Top Contract Lawyers Near Me in Olympia Area

Over thirty-seven years of proven legal and management experience and consultation in both the public and private sectors with an emphasis in state and local governments. Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve complex legal and organizational issues, provide detailed legal analysis to elected officials and to enhance organizational effectiveness and accountability, in order to affect meaningful change. Skilled in working effectively with a wide range of organizations and groups on various issues including legal issues, policy formulation, personnel matters, organizational development, allocation of human and fiscal resources and strategic planning. Extensive experience and background in the design of systems and training to enhance organizational change and employee development.

I am a licensed Washington, Oregon and Alaska attorney based out of Olympia, Washington.  I am also a member of the Guam Bar Association since 1997 and the Minnesota State Bar since 1999.. My practice areas are related primarily related to construction, timber, and earth work issues.  I also do personal and property injury cases.  Prior to attending law school I worked as a design architect, construction critical path method scheduler, and as a superintendent/field engineer for a large international general contractor.

I am a dog-loving transplant from California who absolutely adores the Pacific Northwest!  I moved to Olympia in 2004 to marry my law-school sweetheart who was a partner in a law firm in Olympia.. I graduated magna cum laude and phi beta kappa, from Wellesley College with a B.A. in Geology and received her J.D. from Lewis and Clark Law School (formerly Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College). I am an active member of the Washington State Bar, and an inactive member of the California State Bar.. I have significant commercial and bankruptcy experience. I spent two years as an office manager/firm administrator at a small law firm and more than two years as a vendor contract manager for Western Institutional Review Board, Inc.. I spent the year and a half after I passed the bar in Washington State as an attorney/law clerk for a Chapter 7 trustee where I learned about a wide variety of bankruptcy matters.  In June 2017, I opened Deschutes Law Group in order to assist small businesses and personal clients with commercial and bankruptcy matters.

Corporate attorney specializing in small business services.

Chuck Szurszewski has been practicing family law in the Olympia area since 1978. His experience includes managing the Olympia Division of Child Support and heading up the Thurston County Prosecutor's Office Child Support Section. Chuck has been with our firm since 1987, representing individuals in dissolution, modification, custody and child support cases. He is an experienced mediator as well as a litigator. He has served as a court-appointed guardian ad litem in over 200 cases. He has been a member of the Family Law Executive Committee for ten years and was the chair in 2014. He served  on the governor's task force on child support.   He has the highest rating on Martindale Hubbell and AVVO. He has been a presenter at continuing educations every year for the last ten years. He has been designated as a SuperLawyer for multiple years and served for many years  as a pro tem judge/commisioneer  in Thurston County.

Christina Meserve has been practicing family law in Olympia since 1979. She is the only Thurston County attorney admitted as a fellow to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is one of very few divorce attorneys to be awarded the prestigious "AV" rating by Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory. She has been identified as a "Super Lawyer" by Washington Law & Politics Magazine, a recognition accorded to only 5% of Washington's lawyers. Learn more by visiting www.olylaw.com.

A student of human society, politics, and law, Jeremey knows a lot on paper, and over the course of his legal career has gained significant experience in a number of legal practice areas. Beyond that, though, he has a lifelong interest in comparative law, religion, philosophy, and ethics that further informs the counsel he offers to all his clients.  Before becoming an attorney, he was a writing consultant, editor, and newspaper reporter. He moved to Washington in 2014 for the high quality of life and enjoys kayaking/boating, traveling, reading lengthy book series, watching movies & television, and having a meal with good friends.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in Olympia and surrounding areas.