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W. Theodore Vander Wel was born in Newton, NJ; admitted to the bar, 1988, Washington, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; education: Dordt College (B.A., 1985); Drake University (J.D. with honors, 1988). Member: King County and Washington State Bar Assocation; National Lawyers Association.. ---. Whether before or after litigation erupts as a result of a dispute, I am committed to providing my clients with excellent legal representation for a reasonable cost.  I have handled disputes in most of Western Washington for a wide variety of clients.  Most of these disputes are resolved by settlement before a trial or an arbitration occurs.  If litigation occurs, however, I rigorously advocate my client's position.  In the past twenty years, I have served as counsel in hundreds of cases in the Washington superior and appellate courts and arbitrations.. In addition to the satisfaction of resolving disputes by adjudication or settlement, I enjoy the intellectual challenge practicing law affords.  Because no two disputes are identical, my work rarely is routine.. Away from the office, I enjoy spending time with my family and running, biking and hiking.  I serve as an elder of my local church.

My practice emphasizes estate planning (Wills, Trusts, Tax planning, Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives); probate; real estate and business. The most enjoyable parts of the practice of law for me are the opportunties to get to know the many interesting people I meet, work with them to solve their legal situations and problems and help them plan their personal and business legal matters.
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Mark's practice focuses on commercial, intellectual property, and real estate litigation for individuals as well as small and medium sized businesses.  Among other things, Mark has aided clients in quieting title to real property, opposing trademark applications, recovering personal property, obtaining insurance-paid defenses related to pending legal claims, and litigating contract disputes.  Mark is proud to include area gun ranges among those clients he has been privileged to represent.  Prior to entering private practice, Mark served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Robert E. Keeton, of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.  While a law student, Mark served as a legal extern for the Honorable Barbara Madsen of the Washington State Supreme Court and was a board member of the Harvard Journal on Legislation.

I am a Director of Legal Affairs at T-Mobile focusing on complex consumer and commercial litigation.  Prior to joining T-Mobile, I practiced at a prominent international law firm in its commercial litigation practice group.  I focused on the prosecution and defense of high-stakes commercial and class action lawsuits in many arenas, with emphasis in online privacy disputes, commercial email disputes, securities litigation, defense of Consumer Protection Act claims, franchise-related claims, intellectual property and technology litigation and high-stakes contract disputes.. I have experience representing corporate entities, issuers, officers, directors and other corporate executives, broker/dealers, investors and hedge funds in complex securities fraud actions, breach of fiduciary duty cases, trademark and copyright infringement actions, and proceedings before regulatory agencies.  I also have experience arbitrating and mediating disputes and place emphasis on finding appropriate alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Bellevue and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Bellevue and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Bellevue and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Bellevue and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Bellevue and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Bellevue and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Bellevue and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Bellevue and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Bellevue and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Bellevue and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Bellevue and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Bellevue and surrounding areas.