regulatory and criminal investigations in a variety of areas, involving environmental regulations, customs and import and export laws, health care regulations, public contracting regulations, securities laws, food safety regulations, and insurance and banking regulations. He works with clients to assure compliance with the lawful authority of regulators and to ensure the maximum protection available under the law. Mr. Offenbecher also assists lawyers subject to disciplinary investigations.

Suzanne C. Howle was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1980 and the Washington Bar in 1982. Since 1984, Suzanne Howle’s practice has emphasized guardianship, probate, estate planning, and representation of fiduciaries in various roles. She co-authored the guardianship section of the King County Probate and Guardianship Manual, published in 1995, and edited the updated manual in 2002, 2009, and 2011. She has been lead co-author and editor of “Chapter 10: Probate and Guardianship” of the Washington Lawyers Practice Manual for many years. She is past Chair of the Elder Law Section of the WSBA and was a founding Director and past President of the Washington Chapter of NAELA. Recognized in the Washington Super Lawyers list, she has been honored as one of the top lawyers in Seattle by Seattle Magazine and Seattle Business Monthly.

Integrity. Experience. Results. Kinnon W. Williams focuses on eminent domain and the representation of special purpose districts including land acquisition, public works projects, impact fees and financing. Committed to legal excellence, Mr. Williams has successfully argued before both the Washington State Supreme Court and Court of Appeals and has negotiated numerous settlements on behalf of property owners and government entities. He is co-author of the Washington State Bar Association Real Property Deskbook Chapter on Eminent Domain, a WSBA Solo and Small Practice Executive Committee member, Chair of the King County Bar Association Fair Campaign Practices Committee, Vice Chair of Evergreen Health Care Foundation, and a frequent CLE and conference presenter.

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EMPLOYMENT & LABOR THROUGH ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE STANLEY A. BASTIAN

COLLEEN KINERK

KAREN SUTHERLAND

JEFFERS, DANIELSON, SONN & AYLWARD, P.S.

CABLE, LANGENBACH, KINERK & BAUER, LLP

OGDEN MURPHY WALLACE, P.L.L.C.

2600 Chester Kimm Road PO Box 1688 Wenatchee, WA 98807 Tel: 509-662-3685 Fax: 509-662-2452 stanb@jdsalaw.com www.jdsalaw.com

1000 2nd Avenue Suite 3500 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206-292-8800 Fax: 206-292-0494 ckinerk@cablelang.com www.cablelang.com

901 Fifth Avenue Suite 3500 Seattle, WA 98164 Tel: 206-447-7000 Fax: 206-447-0215 ksutherland@omwlaw.com www.omwlaw.com

EMPLOYMENT & LABOR GOVERNMENT/CITIES/MUNICIPALITIES HEALTH CARE

EMPLOYMENT & LABOR CIVIL RIGHTS/FIRST AMENDMENT

EMPLOYMENT & LABOR GENERAL LITIGATION ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Mr. Bastian is a shareholder in the Wenatchee firm of Jeffers, Danielson, Sonn & Aylward, P.S. His practice focuses on trial work, employment law, labor negotiations, and municipal defense. He also serves as both a mediator and arbitrator. He is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and served as the WSBA President in 2007-2008. Mr. Bastian graduated from the University of Washington School of Law in 1983. From 1984 to 1985, he served as the law clerk for Washington State Court of Appeals Judge Ward Williams. From 1992 to 2004, he was a board member of Legal Aid for Washington Fund, a non-profit organization committed to ensuring the promise of equal justice for residents of Washington State, regardless of income level.

He also conducts continuing legal education courses and has contributed articles to the Wenatchee Business Journal.

Colleen Kinerk is a partner in the law firm of Cable, Langenbach, Kinerk & Bauer, LLP. She represents employees and employers in a wide range of labor-related issues in state and federal court.

Ms. Kinerk often serves as a mediator in labor-related litigation.

She has helped to implement workplace policies, training, and prevention programs for businesses. She is a frequent lecturer at CLEs, is a former adjunct faculty member of the University of Washington Law School, and teaches in the NITA program.

A former state president of Washington Women Lawyers, she is active on committees of the Washington State and King County Bar Associations. Ms. Kinerk served as the Chairperson of the Seattle University Regents and as President of the WWL Foundation. She has been a Trustee and served as President of the Board of the King County Bar Foundation.

Karen Sutherland chairs Ogden Murphy Wallace, P.L.L.C.’s Employment and Labor Law Practice Group. She conducts workplace investigations and provides training and advice on issues such as discrimination, harassment, wage-and-hour laws, workplace violence, and ethics. Her practice focuses on issues such as discrimination, accommodation of disabilities, harassment, trade secrets, non-compete agreements, ADA, FLSA, and complex litigation. She also serves as a hearing examiner and an arbitrator. Sutherland’s experience as a small business owner gives her a practical approach to complex issues.

Sutherland chairs the King County Bar Bulletin and writes its “Bar Talk” column. She also writes frequently about employment law, ethics, and litigation, and she chairs the WSBA’s Ethics in Civil Litigation MCLE program.

SCOTT C.G. BLANKENSHIP

SUSAN B. MINDENBERGS

SARAH E. MACK

LAW OFFICE OF SUSAN MINDENBERGS

TUPPER MACK WELLS PLLC

THE BLANKENSHIP LAW FIRM, P.S. 1000 Second Avenue Suite 3250 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206-343-2700 Fax: 206-343-2704 sblankenship@blankenshiplawfirm.com www.blankenshiplawfirm.com

119 First Avenue South Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206-447-1560 Fax: 206-447-1523 susanmm@msn.com www.smindenbergslaw.com

2025 First Avenue Suite 1100 Seattle, WA 98121 Tel: 206-493-2300 Fax: 206-493-2310 mack@tmw-law.com www.tmw-law.com

EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL

EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF

ENVIRONMENTAL LAND USE/ZONING ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES

Scott has extensive trial and appellate experience in state and federal courts; he believes that no person, government, or corporate entity is beyond the reach of the law. His practice emphasizes employment discrimination, harassment, and serious injury cases. He has served as lead counsel in twelve cases that have resulted in judgments or settlements exceeding $1 million. In 2012, he achieved a $2.4 million settlement, which was reported as one of the top 25 workplace harassment and bias settlements by The Insurance Journal. Scott and the Blankenship Law Firm are rated AV preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, and in 2012 he was selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America.

Susan Mindenbergs has represented plaintiffs in civil rights cases in Washington since July 1991. She is licensed to practice in both state and federal courts. Ms. Mindenbergs served on the faculties of the Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming and the National Institute of Trial Lawyers, teaching trial skills to practicing lawyers. She has served as amicus curiae in several civil rights cases. She is a cooperating attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington. Ms. Mindenbergs graduated from the University of Oregon in 1972. In 1974, she received a Master’s of Urban Planning from the University of Oregon. She received her law degree from the University of Puget Sound (now Seattle University Law School) in August 1990.

Sarah Mack has over 25 years of experience representing clients in complex project permitting and related litigation. Her practice emphasizes water rights and water supply planning, including administrative and judicial appeals, for both public sector clients and private developers. She assists developers of resorts, energy projects, municipal water supply facilities, and commercial projects with land use and shoreline permitting, environmental review, and litigation. Sarah also advises clients on proposed legislation and administrative regulations relating to land use and water law. Sarah is a member of the Washington Water Policy Alliance and AWB’s Water Resources Committee and a past member of the Executive Committee for the WSBA Environmental & Land Use Law Section.

SAMUEL W. PLAUCHÉ, IV

JAMES A. TUPPER, JR.

LORA L. BROWN

PLAUCHÉ & CARR LLP

TUPPER MACK WELLS PLLC

811 First Avenue Suite 630 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206-588-4188 Fax: 206-588-4255 billy@plauchecarr.com www.plauchecarr.com

2025 First Avenue Suite 1100 Seattle, WA 98121 Tel: 206-493-2300 Fax: 206-493-2310 tupper@tmw-law.com www.tmw-law.com

LAW OFFICES OF LORA L. BROWN

ENVIRONMENTAL LAND USE/ZONING ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION ENVIRONMENTAL LAND USE/ZONING

ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE TAX ESTATE & TRUST LITIGATION

Samuel W. “Billy” Plauché is a partner at Plauché & Carr LLP, an environmental and land use law firm focusing on natural resource, marine, and shoreline issues. Billy assists clients with strategic planning, project permitting, regulatory compliance, natural resource damage assessments, and enforcement matters under a variety of federal and state environmental statutes.

He also represents governmental entities, businesses, and individuals in both administrative and judicial litigation. Billy’s clients include natural-resource-based industries, proponents of commercial and residential developments, proponents of environmental restoration projects, and public sector clients involved in environmental, land use, and infrastructure issues.

He is a board member of the Puget Sound Restoration Fund.

James Tupper focuses his practice on environmental law, with an emphasis on water quality, water resources, and shoreline development. James has successfully represented business associations and local governments in resolving complex disputes involving water quality permits, stormwater regulation, water quality criteria, TMDLS, and water resource policy.

He frequently represents clients in Clean Water Act citizen suits and in matters before the Environmental and Land Use Hearings Office, including shoreline management, water rights, and NPDES permit appeals. He also advises clients regarding hazardous waste cleanup issues in real estate development and financing. James served two terms on the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board and Shoreline Hearings Board.

Lora L. Brown practices exclusively in the estate planning, trust, and probate arena. She helps clients evaluate and implement planning options that achieve family needs and desires, minimize taxes, and establish and meet philanthropic goals. She represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in negotiating resolution of disputes in trust and estate matters. Lora serves as special representative on various matters involving rights of beneficiaries. Lora also represents clients in prenuptial and cohabitation agreements. Lora is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and currently serves as State Chair. Lora is also past-chair of the WSBA’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Section.

1420 5th Avenue Suite 3000 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-344-8600 Fax: 206-464-0461 Lora@LLBrownLaw.com www.LLBrownLaw.com

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ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE THROUGH FAMILY LAW SANDRA LYNN PERKINS

BENJAMIN G. PORTER

RUSSELL J. SPEIDEL

SANDRA LYNN PERKINS PLLC

PORTER KOHLI, P.S.

SPEIDEL LAW FIRM

1325 Fourth Avenue Suite 940 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-381-8500 Fax: 206-299-3890 sandra@slplaw.net

1325 4th Avenue Suite 940 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-624-8890 Fax: 206-587-0579 bporter@porterkohli.com www.porterkohli.com

PO Box 881 Wenatchee, WA 98807 Tel: 509-662-1211 Fax: 509-662-3311 russ.speidel@speidellaw.com www.speidellaw.com

ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE

ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE REAL ESTATE TAX

ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE BUSINESS/CORPORATE REAL ESTATE

Sandra Lynn Perkins practices in the areas of estate planning and probate law, including assisting clients with prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, charitable transfers, and challenging family issues. After 20 years in practice, she opened her own law office in January 2000. Sandra is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), and she has served on the Executive Committee of WSBA’s Real Property, Probate, and Trust Section. She is an active member of Washington Women’s Foundation. Sandra is a third-generation lawyer who grew up helping out in her father’s law office in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. She and her husband, UW architecture professor Jeffrey Ochsner (author of Lionel H. Pries, Architect, Artist, Educator, and co-author of Shaping Seattle Architecture), live in northeast Seattle with their cats, Summer, Autumn, and Lionel.

Ben Porter’s many years of experience and his LL.M. degree in taxation equip him with the tools necessary to provide his clients with highly sophisticated gift, estate, and tax planning. Planning and implementing transfers of wealth during lifetime and at death have become one of the most innovative and creative areas of law. These wealth transfers involve not only traditional gift, estate, and income tax issues, but have come to include intergenerational business succession planning, protection of assets against losses due to beneficiary imprudence or creditor claims, and philanthropic considerations. To carry out his client’s goals, he uses various techniques in addition to traditional wills and powers of attorney include formation of family LLCs, qualified personal residence trusts, charitable lead and remainder trusts, revocable grantor (living) trusts, and other techniques.

Russell J. Speidel has emphasized estate planning in his law practice for over 30 years. In 2011, Mr. Speidel was appointed to the statewide Board of Directors of the Northwest Justice Project by the Board of Governors of the Washington State Bar Association. He is a past president of the Chelan-Douglas County Bar Association. Mr. Speidel and the Chelan-Douglas County Bar Association were co-recipients of the 2003 Charles A. Goldmark Distinguished Service Award of the Legal Foundation of Washington. He is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars and is active with legislative issues in Washington State. Mr. Speidel is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

WOLFGANG R. ANDERSON

RITA L. BENDER

KENNETH E. BREWE

ANDERSON, FIELDS, DERMODY & PRESSNALL, INC., P.S.

SKELLENGER BENDER, P.S. 1301 Fifth Avenue Suite 3401 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-623-6501 Fax: 206-447-1973 rbender@skellengerbender.com www.skellengerbender.com

BREWE LAYMAN ATTORNEYS AT LAW, PS

207 East Edgar Street Seattle, WA 98102 Tel: 206-322-2060 anthony@a-f-m-law.com www.a-f-m-law.com

3525 Colby Avenue, Suite 333 PO Box 488 Everett, WA 98206 Tel: 425-252-5167 Fax: 425-252-9055 kenb@brewelaw.com www.brewelaw.com

FAMILY LAW

FAMILY LAW ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY: DEFENSE

FAMILY LAW ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION GENERAL LITIGATION

Mr. Anderson’s practice centers around dissolution actions.

He has been practicing for more than 46 years. His clients range from middle-class America to professionals and athletes.

Mr. Anderson co-wrote a book for the layman, Divorce in Washington, detailing the law on property division, custody, child support, and maintenance. This book is sold exclusively through his law firm, as is his novel, Tomorrow Comes Twice, and his latest book, Understanding Family Law in Washington. Mr. Anderson has been a lecturer and appeared on various television and radio programs. He has also served as a Judge Pro Tem in both the superior and district courts. Mr. Anderson is a member of the prestigious national American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and has an Avvo rating of 10/10. He has been named in the Washington Super Lawyers list every year since 2006.

Rita practices family law, adoption, attorney ethics and discipline. Washington Super Lawyers since 2001; Top 25 Family Law Attorneys, 2006, 2008; Top 50 Women Attorneys, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011. Fellow of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys; past member, Board of Trustees and Board of Grievances; fellow of the American Academy of Assisted Reproduction Technology Attorneys; member of Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. A frequent speaker on family law, adoption and assisted reproduction, and legal ethics, Rita also serves as a mediator and settlement master. She is a designated counsel for the Commission on Judicial Conduct.

Rita speaks at universities and public forums on issues of restorative justice.

Ken Brewe has been in practice since 1979 after graduating from the University of Washington (1976) and the University of Puget Sound Law School (1979). He is AV-rated (very high to preeminent) by Martindale-Hubbell. Ken practices at Brewe Layman, PS, primarily in family law matters involving complex domestic relations issues (typically involving larger estates, family-owned businesses, or professional practices) and living together (meretricious) controversies. He provides family law mediation services and presents frequently at CLEs. He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, is included on the 2012 and 2013 U.S. News & World Report Best Lawyers list, has been a Top 100 Trial Lawyer (Washington) by The National Trial Lawyers since 2008, and has been on the Washington Super Lawyers list annually since 2001.

LAURA CARLSEN

H. MICHAEL FINESILVER

LORI LOPEZ GUZZO

MCKINLEY IRVIN, PLLC

ANDERSON, FIELDS, DERMODY & PRESSNALL, INC., P.S.

SOCIUS LAW GROUP, PLLC

1201 Pacific Avenue Suite 2000 Tacoma, WA 98402 Tel: 253-952-4290 Fax: 253-597-7378 lcarlsen@mckinleyirvin.com www.mckinleyirvin.com

207 East Edgar Street Seattle, WA 98102 Tel: 206-322-2060 les@a-f-m-law.com www.a-f-m-law.com

601 Union Street Suite 4950 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-838-9108 Fax: 206-838-9109 lguzzo@sociuslaw.com www.sociuslaw.com

FAMILY LAW APPELLATE

FAMILY LAW

FAMILY LAW ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Laura Carlsen’s practice emphasizes family law matters including divorce, child custody, relocations, child support and parenting plan modifications, domestic violence, and family law appeals.

Laura has extensive experience representing clients in military family law cases and is adept in the practice of the unique blend of federal and state law that applies only to military families.

Laura is a graduate of UC Berkeley and the University of Oregon School of Law. She primarily practices in Pierce, King, Kitsap, and Thurston Counties, but handles cases across Washington State.

Mr. Finesilver has practiced family law exclusively for over 38 years.

He has argued numerous appeals before the Washington State Court of Appeals and the Washington State Supreme Court.

He has served each year since 1998 as a Pro Tem Family Law Commissioner for King County. He is the author and lecturer at numerous continuing legal education seminars in Washington State and is a co-author of the Judge’s Deskbook for King County.

He has co-authored with Mr. Anderson a book for the layperson, Divorce in Washington. Mr. Finesilver until this year was the National Board of Governors’ Representative for the Washington State Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

He is the chairperson for the Amicus Briefs National Committee for the Academy which endorsed briefs submitted to the United States Supreme Court favoring same sex marriage.

Lori has been named repeatedly in the Top 50 Women list in Washington Super Lawyers and has been recognized in Top 25 Attorneys in Family Law. Her practice focuses on marital dissolutions involving complex property issues or large estates.

In addition to handling contested matters, she serves as collaborative law counsel and as a mediator. Lori previously represented individuals and businesses in various litigation contexts in state and federal courts in Washington, Alaska, and Oregon. Her clients benefit from her diverse experience, particularly in cases involving challenging issues. While clients usually hire Lori for her skill and experience, they can count on a high level of personal attention and care during one of the most difficult experiences they will ever face.

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FAMILY LAW THROUGH IMMIGRATION THOMAS G. HAMERLINCK

JANET M. HELSON

STELLA L. PITTS

THOMAS G. HAMERLINCK, PS

SKELLENGER BENDER, P.S.

STELLA L. PITTS & ASSOCIATES, PLLC

10900 Northeast Fourth Street Suite 2300 Bellevue, WA 98004 Tel: 425-990-1075 Fax: 425-635-7799 lynn@thamerlinck.com

1301 Fifth Avenue Suite 3401 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-623-6501 Fax: 206-447-1973 jhelson@skellengerbender.com www.skellengerbender.com

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FAMILY LAW

FAMILY LAW

Tom Hamerlinck graduated with honors from Harvard Law School in 1981. His practice is limited to complex divorce cases.

Tom has been a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 1993. He is the author of the property valuation and division chapters in the WSBA Washington Family Law Deskbook (second edition), and he has lectured at over 60 continuing legal education seminars on divorce-related topics. Tom has been previously named one of the 100 best lawyers in Washington

by Seattle Magazine and to the top ten list in Washington Super Lawyers. He has also been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 1995.

Janet Helson practices exclusively in the area of family law. In practice since 1992, she joined Skellenger Bender in 2004. She has particular expertise in parenting issues, including domestic violence, the Relocation Act, interstate jurisdiction, de facto parents, and nonparental custody. Ms. Helson served on the State Bar Family Law Executive Committee from 2001 to 2007, has served as a pro tem family law commissioner, is co-author of “Pretrial Motions Practice” in the Family Law Deskbook, and was named Attorney of the Year by the State Bar Family Law Section in 2004. She is a frequent presenter at family law seminars and serves on the National Family Law Advisory Council of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

Stella L. Pitts has managed her own family law practice, Stella L. Pitts & Associates, PLLC, since 2001. The firm has five attorneys and offices in Seattle and Los Angeles. Ms. Pitts concentrates primarily on family law involving complex property division and custody issues. Ms. Pitts was named in Washington Super Lawyers in 2012 and 2013 and is a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Board Member of Family Law CASA since 2010, Lawyer of the Year in 2007 by the King County Chapter of Washington Women Lawyers, and President of King County Washington Women Lawyers in 1996. She has chaired, co-chaired, or presented at numerous CLE programs for attorneys on family law topics. Ms. Pitts has litigated dozens of trials and has successfully represented clients at the Washington Court of Appeals, three of which are published cases.

RAEGEN N. RASNIC

TED BUCK

THOMAS R. DREILING

SKELLENGER BENDER, P.S.

FREY BUCK, P.S.

1301 Fifth Avenue Suite 3401 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-623-6501 Fax: 206-447-1973 rrasnic@skellengerbender.com www.skellengerbender.com

1200 Fifth Avenue Suite 1900 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-486-8000 tbuck@freybuck.com www.freybuck.com

LAW OFFICE OF THOMAS R. DREILING

FAMILY LAW HEALTH CARE

GENERAL LITIGATION CIVIL RIGHTS/FIRST AMENDMENT BUSINESS LITIGATION

GENERAL LITIGATION BUSINESS LITIGATION ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Raegen Rasnic is a shareholder of Skellenger Bender, P.S., where her practice focuses on family law litigation, including dissolutions of marriage and non-marital relationships, child custody, and parenting disputes. Raegen is also a nationally respected practitioner of adoption and assisted reproduction law, handling surrogacy arrangements and egg, sperm, and embryo donation. Raegen teaches Adoption Law as an Adjunct Professor at Seattle University School of Law and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys.

Raegen also defends health care professionals in licensing and disciplinary proceedings. She volunteers her time with Legal Voice.

Ted Buck’s practice focuses on civil rights, business planning and litigation, municipal liability, catastrophic loss, product liability, real estate issues, and most other legal issues that sound interesting. Born and raised in Caldwell, Idaho, he received a degree in physics from the University of Puget Sound in 1987 and his J.D. from the University of Washington in 1992. He is a shareholder at the Seattle law firm of Frey Buck, P.S., a member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, and a past president of Washington Defense Trial Lawyers. Mr. Buck represents municipalities, police officers, businesses, agricultural entities, insurers, individuals, and non-profit organizations in a wide variety of issues. He frequently lectures on trial tactics and police civil liability and managing catastrophic loss claims and inquest proceedings.

Tom Dreiling has been a Washington trial and appellate lawyer since 1972, handling commercial disputes, construction liens, judgment enforcement matters, negligence claims, and a wide variety of other civil matters. Tom frequently serves as a neutral in private mediations and arbitrations. He has been a state bar examiner for over 30 years, has been chair of various state bar boards, and has served as a state delegate to the ABA House of Delegates. He has been a member of the William Dwyer Inn of Court since 2002. Tom is married to his high school sweetheart, Claudia. In January 2010, they both provided construction assistance at a building project in Peru sponsored

by Lake Union Crew. Also, he won two gold medals rowing at the 2007 Canadian National Masters rowing competition and has competed several times at the Head of the Charles in Boston.

DAVID N. BRUCE

MICHAEL C. WALTER

SAVITT BRUCE & WILLEY LLP

KEATING, BUCKLIN & MCCORMACK, INC., P.S.

LISA M. CHRISTOFFERSEN

Joshua Green Building 1425 Fourth Avenue, Suite 800 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-749-0500 Fax: 206-749-0600 dbruce@SBWLLP.com www.SBWLLP.com

1411 4th Avenue Suite 1405 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-447-7745 Fax: 206-447-7746 stella@stellapittslaw.com www.stellapittslaw.com

1000 2nd Avenue Suite 1770 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206-694-4602 Fax: 206-694-4601 tom@tdlaw.net www.tdlaw.net

CHRISTOFFERSEN LAW PS

800 Fifth Avenue Suite 4141 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206-623-8861 Fax: 206-223-9423 mwalter@kbmlawyers.com www.kbmlawyers.com

1001 4th Avenue Suite 4400 Seattle, WA 98154 Tel: 206-935-3824 Fax: 206-389-1708 lmc@pnwimmigration.com www.pnwimmigration.com

GOVERNMENT/CITIES/MUNICIPALITIES BUSINESS LITIGATION EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: DEFENSE

GOVERNMENT/CITIES/MUNICIPALITIES LAND USE/ZONING CIVIL RIGHTS/FIRST AMENDMENT

IMMIGRATION

David Bruce has practiced law in Seattle for over 20 years.

After more than a decade in private practice and public service, he teamed with Jim Savitt to establish Savitt & Bruce LLP in 1999. Savitt Bruce & Willey specializes in the trial and creative resolution of substantial disputes for a diverse client base, ranging from individuals to Fortune 500 companies. Dave lives in Kingston with his wife and two children. He is a graduate of American University, summa cum laude, and Cornell Law School, magna cum laude. Dave began his career with the Perkins Coie firm.

Michael Walter represents government entities and elected officials in civil rights, land use, zoning and environmental matters. Mike has handled hundreds of land use, permitting, environmental, GMA, civil rights, and elected-official lawsuits before quasi-judicial tribunals, administrative agencies, and trial and appellate courts. He has argued numerous appeals, including a Ninth Circuit decision dismissing a $5 million land use claim in which he recovered $110,000 in attorney’s fees.

Mike has written numerous articles on municipal law, land use, permitting, SEPA, civil rights, and government risk management, and is a frequent presenter on municipal, land use, civil rights, water drainage, and risk management topics. He also provides municipal, land use, civil rights, and risk management training to elected officials throughout Washington.

Lisa Christoffersen’s practice has focused exclusively on U.S. business and family immigration since 1999. She assists Northwest businesses and professionals with U.S. immigration needs, including work visas, permanent residency, and U.S. citizenship. Her experience includes H1B, TN, L, E, and O visas; PERM, extraordinary ability, and NIW filings; and I-9 audits and investigations. Lisa’s clients include businesses and individuals in the high-tech, biotech, tourism, design, and engineering industries, ranging from Fortune 500 entities to entrepreneurial startups. She also works with students, artists, and investors, and enjoys assisting couples with the marriage-based immigration process. Lisa speaks at regional and national immigration conferences, serves on the Executive Committee of AILA Washington, and volunteers with non-profit immigration groups.

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IMMIGRATION THROUGH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION CAROL L. EDWARD

GREGORY L. HARPER

TODD C. HAYES

LAW OFFICES OF CAROL L. EDWARD & ASSOCIATES, P.S.

HARPER | HAYES PLLC

HARPER | HAYES PLLC

600 University Street Suite 2420 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-340-8830 Fax: 206-260-2852 greg@harperhayes.com www.harperhayes.com

600 University Street Suite 2420 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-340-8793 Fax: 206-260-2852 todd@harperhayes.com www.harperhayes.com

IMMIGRATION

INSURANCE COVERAGE GENERAL LITIGATION

INSURANCE COVERAGE APPELLATE CONSTRUCTION/SURETY

Carol L. Edward has provided legal services in U.S. immigration and citizenship-related matters since 1984. She recognizes the many contributions immigrants have made, and continue to make, in building vital U.S. economies and communities. She has a number of published Ninth Circuit cases, is a former chair of the Washington Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and has received the highest ratings by peer and professional organizations. Ms. Edward is a volunteer and active supporter of non-profit immigrant groups and regularly speaks on immigration topics for community and CLE programs. Her team of four lawyers in Mount Vernon and Seattle is engaged in a wide variety of immigration cases, guiding individuals and businesses through the immigration labyrinth of waivers, I-130, I-129, and federal litigation.

Greg is the founding member of Harper | Hayes PLLC, a boutique litigation firm representing policyholders in insurance coverage disputes. Greg’s clients come from the construction, banking, maritime, and other professional industries. Whether the dispute involves liability, property, errors and omissions, or fiduciary policies, Greg has substantial expertise in resolving the issues. Greg has experience trying cases to juries and to the bench and resolving claims through negotiation and mediation.

In addition to their robust litigation practice, Greg and the firm have extensive experience handling appeals in state and federal courts. Greg obtained his B.A. from Duke University and his J.D. from Gonzaga University.

Todd Hayes represents contractors, developers, and other business owners in insurance coverage litigation and appeals.

He has successfully litigated cases involving almost every type of insurance sold, from directors and officers to builders’ risk to CGL. His published appellate decisions include Panorama Village v. Allstate, 144 Wn.2d 130 (2001); DeWitt Constr. v. Charter Oak, 307 F.3d 1127 (9th Cir. 2002); Williams v. Athletic Field, Inc., 172 Wn.2d 683 (2011); and Washington Greensview v. Travelers, 295 P.3d 284 (2013). Todd earned his B.A. in business from the University of Washington and his J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Following law school, he clerked for Gerry Alexander, former Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court.

THOMAS LETHER

RUSSELL C. LOVE

PATRICK M. PAULICH

LETHER & ASSOCIATES, PLLC

THORSRUD CANE & PAULICH INC., P.S.

THORSRUD CANE & PAULICH INC., P.S.

1325 Fourth Avenue Suite 1300 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-386-7755 Fax: 206-386-7795 rlove@tcplaw.com www.tcplaw.com

1325 Fourth Avenue Suite 1300 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-386-7755 Fax: 206-386-7795 ppaulich@tcplaw.com www.tcplaw.com

INSURANCE COVERAGE BAD FAITH LITIGATION CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION

INSURANCE COVERAGE APPELLATE

INSURANCE COVERAGE CIVIL LITIGATION DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL

Tom is founder of Lether & Associates, which represents insurers and their insureds. Tom has been specializing in insurance law for 25 years. His practice focuses on first and third party insurance matters. He specializes in complex coverage disputes involving property and liability coverage. He has extensive experience in suspected fraud, water intrusion, environmental issues, bad faith litigation, and construction defect claims. Tom has experience in trial and resolving claims through negotiation and mediation. He is licensed as an attorney in Washington State, Oregon, Idaho, the federal courts in these jurisdictions, the Colorado federal court, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a frequent lecturer on topics of insurance coverage, construction defect, and bad faith. He also serves as an appraiser, arbitrator, expert witness, and mediator.

After graduating from Pomona College and serving in the Peace Corps in West Africa, Mr. Love obtained his J.D. at Georgetown University Law Center. He has been with Thorsrud Cane & Paulich since 1989, where his practice focuses on insurance coverage issues and appellate litigation. For several years, he chaired the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Amicus Committee, and he recently chaired the Northwest Insurance Coverage Association. He has a special interest in written advocacy and continues to pursue the elusive goal of writing the perfect brief. He and his wife Marilyn enjoy running and rowing (crew) respectively, and take pleasure that their two children have pursued postgraduate education.

Patrick Paulich has represented insurance companies and their insureds for over 32 years. He has extensive experience in insurance coverage disputes, bad faith litigation, construction defect and product liability lawsuits, and environmental matters.

In 1988, he founded Thorsrud Cane & Paulich along with Mark Thorsrud and Paul Cane. Patrick has been the firm’s managing shareholder since its inception. He received both his undergraduate degree (1976) and his law degree (1980) from the University of Washington. He enjoys bicycling, running, traveling, Mariners baseball, and University of Washington athletics. Patrick and his wife Julie have two children, Connor (21) and Maggie (18).

MARK N. THORSRUD

JAMES P. SAVITT

STEPHEN C. WILLEY

THORSRUD CANE & PAULICH INC., P.S.

SAVITT BRUCE & WILLEY LLP

SAVITT BRUCE & WILLEY LLP

Joshua Green Building 1425 Fourth Avenue, Suite 800 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-749-0500 Fax: 206-749-0600 jsavitt@SBWLLP.com www.SBWLLP.com

Joshua Green Building 1425 Fourth Avenue, Suite 800 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-749-0500 Fax: 206-749-0600 swilley@SBWLLP.com www.SBWLLP.com

INSURANCE COVERAGE PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION/SURETY

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION BUSINESS LITIGATION GENERAL LITIGATION

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION BUSINESS LITIGATION GENERAL LITIGATION

Mark Thorsrud enjoys practicing law. For more than 25 years, he has represented clients in a wide variety of insurance coverage and other defense matters, including environmental, construction, professional liability, and personal injury cases.

Mark enjoys the challenge of representing defendants. He received his B.A. from Harvard University in 1972 and his J.D. from Gonzaga University in 1977. Mark has authored articles for the Gonzaga Law Review and the Defense Research Institute.

He is a past Chair of the Northwest Environmental Claims Association and a current member of the Northwest Insurance Claims Association. Mark balances career and family and spends his free time with his wife Heidi, his son Kyle, and his daughter Megan.

After a nine-year tenure as a Partner in Perkins Coie, Jim teamed with David Bruce to establish Savitt Bruce & Willey LLP in 1999. Jim specializes in the trial and creative resolution of substantial disputes for a diverse client base, which includes Fortune 500 companies and major e-commerce firms. Jim currently also serves as the Chairperson of the Pike Place Market Preservation & Development Authority (which owns and operates the Pike Place Market) and is Immediate Past President of the Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington. He is a graduate of Cornell University and Georgetown University Law Center, magna cum laude. Jim began his career with the firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York City.

Steve is a partner with Savitt Bruce & Willey LLP. Savitt Bruce & Willey specializes in the trial and creative resolution of substantial disputes for a diverse client base, ranging from individuals to major e-commerce firms and Fortune 500 companies. Steve’s practice runs the gamut of business and commercial litigation, including intellectual property matters, and he has wide-ranging trial, appellate, and arbitration experience. Steve began his career with Perkins Coie and also practiced with Latham & Watkins. He is a graduate of Williams College and the University of Wisconsin Law School.

500 Denny Way Seattle, WA 98109 Tel: 206-956-9556 Fax: 206-956-4025 celaw@seattle-immigration.com www.seattle-immigration.com

3316 Fuhrman Avenue East Suite 250 Seattle, WA 98102 Tel: 206-467-5444 Fax: 206-467-5544 tlether@letherlaw.com www.letherlaw.com

1325 Fourth Avenue Suite 1300 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-386-7755 Fax: 206-386-7795 mthorsrud@tcplaw.com www.tcplaw.com

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LAND USE/ZONING THROUGH PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE PETER J. EGLICK

DAVID S. MANN

JON SITKIN

EGLICK KIKER WHITED PLLC

GENDLER & MANN, LLP

CHMELIK SITKIN & DAVIS P.S.

1000 Second Avenue Suite 3130 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206-441-1069 Fax: 206-441-1089 eglick@ekwlaw.com www.ekwlaw.com

1424 4th Avenue Suite 715 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-621-8868 Fax: 206-621-0512 mann@gendlermann.com www.gendlermann.com

1500 Railroad Avenue Bellingham, WA 98225 Tel: 360-671-1796 Fax: 360-671-3781 jsitkin@chmelik.com www.chmelik.com

LAND USE/ZONING REAL ESTATE GOVERNMENT/CITIES/MUNICIPALITIES

LAND USE/ZONING ENVIRONMENTAL ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

LAND USE/ZONING REAL ESTATE GOVERNMENT/CITIES/MUNICIPALITIES

Peter J. Eglick represents property owners, citizen groups, municipalities, and homeowners’ associations in environmental, land use, real estate, and related constitutional matters.

Persistent advocacy, pragmatic advice, and clear writing are hallmarks of his practice. He has substantial experience with the Growth Management Act, Shoreline Management Act, State Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Washington Homeowners’ Act, and state and local laws concerning real property. He lectures often on planning, zoning, and permitting topics at continuing legal education seminars.

David S. Mann represents individuals, community groups, and small businesses throughout Washington on land use, environmental, and property appeals and litigation. Mr. Mann’s practice focuses on supporting smart growth, quality of life, and the environment. This includes supporting sustainable urban development and opposing rural sprawl and poorly sited commercial and industrial development. His expertise includes permitting, zoning, the Growth Management Act, Shoreline Management Act, State and National Environmental Policy Acts, the Endangered Species Act, Washington Public Records Act, and Federal Freedom of Information Act. In 2011 David won his first case before the U.S. Supreme Court in the FOIA case Milner v. U.S. Department of the Navy.

Jon Sitkin is a principal of Chmelik Sitkin & Davis P.S., a northwest Washington business, land use, and municipal law firm. From its Bellingham offices, the firm represents businesses, developers, contractors, municipal governments, professional practices, and the people who own and manage businesses throughout northwest Washington. Jon practices primarily in the areas of land use, real estate, and municipal law. Other members of the firm have particular expertise in business, municipal, employment, and labor and construction law. The members of the firm have risen to the challenge of meeting the needs of increasingly sophisticated northwest Washington businesses and municipal governments. The firm takes great pride in its long-term relationships with some of the region’s most dynamic and important businesses and municipal governments.

PAUL F. CANE

FRANCIS S. FLOYD

ANDREW C. GAUEN

THORSRUD CANE & PAULICH INC., P.S.

FLOYD, PFLUEGER & RINGER, P.S.

MERRICK, HOFSTEDT & LINDSEY, P.S.

1325 Fourth Avenue Suite 1300 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-386-7755 Fax: 206-386-7795 pcane@tcplaw.com www.tcplaw.com

200 West Thomas Street Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98119 Tel: 206-441-4455 Fax: 206-441-8484 ffloyd@floyd-ringer.com www.floyd-ringer.com

3101 Western Avenue Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98121 Tel: 206-682-0610 Fax: 206-467-2689 agauen@mhlseattle.com www.mhlseattle.com

PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION GENERAL LITIGATION

PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: DEFENSE

PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: PRODUCTS BUSINESS LITIGATION

I was raised in Spokane and graduated from Gonzaga Prep, the University of Washington, and the University of California, Hastings (J.D. 1978) after squeezing in a tour as a medic in Vietnam (1971-1972). Defending criminal cases (1978-1979) was not for me, but I greatly enjoyed serving as a deputy prosecuting attorney in Lewis County (1980-1982). Since then, for over 30 years now, I have had the pleasure of practicing with my best friends, defending civil suits, and occasionally serving as an Arbitrator in UIM disputes. I would like to acknowledge two people who have been an inspiration to me for three decades, whose intelligence, decency, hard work, and commitment to excellence in everything they do has been the model that I have tried, however haltingly, to live up to each day; the finest people I know: Lauren Orvieto and Jeffrey Quinn-Cane.

Francis S. Floyd has been a civil trial lawyer in Washington and Alaska for 30 years. He is the President of the litigation firm of Floyd, Pflueger & Ringer, P.S. Francis’ recent cases emphasize the defense of insureds and self-insureds in large loss or complex litigation in the Northwest. He has tried over 100 civil jury trials, including serious personal injury and wrongful death, product defect, schools and public sector defense, pharmacy law, intellectual property litigation, construction law, professional malpractice, and civil rights and employment litigation. Francis graduated from the University of Washington in 1975 and Willamette University College of Law in 1978.

Andy Gauen defends trucking, products liability, fire and explosion, general liability, premises liability, construction defect, legal malpractice, business, and intellectual property litigation.

Mr. Gauen, who is peer-rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell, has tried more than 50 state and federal court jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations. Mr. Gauen received his J.D. from the UW School of Law, where he was Managing Editor of the Washington Law Review. Mr. Gauen is a member of the WSBA and ABA Litigation Sections and is an associate with the ABA Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability. He also is a founding member of ALFA International’s Trucking and Transportation Practice Group and is active in the American Trucking Association.

Mr. Gauen became Of Counsel in 2013, but still works full time representing clients at Merrick, Hofstedt & Lindsey, P.S.

STEVEN F. FITZER

JOHN C. GRAFFE, JR.

DONNA M. MONIZ

FITZER LEIGHTON & AYERS PLLC

JOHNSON, GRAFFE, KEAY, MONIZ & WICK, LLP

JOHNSON, GRAFFE, KEAY, MONIZ & WICK, LLP

1145 Broadway Suite 610 Tacoma, WA 98402 Tel: 253-683-4511 Fax: 253-627-8928 steve@theflafirm.com www.theflafirm.com

925 Fourth Avenue Suite 2300 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206-223-4770 Fax: 206-386-7344 johng@jgkmw.com www.jgkmw.com

925 Fourth Avenue Suite 2300 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206-223-4770 Fax: 206-386-7344 donnam@jgkmw.com www.jgkmw.com

PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE HEALTH CARE

PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CIVIL LITIGATION DEFENSE

PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Steve defends medical professionals in civil actions. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Professional associations include the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, DRI, and WDTL. Steve is a frequent seminar speaker and author on issues of trial practice and medical malpractice litigation. He is a former Chair of the WSBA Litigation Section and an emeritus member of the Robert Bryan Puget Sound Inns of Court. His favorite spare time activity is supporting Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma.

John Graffe is a trial attorney with more than 30 years of experience defending professional liability, product liability, wrongful death, and personal injury cases. Most of John’s work includes defending hospitals, physicians, nurses, and other health care providers. He is a graduate of Willamette University (J.D., 1981). Regularly chosen by his peers to Washington Super Lawyers, John is also admitted to practice in the State of Oregon.

He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. A Northwest native, John lives on Vashon Island.

Donna Moniz, RN, MN, J.D. defends hospitals, nurses, doctors, and other health care professionals in malpractice cases. She has an excellent record of defense jury verdicts over a 25-plus-year career. Moniz also advises hospitals in various aspects of health law including medical staff issues and risk management. She represents health care professionals in disciplinary matters. She is a published writer on health law and guest lecturer at the Seattle University School of Law, and University of Washington School of Nursing. Moniz also provides pro bono legal counsel on occasion through the King County Bar. She enjoys traveling, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.

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PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE THROUGH PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL REBECCA S. RINGER

RANDO B. WICK

TAMMY L. WILLIAMS

FLOYD, PFLUEGER & RINGER, P.S.

JOHNSON, GRAFFE, KEAY, MONIZ & WICK, LLP

FLOYD, PFLUEGER & RINGER, P.S.

200 West Thomas Street Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98119 Tel: 206-441-4455 Fax: 206-441-8484 rringer@floyd-ringer.com www.floyd-ringer.com

925 Fourth Avenue Suite 2300 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206-223-4770 Fax: 206-386-7344 rando@jgkmw.com www.jgkmw.com

200 West Thomas Street Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98119 Tel: 206-441-4455 Fax: 206-441-8484 twilliams@floyd-ringer.com www.floyd-ringer.com

PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY: DEFENSE

PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Rebecca Ringer has extensive trial experience, particularly in professional negligence claims by defending physicians and other health care providers; medical device and product liability claims; and other areas of complex litigation. Rebecca has been invited to speak at numerous seminars for health care providers, before the American Hospital Association, and at legal seminars on topics related to her areas of practice. She earned her B.A. from the University of Kansas and her J.D. from Cornell Law School. Her memberships include KCBA, WSBA, WSAJ, ABOTA, and Volunteer Attorneys for Persons with AIDS. Ms. Ringer is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is AV-rated

by Martindale-Hubbell.

Rando is a partner in the Seattle office. His practice focuses on the defense of medical malpractice cases and the defense of personal injury cases involving complex medical issues. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He has written and lectured on issues involving medical malpractice. Prior to college, Rando was a firefighter/EMT and served in the United States Air Force. He is a graduate of the University of Washington School of Law and performed postdoctorate work at the University of Washington School of Medicine in medical ethics. He is married to fellow medical malpractice defense attorney, Ketia Wick. He has four children and one grandchild.

Tammy Williams has been a trial lawyer in Washington for over 16 years. Tammy became a partner at Floyd, Pflueger & Ringer in 2008. Tammy defends clients in a variety of complex civil litigation cases. She represents physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers in lawsuits alleging professional negligence and in administrative licensing proceedings. She consults with funeral homes and cemeteries in cases involving the disposition of human remains. She also works with major Western Washington retailers in premises liability cases. Tammy enjoys traveling internationally and decorating her mid-century modern home in Ballard. In her spare time, she is a wedding officiant and the band leader and singer in the jazz and swing band Tammy & The Bachelors.

THOMAS R. MERRICK

JOHN W. PHILLIPS

TERRY P. ABEYTA

MERRICK, HOFSTEDT & LINDSEY, P.S.

PHILLIPS LAW GROUP, PLLC

ABEYTA NELSON P.C.

315 Fifth Avenue South Suite 1000 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206-382-6163 Fax: 206-382-6168 jphillips@jphillipslaw.com www.jphillipslaw.com

1102 West Yakima Avenue Yakima, WA 98902 Tel: 509-575-1588 Fax: 509-457-8426 tabeyta@abeytanelson.com www.abeytanelson.com

PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: PRODUCTS PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL BUSINESS LITIGATION

PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: PRODUCTS BUSINESS LITIGATION CLASS ACTION/MASS TORTS

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL

Tom Merrick is a shareholder with Merrick, Hofstedt & Lindsey, P.S. His defense practice focuses upon complex and catastrophic injuries arising from product liability claims, professional malpractice disputes, and general liability. He has been in practice in the Seattle area for 31 years and has successfully tried more than 60 jury trials and over 100 bench trials to verdict in the state and federal courts. Named to the Washington Super Lawyers list in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.

Bar and Court Admittance: Admitted Washington State Bar and United States District Court, Western District of Washington, 1980; admitted United States District Court, Eastern District of Washington, 1981. Awards/Honors: American Board of Trial Advocates; peer-review AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell; The Best Lawyers in America since 2007.

Ten years ago, John founded Phillips Law Group, PLLC, where he represent plaintiffs and defendants in courts throughout the United States. John is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is also an active appellate advocate with significant victories in Washington’s appellate courts. His recent experience includes obtaining a defense judgment for a Fortune 500 company in a RICO/antitrust suit, defense judgments for other Fortune 500 companies in antitrust and products cases, and victories for plaintiffs in product liability, medical malpractice, and consumer class actions brought by hospital patients, subprime borrowers, and athletic club members. He also has successfully prosecuted trademark and copyright infringement claims for a famous author and other businesses.

Although practicing in the most conservative area of the state, Terry Abeyta has earned recognition as a top plaintiffs’ personal injury attorney in Washington. He recovered $4.1 million on a car crash case, the largest settlement in the history of Kittitas County, the highest settlement in the history of Klickitat County, and the largest cervical strain jury verdict in the history of Yakima County.

He was the first plaintiffs’ attorney from Central Washington chosen for The Best Lawyers in America, the first in Central Washington named in the Top 100 Washington Super Lawyers list, and was named in the Top 40 Plaintiffs’ Attorneys list and Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in America. He is a member of Damage Attorneys Round Table, is past president of ABOTA, has served in many leadership roles for the WSAJ, and is a past president of the Yakima County Bar Association.

LINCOLN C. BEAUREGARD

ANDREW BERGH

JOHN R. (JACK) CONNELLY, JR.

3101 Western Avenue Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98121 Tel: 206-467-2649 Fax: 206-467-2689 tmerrick@mhlseattle.com www.mhlseattle.com

CONNELLY LAW OFFICES

LAW OFFICE OF ANDREW BERGH PS

CONNELLY LAW OFFICES

2301 North 30th Street Tacoma, WA 98403 Tel: 253-593-5100 Fax: 253-593-0380 lincolnb@connelly-law.com www.connelly-law.com

705 2nd Avenue Suite 1200 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206-621-0101 Fax: 206-682-0401 andy@berghlaw.com www.berghlaw.com

2301 North 30th Street Tacoma, WA 98403 Tel: 253-593-5100 Fax: 253-593-0380 jconnelly@connelly-law.com www.connelly-law.com

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE COVERAGE

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL CIVIL RIGHTS/FIRST AMENDMENT INSURANCE COVERAGE

Lincoln C. Beauregard is presently practicing with the Connelly Law Offices. Prior to graduating from the University of Washington Law School, Mr. Beauregard served eight years in the United States Air Force. His practice focuses upon personal injury, civil rights, and related litigation including analyzing and leveraging complex insurance coverage and bad faith situations. Mr. Beauregard has previously been a CLE presenter for the Washington State Trial Lawyers on multiple occasions, is a member of the WSBA, has been recognized in the Washington Rising Stars list, and was awarded the Air Force Eagle Grant for Educational Excellence. Mr. Beauregard is also a recent graduate of the Washington Leadership Institute.

A former prosecutor and insurance defense lawyer, Andrew (“Andy”) Bergh has been representing injury victims on a contingency fee basis for 20 years. Clients are ensured of direct, hands-on service from Andy, who purposely maintains a small caseload as a sole practitioner to ensure that each client’s case will be zealously pursued. Besides having substantial jury trial experience, Andy is a prolific and accomplished writer with over 500 published columns to his credit. Indefatigable, he will never be outworked by his opponent. As a recurrent recipient of Martindale-Hubbell’s AV rating, Andy’s competence and integrity have long been recognized by his peers. A member of the Washington State Association for Justice, Andy enjoys travel, golf, and digital photography in his spare time. His latest project is to shoot “hidden gem” courthouses throughout the state.

For over 30 years, Jack has served as a voice for citizens harmed as a result of government or corporate misconduct and negligence.

His forceful representation of plaintiffs in governmental liability, personal injury, medical, and wrongful death cases has resulted in significant verdicts and major changes by corporate and governmental defendants. A recognized leader, Jack is a member of DART and The Best Lawyers in America; is Past President of WSAJ, WSAJ Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2000, and ABOTA Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2007; was in top 100 lawyers in Washington and top 40 personal injury lawyers; and received multiple selections to state and national best lawyer lists. He earned a B.A. in human biology and psychology from Stanford in 1978 and his J.D. from University of California Hastings in 1981.

Jack and his wife, Angela, live in Tacoma with their nine children.

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PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL JAMES M. DANIELSON

MICHAEL J. FISHER

BRADFORD J. FULTON

JEFFERS, DANIELSON, SONN & AYLWARD, P.S.

RUSH, HANNULA, HARKINS & KYLER, L.L.P.

CARTER & FULTON, P.S.

2600 Chester Kimm Road PO Box 1688 Wenatchee, WA 98807 Tel: 509-662-3685 Fax: 509-662-2452 jimd@jdsalaw.com www.jdsalaw.com

4701 South 19th Street Suite 300 Tacoma, WA 98405 Tel: 253-383-5388 Fax: 253-272-5105 mfisher@rhhk.com www.rhhk.com

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Jim Danielson has been an active trial lawyer for over 30 years.

Born and raised in Eastern Washington, he attended the University of Washington School of Law (where he received the Order of the Coif) and was the Executive Editor of the Washington Law Review from 1970 to 1971. Jim is a senior partner with Jeffers, Danielson, Sonn & Aylward in Wenatchee, having joined the firm in 1971. Jim specializes in civil and commercial law. He is an active member of the American College of Trial Lawyers. In between his legal pursuits, Jim loves to hunt and fish and is an avid baseball fan. He was voted to the Top 100 Washington Super Lawyers list for 2005 and 2008.

Michael Fisher is a partner with Rush, Hannula, Harkins & Kyler, L.L.P., in Tacoma, where he has spent his entire career. Mike is an Eagle member of the WSAJ. He has also been active in the TPCBA where he was the president of the Young Lawyers Section in 2007. Mike is a tenacious trial lawyer who loves representing plaintiffs and puts every ounce of effort and enthusiasm possible into his work. He has successfully recovered six-figure results for clients injured in nursing homes, injured on construction sites, and injured by medical malpractice. Mike recently recovered $5 million on behalf of a client who was seriously injured in a collision with a commercial vehicle. This year he is a member of the WSAJ Board and the Nursing Home Litigation Group of AAJ.

Brad Fulton emphasizes the handling of automobile collision and other injury claims. AV-rated, he has served on the WSAJ Board of Governors since 1995 and was the President of WSAJ in 2009-2010. He graduated from WSU (Phi Beta Kappa) in 1985 and the University of Washington (J.D.) in 1988. Brad served as editor and multiple chapter author for the WSAJ Automobile Accident Litigation Deskbook (2000 and 2010 update), as co-editor of and contributor to the WSTLA Pleadings and Motion CD-ROM Handbook (2003), and as Editor of WSTLA Trial News.

A frequent CLE speaker, Brad has been named in Washington Rising Stars or Super Lawyers every year since 1999. Brad is married to Danielle and has two children. Brad is a shareholder with Donald W. Carter in Carter & Fulton, P.S., with offices in Everett and Seattle.

TODD W. GARDNER

TIM KOSNOFF

MARK LEEMON

SWANSON GARDNER, P.L.L.C.

KOSNOFF FASY

LEEMON + ROYER, PLLC

4512 Talbot Road South Renton, WA 98055 Tel: 425-226-7920 Fax: 425-226-5168 todd@swansongardner.com www.swansongardner.com

520 Pike Street Suite 1010 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 425-837-9690 Fax: 855-211-4459 tim@kosnoff.com www.kosnoff.com

2505 2nd Avenue Suite 610 Seattle, WA 98121 Tel: 206-269-1100 Fax: 206-269-7424 leemon@leeroylaw.com www.leeroylaw.com

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Todd Gardner graduated from the University of Washington School of Law, with honors, in 1980. Since 1995, Mr. Gardner has obtained twelve jury verdicts in excess of $1 million for his clients.

Mr. Gardner’s trial results include a $13 million highway design defect verdict in 2001, a record $17 million medical negligence verdict in 2005, an $8 million wrongful death verdict in 2008, and a $12.7 million verdict for a firefighter in 2009. Mr. Gardner is WSAJ’s 2004 Trial Lawyer of the Year and a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers, ABOTA, and Damage Attorneys Round Table. He is married to Polly Gardner, and they have two sons, Brett and Brandon.

In a 30-year career as a trial lawyer, Tim Kosnoff has represented more than 1,000 victims of childhood sex abuse. He has secured more than $250 million in settlements and judgments for abuse survivors in cases against the Boy Scouts of America, several Roman Catholic dioceses, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the Salvation Army, the Jesuits, and other religious orders. Kosnoff is frequently interviewed as a legal expert on TV and in the news. He was recently featured in a Los Angeles Times-Canadian Broadcasting Corp. investigation into sex abuse in scouting. One of Kosnoff’s landmark cases was recently profiled in the book The Sins of Brother Curtis by Lisa Davis (Simon & Schuster).

Mark Leemon has been a successful trial lawyer for over 30 years.

Currently, a principal in Leemon + Royer, PLLC, Mark represents injured people in cases involving government negligence and misconduct, professional and medical negligence, and product liability. Mr. Leemon is a pioneer in crime victim litigation and has obtained millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for his clients in such cases. He achieved a seven-figure settlement in one recent case involving negligent release of a dangerous mental patient from Eastern State Hospital. He also has significant experience in product liability cases, including numerous million-dollar verdicts and settlements in asbestos cases. Mr. Leemon was named Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2009 by the Washington State Association for Justice.

ELIZABETH WOODY LINDQUIST

SUSAN MACHLER

RODNEY K. NELSON

LINDQUIST LAW, PLLC

OSBORN MACHLER, P.L.L.C.

ABEYTA NELSON P.C.

2125 Fifth Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Tel: 206-441-4110 Fax: 206-441-4220 smachler@osbornmachler.com www.osbornmachler.com

1102 West Yakima Avenue Yakima, WA 98902 Tel: 509-575-1588 Fax: 509-457-8426 rnelson@abeytanelson.com www.abeytanelson.com

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Well respected as one of the top personal injury attorneys in the state, Elizabeth Woody Lindquist has devoted herself solely to handling personal injury cases for over 18 years. She has significant experience with auto, pedestrian, motorcycle and bicycle accidents; trucking accidents; premises injuries; boating accidents; dog bite injuries; product liability; nursing home negligence; and wrongful death. Some of her most rewarding work has been in obtaining just compensation for injured children and incompetent adults and securing adequate financial investments to provide for their future medical and educational needs. She has served on the Board of Governors for the WSAJ since 2007, where she is currently VP for Judicial Relations. She has also served on WSAJ’s Legislative Steering Committee for over a decade, fighting for the rights of injured victims.

Ms. Machler represents injured people in auto accident, products liability, medical malpractice, and premises liability cases. In 2010, King County paid a record $10 million for an excessive force case. She has significant appellate experience, including Armantrout v. Cascade Orthopaedics, which affects wrongful death claims in Washington. In addition to her other work, Ms. Machler performs pro bono work in the areas of family and administrative law, serves as an MAR arbitrator, and is a settlement guardian ad litem in King County. Ms. Machler is governor from the Ninth District for the Washington State Bar Association’s Board of Governors and also served on the Washington State Association for Justice’s Board of Governors for several years. Ms. Machler is a member of KCBA and the State Bar of Montana. She is an award-winning art quilter.

Mr. Nelson is a Central Washington personal injury lawyer.

His practice focuses on wildland fire claims and injury claims.

He is a past member of the Washington State Trial Lawyers’ Board of Governors and past president of the Yakima County Bar Association. He is AV-rated. He is a volunteer attorney for Yakima’s Volunteer Attorney Services and a judge pro tem for the Yakima County Superior Court. Mr. Nelson is an accomplished climber whose ascents include Cho-Oyu, the sixth highest peak in the world; the North Ridge of the Grand Teton; Mt. Rainier’s Liberty Ridge; and Yosemite’s El Capitan and Half Dome.

1708 Bellevue Avenue Seattle, WA 98122 Tel: 206-709-7700 Fax: 206-838-6346 woody@lindquistlaw.net www.lindquistlaw.net

3731 Colby Avenue Everett, WA 98201 Tel: 425-258-3538 Fax: 425-339-2527 bjf@carterfultonlaw.com www.carterfultonlaw.com

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PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL THROUGH PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE SIMEON OSBORN

NATHAN P. ROBERTS

CRAIG F. SCHAUERMANN

OSBORN MACHLER, P.L.L.C.

CONNELLY LAW OFFICES

2125 Fifth Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Tel: 206-441-4110 Fax: 206-441-4220 sosborn@osbornmachler.com www.osbornmachler.com

2301 North 30th Street Tacoma, WA 98403 Tel: 253-593-5100 Fax: 253-593-0380 nroberts@connelly-law.com www.connelly-law.com

SCHAUERMANN, THAYER, JACOBS & STAPLES, ATTORNEYS AT LAW

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Selected as a 2011 Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Washington Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Osborn’s practice focuses on plaintiffs’ personal injury, auto accidents, products liability, medical malpractice, and professional negligence, with recent settlements over $30 million. In 2010, King County paid Mr. Osborn a record $10 million for an excessive force case. In 2009, the Washington Supreme Court upheld the $1.35 million jury verdict that Mr. Osborn and his firm obtained in Armantrout v. Cascade Orthopaedics, which affects wrongful death claims in Washington. Mr. Osborn’s representation of children injured by magnet-containing toys brought toy safety to national attention and led to the recall of magnetic toys and the scrutiny and recall of toys with lead paint and other dangers.

Mr. Osborn also serves on the executive committee of ABOTA.

Nathan P. (“Nate”) Roberts is a trial attorney at Connelly Law Offices in Tacoma. His practice focuses on the litigation and trial of complex personal injury and wrongful death claims, including medical malpractice, abuse and neglect, government liability, Federal Tort Claims Act, and product liability matters.

Mr. Roberts obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington and his J.D., magna cum laude, from Seattle University School of Law. He also served as a law clerk extern to the Honorable Ronald B. Leighton at the U.S. District Court for the Western District Court of Washington and by designation at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Emphasis: Craig advises and represents clients and their families in serious personal injuries and wrongful death. Professional Qualifications and Education: B.A., 1973, Washington State University; J.D., 1976, University of Puget Sound; Licensed in Western and Eastern District Federal Courts of Washington, the Ninth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Professional Affiliation: Board of Governors – WSAJ (1996-2001); Board of Directors – Washington Trial Attorneys Political Forum; WSAJ Eagle for over 20 years; Past President – Clark County Bar Association; Former Chairman of the WSBA’s Continuing Legal Education Committee. Speaker at numerous legal education seminars. Personal: Craig and his wife, Norma, have three adult children. He enjoys golfing and volunteering, particularly with high school students in the YMCA’s Mock Trial program.

ARTHUR D. SWANSON

JEFFREY B. TUTTLE

CORRIE J. YACKULIC

SWANSON GARDNER, P.L.L.C.

TUTTLE & ASSOCIATES

4512 Talbot Road South Renton, WA 98055 Tel: 425-226-7920 Fax: 425-226-5168 adswanson@aol.com www.swansongardner.com

8158 164th Avenue Northeast Redmond, WA 98052 Tel: 425-881-9100 Fax: 425-881-9144 jeff@tuttleinjurylaw.com www.tuttleandassociates.com

CORRIE YACKULIC LAW FIRM PLLC

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Arthur D. Swanson is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, with over 46 years of experience as a trial lawyer.

He graduated from the UW Law School in 1963 and served in the U.S. Army Finance Corps. Following two years as a King County Deputy Prosecutor, he has practiced in Renton. His accomplishments include being named in The Best Lawyers in America from 1991 to date, being a member of WSTLA and one of its past Presidents, being a member and serving as past President to the Damage Attorneys Round Table, being elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates, serving on its Board of Directors, being State Chapter President 1998-1999, and receiving, in 2007, the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award.

Jeff Tuttle is a principal in the law firm of Tuttle & Associates. The firm has offices in Seattle and Redmond. Mr. Tuttle’s practice emphasizes a broad spectrum of personal injury claims. He graduated from Washington State University and Gonzaga University School of Law with distinction. He was a contributing author to WSAJ’s two-volume Automobile Litigation Deskbook and The Pleadings and Motion Practice Handbook. Mr. Tuttle is committed to assisting injured people and preserving their rights in the civil justice system. Gonzaga University School of Law – 1989. Plaintiffs’ personal injury with an emphasis on serious, life-altering claims.

Corrie J. Yackulic has practiced law in Seattle since 1986, representing individuals, families, and communities in suits against insurance companies, drug companies, general contractors, fishing companies, health maintenance organizations, and others who have caused injury through their careless or negligent acts. Top-rated by Martindale-Hubbell for legal ethics and ability (AV rating), Ms. Yackulic is an experienced trial lawyer, a thoughtful strategist, and a tough and tenacious negotiator. Corrie frequently associates with other lawyers, both in and outside Washington State, and accepts referrals for cases throughout the Pacific Northwest.

JAMES L. HOLMAN

JUDY I. MASSONG

STEVEN R. PRUZAN

HOLMAN LAW, PLLC

DIAMONDMASSONG PLLC

MIRACLE PRUZAN & PRUZAN

Holman Building 4041 Ruston Way, Suite 101 PO Box 1338 Tacoma, WA 98402 Tel: 253-627-1866 Fax: 253-627-1924 JLH@theholmanlawfirm.com www.theholmanlawfirm.com

1411 Fourth Avenue Suite 765 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-445-1258 Fax: 206-445-1257 judy@diamondmassong.com www.diamondmassong.com

1000 Second Avenue Suite 1550 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206-624-8830 Fax: 206-624-2297 spruzan@miraclelaw.com www.miraclelaw.com

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: PRODUCTS LIABILITY

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James L. Holman, admitted to Washington State Bar in 1976 and North Dakota Bar in 1991. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Washington Super Lawyers, the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation (Fellow), Martindale-Hubbell (AV), Roscoe Pound Foundation, American Board of Trial Advocates, American Association for Justice, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, and Past President – Damage Attorneys Round Table. Chaired and presented CLE legal and ethics classes for Seattle University School of Law, WSTLA, and the Washington State Bar Association. Acted as mediator and arbitrator and published in various publications.

Obtained numerous jury verdicts and settlements in several states, each exceeding millions of dollars.

Trial attorney Judy Massong also enjoyed successful careers as a registered nurse, college instructor, and lobbyist. Her diverse professional experience, nursing skills, and education bring a unique perspective and depth to her practice of law, which focuses on plaintiffs’ personal injury and medical malpractice, product liability, pharmaceuticals, and wrongful death. She is a trained mediator/arbitrator and is a panel member of the Washington Arbitration and Mediation Service. She is consistently named in the Washington Super Lawyers list, with placement on the Top 50 Women list. Judy is Past President of the Washington State Association for Justice (2003-2004) and is currently on the Board of Governors of the WSBA (2010-2013). In addition, she is President of the WSB Foundation. Attorney Massong is a partner in DiamondMassong which is located in Seattle.

Steve is a trial lawyer who was admitted to practice in 1975 and has always limited his practice to plaintiffs’ personal injury cases.

For the last 20 years, he has worked exclusively on medical negligence lawsuits. He has represented severely injured people and their families throughout Washington in state and federal court. He has also litigated cases in Alaska, Oregon, and California. He is a graduate of Claremont Men’s (McKenna) College and Gonzaga School of Law, where he was an editor of the Gonzaga Law Review. He is active in WSTLA and was elected to membership in ABOTA. Steve has spoken at various trial lawyer seminars and is often asked to serve as a mediator in medical negligence cases. He also lectures at the University of Washington School of Medicine and School of Law on a regular basis.

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1700 East Fourth Plain Boulevard Vancouver, WA 98661 Tel: 360-695-4244 Fax: 360-696-0583 craigs@stjs.com www.stjs.com

315 Fifth Avenue South Suite 1000 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206-787-1915 Fax: 206-299-9725 corrie@cjylaw.com www.cjylaw.com

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PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE THROUGH REAL ESTATE SIDNEY S. ROYER

ANTHONY A. RUSSO

LISH WHITSON

LEEMON + ROYER, PLLC

RUSSO & GRAHAM

LISH WHITSON, PLLC

2505 2nd Avenue Suite 610 Seattle, WA 98121 Tel: 206-269-1100 Fax: 206-269-7424 royer@leeroylaw.com www.leeroylaw.com

600 Stewart Street Suite 1510 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-448-5905 Fax: 206-441-4743 tony@russograham.com www.russograham.com

2121 5th Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Tel: 206-892-2164 Fax: 206-892-2246 lish.whitson@whitsonlaw.com www.whitsonlaw.com

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Sidney Stillerman Royer is a principal of the firm. Her practice emphasizes plaintiff medical malpractice and representation of victims of violent crimes in civil lawsuits. Ms. Royer has litigated medical malpractice trials in both Washington and Alaska. Her successes include recoveries for significant birth injuries, failure to diagnose cancer, and psychiatric malpractice. She has also made substantial recoveries for clients who suffered catastrophic injuries or death related to violent criminal misconduct. Before becoming a lawyer, Sidney worked in Chicago as a psychiatric social worker. Ms. Royer is currently on the Board of Governors for the Washington State Association for Justice and serves as a Hearing officer for the Washington State Bar Attorney Disciplinary Board.

Anthony A. Russo is a skilled advocate practicing as a plaintiffs’ civil trial attorney for the firm of Russo & Graham. His practice focuses primarily on victims of personal injury, medical negligence, and product liability. Tony has expanded his practice to mediation and arbitration services statewide. Tony serves his clients and community as a dedicated lawyer, arbitrator, hearing officer, youth tutor, and church leader. For years he has been involved in legislative activity and believes in the power of grassroots political action. He has written and lectured on the subject of medical malpractice and was the principal author of court rules establishing mandatory mediation in health care claims. Tony’s experience and integrity have earned him the respect of his clients and peers.

Lish Whitson has been a successful and respected trial attorney for more than 35 years. Lish has been recognized for his abilities by his election to the American College of Trial Lawyers, Litigation Counsel of America, and the American Board of Trial Advocates. His practice emphasizes medical malpractice, catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, and commercial disputes, but has included most other areas of civil litigation. Lish has been a successful mediator and arbitrator for more than 20 years.

He has also served as both a Trustee of the King County Bar Association and a Governor of the Washington State Bar Association. He has been named in the Washington Super Lawyers list every year from 2000 to the present.

MARIA S. DIAMOND

JAMES S. ROGERS

RONALD D. ALLEN

DIAMONDMASSONG PLLC

LAW OFFICES OF JAMES S. ROGERS

SOCIUS LAW GROUP, PLLC

1411 Fourth Avenue Suite 765 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-445-1258 Fax: 206-445-1257 maria@diamondmassong.com www.diamondmassong.com

1500 Fourth Avenue Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-621-8525 Fax: 206-223-8224 jsr@jsrogerslaw.com www.jsrogerslaw.com

601 Union Street Suite 4950 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-838-9104 Fax: 206-838-9101 rallen@sociuslaw.com www.sociuslaw.com

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Maria Diamond has obtainined seven-figure verdicts and settlements in medical negligence, pharmaceutical, and medical device product cases for over 30 years. She was the 2000-2001 President of the Washington State Association for Justice, and has served on WSAJ’s Board of Governors since 1992 and AAJ’s Board since 2002. She is a past co-chair of the King County Bar Association Judicial Screening Committee, and also served on the WSBA’s Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Task Force and the Washington State Jury Commission, which changed how jury trials are conducted in this state. Her achievements include selection to the National Order of Barristers, Martindale-Hubbell AV rating, the WSAJ President’s Award, and Alvin Anderson Award, and two-time recipient of AAJ’s Distinguished Service Award and Wiedemann-Wysocki Award.

James S. Rogers represents clients in serious personal injury and product liability cases. Mr. Rogers is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the IATL and the ISOB. He was 2007 President of the Washington Chapter of the ABOTA. Mr. Rogers is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (personal injury and product liability). Mr. Rogers was honored by the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers as Outstanding Plaintiffs’ Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2010. Mr. Rogers was selected as the 1998 Trial Lawyer of the Year by the WSTLA (WSAJ). Mr. Rogers is a WSTLA and Western Trial Lawyers Past President, and is certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the NBOTA.

Ron Allen has practiced law in the areas of real estate, environmental law, construction, and corporate and business planning since his admission to the Washington State Bar Association in 1990. Ron represents real estate developers, construction companies, lenders, title and liability insurance companies, commercial landlords, and tenants in a broad variety of real estate matters. Ron has represented buyers, sellers, and developers of properties with known and suspected environmental conditions when negotiating with regulatory authorities, managing remediations, and allocating responsibility among parties. He has also represented commercial lenders and borrowers in the full range of project and permanent financing and refinance transactions.

J. PATRICK AYLWARD

BRIAN E. LAWLER

THOMAS F. PETERSON

JEFFERS, DANIELSON, SONN & AYLWARD, P.S.

SOCIUS LAW GROUP, PLLC

SOCIUS LAW GROUP, PLLC

601 Union Street Suite 4950 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-838-9100 Fax: 206-838-9101 blawler@sociuslaw.com www.sociuslaw.com

601 Union Street Suite 4950 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-838-9112 Fax: 206-838-9113 tpeterson@sociuslaw.com www.sociuslaw.com

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Pat Aylward graduated from Stanford University in 1973 and from the University of Washington School of Law in 1976. His practice is concentrated almost exclusively on real estate and land use matters. He has been named one of the top real estate lawyers in the State of Washington by Washington CEO magazine.

He has been actively involved with the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA). He served on the Executive Council of the WSBA Real Property Probate and Trust Section and chaired the WSBA Legislative Committee. He served on the Limited Practice Board. He received the WSBA President’s Award in 1996. He was elected to the American College of Real Estate Lawyers in 1997.

In his leisure time he enjoys flying, racing sports cars, snow skiing, water skiing, hunting, fishing, and traveling.

Real estate, land use, and environmental law are the primary focus of Brian’s practice. His clients include private, public, and non-profit entities. Brian has appeared before legislative bodies, hearing examiners, state boards, superior courts in eastern and western Washington, appellate courts in Washington, and federal court. He is a frequent seminar speaker. Representative cases: Ronald Shear et al v. King County __ Wn. App. ___ (No. 66432-8-1, April 2, 2012); Dash Point Village Association v. Exxon, 86 Wn. App. 596 (1997); J&B Development v. King County, 100 Wn. 2d 299 (1983); Association of Rural Residents v. Kitsap County, 141 Wn. 2d 185 (1999). Brian has also been an adjunct faculty member at the University of Washington Undergraduate Foster School of Business. He graduated from Georgetown Law Center. He attended Dartmouth College and UC Berkeley.

Tom Peterson helps clients acquire, transfer, secure, and manage real estate. Tom has practiced in real estate, land use, and commercial litigation since 1986. He represents property owners, lenders, developers, homeowners’ associations, title companies, and real estate professionals in real estate transactions, title claims, foreclosures, purchase-and-sale and lease disputes, condominium matters, and land use issues. Mr. Peterson negotiates and drafts all types of real estate agreements, has successfully tried jury and non-jury trials in federal and state courts, has argued and won many appeals, and resolved many disputes as a mediator. He served as a law clerk for Ninth Circuit Judge Thomas Tang and as a legal intern for the U.S. Attorney.

He is a graduate of Yale College and the University of Oregon School of Law (Order of the Coif, Law Review).

2600 Chester Kimm Road PO Box 1688 Wenatchee, WA 98807 Tel: 509-662-3685 Fax: 509-662-2452 pata@jdsalaw.com www.jdsalaw.com

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SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY THROUGH WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SANDRA WIDLAN

ERIC P. GILLETT

ROBERT M. KRAFT

SCHROETER GOLDMARK & BENDER

PREG O’DONNELL & GILLETT, PLLC

KRAFT PALMER DAVIES, PLLC

810 Third Avenue Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206-622-8000 Fax: 206-682-2305 widlan@sgb-law.com www.sgb-law.com

1800 Ninth Avenue Suite 1500 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-287-1775 Fax: 206-287-9113 egillett@pregodonnell.com www.pregodonnell.com

SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL

TRANSPORTATION/MARITIME PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: PRODUCTS BUSINESS LITIGATION

TRANSPORTATION/MARITIME PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL

Sandy’s practice focuses on Social Security disability, medical negligence, and nursing home negligence cases. She is known for victories in hundreds of administrative hearings, for obtaining one of the largest nursing home negligence verdicts in Washington, and for seven-figure medical negligence settlements. Sandy serves on the Board of Directors of Seattle Community Law Center and Washington Access Fund. She is a frequent presenter at Social Security disability conferences and co-authors the blog wasocialsecuritylawblog.com. Prior to becoming a shareholder at SGB, she was a law clerk for Justice Barbara Durham and a public defender at The Defender Association. Sandy is a graduate of New York University law school where she received the Hays Civil Liberties Fellowship.

Eric Gillett is a founding member of Preg O’Donnell & Gillett with offices in Seattle, Portland, and Anchorage. Under the leadership of Eric and co-founder Mark O’Donnell (also named in the Super Lawyers list), the firm has grown to 30 lawyers. Eric is AV-rated and is one of the leading transportation attorneys in the Northwest, having tried numerous cases to verdict on behalf of maritime and land-based carriers and trials involving products, work site safety, and premises liability. Eric often works closely with national counsel and certain Fortune 100 clients, assisting in the development of comprehensive defense strategies that are executed nationwide.

Rob Kraft has focused his practice on maritime personal injury and wrongful death since 1980. He represents injured workers, Washington State Ferry employees, tug and barge workers, commercial fishermen, and blue water seamen. In addition, he represents longshore and harbor workers in all third-party claims against vessel owners and has experience handling maritime salvage claims as part of his maritime practice. Rob also handles cruise ship injury claims against Holland America Lines, Seabourn Cruise Lines and other carriers. His general personal injury work includes cases against railroads, automobile collisions involving serious injuries, defective products, and unsafe premises. Rob, Lance Palmer, and Richard Davies are shareholders in the firm Kraft Palmer Davies, PLLC. In February of 2012 they welcomed associate Marissa A. Olsson to the firm.

JAMES C. CAUSEY, JR.

WILLIAM D. HOCHBERG

PATRICK PALACE

CAUSEY LAW FIRM

LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM D. HOCHBERG

PALACE LAW OFFICES

PO Box 34538 Seattle, WA 98124 Tel: 206-292-8627 Fax: 206-292-8196 jay@causeylaw.com www.causeylaw.com

1001 Fourth Avenue Suite 4131 Seattle, WA 98154 Tel: 206-624-8844 Fax: 206-624-2912 rmk@admiralty.com www.admiralty.com

222 Third Avenue North Edmonds, WA 98020 Tel: 425-744-1220 Fax: 425-744-0464 bill@hochberglaw.net www.hochberglaw.net

4009 Bridgeport Way West Suite B PO Box 1193 University Place, WA 98466 Tel: 253-627-3883 Fax: 253-627-3095 patrick@palacelaw.com www.palacelaw.com

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY TRANSPORTATION/MARITIME

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY

Jay Causey has represented Washington workers since 1977 in injury and disease cases in Washington State workers’ compensation, Social Security disability, longshore and harbor worker, and maritime claims. He has chaired the Workers’ Compensation Sections of the Washington Association for Justice and the American Association for Justice. He is a charter member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives. He helped found and then served as President of the Workplace Injury Law and Advocacy Group, the most active national organization of claimants’ attorneys dealing with workers’ compensation system issues. He is current Executive Editor of Workers’ First Watch, WILG’s news magazine, and has received WILG’s Lifetime Achievement Award. As of 2009 he is a Fellow of the ABA’s College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers.

William D. Hochberg leads a group of dedicated attorneys and staff in Edmonds, Washington. Mr. Hochberg limits his practice to Washington State workers’ compensation, longshore and harbor workers’ compensation, Social Security disability, and personal injury cases. Mr. Hochberg has a particular interest in asbestos and other lung disease claims and medical treatment claims involving spinal column stimulators and pain pumps.

Mr. Hochberg has successfully argued six cases before the Washington State Supreme Court and, in addition, represented the Washington State Labor Council in three other seminal workers’ compensation cases. Prior to private practice, he was an Assistant Attorney General for the Labor and Industries and Social and Health Services Divisions. He received his J.D. from the University of Washington.

Patrick A. Palace is a trial lawyer whose practice emphasizes personal injury and workers’ compensation matters. In September 2013 he will begin his term as President of the Washington State Bar. He has served as the WSBA Treasurer and was an elected WSBA Governor. He has served nine terms on the Washington State Trial Lawyers’ Board of Governors. He was also a member of the Campaign for Equal Justice Board. Mr. Palace moderated and produced two television series, LawTalk and The People’s Law School. He has written for legal publications and is a regular speaker at legal education courses. He has been named in Washington Super Lawyers nine times. Patrick proudly served as the YMCA Association Chair for the Strong Kids campaign in Pierce and Kitsap Counties. The Campaign raised $2.8 million in 2010-2011 to assist children and families in need.

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THE LIST

BY PRIMARY AREA OF PRACTICE

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

McCullough, Hugh, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-622-3150 McQuade, Jonathan P., Aiken St. Louis & Siljeg, Seattle, 206-624-2650 Mohr, Hilary Bramwell, Riddell Williams, Seattle, 206-624-3600 Moore, Jonathan R., Montgomery Purdue Blankinship & Austin, Seattle, 206-682-7090 Morgan, Bridget G., Bush Strout & Kornfeld, Seattle, 206-292-2110 Pg. 85 O’Rourke, Kevin D., Southwell & O’Rourke, Spokane, 509-624-0159 Pg. 86

Truong, Jennifer L., AMS Law, Seattle, 360-459-0751 Pg. 85

BONDS/GOVERNMENT FINANCE

The list was finalized as of January 7, 2013. Any updates to the list (for example, status changes or disqualifying events) will be reflected on superlawyers.com.

Names and page numbers in RED indicate a profile on the specified page.

Alfonso, Shylah R., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8000

Jurich, Jon, Pacifica Law Group, Seattle, 206-245-1700 Ostdiek, Alice M., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-4663

APPELLATE

BUSINESS LITIGATION

George, Katherine, Harrison-Benis, Seattle, 206-448-0402 Gould, Benjamin, Keller Rohrback, Seattle, 206-623-1900 Jones, Cynthia B., Jones Legal Group, Seattle, 206-972-4943 Pg. 85 Lisagor, Jamie L., Pacifica Law Group, Seattle, 206-245-1700 Puracal, Janis C., Bullivant Houser Bailey, Seattle, 206-521-6413 Skelton, Jessica A., Pacifica Law Group, Seattle, 206-245-1700 Williams, IV, Harry, Keller Rohrback, Seattle, 206-623-1900

Allred, Chad, Ellis Li & McKinstry, Seattle, 206-224-6694 Pg. 86 Aragon, Cristin J. Kent, Yarmuth Wilsdon, Seattle, 206-516-3800 Been, Claire L., Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, 206-622-1711 Borde, Manish, Williams Kastner, Seattle, 206-628-2434 Clark, Leslie C., Short Cressman & Burgess, Seattle, 206-515-2228 Connors, Jordan W., Susman Godfrey, Seattle, 206-516-3880 Crowe, David E., Rohde & Van Kampen, Seattle, 206-386-7353 Crowley, Robert Michael, Bracewell & Giuliani, Seattle, 206-204-6200 Decker, Aimee K., Graham & Dunn, Seattle, 206-624-8300 Doran, Bryan D., Levy von Beck & Associates, Seattle, 206-626-5444

ANTITRUST LITIGATION

AVIATION Bowman, Robert L., Cozen O’Connor, Seattle, 206-340-1000 Brodkowitz, Alisa R., Brodkowitz Law, Seattle, 206-838-7531 Voyles, David R., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000

BANKING Baumann, Laura, Graham & Dunn, Seattle, 206-340-8783 Drader, Nicholas D., Graham & Dunn, Seattle, 206-624-8300 Molesworth, Claire L., Graham & Dunn, Seattle, 206-624-8300

BANKRUPTCY & CREDITOR/ DEBTOR RIGHTS Axtell, Katie A., Bishop White Marshall & Weibel, Seattle, 206-622-5306 Bednar, Philip L., Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson, Seattle, 206-624-1230 Bugbee, Daniel J., Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle, 206-223-1313 Darling Hill, Taryn M., Impact Law Group, Seattle, 206-792-5230 Fox, Gregory R., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7129 Gardner, David P., Winston & Cashatt, Spokane, 509-838-6131 Haberthur, Phillip J., Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Vancouver, 360-694-7551 Hanis, Brian J., Hanis Irvine Prothero, Kent, 253-520-5000 Malaier, Jr., William F., Nagler & Malaier, Seattle, 206-224-3457

BRYAN D. DORAN

LEVY VON BECK & ASSOCIATES Seattle • 206-626-5444

www.levy-law.com

Fetters, John T., Mills Meyers Swartling, Seattle, 206-382-1000 Folawn, Colin, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, 206-407-1500 Furman, Whitney I., Smith & Hennessey, Seattle, 206-292-1770 Goldmark, John A., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-622-3150 Graff, Bryan C., Ryan Swanson & Cleveland, Seattle, 206-464-4224 Hanson, Jeffrey M., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-3206 Haring-Larson, Christina, Slinde Nelson Stanford, Seattle, 206-237-0020 Harrison, Jonah, Impact Law Group, Seattle, 206-792-5231 Haynes, Robin Lynn, Reed & Giesa, Spokane, 509-838-8341 Hyndman, Jeremy S., K&L Gates, Spokane, 509-624-2100 Jones, Angela (Angie) R., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8000 Kettrick, Jason M., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, 206-622-8020 Larsen-Bright, Shawn J., Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle, 206-903-2417

Lennon, Farron D., Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, 206-622-1711 Lopez, Martha I. Rodriguez, K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-7663 McNeely, Andrea H., Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Tacoma, 253-620-6500 Pg. 86 Meyers, Diane Marie, Graham & Dunn, Seattle, 206-624-8300 Minear, Jonathan M., Helsell Fetterman, Seattle, 206-689-2161 Newton, Charles E., Cairncross & Hempelmann, Seattle, 206-587-0700 Nicholson, Virginia, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, 206-622-1711 Pak, Margaret, Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece, Seattle, 206-625-8600 Perez, David A., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8000 Popp, Ana Maria, Cairncross & Hempelmann, Seattle, 206-587-0700 Reimers, Milt, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, 206-407-1572 Russel, Sean A., Stokes Lawrence Velikanje Moore & Shore, Yakima, 509-853-3000 Sanders, Christine D., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, 206-622-8020 Selig, Joshua B., Byrnes • Keller • Cromwell, Seattle, 206-622-2000 Sheffield, Jennifer K., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Skok, Gavin W., Riddell Williams, Seattle, 206-389-1731 Small, Sean V., Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson, Seattle, 206-624-1230 Stoner, Ivan M., Adelstein Sharpe & Serka, Bellingham, 360-671-6565 Swenson, Gulliver, Ryan Swanson & Cleveland, Seattle, 206-654-2204 Thomason, Alexander, Thomason Law & Justice, Brewster, 509-689-3471 Tilstra, Sarah E., Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece, Seattle, 206-625-8600 Vose, Genevieve, Susman Godfrey, Seattle, 206-516-3880 Wahi, Pallavi Mehta, K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-623-7580 Weiskopf, Daniel M., McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren, Seattle, 206-467-1816 Pg. 86 Wilson, Erin M., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Wion, Christopher T., Calfo Harrigan Leyh & Eakes, Seattle, 206-623-1700 Yates, Andrew G., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7034

BUSINESS/CORPORATE Aley, Andy I., Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, 206-464-3939 Beers, Michael, Cairncross & Hempelmann, Seattle, 206-587-0700 Bomberger, Michelle Hayden, Equinox Business Law Group, Bellevue, 425-250-0205 Caughey, Michael, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-622-3150 Daggett, Teresa, Quantum Law, Seattle, 206-816-5994 Dang, Kha Q., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-6334 Dickinson, Lisa J., Dickinson Law Firm, Spokane, 509-326-0636 CONTINUED ON PAGE 80

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Frei, Colleen M., Jeffers Danielson Sonn & Aylward, Wenatchee, 509-662-3685 Pg. 86 Gardiner, Hamilton H., Holmquist & Gardiner, Seattle, 206-438-9116 Gaul, Joshua C., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-623-7580 Gavery, Brock B., Quantum Law, Seattle, 206-673-7163 Habib, K. Cyrus, Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8000 Henderson, Laura C., Attorney at Law, Seattle, 206-245-8810 Huang, Jinxin (Jen), Fenwick & West, Seattle, 206-389-4510 Hur, Claire J., Williams Kastner, Seattle, 206-233-2925 Koulibaly, Azar, Cairncross & Hempelmann, Seattle, 206-587-0700 Laney, John Solano, Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-624-0900 Luebeck, Lisa M., Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle, 206-903-8708 Marques, Evan W., Eisenhower Carlson, Tacoma, 253-572-4500 Ogan, Naomi R., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-623-7580 Ortega, Reuben J., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Robinson, Eric W., Mills Meyers Swartling, Seattle, 206-382-1000 Shapiro, Evan M., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8142 Yeager, Dustin, Stokes Lawrence Velikanje Moore & Shore, Yakima, 509-853-3000

CIVIL LITIGATION DEFENSE Andrade, Jessica M., Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle, 206-903-8742 Bone, T. Jeff, Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece, Seattle, 206-625-8600 Butler, Amanda G., Keating Bucklin & McCormack, Seattle, 206-623-8861 Francis, Rebecca J. (Becky), Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-622-3150 Gillespie, Emma O., Preg O’Donnell & Gillett, Seattle, 206-287-1775 Grimm, Lisa C., Schlemlein Goetz Fick & Scruggs, Seattle, 206-448-8100 Henry, Molly J., Keesal Young & Logan, Seattle, 206-622-3790 Hoerschelmann, Dana C., Thorsrud Cane & Paulich, Seattle, 206-386-7755 Pg. 86 Hurl, Lori W., Betts Patterson & Mines, Seattle, 206-292-9988 Kame’enui-Ramirez, Bree H., Betts Patterson & Mines, Seattle, 206-292-9988 Lorber, Abraham K., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Lydon, Shawna, Betts Patterson & Mines, Seattle, 206-292-9988 Norton, Maren R., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-624-0900 Philip, Sasha S., Law Office of Sasha Susan Philip, Kenmore, 206-200-6979 Reynolds, Rachel Tallon, Sedgwick, Seattle, 206-462-7567 Ross, Richard D., Betts Patterson & Mines, Seattle, 206-292-9988 Slattery, Christine A., Lee Smart, Seattle, 206-624-7990 80 SUPERLAWYERS.COM

Unger, Jackie K., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, 206-622-8020 Young, Laura Hawes, Andrews Skinner, Seattle, 206-223-9248 Zakhari, Lydia A., Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, 206-622-8020

CIVIL RIGHTS/FIRST AMENDMENT Culumber, Jeremy W., Keating Bucklin & McCormack, Seattle, 206-623-8861

CLASS ACTION/MASS TORTS Gunning, Kimberlee L., Terrell Marshall Daudt & Willie, Seattle, 206-816-6603 Murray, Jennifer R., Terrell Marshall Daudt & Willie, Seattle, 206-816-6603 Odom, Jeffrey M., Pepple Cantu & Schmidt, Seattle, 206-625-1644 Tadano, Nicole M., DLA Piper, Seattle, 206-839-4800 Zuchetto, Matthew J., The Scott Law Group, Spokane, 509-455-3966

CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION Carmalt, Daniel, Groff Murphy, Seattle, 206-628-9500 Comstock, Katie J., Levy von Beck & Associates, Seattle, 206-626-5444

KATIE J. COMSTOCK

LEVY VON BECK & ASSOCIATES Seattle • 206-626-5444

Lutgen, Senit M., Action Legal Group, Spokane, 509-362-9540 Madrone, Adrian Martinez, Lustick Law Firm, Bellingham, 360-685-4221 Mccully, Shawn, McCully Law Group, Redmond, 425-449-8213 Offenbecher, Cooper, Allen Hansen & Maybrown, Seattle, 206-447-9681 Rae, Ronald M., Ronnie Rae & Associates, Spokane, 509-323-9000 Ransom, Alexander F., Tario & Associates, Bellingham, 360-671-8500 Russ, Blair, Barokas Martin & Tomlinson, Seattle, 206-621-9907 Straub, Heather R., Law Offices of Heather R. Straub, Tacoma, 877-517-6956

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: DUI/DWI Foster, Jordan K., Law Offices of Daryl L. Graves, Tacoma, 253-383-7777 Leyba, Matthew A., Leyba Defense, Seattle, 206-357-8454 Loughlin, Joseph P., Harlan Law Firm, Vancouver, 360-735-8200 Lyden, Thomas P., Thomas Lyden Law, Bellingham, 360-296-0344 Mercer, Briteney A., Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Seattle, 206-622-8000 Qadri, Saad, SQ Attorneys, Seattle, 206-441-0900

SAAD QADRI

www.levy-law.com

Evatt, Heidi L., Williams Kastner, Seattle, 206-628-5988 Favard, Kristi D., Anderson Hunter Law Firm, Everett, 425-252-5161 Gabel, Andrew J., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7026 Hill, Brett M., Ahlers & Cressman, Seattle, 206-515-2233 Malone Pflugrath, Lindsey, Skellenger Bender, Seattle, 206-623-6501 Pg. 86 Millstein, Seth, Pillar Law, Seattle, 206-724-0200 Nourse, Brent L., Paramount Law Group, Seattle, 425-591-2230 Peters, Brendan J., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8132 Reed, Bart W., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-624-0900 Sternoff, Ryan W., Ahlers & Cressman, Seattle, 206-529-3001 Yahne, Ryan D., Piskel Yahne Kovarik, Spokane, 509-321-5930 Yamada, Masaki James, Ahlers & Cressman, Seattle, 206-287-9900

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE Straus, Ryan J., Graham & Dunn, Seattle, 206-340-9649

CRIMINAL DEFENSE Black, Christopher R., Law Office of Christopher Black, Seattle, 206-623-1604 Boehl, Kurt E., Law Office of Kurt E. Boehl, Seattle, 206-728-0200 Pg. 86 Hammerstad, David, The Law Office of David Hammerstad, Seattle, 206-445-0215 Hunter, Kim E., Law Offices of Kim E. Hunter, Covington, 253-709-5050

SQ ATTORNEYS Seattle • 206-441-0900

www.sqattorneys.com

Rands, Jonathan D., Attorney at Law, Bellingham, 360-306-8136 Robertson, Andrea K., Robertson Law, Seattle, 206-395-5257 Pg. 86 Rome, Joseph, Law Offices of Joseph Rome, Kirkland, 425-429-1729 Sullivan, Brian M., Law Office of Brian M. Sullivan, Everett, 425-322-1076

BRIAN M. SULLIVAN

LAW OFFICE OF BRIAN M. SULLIVAN, PLLC Everett • 425-322-1076

www.sullivanpllc.com

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR Harper, Tyson K., DLA Piper, Seattle, 206-839-4892 Olson, Christine L., DLA Piper, Seattle, 206-839-4807

ELDER LAW Avery, Steven, Meyers & Avery, Bellingham, 360-647-8846 Strong, Catherine S., Law Office of Catherine S. Strong, Seattle, 206-652-0490 Pg. 87

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS/ERISA Durbin, Iveth P., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-6323 Engle, Aaron I., Nelson Langer Engle, Seattle, 206-623-7520

EMPLOYMENT & LABOR Avilez, Nigel P., Mercer Law, Mercer Island, 206-569-4920 Berntsen, Stephanie P., Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, 206-689-1235

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BY PRACTICE AREA Berry, Jennifer C., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-622-3150 Bisognano, Lucy R., Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, 206-464-3939 Brunet, Michael S., Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, 206-464-3939 Burke, Lisa Anne, HKM Employment Attorneys, Seattle, 206-826-5373 Chamberlain, Katherine, MacDonald Hoague & Bayless, Seattle, 206-622-1604 Che, Sieu K., Jackson Lewis, Seattle, 206-405-0404 Cutler, Jillian M., Frank Freed Subit & Thomas, Seattle, 206-682-6711 Daily, Molly M., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-624-0900 Daniels, Kirsten, Cairncross & Hempelmann, Seattle, 206-587-0700 Edwards, Laura L., Sebris Busto James, Bellevue, 425-454-4233 Filipini, Mark S., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-8111 Gonzalez, M. Lorena, Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Seattle, 206-622-8000 Kalish, Daniel, HKM Employment Attorneys, Seattle, 206-838-2504 Keeley, Brian K., Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, 206-622-1711 Luxenberg, Dave J., McGavick Graves, Tacoma, 253-627-1181 Messerle, Ian M., Miller Nash, Seattle, 206-622-8484 Milodragovich, Janelle, Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-4400

Morse, Laura T., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Nelson, Susan C., Dunn Black & Roberts, Spokane, 509-455-8711 Penalver, Andre M., Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Tacoma, 253-620-6500 Redekopp, Ryan D., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-623-7580 Sherman, Christina T., Olive|Bearb & Grelish, Seattle, 206-629-9909 Shukis, Diana S., Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, 206-464-3939 Smith, Kammi Mencke, Winston & Cashatt, Spokane, 509-838-6131 Stafford, William ‘Ben’, Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8000 Stevens, Brittany F., Gordon & Rees, Seattle, 206-695-5100 Vogel, Angela R., Gordon & Rees, Seattle, 206-695-5100

EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: DEFENSE Andrew, Shelly M., Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Tacoma, 253-620-6500 Beers, Stephanie, Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle, 206-903-8800 Berntsen, Seth J., Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, 206-464-3939 Bishop, Derek A., Gordon & Rees, Seattle, 206-695-5122 Franklin, Michael D., Lukins & Annis, Spokane, 509-455-9555

Garcia, Javier F., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8000 Jackson, Sean, Patterson Buchanan Fobes & Leitch, Seattle, 206-462-6700 Murphy, Gillian, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-622-3150 Torrez-Pfister, Monica, Jackson Lewis, Seattle, 206-405-0404 Tylee, Kate M., Davis Wright Tremaine, Bellevue, 425-646-6122

EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF Amies, Sara, Teller & Associates, Seattle, 206-324-8969 Goldsworthy, Rick, The Blankenship Law Firm, Seattle, 206-343-2700 Nusser, Erika L., Terrell Marshall Daudt & Willie, Seattle, 206-816-6603 Shelley Nelson, Erica, Scott Kinney Fjelstad & Mack, Seattle, 206-622-2200

ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES Colgan, Seann C., Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece, Seattle, 206-625-8600 Kuzma, Jason T., Perkins Coie, Bellevue, 425-635-1416

ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS DiMotta, Caitlin, Impact Law Group, Seattle, 206-792-5230 CONTINUED ON PAGE 82

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Hooper, Matthew H., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-4400 Morado, Heather M., Morado Law, Seattle, 206-579-9032

ENVIRONMENTAL Carr, Amanda M., Plauché & Carr, Seattle, 206-588-4188 Pg. 87 Ferrell, Jessica K., Marten Law, Seattle, 206-292-2600 Hiatt, Zachary R., Graham & Dunn, Seattle, 206-340-9635 Hixson, Gregory T., Short Cressman & Burgess, Seattle, 206-682-3333 Mitchell, Maureen L., Summit Law Group, Seattle, 206-676-7004 Moir, Alyssa A., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-7965 Rehberger, Joseph A., Cascadia Law Group, Olympia, 360-786-5057 Rosenthal, Michelle U., Veris Law Group, Seattle, 206-535-6006 Steding, Doug, Steelhead Law, Seattle, 206-909-7070

DOUG STEDING

STEELHEAD LAW Seattle • 206-909-7070

www.steelheadlaw.com

ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION Felton, Katherine L., Lybeck Murphy, Mercer Island, 206-230-4255 Morgan, Jason T., Stoel Rives, Seattle, 206-624-0900

ESTATE & TRUST LITIGATION Gabrielson, M. Owen, Farr Law Group, Enumclaw, 360-825-6581 Pg. 87 Petrey, Theresa, Law Office of Theresa Petrey, Ellensburg, 509-962-1250

ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE Adams, Jared E., Condie & Adams, Kirkland, 425-450-1040 Bowman, Sarah B., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-7818 Brotherton, Kari, Ryan Swanson & Cleveland, Seattle, 206-464-4224 Cobb, Karen L., Frey Buck, Seattle, 206-486-8003 Pg. 87 Connelly, Duncan R., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-6298 Gates, Thomas E., Gates’ Law, Tukwila, 253-332-7899 Graham, Kjirstin J., K&L Gates, Spokane, 509-624-2100 Groblewski, Katie S., Stokes Lawrence, Seattle, 206-626-6000 Heinz, Andrew W., Resick Hansen & Fryer, Bellingham, 360-671-9212 Kremer, Lisa, Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Tacoma, 253-620-6429 MacLeod, Sarah, Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Rayan, Todd S., Olson Althauser Samuelson & Rayan, Centralia, 360-736-1301 Reed, RoseMary, Stokes Lawrence, Seattle, 206-626-6000 Rodda, Thomas J., Ellis Li & McKinstry, Seattle, 206-682-0565 Pg. 87 82 SUPERLAWYERS.COM

Sommer, Julie R., Reed Longyear Malnati & Ahrens, Seattle, 206-624-6271 Pg. 87 Volk, Jenni Frere, The Volk Law Firm, Seattle, 206-524-4117

FAMILY LAW Arend, Mark R., Nelson & Carver, Puyallup, 253-845-8895 Buhr, Cynthia F., Law Offices of Cynthia F. Buhr, Seattle, 206-357-8565 Pg. 87 Cary, Monica, DuBois Cary Law Group, Seattle, 206-547-1486 Chan, Philip W.Y., Law Offices of Philip W.Y. Chan, Seattle, 206-883-1543 Pg. 87 Chrostowska, Katherine M., Feldman & Lee, Lynnwood, 425-771-3600 Cook, Daniel N., Faubion Johnson Reeder & Fraley, Lakewood, 253-581-0660 Finnell, Adrienne M., Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson, Seattle, 206-654-2487 Hershman-Greven, Elizabeth A., Skellenger Bender, Seattle, 206-623-6501 Pg. 87 Huang, Cindy, Helsell Fetterman, Seattle, 206-689-2158 Kortokrax, Nathan L., Connolly Tacon & Meserve, Olympia, 360-943-6747 Lewis III, O. Yale, Law Offices of O. Yale Lewis III, Seattle, 206-223-0840 Pg. 88

O. YALE LEWIS III

LAW OFFICES OF O. YALE LEWIS III, LLC Seattle • 206-223-0840

www.yalelewislaw.com

Onu, Virginia M., Virginia M. Onu, Bellevue, 425-451-1202 Rawnsley, Patrick W., PWR Law, Olympia, 360-754-1222 Ricketts Jr, F. Richard, Law Offices of F. Richard Ricketts, Tacoma, 235-237-1736 Rusch, Deanna L., Stahancyk Kent & Hook, Vancouver, 360-750-9115 Sakaguchi, Mary S.W., Law Office of Mary S.W. Sakaguchi, Bellevue, 425-456-1840 Sedell, Justin M., Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson, Seattle, 206-624-1230 Story, Courtney A., Story Law, Bellevue, 425-688-1159 Walker, Jamie R., McKinley Irvin, Tacoma, 253-952-4290 Pg. 88 Zorich, Jr., Anthony J., McKinley Irvin, Tacoma, 253-952-4290 Pg. 88

FRANCHISE/DEALERSHIP Oates, Daniel J., Graham & Dunn, Seattle, 206-340-9631

GENERAL LITIGATION Allen, Jaime Drozd, Ogden Murphy Wallace, Seattle, 206-447-7000 Annest, Janna J., Mills Meyers Swartling, Seattle, 206-382-1000 Byers, Teresa R., Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, 206-816-1386 Campbell, Bryan R., Cozen O’Connor, Seattle, 206-373-7245 Cramer, Shane P., Calfo Harrigan Leyh & Eakes, Seattle, 206-623-1700 Crockett, Brad, Layman Law Firm, Spokane, 509-455-8883 Du Wors, John D., Newman Du Wors, Seattle, 206-274-2800

Durbin, Christopher B. (Chris), Cooley, Seattle, 206-452-8700 Enns, Geoffrey A., Ellis Li & McKinstry, Seattle, 206-682-0565 Pg. 88 Ferrera, Kristin M., Jeffers Danielson Sonn & Aylward, Wenatchee, 509-662-3685 Pg. 88 Fitzgerald, Timothy B., McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren, Seattle, 206-467-1816 Pg. 88 Fronapfel, Rhianna M., Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, Seattle, 206-622-5511 Gilman, Eric D., Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Tacoma, 253-620-6500 Gohmann Bigelow, Sarah, Savitt Bruce & Willey, Seattle, 206-749-0500 Pg. 88 Gonzalez, Justo, Stokes Lawrence, Seattle, 206-626-6000 Graves, Paul, Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8000 Hinckley, Tyler M., Montoya Hinckley, Yakima, 509-895-7373 Johnson, Jamila A., Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, 206-622-1711 King, Lauren J., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-4400 Leen, Mark S., Inslee Best Doezie & Ryder, Bellevue, 425-455-1234 Malcolm, Sean B., Keller Rohrback, Seattle, 206-623-1900 Malouf, Molly A., Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece, Seattle, 206-625-8600 Martin, Julie C.W., Boyle Martin, Seattle, 206-753-0114 McCurdy, Thomas P., Johnson Graffe Keay Moniz & Wick, Tacoma, 253-572-5323 Meyler, Samuel M., Meyler Legal, Redmond, 425-881-3680 Nivison, Benjamin, Helsell Fetterman, Seattle, 206-689-2111 Oppenheim, Quinn, Summit Law Group, Seattle, 206-676-7000 Page, Bryan L., Zender Thurston, Bellingham, 360-647-1500 Pierce, Britenae, Ryan Swanson & Cleveland, Seattle, 206-654-2289 Roos, Breena M., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8000 Rugani, Meredith, Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece, Seattle, 206-625-8600 Talevich, Peter A., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-623-7580 Ufkes, John H.F., The Law Office of John H.F. Ufkes, Ellensburg, 509-925-3193 VandenBerghe, Benjamin I., Montgomery Purdue Blankinship & Austin, Seattle, 206-682-7090 Wang, Theresa H., Stokes Lawrence, Seattle, 206-626-6000 Yi, Jongwon, Law Offices of Jongwon Yi, Tacoma, 877-851-5503

JONGWON YI

LAW OFFICES OF JONGWON YI LLC Tacoma • 877-851-5503

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Douris, Meghan A., Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker, Seattle, 206-623-3427

GOVERNMENT/CITIES/MUNICIPALITIES Eick, Kristin N., Ogden Murphy Wallace, Seattle, 206-447-7000 Haggard, Kathleen J., Porter Foster Rorick, Seattle, 206-622-0203

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BY PRACTICE AREA Schechter, Michael S., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-4400 Watkins, Sara L., Halverson Northwest Law Group, Yakima, 509-248-6030

HEALTH CARE Campbell, Luke J., Montgomery Purdue Blankinship & Austin, Seattle, 206-682-7090 Kuo, Lee Wen, Ogden Murphy Wallace, Seattle, 206-447-7000 Moriarty, Casey F., Ogden Murphy Wallace, Seattle, 206-447-7000

IMMIGRATION Bocanegra, Miguel A., MacDonald Hoague & Bayless, Seattle, 206-622-1604 Chan, Andrew T., MacDonald Hoague & Bayless, Seattle, 206-622-1604 Hall, Erin T., Global Justice Law Group, Seattle, 206-787-1406 Lee, Bethany Mito, Lee & Lee, Seattle, 206-458-6986 Lim, Sok-Khieng (So-Can) K., Davies Pearson, Tacoma, 253-620-1500 Miao, Qingqing, Shatz Law Group, Seattle, 206-265-1225 Poh, Elizabeth, MacDonald Hoague & Bayless, Seattle, 206-622-1604 Underwood, Shannon M., Global Justice Law Group, Seattle, 206-787-1406 White, Daniel L., White & Shepherd, Seattle, 206-323-0384

Christie, Kasey C., Forefront IP Lawgroup, Spokane, 571-306-0103 Pg. 89

KASEY C. CHRISTIE FOREFRONT IP LAWGROUP, PLLC Spokane • 571-306-0103

www.forefrontlawgroup.com

Connors, Tiffany Scott, Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Dodge, Matthew C., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-6824 Dugan, Ben, Lowe Graham Jones, Seattle, 206-381-3300 Eidt, Chandra E., Miller Nash, Seattle, 206-622-8484 Hawkins, Claire F., Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, 206-464-3939 Henley, Julianne A., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8385 Johnson, Anthony, Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8000 Lawson, L. Rhys, Christensen O’Connor Johnson Kindness, Seattle, 206-682-8100 Lay, Stacia N., Hendricks & Lewis, Seattle, 206-624-1933 Lin, Janet Kim, K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-370-7834 Neely, J. Bowman, Hendricks & Lewis, Seattle, 206-624-1933 Reed, Patrick D.S., Patrick D.S. Reed, Spokane, 800-219-2379 Rullman, Charles P., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-4400

Sachet, Manja, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Seattle, 206-883-2500 Satagaj, Thomas J., Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, Seattle, 206-622-4900 Serafini, Ph.D., Andrew T., Fenwick & West, Seattle, 206-389-4510 Spaith, Jennifer Lane, Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle, 206-903-8800 Staples, Matthew C., Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Seattle, 206-883-2500 Sweeney, Christopher T., Knobbe Martens, Seattle, 206-405-2000 Uribe, Mauricio A., Knobbe Martens, Seattle, 206-405-2000 Wilson, John S., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-623-7580

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION Byer, Benjamin J., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-622-3150 Crosetto, John B., Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, 206-464-3939 Machleidt, Dario A., Frommer Lawrence & Haug, Seattle, 206-336-5690 Pg. 43 Pitzel Cruz, Carol M., Knobbe Martens, Seattle, 206-405-2000 Rossman, Jessica L., Attorney at Law, Seattle, 206-321-0603 Schenck, Christopher, Bracewell & Giuliani, Seattle, 206-204-6200 CONTINUED ON PAGE 84

INSURANCE COVERAGE Anderson, Devon M. Thurtle, Heffernan Law Group, Kirkland, 425-284-1150 Bearb, Timothy A., Olive|Bearb & Grelish, Seattle, 206-629-9909 Pg. 88 Braun, Thomas J., Nicoll Black & Feig, Seattle, 206-838-7555 Carr, Susannah C., Gordon Tilden Thomas & Cordell, Seattle, 206-467-6477 Eckman, Molly Siebert, Cozen O’Connor, Seattle, 206-373-7229 Grelish, Kristine, Olive|Bearb & Grelish, Seattle, 206-629-9909 Pg. 88 Kilpatrick, Shannon M., Kilpatrick Law Group, Bellevue, 425-453-8161 Krug, Haley K., Gordon Tilden Thomas & Cordell, Seattle, 206-467-6477 McIsaac, Zachary O., Ashbaugh Beal, Seattle, 206-386-5900 Smith, Nathaniel J.R., Soha & Lang, Seattle, 206-624-1800 Syhre, Daniel L., Betts Patterson & Mines, Seattle, 206-292-9988 Vacha, Jason E., Reed McClure, Seattle, 206-292-4900 Winslow-Nason, Brendan, Cozen O’Connor, Seattle, 206-373-7252

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Andrews, Carley D., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-623-7580 Baran, Whitney J., K&L Gates, Spokane, 509-624-2100 Boswell, Mason, Boswell IP Law, Seattle, 888-691-4332 SUPER LAWYERS MAGAZINE / WASHINGTON 2013

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Shih, Daniel J., Susman Godfrey, Seattle, 206-373-7390 Stark, Jr., Stevan R., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-8000 Taylor, Brooke A.M., Susman Godfrey, Seattle, 206-373-7383 Woog, Julia D., Yarmuth Wilsdon, Seattle, 206-516-3800

INTERNATIONAL Pirtle, James D., The Sentinel Law Group, Seattle, 206-214-5514 Ward, Lawrence, Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle, 206-903-8817

LAND USE/ZONING Cooke, John T., Houlihan Law, Seattle, 206-547-1075 Eckert, Jeremy M., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-4400 Gillespie, Steven J., Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-4400 Graham, Clayton P., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8052 Greene, Duncan M., Van Ness Feldman, Seattle, 206-623-9372 Howsley, James D., Jordan Ramis, Vancouver, 360-567-3900 Kisielius, Tadas A., Van Ness Feldman, Seattle, 206-623-9372 Liaw, Ray, Van Ness Feldman, Seattle, 206-623-9372 Olsen, Randall, Cairncross & Hempelmann, Seattle, 206-587-0700 Wilson, Kristine R., Perkins Coie, Bellevue, 425-635-1400

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Baier, John I., Baier Law Firm, Seattle, 206-395-8065 Letey, Erin J., Riddell Williams, Seattle, 206-389-1585 Tune, Sarah English, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-757-8161 Vance, Holly, K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-623-7580 Weinmann, Christian C., Karr Tuttle Campbell, Seattle, 206-223-1313 Wight-Axling, Heather G., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-622-3150

NATIVE AMERICAN LAW Broadman, Anthony S., Galanda Broadman, Seattle, 206-691-3631 Dreveskracht, Ryan D., Galanda Broadman, Seattle, 206-909-3842 Masse, Christine M., Miller Nash, Seattle, 206-622-8484 Ochoa, Gloria, Ochoa Law, Spokane, 509-328-3771 Pg. 89 Seffernick, Aubrey A., Miller Nash, Seattle, 206-622-8484 Smith, Rob Roy, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, Seattle, 206-467-9600

NON-PROFIT Plichta Boisen, Joanna, Foster Pepper, Seattle, 206-447-4400 Schaures, Lisa E., Stokes Lawrence, Seattle, 206-626-6000 84

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PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL Alkhazov, Marissa A., Betts Patterson & Mines, Seattle, 206-292-9988 Howenstine, David W., Mills Meyers Swartling, Seattle, 206-382-1000 Maddalena, Rossi F., Merrick Hofstedt & Lindsey, Seattle, 206-682-0610 Pg. 89 Miller, Allison K., Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, 206-622-1711 Walsh, Justin P., Floyd Pflueger & Ringer, Seattle, 206-441-4455 Pg. 89 Winters, Evelyn English, Bullivant Houser Bailey, Seattle, 206-292-8930

PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Beaudoin, Ryan M., Witherspoon Kelley, Spokane, 509-624-5265 DeLisa, Amy J., Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, Seattle, 206-622-5511 Dixson, Steven J., Witherspoon Kelley, Spokane, 509-624-5265 Larson, Levi S., Floyd Pflueger & Ringer, Seattle, 206-441-4455 Pg. 89 Magnano, Amy, Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, Seattle, 206-622-5511 Reichert, Todd W., Mullin Law Group, Seattle, 206-957-7007

PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: PRODUCTS Holmes, Kim Reed, Johnson Graffe Keay Moniz & Wick, Seattle, 206-223-4770 Mordekhov, David D., Gardner Trabolsi & Associates, Seattle, 206-256-6309 Murphy, Brendan, Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-6179 Peterson, Arissa M., Williams Kastner, Seattle, 206-233-2984 Ruttenberg, Daniel, Foley & Mansfield, Seattle, 206-456-5360

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL Ackley, Andrew N., Ackley Law Group, Mercer Island, 206-232-0776 Altman, Michael S., Glisson Witt & Altman, Bremerton, 360-782-9000 Armitage, Nikalous, Layman Law Firm, Spokane, 509-455-8883 Bailey, Darrin E., Bailey Onsager, Seattle, 206-623-9900 Birk, Ian S., Keller Rohrback, Seattle, 206-224-7440 Brown, David A., Brett Murphy, Bellingham, 360-714-0900 Pg. 89 Carney, Janelle M., Graham Lundberg Peschel, Spokane, 509-455-3600 Chang, Megan L., Tamaki Law Offices, Yakima, 509-248-8338 Couture, Benjamin R., Weinstein Couture, Seattle, 206-389-1734 Eberle, Roxanne, Wild Sky Law Group, Bellevue, 425-646-2773 Pg. 89 Epstein, Jason G., Premier Law Group, Bellevue, 206-285-1743 Pg. 89 Fasy, Daniel T.L., Kosnoff Fasy, Seattle, 206-462-4338 Pg. 89 Filutowski, Alexandra A., The Filutowski Law Firm, Seattle, 206-427-4456

Gierth, Richard L., Gierth-Eddy Law Offices, Kennewick, 509-737-0077 Gustafson, Michael, The Emerald Law Group, Seattle, 206-826-5160 Hastings, Kevin, Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala, Tacoma, 253-777-0799 Pg. 4 Hick, Carter W., Connolly Tacon & Meserve, Olympia, 360-943-6747 Huppert, Shaun, Huppert Law Firm, Everett, 425-258-5400 Kang, Patrick J., Premier Law Group, Bellevue, 206-285-1743 Pg. 90 Levinson, Douglas P., Law Offices of Douglas P. Levinson, Seattle, 253-709-4900 McCormick, James W., Messina Bulzomi Christensen, Tacoma, 253-472-6000 McKennon, Kristina L.J., Flynn Merriman McKennon, Kennewick, 509-783-7326 Pg. 41 Moore, Derek K., Bishop Legal, Normandy Park, 206-592-9000 Mullenix, Peter J., Friedman | Rubin, Seattle, 206-501-4446 O’Halloran, Mark W.D., The Gosanko Law Firm, Mercer Island, 206-275-0700 Price, Anna L., Connelly Law Offices, Tacoma, 253-593-5100 Pg. 90 Rhoads-Weaver, Barbara, Sustainable Law, Vashon, 206-755-9444 Singleton, Dalynne, Singleton & Jorgensen, Port Orchard, 360-329-4079 Stell, Kristy L., Lish Whitson, Seattle, 206-892-2164

KRISTY L. STELL

LISH WHITSON, PLLC Seattle • 206-892-2164

www.whitsonlaw.com

Thompson, J.J., Layman Law Firm, Spokane, 509-455-8883 Tsiprin, Elena E., Law Offices of Elena E. Tsiprin, Bellevue, 425-614-4744 Pg. 90 Wagar, Mariah A., Flynn Merriman McKennon, Kennewick, 509-783-7326 Pg. 41 Webb, Heather D., Graham Lundberg Peschel, Burlington, 360-424-1110

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Scudder, Karen J., Greaney Law Firm, Kent, 253-859-0220 Pg. 90

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: PRODUCTS Falkenstein, R. Drew, Marler Clark, Seattle, 206-346-1888 LeBank, Micah R., Connelly Law Offices, Tacoma, 253-593-5100 Pg. 90

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY: PLAINTIFF Weymuller, Sims G., Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Seattle, 206-622-8000

REAL ESTATE Arefi-Afshar, Yousef, Cairncross & Hempelmann, Seattle, 206-587-0700 Beaudoin, Courtney R., Winston & Cashatt, Spokane, 509-838-6131 Cutting, Christopher D., Law Office of Evan L. Loeffler, Seattle, 206-443-8678 Harris, Aleana W., Alston Courtnage & Bassetti, Seattle, 206-623-7600

ATTORNEYS SELECTED TO RISING STARS WERE CHOSEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCESS ON PAGE 32.

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BY PRACTICE AREA Holder, Valerie, RCO Legal, Bellevue, 425-458-2121 Howshar, Erin G., McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren, Seattle, 206-467-1816 Huhs, J. David, Curran Law Firm, Kent, 253-852-2345 Jones, Timothy W., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Jorgenson, Cristina L., Attorney at Law, Bellingham, 360-922-7477 Kostelec, Colette M., Kostelec Law Office, Port Townsend, 360-379-6453 Lui, Lisa C., Miller Nash, Seattle, 206-622-8484 Lyon, Wendy E., Riddell Williams, Seattle, 206-389-1667 McCullum, Jemima J., Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Tacoma, 253-620-6520 Pg. 90 Merrill, Rachel L., Hanson Baker Ludlow Drumheller, Bellevue, 425-454-3374 Pg. 90 Penta, Dainen N., Attorney at Law, Seattle, 425-298-6303 Shallbetter, Traci L., Shallbetter Law, Cle Elum, 509-260-0037 Tellessen, Elizabeth A., Winston & Cashatt, Spokane, 509-838-6131 Thompson, Melisa K., RCO Legal, Bellevue, 425-458-2121 White, Ryan D., Bean Gentry Wheeler & Peternell, Seattle, 206-455-2887 Woare, Elisabeth Jane, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-622-3150

SCHOOLS & EDUCATION Baisch, Lynette M., Porter Foster Rorick, Seattle, 206-622-0203 Burton, Christopher, Reynolds Burton, Enumclaw, 425-213-0993 Wong, Greg, Pacifica Law Group, Seattle, 206-245-1700

SECURITIES & CORPORATE FINANCE Bearman, Asher, DLA Piper, Seattle, 206-839-4890

Brust, John M., Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Seattle, 206-883-2500 Cancelmo, Peter B., Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, 206-464-3939 Doerksen, Christopher L., Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle, 206-903-8856 Dykes, Trenton C., DLA Piper, Seattle, 206-839-4834 Glasgow, Steven M., Perkins Coie, Seattle, 206-359-3210 Kappus, Anthony R., DLA Piper, Seattle, 206-839-4800 Lucky, Christian M., K&L Gates, Spokane, 509-624-2100 Smith, Cameron K., Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Seattle, 206-883-2500 Thomson, Aaron G., Ashbaugh Beal, Seattle, 206-386-5900 York, Ryan J., Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 206-622-3150

SECURITIES LITIGATION Davis, Claire Loebs, Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000 Dennett, Jason T., Tousley Brain Stephens, Seattle, 206-682-5600 Heaton, Katherine A., DLA Piper, Seattle, 206-839-4800 Keenan, David S., Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, Seattle, 206-839-4300 Rugani, Paul F., Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, Seattle, 206-839-4300

TAX Baker, Warren L., Amicus Law Group, Seattle, 206-624-9410 Boehl, Stephanie J., Law Office of Kurt E. Boehl, Seattle, 206-728-0200 Pg. 90 Davis, Paige L., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000

Johnson, Richard L., LeSourd & Patten, Seattle, 206-624-1040 McCormick, Jr., Durham C., Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Seattle, 206-676-7584 Quintal, Amber K., Ogden Murphy Wallace, Seattle, 206-447-7000 Schwarz, Mark, Helsell Fetterman, Seattle, 206-292-1144 Starin, Robert D., K&L Gates, Seattle, 206-623-7580 Way, M. John, Worth Law Group, Tumwater, 360-753-0948

TRANSPORTATION/MARITIME Corr, Joseph P., Lane Powell, Seattle, 206-223-7000

UTILITIES Barnett, Donna L., Perkins Coie, Bellevue, 425-635-1400 Hesler, Gregory C., Paine Hamblen, Spokane, 509-455-6000

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION Martin, Grady B., The Grady B. Martin Law Office, Seattle, 206-452-1261

GRADY B. MARTIN THE GRADY B. MARTIN LAW OFFICE Seattle • 206-452-1261

www.gradymartinlaw.com

Peters, Amie C., Blue Water Legal, Edmonds, 425-361-2054 Potvin, Kathryn N., Putnam Lieb Potvin, Olympia, 360-754-7707

KATHRYN N. POTVIN PUTNAM LIEB POTVIN Olympia • 360-754-7707

www.putnamlieb.com

Reck, Tara Jayne, Foster | Staton, Seattle, 206-682-3436 Pg. 90

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW THROUGH BANKRUPTCY & CREDITOR/DEBTOR RIGHTS JENNIFER L. TRUONG

CYNTHIA B. JONES

BRIDGET G. MORGAN

AMS LAW PC

JONES LEGAL GROUP, LLC

1711 South Jackson Street Seattle, WA 98144 Tel: 360-459-0751 Fax: 360-459-3923 jliutruong@amslaw.net www.amslaw.net

904 12th Avenue East Seattle, WA 98102 Tel: 206-972-4943 cjones@joneslegalgroup.net www.joneslegalgroup.net

BUSH STROUT & KORNFELD LLP

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW EMPLOYMENT & LABOR

APPELLATE

BANKRUPTCY & CREDITOR/DEBTOR RIGHTS

Jennifer Truong is an employer defense attorney with a practice focused on occupational safety and health, employment law litigation, workers’ compensation, and audits. She also provides corporate counsel services in the form of analysis and opinion to a broad range of industries including hospitality, construction, staffing, and health care. Jennifer received a B.A. from the University of Washington in 2004 and received her J.D., cum laude, from Seattle University School of Law in 2007. In 2007, Jennifer joined AMS Law, P.C. and became a shareholder in September of 2012. AMS Law prides itself on providing legal guidance based on industry insight to identify real world solutions. In her free time, Jennifer serves as a regular volunteer at the KCBA’s International District Neighborhood Legal Clinic and is a member of the Joint Asian Judicial Evaluations Committee.

Cynthia concentrates her practice on civil and criminal appeals, including constitutional and criminal cases in federal and state courts. Her experience includes appeals in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Washington, and the various courts of appeal in Washington. She was named in Washington Rising Stars in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. Cynthia is an appointee to the Criminal Justice Act Panel for the Ninth Circuit, co-chair of the Federal Bar Association Membership Committee, and an Executive Committee member for the KCBA Appellate Practice Section, and serves on the Legislative Committee for WACDL. Cynthia has an Avvo rating of 10.0 Superb.

Bridget Morgan joined Bush Strout & Kornfeld LLP in 2010 upon returning to her hometown of Seattle, WA. After graduating from Boalt Hall School of Law, Bridget served as an AmeriCorps Volunteer with the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, where she worked as a Guardian Ad Litem for foster children. At the end of her AmeriCorps term, Bridget moved into private practice in Hawaii, focusing her work on civil litigation, commercial bankruptcy, and real estate matters. Her current focus at Bush Strout & Kornfeld LLP is on commercial bankruptcy and bankruptcy litigation.

She is currently a volunteer in the King County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) program, representing the best interests of children involved in family law cases.

601 Union Street Suite 5000 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-292-2110 Fax: 206-292-2104 bmorgan@bskd.com www.bskd.com

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BANKRUPTCY & CREDITOR/DEBTOR RIGHTS THROUGH CRIMINAL DEFENSE: DUI/DWI KEVIN D. O’ROURKE

CHAD ALLRED

ANDREA H. MCNEELY

SOUTHWELL & O’ROURKE, P.S.

ELLIS, LI & MCKINSTRY PLLC

421 West Riverside Avenue Suite 960 Spokane, WA 99201 Tel: 509-624-0159 Fax: 509-624-9231 kevin@southwellorourke.com

2025 First Avenue Penthouse A Seattle, WA 98121 Tel: 206-224-6694 Fax: 206-625-1052 callred@elmlaw.com www.elmlaw.com

GORDON THOMAS HONEYWELL LLP

BANKRUPTCY & CREDITOR/DEBTOR RIGHTS

BUSINESS LITIGATION ESTATE & TRUST LITIGATION APPELLATE

BUSINESS LITIGATION CIVIL LITIGATION

Kevin D. O’Rourke graduated summa cum laude from Gonzaga University School of Law in 1999. An attorney with Southwell & O’Rourke, P.S., his practice focuses on bankruptcy and reorganization. He accepted an appointment by the federal bankruptcy judges to serve on the Mediation Panel for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington and has served by appointment on the Advisory Rules Committee 2003-2011. He is the former president of both the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Eastern District of Washington and the Federal Bar Association. He is a member of the WSBA Leadership Institute Advisory Board. He also taught a bankruptcy skills class at Gonzaga University School of Law in 2003-2004, 2006, and 2008-2011. Mr. O’Rourke was named in the Washington Rising Stars list in its previous 2006, 2008, and 2011, and 2012 editions.

Chad loves to handle trials in federal and state court. He focuses on complex business litigation, but his broad experience – for plaintiffs and defendants – includes everything from tortious interference, trade secrets, and securities fraud, to undue influence and fiduciary misconduct, to the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction. For years, Chad has volunteered at Open Door Legal Services, which provides free aid to homeless people in Seattle. He also serves as a pro tem Superior Court Commissioner and a Lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve.

Chad is grateful for a great undergraduate education at Abilene Christian University and law degree from The University of Texas School of Law.

Andrea McNeely is a trial lawyer representing business and individuals in business and employment disputes, including employment discrimination. After a career in teaching, she received her J.D., magna cum laude, from Seattle University School of Law in 2004 and joined Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP in 2005. As a partner of the firm, Ms. McNeely serves as lead counsel, achieving successful results for her clients in complex business disputes involving contract, trade secrets, non-competition agreements, and medical billing. She has also achieved successful trial and settlement results for clients discriminated against at work based on military status and gender. She strongly supports access to justice for all and has served as a board member on the Campaign for Equal Justice.

She currently serves on the Foundation for the TPCBA.

DANIEL M. WEISKOPF

COLLEEN M. FREI

MCNAUL EBEL NAWROT & HELGREN PLLC

JEFFERS, DANIELSON, SONN & AYLWARD, P.S.

DANA C. HOERSCHELMANN

600 University Street Suite 2700 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-467-1816 Fax: 206-624-5128 dweiskopf@mcnaul.com www.mcnaul.com

2600 Chester Kimm Road PO Box 1688 Wenatchee, WA 98807 Tel: 509-662-3685 Fax: 509-662-2452 colleenf@jdsalaw.com www.jdsalaw.com

BUSINESS LITIGATION

BUSINESS/CORPORATE ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE REAL ESTATE

CIVIL LITIGATION DEFENSE

Dan Weiskopf is an attorney at McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren PLLC, where he focuses on complex commercial litigation.

Dan has represented individuals, financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies in a wide range of matters, including business disputes, appeals, employment-related litigation, qui tam actions and regulatory inquiries. Dan has also performed extensive pro bono work, representing indigent clients in civil disputes, administrative proceedings and criminal matters. After graduating from Yale Law School, Dan was a litigation associate at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York and Yarmuth Wilsdon Calfo and Calfo Harrigan Leyh & Eakes in Seattle.

A partner of JDSA since 2010, Colleen’s practice areas include agriculture law, business and commercial transactions, estate planning, and water law. She believes in representing clients with the highest level of service and understanding. Among other engagements, Colleen volunteers with legal, environmental, and arts organizations. She is committed to serving her community; emphasizing social awareness, leadership, and education; and engaging others to carry out their passion. Honors: 2010 and 2013 Washington Rising Stars; 2010 WSBA Leadership Institute; 2012 Wenatchee’s Top 30 Under 35. Service: Chelan-Douglas Bar Association (President); Chelan-Douglas Volunteer Attorney Services; Wenatchee Performing Arts Center; Miss East Cascades Scholarship Program; Wenatchee Follies Guild; University of Idaho, College of Natural Resources Alumni Board.

Dana C. Hoerschelmann is a shareholder at Thorsrud Cane & Paulich. Her practice emphasizes insurance defense matters with a focus on asbestos tort litigation. She serves as counsel for several national product manufacturers. She received her B.A. from the University of Washington in 1998 and her J.D. from Willamette University College of Law in 2001. Dana is admitted to practice in Washington and Oregon. She has been named annually in the Washington Rising Stars list since 2008. She is a member of WDTL, Washington Women Lawyers, and Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association of Seattle. Outside her legal practice, Dana enjoys traveling, cooking, fishing and spending time with her family.

LINDSEY MALONE PFLUGRATH

KURT E. BOEHL

ANDREA K. ROBERTSON

SKELLENGER BENDER, P.S.

LAW OFFICE OF KURT E. BOEHL, PLLC

ROBERTSON LAW, PLLC

1301 Fifth Avenue Suite 3401 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-623-6501 Fax: 206-447-1973 lpflugrath@skellengerbender.com www.skellengerbender.com

8420 Dayton Avenue North Suite 102 Seattle, WA 98103 Tel: 206-728-0200 Fax: 206-624-6224 kurt@keblaw.com www.seattle-criminaldefense.com

CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

CRIMINAL DEFENSE

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: DUI/DWI CRIMINAL DEFENSE

Lindsey Malone Pflugrath is a shareholder with the law firm of Skellenger Bender, P.S. Lindsey represents design and construction professionals in a diverse array of practice areas, including personal injury, contract negotiation, fee collection, construction defect, employment, environmental compliance, and administrative appeals of WISHA citations. Lindsey is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Institute of Architects Seattle, as well as the Seattle Architecture Foundation.

She is a former co-chair of the AIA’s Practice & Ethics Committee, and a current member of the Women in Design Committee.

Lindsey is also a member of the Urban Land Institute’s Thriving Communities Taskforce. Lindsey is a frequent speaker on issues affecting design and construction industry professionals. She is a proud graduate and supporter of the University of Iowa.

Kurt E. Boehl is recognized as one of the top criminal defense lawyers in Washington State. He is a member of The National Trial Lawyers, an exclusive legal organization composed of 100 trial lawyers from each state. For the past four years, Kurt has been named to Washington Rising Stars. Kurt was also named as one of Washington State’s top criminal defense attorneys by Seattle Met Magazine. In addition, Kurt has been awarded the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell AV rating and is ranked Superb by the AVVO attorney rating service. Kurt founded his own criminal defense law firm, the Law Office of Kurt E. Boehl, PLLC, in 2005. Kurt is a frequent speaker on medical cannabis law, and consults with a number of cannabusinesses in Washington State. He received his B.A. from Metropolitan State University in Colorado and his J.D. from Seattle University School of Law.

Andy is a criminal defense attorney who has been repeatedly named to the Washington Rising Stars list. She has represented hundreds of persons accused of criminal charges, including DUIs, misdemeanors, and felonies. Andy has been a featured speaker for the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Washington Defender Association, and the WFCJ’s annual Defending DUIs Seminar. She has appeared in local news coverage of criminal matters. She has authored columns for Washington Defense, Trial News, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

She is a Warrior graduate of Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College. Andy is a partner/owner of a firm she shares with her husband, Ryan Robertson. They have two sons, Jack and Rowan.

Andy also performs in TheatreSports, a Seattle improv show running weekly since 1983.

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1201 Pacific Avenue Suite 2100 Tacoma, WA 98402 Tel: 253-620-6500 Fax: 253-620-6565 amcneely@gth-law.com www.gth-law.com

THORSRUD CANE & PAULICH INC., P.S. 1325 Fourth Avenue Suite 1300 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-386-7755 Fax: 206-386-7795 dhoerschelmann@tcplaw.com www.tcplaw.com

701 Fifth Avenue Suite 4735 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206-395-5257 Fax: 206-905-0920 andy@robertsonlawseattle.com www.robertsonlawseattle.com

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ELDER LAW THROUGH FAMILY LAW CATHERINE S. STRONG

AMANDA M. CARR

M. OWEN GABRIELSON

LAW OFFICE OF CATHERINE S. STRONG, PLLC

PLAUCHÉ & CARR LLP

FARR LAW GROUP, PLLC

811 First Avenue Suite 630 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206-588-4188 Fax: 206-588-4255 amanda@plauchecarr.com www.plauchecarr.com

3255 Griffin Avenue PO Box 890 Enumclaw, WA 98022 Tel: 360-825-6581 Fax: 360-825-0780 mog@farrlawgroup.com www.farrlawgroup.com

ELDER LAW PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE

ENVIRONMENTAL LAND USE/ZONING ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES

ESTATE & TRUST LITIGATION ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE

Catherine specializes in all aspects of elder law, including Medicaid and long-term-care planning, guardianships, special needs planning, estate planning, and probate. She also represents plaintiffs in medical malpractice and nursing home negligence cases. Catherine has a background as a Registered Nurse with over 20 years of experience in working with elders and long-term-care issues. She is a member of the King County Bar Association Elder Law Section and the Washington State Association for Justice and is past President-Elect of the Washington Chapter of NAELA. Catherine is a co-author of the WSAJ’s Nursing Home Litigation Deskbook, published in 2013.

Amanda Carr is a partner at Plauché & Carr LLP, an environmental and land use law firm focusing on natural resource, marine, and shoreline issues. She assists clients with strategic planning, project permitting, regulatory compliance, natural resource damage assessments, and enforcement matters under a variety of federal, state, and local statutes and regulations. She also represents businesses, governmental entities, and individuals in both administrative and judicial litigation. Amanda’s clients include natural-resource-based industries, proponents of commercial and residential developments, and proponents of environmental restoration projects. She is a board member of Salish Sea Expeditions.

Owen Gabrielson is a member of Farr Law Group, PLLC, a trusts and estates boutique in Enumclaw, Washington. His practice focuses on estate litigation, probate, and trust administration.

Owen graduated from the University of Washington in 1998 and 2000, earning his B.A. and M.A. in economics. He received his law degree from the University of Oregon in 2003, where he served as an articles editor on the Oregon Law Review. Owen is licensed to practice law in Washington, Oregon, and Alaska.

When not practicing law, Owen is skiing at Crystal Mountain with his wife and law partner, Megan.

KAREN L. COBB

THOMAS J. RODDA

JULIE R. SOMMER

FREY BUCK, P.S.

ELLIS, LI & MCKINSTRY PLLC

1200 Fifth Avenue Suite 1900 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-486-8003 Fax: 206-902-9660 kcobb@freybuck.com www.freybuck.com

2025 First Avenue Penthouse A Seattle, WA 98121 Tel: 206-682-0565 Fax: 206-625-1052 trodda@elmlaw.com www.elmlaw.com

REED LONGYEAR MALNATI & AHRENS PLLC

ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE GENERAL LITIGATION ESTATE & TRUST LITIGATION

ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE BUSINESS/CORPORATE NON-PROFIT

ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE ESTATE & TRUST LITIGATION SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY

Karen is a principled litigator with a diverse practice, including civil litigation, probate administration and litigation, and estate planning. She works closely with each client to achieve their goals in the most efficient and least disruptive means possible. This is Karen’s fourth consecutive year being named to Washington Rising Stars. She believes in giving back to her local and global communities through her church and other charitable activities, including four mission trips to Jamaica (after Hurricane Ivan), Mississippi (after Hurricane Katrina), and Mexico (inner city missions). Karen loves to travel and is a novice, but adventurous, photographer. Many of her travels take her to visit her sons, both of whom are serving in the military.

At Ellis, Li & McKinstry PLLC, Tom Rodda regularly works with individuals and closely held businesses on estate planning and general business matters. He also helps clients through probate and with trust matters. Tom’s estate planning work includes counseling clients on tax, charitable giving, and disability planning issues. Tom’s business practice includes representing for-profit and non-profit businesses in entity formations, securities transactions, and succession planning strategies. Tom received his B.A. (1999) from the University of Washington and his J.D. (2003, magna cum laude) from Seattle University School of Law. He is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Seattle and the KCBA’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, where he serves as Secretary.

Julie Sommer practices in the areas of trust and estate planning, probate and trust administration, trust and estate litigation, contested guardianships, Social Security appeals, and general civil litigation matters. Ms. Sommer is a Guardian ad Litem and Settlement Guardian ad Litem for King County Superior Court and a member of the King County Bar Association, Washington State Trial Lawyers, and several KCBA and WSBA sections.

She has also served on the Washington State Bar Association Guardianship Task Force. She is admitted to the Washington State Bar Association and the United States District Court, Western District of Washington.

CYNTHIA F. BUHR

PHILIP W.Y. CHAN

LAW OFFICES OF CYNTHIA F. BUHR

LAW OFFICES OF PHILIP W.Y. CHAN

ELIZABETH A. HERSHMAN-GREVEN

1700 7th Avenue Suite 2100 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-357-8565 Fax: 206-257-2030 cynthia@cbuhrlaw.com www.cbuhrlaw.com

4000 Aurora Avenue North Suite 110 Seattle, WA 98103 Tel: 206-883-1543 Fax: 206-338-7398 philipchan07@gmail.com

1301 Fifth Avenue Suite 3401 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-623-6501 Fax: 206-447-1973 ehershman-greven@ skellengerbender.com www.skellengerbender.com

FAMILY LAW

FAMILY LAW

FAMILY LAW

Cynthia practices exclusively in the area of family law. She served as the 2009-2010 President of QLaw: the GLBT Bar Association of Washington and is a 2009 graduate of the Washington State Bar Association Leadership Institute. She frequently presents on issues related to domestic partnership and marriage law for same-sex couples in Washington State.

Prior to starting the Law Offices of Cynthia F. Buhr PLLC, Cynthia worked for Spencer Anderson Buhr PLLC as a family law attorney handling numerous trials, motions, settlement conferences, and adoptions. Cynthia earned her J.D. cum laude from Seattle University School of Law and graduated magna cum laude from Arizona State University.

Philip Chan advocates with compassion and precision. He has successfully created a family law practice where he represents clients in all areas of family law, including complex divorces, domestic violence, unmarried parentage actions, child support, maintenance, modifications, relocation, and enforcement actions. Philip is dedicated in supporting the Greater Seattle Area through his family law practice. His extensive Pro Bono and volunteer work earned him the title Volunteer of the Year in 2011, which was presented to him by the King County Bar Association. Philip received his J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, and a Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering from the University of Hawaii.

Elizabeth (Betsy) Hershman-Greven is an attorney at Skellenger Bender, P.S. Elizabeth focuses her practice exclusively on family law litigation and negotiation, including dissolutions of marriage and domestic partnerships, non-marital relationships, and contested parenting disputes. Elizabeth is an author and frequent lecturer on various issues, including the ever-evolving family law issues affecting same-sex couples and their families.

Elizabeth volunteers her time with Legal Voice. She is a member of the WSBA, the KCBA, and QLAW.

701 5th Avenue Suite 3510 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206-652-0490 Fax: 206-625-0125 catherine@cstronglaw.com www.cstronglaw.com

801 Second Avenue Suite 1415 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206-624-6271 Fax: 206-624-6672 jsommer@rlmalaw.com www.rlmalaw.com

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FAMILY LAW THROUGH INSURANCE COVERAGE O. YALE LEWIS III

JAMIE R. WALKER

ANTHONY J. ZORICH, JR.

LAW OFFICES OF O. YALE LEWIS III, LLC

MCKINLEY IRVIN, PLLC

MCKINLEY IRVIN, PLLC

1201 Pacific Avenue Suite 2000 Tacoma, WA 98402 Tel: 253-952-4290 Fax: 253-597-7378 jwalker@mckinleyirvin.com www.mckinleyirvin.com

1201 Pacific Avenue Suite 2000 Tacoma, WA 98402 Tel: 253-952-4290 Fax: 253-597-7378 azorich@mckinleyirvin.com www.mckinleyirvin.com

FAMILY LAW NATIVE AMERICAN LAW

FAMILY LAW

FAMILY LAW

Mr. Lewis appears regularly on the family law motions calendar in King County, in addition to other superior courts and tribal courts in Western Washington. He tries one or two cases per year and also conducts multiple mediations and arbitrations.

Mr. Lewis has litigated several successful appeals, including In Re Custody of C.C.M., 149 Wn. App. 184, 202 P.3d 971 (Div. I, 2009).

Mr. Lewis currently has a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari pending before the United States Supreme Court. Fitzpatrick v. Young, No. 11-1485 (S. Ct.). The Supreme Court requested the view of the U.S. Solicitor General. Mr. Lewis is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court, USDC Western District of Washington, USDC Eastern District of Washington, and most of the tribal courts in the State of Washington. Mr. Lewis graduated from the University of Washington, where he was on the law review.

Jamie Walker handles a broad range of family law matters, including divorce and parenting/custody issues. With extensive experience in the Pierce, Kitsap, and King County courtrooms, Jamie is known as a highly adept litigator in contested dissolution and parenting cases. She is a graduate of Gonzaga University School of Law and a member of the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association, the King County Bar Association, and the Washington State Bar Association.

Anthony Zorich’s practice emphasizes family law matters including divorce, child custody, relocations, child support modifications, parenting plan modifications, and domestic violence. Anthony is dedicated to ethical representation and helping his clients fully understand their legal situation in order to make informed decisions. He is a graduate of Gonzaga University School of Law and a member of the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association, the King County Bar Association, and the Washington State Bar Association.

GEOFFREY A. ENNS

KRISTIN M. FERRERA

TIMOTHY B. FITZGERALD

ELLIS, LI & MCKINSTRY PLLC

JEFFERS, DANIELSON, SONN & AYLWARD, P.S.

MCNAUL EBEL NAWROT & HELGREN PLLC

2600 Chester Kimm Road PO Box 1688 Wenatchee, WA 98807 Tel: 509-662-3685 Fax: 509-662-2452 kristinf@jdsalaw.com www.jdsalaw.com

600 University Street Suite 2700 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-467-1816 Fax: 206-624-5128 tfitzgerald@mcnaul.com www.mcnaul.com

GENERAL LITIGATION

GENERAL LITIGATION EMPLOYMENT & LABOR NATIVE AMERICAN LAW

GENERAL LITIGATION BUSINESS LITIGATION CIVIL LITIGATION DEFENSE

Geoff practices in Ellis, Li & McKinstry PLLC’s litigation and business groups, handling a wide variety of matters ranging from constitutional and personal injury litigation to employment law and business transactions. His clients include non-profit corporations, large and small businesses, and individuals. Prior to entering law school, Geoff served as a deck officer in the U.S. Navy and worked in the high-tech and building automation systems fields. He has a B.S. in general engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and graduated magna cum laude from Seattle University School of Law.

Kristin Ferrera’s practice areas include civil litigation, construction litigation, employment law, and Native American law. Kristin graduated from the University of Washington School of Law in 2008. She is admitted to practice in Washington State; the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; the United States District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington; the Colville Tribal Court; and the Tulalip Tribal Court. Kristin is currently on the board of directors for the Legal Aid of Washington Fund (LAW Fund).

She is a partner at Central Washington’s largest firm, Jeffers, Danielson, Sonn & Aylward, P.S.

Tim Fitzgerald is a trial attorney with McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren in Seattle, focusing his practice on a wide range of business disputes. Prior to joining McNaul, Tim was associated with the New York law firm of Boies, Schiller & Flexner. He also served as General Counsel to Gordon Group Holdings in Greenwich, Connecticut, and clerked for federal judges in both New York and Seattle. In addition to his practice, Tim counsels clients regarding business and transactional matters and has experience conducting complex internal investigations. Tim lives on Mercer Island with his wife, daughter, and three dogs. A native Chicagoan, Tim is a die hard Chicago sports fan.

SARAH GOHMANN BIGELOW

TIMOTHY A. BEARB

KRISTINE GRELISH

SAVITT BRUCE & WILLEY LLP

OLIVE|BEARB & GRELISH PLLC

OLIVE|BEARB & GRELISH PLLC

1218 3rd Avenue Suite 1000 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-629-9909 Fax: 206-971-5081 timothy@olivebearb.com www.olivebearb.com

1218 3rd Avenue Suite 1000 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-629-9909 Fax: 206-971-5081 kristine@olivebearb.com www.olivebearb.com

GENERAL LITIGATION

INSURANCE COVERAGE PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL

INSURANCE COVERAGE PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL GENERAL LITIGATION

Sarah’s experience extends to a variety of complex commercial litigation matters in both state and federal court and class action defense. Sarah is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the UCLA School of Law, where she served as the symposium editor of the UCLA Law Review and articles editor for the UCLA Women’s Law Journal. Before joining Savitt Bruce & Willey, Sarah practiced at Bryan Cave LLP in Los Angeles and served as law clerk to the Honorable Thomas B. Donovan of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. In addition to the law, Sarah has a passion for traveling, camping, cooking, and vegetable gardening.

Timothy Bearb is a trial lawyer with experience in insurance property loss, breach of contract, and personal injury litigation.

His insurance litigation practice includes helping plaintiffs in first-party insurance claims resulting from property loss – including bad faith litigation and the Insurance Fair Conduct Act. Mr. Bearb also helps people who have been mistreated by their insurance company in response to the filing of, or defending of, a claim for damage or injury.

Kristine helps the “little guy” fight back, representing the injured and disempowered against insurance companies, corporations, and government, in civil matters. Kristine graduated summa cum laude (Seattle University, J.D., 2005) and is a partner at Olive|Bearb & Grelish PLLC in Seattle. She primarily practices in the areas of insurance disputes (insurance coverage, insurance bad faith, Insurance Fair Conduct Act, IFCA) and plaintiffs’ personal injury and wrongful death. Her AVVO client reviews, 2012 and 2013 selection to The National Trial Lawyers’ Top Forty Under 40, and her 2010-2013 Washington Rising Stars selections are a testament to her litigation style, passion, and client commitment.

1511 3rd Avenue Suite 1001 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-223-0840 Fax: 206-260-1420 yale@yalelewislaw.com www.yalelewislaw.com

2025 First Avenue Penthouse A Seattle, WA 98121 Tel: 206-682-0565 Fax: 206-625-1052 genns@elmlaw.com www.elmlaw.com

Joshua Green Building 1425 Fourth Avenue, Suite 800 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-749-0500 Fax: 206-749-0600 sgohmannbigelow@SBWLLP.com www.SBWLLP.com

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THROUGH PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL KASEY C. CHRISTIE

GLORIA OCHOA

ROSSI F. MADDALENA

FOREFRONT IP LAWGROUP, PLLC

OCHOA LAW PLLC

MERRICK, HOFSTEDT & LINDSEY, P.S.

3030 South Grand Boulevard Suite 103 Spokane, WA 99203 Tel: 571-306-0103 kasey@forefrontlawgroup.com www.forefrontlawgroup.com

725 East 3rd Avenue Spokane, WA 99202 Tel: 509-328-3771 gloria@ochoa-law.com

3101 Western Avenue Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98121 Tel: 206-682-0610 Fax: 206-467-2689 rmaddalena@mhlseattle.com www.mhlseattle.com

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

NATIVE AMERICAN LAW CRIMINAL DEFENSE

PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL

Kasey is a principal at and the founder of Forefront IP Lawgroup.

He is a patent attorney registered with USPTO, Washington, Oregon, and Texas. He has a computer engineering degree and has worked as an engineer for both IBM and Microsoft. During his legal experience, Kasey helped develop and protect the patent portfolios of some the best known and largest international high-tech companies, such as Microsoft, Google, Intel, Hewlett Packard, General Electric, and many others. In addition, Kasey has helped many startups and mid-size tech companies gain a strategic foothold based upon their innovations.

Gloria is admitted to practice in both state and federal courts.

Her practice is focused on Indian law and criminal defense. Gloria has extensive jury trial experience with an emphasis on serious felony criminal matters. Gloria commenced her legal career as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Benton County and then transitioned into private practice in 2002. She holds a judicial services contract with the Spokane Tribe of Indians and serves as Chief Judge for Spokane Tribal Court. Gloria is an Adjunct Professor at Gonzaga University School of Law. Gloria serves on the WSBA Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection Board. She was appointed Commissioner for the Commission on Hispanic Affairs

by Governor Gregoire, August 2012.

Rossi Maddalena’s practice focuses on commercial and personal injury defense, including products liability, premises liability, real estate and business litigation. He received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Vermont Law School in 2007 and his B.A., cum laude, from Western Washington University in 2002. Mr. Maddalena is admitted the Western and Eastern United States District Courts for Washington State as well as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is active with the ALFA International Business Litigation Group and Washington Defense Trial Lawyers.

Mr. Maddalena also serves his local community as a member of the Queen Anne Community Council and as a member of the Seattle Parks and Green Spaces Levy Oversight Committee.

JUSTIN P. WALSH

LEVI S. LARSON

DAVID A. BROWN

FLOYD, PFLUEGER & RINGER, P.S.

FLOYD, PFLUEGER & RINGER, P.S.

200 West Thomas Street Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98119 Tel: 206-441-4455 Fax: 206-441-8484 jwalsh@floyd-ringer.com www.floyd-ringer.com

200 West Thomas Street Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98119 Tel: 206-441-4455 Fax: 206-441-8484 llarson@floyd-ringer.com www.floyd-ringer.com

BRETT MURPHY – WASHINGTON’S INJURY LAWYERS

PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL CIVIL LITIGATION DEFENSE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION

PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL

Justin is an associate at Floyd, Pflueger & Ringer, P.S. A cum laude graduate of Seattle University School of Law, Justin served as the Recent Developments and Technology Editor on the Seattle Journal for Social Justice. He also served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Justice Mary Fairhurst at the Washington Supreme Court. Justin’s practice focuses on the defense of insureds and self-insureds in property damage, product defect, premises liability, commercial liability, and construction law. Justin is vice-chair of the King County Civil Rights Commission. He also runs a legal blog, The Amateur Law Professor, which includes posts on Washington law, civil litigation, and work-life balance.

Justin spends his time outside of the office pursuing his musical interests by playing in local bands. He also enjoys hiking and biking whenever he gets the chance.

Levi Larson joined Floyd, Pflueger & Ringer as an associate in September 2011 after finishing a four-year judge advocate commitment to the United States Marine Corps. Levi defends physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers against claims of medical malpractice. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts degree in politics and values in 2004. He graduated from the University of Washington, School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 2007. Levi grew up in Forks, Washington, and enjoys returning to the Olympic Peninsula to hike with his wife, hunt with his nephew, and run with his dog.

David Alden Brown joined Brett Murphy in 2009, after gaining valuable trial experience as a Whatcom County Public Defender.

Mr. Brown devotes his practice to personal injury and wrongful death law, where he focuses on the unique needs of each client and each case to deliver a settlement or verdict that will provide the support his clients need to move forward in their lives. His straightforward approach and willingness to take a case to trial, rather than settle for less, are what set him apart as an attorney and an advocate. David is pleased to be selected to 2013 Washington Rising Stars.

ROXANNE EBERLE

JASON G. EPSTEIN

DANIEL T.L. FASY

WILD SKY LAW GROUP, PLLC

PREMIER LAW GROUP, PLLC

KOSNOFF FASY

800 Bellevue Way Northeast Suite 400 Bellevue, WA 98004 Tel: 425-646-2773 Fax: 888-646-5608 roxanne@wildskylaw.com www.wildskylaw.com

3380 146th Place Southeast Suite 430 Bellevue, WA 98007 Tel: 206-285-1743 Fax: 206-599-6316 jason@plg-pllc.com www.plg-pllc.com

520 Pike Street Suite 1010 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-462-4338 Fax: 855-211-4459 dan@kosnoff.com www.kosnoff.com

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL BANKRUPTCY: CONSUMER

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL INSURANCE COVERAGE PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: PRODUCTS

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL CLASS ACTION/MASS TORTS

Roxanne Eberle focuses on plaintiffs’ personal injury and consumer bankruptcy cases. Prior to being licensed and starting her law firm in 2009, Roxanne was a plaintiffs’ personal injury paralegal for over 13 years. Roxanne is a graduate of the University of Washington Law School. Roxanne is an Eagle member and board member of the Washington State Association for Justice, currently also serving on the Trial News Editorial Board. She is frequently invited to speak at the University of Washington Law School about starting a solo and small practice or representing plaintiffs in litigation. Roxanne was also a recipient of the Washington State Association for Justice’s 2012 Ready to Soar Award and is the first solo practitioner to receive the award since its inception.

Jason Epstein is a partner at Premier Law Group, PLLC, a Bellevue personal injury, employment and civil rights law firm.

A Seattle native, Jason received his B.A. in Philosophy from USC and his J.D. from Pepperdine University. He has dedicated his practice solely to helping accident victims and their families achieve full recoveries. Over the course of his career, he has had extensive experience and success in cases involving catastrophic and fatal injuries, medical malpractice issues and motor vehicle accidents of all types. He is frequently asked to speak on personal injury and trial practice topics to groups of attorneys and is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Bar Association, the Washington Bar Association and the American Trial Lawyers Association. Jason is also a published author.

Dan Fasy is a partner at Kosnoff Fasy and has represented hundreds of injured clients in cases resulting in millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements. He has represented clients at both the trial and appellate court level. Fasy also has served as a key negotiator in mediations resulting in multimillion-dollar settlements. Fasy now exclusively represents victims of childhood sexual abuse at his law firm Kosnoff Fasy, a practice that is expanding nationwide. Fasy began his legal career by serving as a judicial clerk for the Washington State Court of Appeals, where he worked closely with an appellate court judge writing numerous opinions on criminal and civil cases.

1310 10th Street, Suite 104 Bellingham, WA 98225 Tel: 360-714-0900 Fax: 1-866-437-0623 dbrown@brettlaw.com www.washingtoninjury.com

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PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL THROUGH WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PATRICK J. KANG

ANNA L. PRICE

ELENA E. TSIPRIN

PREMIER LAW GROUP, PLLC

CONNELLY LAW OFFICES

3380 146th Place Southeast Suite 430 Bellevue, WA 98007 Tel: 206-285-1743 Fax: 206-599-6316 pkang@plg-pllc.com www.plg-pllc.com

2301 North 30th Street Tacoma, WA 98403 Tel: 253-593-5100 Fax: 253-593-0380 aprice@connelly-law.com www.connelly-law.com

LAW OFFICES OF ELENA E. TSIPRIN

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL IMMIGRATION

Patrick J. Kang is a trial attorney whose practice focuses on representing individuals who are seeking justice and compensation for the wrongful conduct of others. Patrick graduated cum laude from Whitworth University in 1996 with a degree in economics and received his Juris Doctor in 2000 from Willamette University College of Law. He is also a graduate of Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College. Patrick was admitted to the Washington State Bar in 2000 and is a member of the Washington State Association for Justice and the King County Bar Association. In 2004, Patrick became a partner at Premier Law Group, PLLC, a Bellevue personal injury, employment and civil rights law firm. He has won numerous awards for his outstanding pro bono work and is a published author.

Anna Price grew up in Washington, went east to college, and returned home to graduate from the University of Washington School of Law. Her past experiences include: working for a member of the British House of Lords, externing for Judge Robin Hunt at the Washington State Court of Appeals, and researching complaints for the Washington State Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division. Anna is a third-year attorney at Connelly Law Offices in Tacoma. She represents people harmed by the government, corporations, and health care providers. She has successfully fought for her clients in claims involving wrongful death, employment discrimination, medical malpractice and civil rights violations. She has also argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Born in the former Soviet Union, my family immigrated to the United States when I was 6 years old. I am passionate about helping people, and my law firm assists many individuals from other countries in navigating through our legal system in the fields of personal injury and immigration law. Among other admissions, I am admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the Supreme Courts of Washington and Oregon, and the Ninth, Fifth, and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals.

KAREN J. SCUDDER

MICAH R. LEBANK

JEMIMA J. MCCULLUM

GREANEY LAW FIRM, PLLC

CONNELLY LAW OFFICES

203 Madison Avenue Kent, WA 98032 Tel: 253-859-0220 Fax: 253-859-0440 kscudder@greaneylaw.com www.greaneylaw.com

2301 North 30th Street Tacoma, WA 98403 Tel: 253-593-5100 Fax: 253-593-0380 mlebank@connelly-law.com www.connelly-law.com

GORDON THOMAS HONEYWELL LLP

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: PRODUCTS PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

REAL ESTATE LAND USE/ZONING BUSINESS/CORPORATE

Karen J. Scudder is an attorney at Greaney Law Firm in Kent, Washington. She graduated from the University of Washington in 2000, with a B.A. in drama, subsequently earning her J.D., with honors, from Seattle University School of Law in 2004. Karen was admitted to WSBA in 2004. She dedicates her practice to the areas of plaintiff personal injury, medical malpractice, and dental malpractice. In recent years, she has successfully pursued and resolved multiple automobile accident cases and medical and dental malpractice cases involving complex issues and serious injuries, including wrongful death.

Karen was also named on the Washington Rising Stars list in 2009, 2012, and 2013 under personal injury plaintiff: medical malpractice. She is a member of the KCBA, Washington Women Lawyers, and WSAJ.

Micah LeBank focuses on representing individuals and families who have been seriously injured or killed by dangerous products, government and corporate wrongdoing, medical negligence, sports injuries, and other misconduct and negligence. Micah is a passionate advocate for his clients and has achieved significant verdicts and settlements in a variety of complex personal injury cases in both state and federal courts throughout Washington State. He is a graduate of Gonzaga University School of Law and the University of Oregon. Micah has been selected by the National Trial Lawyers, a professional organization comprised of America’s top young trial attorneys, as the Top 40 Under 40.

Micah is a member of the Washington State Association for Justice. Micah, his wife Jenny, and their son Russell are Northwest natives and enjoy skiing, hiking, biking, and sailing.

Jemima McCullum is with the law firm of Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP and is a seasoned real estate lawyer when it comes to finance, real estate, business and transactions. Her recent closed deals include the refinancing of the Thea Foss Waterway Marina, all aspects of the development of the Pacific Plaza Building in downtown Tacoma, and the re-leasing of over 100,000 RSF in Gig Harbor, WA. In addition to practicing, Jemima serves on the board of Tacoma Goodwill Industries, Tacoma Art Museum, and her firm.

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STEPHANIE J. BOEHL

TARA JAYNE RECK

HANSON BAKER LUDLOW DRUMHELLER P.S.

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8420 Dayton Avenue North Suite 102 Seattle, WA 98103 Tel: 206-728-0200 Fax: 206-624-6224 stephanie@keblaw.com www.seattle-criminaldefense.com

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TAX APPELLATE CRIMINAL DEFENSE

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY

Rachel Merrill is a shareholder at Hanson Baker Ludlow Drumheller P.S. Rachel’s practice includes real estate and business transactions, estate planning, and estate settlement.

She advises property owners, lenders, developers, and businesses on a range of real estate legal matters, including real estate secured transactions, purchases and sales, leases, and easements. Rachel also assists clients with guardianships and estate matters such as probate, wills and trusts, estate and gift tax planning, and business entity formation and succession planning. Rachel graduated from Seattle University School of Law magna cum laude.

Stephanie recently joined her husband’s practice, the Law Office of Kurt E. Boehl PLLC, after working as an associate in the State and Local Tax Group at Perkins Coie. Since her move, she continues to advise clients on state and local tax issues and expanded her practice to criminal appeals. Stephanie is a frequent writer on state tax topics. She co-authored Washington’s chapter for the ABA Sales & Use Tax Deskbook, 22nd-24th Editions, and authored numerous articles in the Journal of Multistate Taxation. In addition, Stephanie recently presented on state taxation of digital products and e-commerce for the Council on State Taxation and the WSBA-CLE. She holds an LL.M. in taxation from the University of Washington (2008), J.D., magna cum laude, Seattle University School of Law (2007), and a B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Washington.

Tara Jayne Reck is dedicated to the representation of Washington State’s injured workers, with a special focus on trial advocacy.

Since being admitted to practice in 2006, she has assisted disabled individuals in pursuing Social Security disability benefits and injured workers in pursuing benefits under the Industrial Insurance Act. She takes pride in her proven ability to secure justice on behalf of injured workers and the disabled. Ms. Reck received her undergraduate degree, cum laude, in honors philosophy from Seattle University in 2003 and earned her law degree from Seattle University in 2006.

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8204 Green Lake Drive North Seattle, WA 98103 Tel: 206-682-3436 Fax: 206-682-3362 tara@fosterstaton.com www.FosterStaton.com

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