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“Mr. Kesling has handled several of my legal matters over the past near decade. He is passionate and knowledgeable on legal matters and really cares about his clients and the outcome of their legal issue. I have recommended him to several friends and they too have been impressed with his services.”. ~Bill, former client. Peter Kesling was born for litigation. He is smart and tenacious. He also has supreme communication skills. Peter is known as a lawyer who will get things done, and his clients know they are in good hands. As Bill noted in his kind review, Peter really cares about his clients and is passionate about good results.. Peter knows how insurance companies work, and he knows how to get excellent results for injured clients. He started his career on “the dark side” representing defendants and insurance companies against injury claims. He never really enjoyed representing the interests of corporations. He cares about people. However, the defense work was fast and voluminous. He was often in Court. He learned a lot about litigation from highly successful trial lawyers. Most importantly, he learned how insurance companies work, and this is knowledge he has taken and used for the benefit of representing injured people. He has represented clients from rear-end matters involving relatively minor injuries to matters involving catastrophic injuries, seven-figure damages, and complex liability issues.. Peter is driven. He graduated from the Seattle University School of Law in 1999, and passed the bar examination right away. By 2004, he was a partner in a local law firm, which would come to be known as Sloan Bobrick and Kesling. In 2008, Peter went out on his own, starting his own firm. He has also owned other successful businesses. He truly believes that in business, like in advocating for clients, success does not come through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.. Peter J. Kesling is a true Puget Sound native. He was born at Madigan Medical Center on what is now Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, and grew up in nearby Gig Harbor. He graduated from Bellarmine Preparatory High School. He attended Santa Clara University in California, but transferred and received his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. He completed his education with a Juris Doctorate from Seattle University School of Law in 1999. He has practiced law in South Puget Sound ever since.. Peter limits his practice to plaintiff’s personal injury litigation. He has effectively appeared for clients in cases in State Courts and Federal Courts of Western Washington. He has also represented clients before hearings officers and judges in several Federal and State Administrative Agencies. Peter is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the Washington State Association for Justice, and the Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association, and he is licensed to practice in any court in the State of Washington as well as the Western District of Washington Federal District Court.. Peter lives on a ranch in the wilds of Pierce County with his lovely wife Katherine. He is an avid, albeit bad, golfer and also thoroughly enjoys fly-fishing, hunting and other outdoor sports. He and his family are also heavily involved in the sport of wrestling; Peter has coached collegiate wrestling to youth since 2009.

What I Believe. I don’t charge for routine phone calls, and I don’t charge to read or answer my e-mail. I speak English and not “legalese.” I try to maintain a casual style, and I strive to provide practical advice and fair value in exchange for the fees that I charge. Business Planning Services. I advise clients on a broad range of transactional matters. I help them select the best form entity for doing business. I also assist clients in structuring, negotiating and documenting the terms of business arrangements necessary for the ongoing operation and expansion of their businesses. I have extensive experience in negotiating and drafting asic corporate documents and LLC operating agreements, distribution agreements, employment agreements and shareholder agreements.. Charitable Organizations. My passion for and commitment to the nonprofit community in the South Puget Sound allows me to bring unique value to tax-exempt organizations. I provide advice on issues arising in all phases of a charity's life cycle, including the preparation and filing of the application for recognition as a tax-exempt organization. I also advise on the full range of matters involving daily operations, from fundraising to sponsorship agreements to employment matters. I also assist with structuring transactions and alliances with other organizations.

The first step in successfully representing a person is attempting to step into their shoes and empathizing with their issue.  My goal upon my first meeting with a client is that by the time they step out my door they feel they have been listened to, that their issue is now in competent hands, and that the stress they have been dealing with is alleviated. I strive to work cooperatively with my clients while we work together to obtain justice. I take my client's issues personally, and represent them as I would want to be represented.. Outside of work I enjoy spending time with my wife, two kids, and two dogs. I volunteer as a youth sports coach and love playing guitar. Prior to law school I spent two years with the United States Peace Corps in Kazakhstan.  The experience left me with a love of service and renewed respect for our system of law.

Thanks for taking a look at my profile. I am originally from Alaska and am also licensed to practice there. My practice focus' on criminal defense. I've litigated all types of cases from Misdemeanors to Class "A" Felonies. I enjoy litigating cases for my clients and try to make the frightening process of being charged with a crime a little easier to bear.

Stephen has held numerous leadership positions in both the Thurston County and Washington State Bar Associations and earned the highest pre eminent rating for his legal skills in the Martindale Hubbell Law Directory.. In addition to receiving the Thurston County Bar Association Bigelow Award for Lawyer of the Year for 2002, Stephen has also served as president of his local Rotary club.. He is currently serving as a hearing officer for the WSBA Disciplinary Board.

Starnes Law is a firm dedicated entirely to public defense. As the only attorney and owner of Starnes Law I contract with Olympia Municipal Court for public defense services. I represent clients charged with simple/gross misdemeanors.

Sarah Smyth McIntosh is an Olympia attorney with emphasis on real estate, land use, corporate, business, and environmental and natural resource law. She formed her own law firm in 1987 and her practice emphasis is in the area of land use, with particular emphasis on the redevelopment of West Bay industrial waterfront properties into mixed use projects in Olympia, Washington. The West Bay urban waterfront sub area plan emphasizes shoreline enhancement and public access to the waterfront where mixed-use developments incorporate parks and trails for the community. She is also the owner and developer of Smyth Landing, a 50,000 SF mixed-use office condominium complex on West Bay.. Ms. Smyth McIntosh has been active in the development of every major land use plan and regulation which effects urban waterfront revitalization in Budd Inlet. She has represented a variety of businesses including two major forest products industries, Delson Lumber and Hardel Mutual Plywood Corporation. Ms. Smyth McIntosh earned her B.A. degree from the University of Washington in 1982 and her J.D. degree from Seattle University (formerly University of Puget Sound School of Law) in 1985.. She has served on the Red Cross Board of Directors, Olympia YWCA Board, Chamber of Commerce Board, WSBA International Law Section Board and was an Elected Freeholder charged with drafting a city county charter in 1989.. She has now expanded her practice to Manzanita, Oregon, with the opening of the branch office Law Manzanita. She is licensed to practice law in both Oregon and Washington, and is looking to serve the business community in Manzanita, as well as the growing retirement community's estate planning needs.. She is on the Board of the Manzanita Business Alliance and active member of the North Tillamook Rotary Club. She owns a second home in Manzanita and keeps regular office hours, every other week, at Law Manzanita at 144 Laneda Avenue, Suite #3, across the courtyard from Spa Manzanita.

Sarah Beth currently contracts with the Office of Civil Legal Aid representing youth in dependencies in both Thurston and Lewis Counties. Previously, Sarah Beth practiced in the areas of criminal law, dependency, estate and probate, guardianship, property and real estate, and business law.. Sarah Beth grew up in a Cuban American household in Olympia, Washington, where she graduated from Capital High School.   Sarah Beth began her undergraduate program at the University of Washington in 1998. While there, Sarah Beth held a part time job working as an at-risk youth teacher to 7th graders at a Renton middle school and also volunteered with the Hungry for Homelessness Project. In 2003 Sarah Beth graduated from the University of Washington with Bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and Business.. In 2004 Sarah Beth attended Seattle University School of Law. Throughout law school Sarah Beth was active in the Latino/Latina Law School Association, serving as the group's secretary during her third year and as one of the Social Directors, helping to set up their national parent organization’s national conference.  Sarah Beth also interned at the Ronald A. Peterson Law Clinic in both the Child Advocacy Clinic and International Human Rights Clinic. Sarah Beth graduated from Seattle University with her J.D. in 2007 and was admitted to the Washington State Bar that same year.. Sarah Beth began her legal career working as a criminal public defender representing indigent persons for both Snohomish County and Kitsap County. Sarah Beth appeared and litigated in municipal, district, and superior courts on misdemeanors and felonies.  During this time Sarah Beth also volunteered with Kitsap County Youth Court; an alternative dispute resolution and education program for local kids, which acted as a peer group sentencing system for juveniles with the option of diversion in criminal cases.. In 2010 Sarah Beth left her home of Washington to follow her fiancée to New Hampshire where Sarah Beth studied and passed the New Hampshire Bar Exam. Sarah Beth and her husband started their own general law practice; The Huot & Huot Law Firm. During this time Sarah Beth also began working part time as an Assistant County Attorney for Belknap County and was their first felony juvenile prosecutor while maintaining an adult felony caseload as well. Later, Sarah Beth had the opportunity to start working part time for the Patrick Wood Law Office, a general practice law firm that focused in estates, property, and business law. Sarah Beth enjoyed her time at that law firm and decided to solely work for the Patrick Wood Law Office in order to learn new areas of practice outside criminal law. While living in New Hampshire Sarah Beth volunteered with Hands Across The Table (a food service for those in need in the community), was a member of the local Laconia Altrusa Board, and was on the Lakes Region Habitat for Humanity Board.. In 2013 Sarah Beth temporarily relocated to Colorado Springs, Colorado while her husband was mobilized with the Army to nearby Ft. Carson. While in Colorado Springs Sarah Beth continued to consult with the Patrick Wood Law Office and volunteered with HEART (a homeless outreach program), the Marian House (a local food bank/service for the homeless), and TESSA as a state certified victim’s advocate. During this time Sarah Beth was awarded Volunteer of the Year by TESSA in their children’s program.. In 2014 when Sarah Beth’s husband’s mobilization ended the two decided it was time to move back to Olympia, Washington and start a family. Sarah Beth joined the Desmond Law Group, P.S., representing both adults and juveniles in dependency, termination, and post-termination proceedings in the Thurston, Mason, and Grays Harbor Counties. Two years later Sarah Beth joined Jessica Jensen Law and then later, Conolly Tacon & Meserve, continuing her focus of law in areas of property, real estate, and general civil litigation.. In 2017 an opportunity arose for Sarah Beth to join a study program in Lewis County helping youth be appointed attorneys in their dependencies, no matter the youth's age. While participating in the study program the need for youth to have their own representation was apparent to Sarah Beth. Consequently, in 2019 Sarah Beth created her own firm, Huot Law PLLC, and has since continued to focus her practice primarily in representing youth in their dependencies. Sarah Beth works hard to advocate for and share the voice for otherwise forgotten foster youth, helps implement change to support foster youth through litigation and legislation, and also mentors' fellow local youth attorneys within Washington State. Sarah Beth is also a board member of the F.I.R.S.T. Clinic in Snohomish County, and is member of the local Olympia Kiwanis Club since 2017, and currently sits as a board member.. Sarah Beth is a well-rounded attorney with a lot of experience in the areas of litigation, trial, motion writing and arguments, negotiation, and mediation. Sarah Beth enjoys meeting with her clients and helping them navigate through the legal system in the most positive way possible. Sarah Beth’s career has provided her with the additional skill to be able to discuss sensitive topics with both youth and adults when helping them through difficult times.

Ryan English has focused his law career on criminal defense since the time he began law school. As an intern at the King County Department of Public Defense, he regularly appeared in court on behalf of his clients, which was when he began delivering favorable results. He continued working as a public defender until he began his career in the private practice.. Ryan took his first case to trial in his third year of law school (as a licensed Rule 9 intern), which was resolved at the end of all proceedings with no convictions for his client. One year later as a newly licensed attorney, his first jury trial resolved with a 30-minute not guilty verdict. He has continued to aggressively and effectively fight for his clients’ rights, ranging from the trial to appellate level. He has overturned convictions on appeal, won many jury trials and criminal motions at the trial level, and helped individuals in administrative proceedings regarding a variety of issues.. Ryan's career really began to take off once he began his own practice. His philosophy is take a relatively small and manageable caseload, and give every single client the individualized attention they deserve and pay for. Currently, Ryan focuses his practice areas in criminal appeals, criminal defense, and personal injury.

Ryan is licensed in Washington and California. Call him at for business, estate planning, elder law, special education, and Social Security Disability services in the communities of Thurston and Lewis Counties.. Ryan has provided support services through education agencies since 2009 and currently partners with the Chehalis School District a couple days each week to serve residents at Green Hill Academic School, Washington State’s maximum security juvenile justice facility. Ryan has been invited to speak on the topics of at-risk youth, disabilities, and special education. Having been employed by the legislatures of three states, Ryan is also a capable advocate on issues of public policy.. Mr. Bedford is a member of the Washington Bar Association’s Real Property, Probate and Trust section, and Elder Law Section. He serves on the Committee of the State Bar’s Young Lawyers’ Section. Ryan is also a member of the Thurston County Bar Association and assists with the leadership of the Young Lawyer’s Section where he facilitates discussions between mentor attorneys and new lawyers. He earned his J.D. degree from Oak Brook College of Law.. Visit my website for more information, .

RYAN A. JACOBSEN is a sole practitioner at Jacobsen Law Office, P.S. located in Olympia, Washington, where he practices in the areas of real estate, estate planning, probate, guardianships, and trust administration. Mr. Jacobsen is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and the State Bar of California. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Utah and his J.D. degree from Chapman University School of Law. Prior to starting his own practice, Mr. Jacobsen was an instructor at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University teaching Business Law and Federal Regulations, Ethics, and Policy courses. From 2009 to present, Mr. Jacobsen has been an adjunct professor at  Taft Law School (online) teaching Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, and Wills and Trusts.

Rosemary (“Rosie”) Boelens focuses her practice on real estate and business law. Coming from the escrow industry, Rosie has a unique point of view when it comes to real estate transactions. Through her escrow and legal background she has experience drafting and reviewing purchase and sale agreements, closing documents, title reports, and ancillary documents, as well as experience working to clear any issues that arise during the life of a transaction. Rosie assists clients with drafting and reviewing purchase and sale agreements, commercial leases, contracts, and easements; resolving boundary disputes; and forming new business entities.. Rosie also assists business clients with entity formation and governance. She understands that her clients' businesses have their own unique characterisitics that require special attention. A one size fits all form does not always meet every client's objectives. Rosie enjoys learning about each particular client, educating the client on the available options, and tailoring a solution to help each client reach his or her goals.

RON MEYERS & ASSOCIATES PLLC has been representing individuals and families for personal Injury and wrongful death since 1983. We represent people who are seriously injured as a result of the negligent conduct of others. We also represent family members for the catastrophic harm caused by the wrongful deaths of spouses, parents and children.

RON MEYERS & ASSOCIATES PLLC has been representing individuals and families for personal Injury and wrongful death since 1983. We represent people who are seriously injured as a result of the negligent conduct of others. We also represent family members for the catastrophic harm caused by the wrongful deaths of spouses, parents and children.

RON MEYERS & ASSOCIATES PLLC has been representing individuals and families for personal Injury and wrongful death since 1983. We represent people who are seriously injured as a result of the negligent conduct of others. We also represent family members for the catastrophic harm caused by the wrongful deaths of spouses, parents and children.

Rob McKenna is Washington's 17th Attorney General. As the state's chief legal officer, he directs 500 attorneys and nearly 700 professional staff, providing legal services to state agencies, boards and commissions.

General McKenna’s ongoing policy priorities are:
--Keeping communities safer
--Protecting consumers and businesses
--Promoting integrity in government

Richard Patrick is a graduate of both Seattle University Albers School of Business and Seattle University School of Law.  He is an Assistant Attorney General for the Washington State Attorney General's Office.

Randy began practicing family law in 1991. His practice encompasses the full spectrum of family law issues including domestic violence restraining orders, high asset/complex divorces, and high conflict custody matters. He brings experience, leadership, and an incredible work ethic to Finney Lindquist.

Prior to being admitted to the Washington State Bar, Erin spent nearly 6 years as a paralegal in the areas of estate planning, trust & probate, guardianship, personal injury, criminal defense, and family law.  Finding her niche after passing the Bar Exam, she has been successfully building her practice in the areas of business formation, general civil litigation, personal injury, estate planning, and trust & probate law.. Erin is a 2013 graduate of Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio. (B.A. in Political Science). She received her Certification in Paralegal Studies in 2016 from University of Washington.. She read for the law under a qualified attorney from 2016 - 2021 pursuant to Washington State Bar Association's Admission to Practice Rule 6 (APR 6) Law Clerk Program; and was admitted to practice in Washington State as of October 2021.

Paul Premack, JD, CELA. *Certified by the National Elder Law Foundation. Paul was a founding member of the Council of Advanced Practitioners of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and is a Geriatric Scholar via the University of Texas Health Science Center.. He served as President of the Texas Chapter, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Paul is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Washington State Bar Association, and the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law section of Texas and Washington Bars. He is a Life Fellow of the San Antonio Bar Foundation and is a Fellow of the College of the State Bar of Texas.

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.

Olympia, Washington is my home town.  After law school, I practiced in Las Vegas, Nevada for about 8 years in the areas of workers compensation and personal injury.  I then decided to return to my home town and joined the firm of Putnam Lieb to continue working on behalf of injured persons.. At Putnam Lieb, we take the insult out of injury.  When you've been injured on the job, in an auto accident, or because of someone else's negligence, the challenges of recovery can be overwhelming.  At Putnam Lieb, we put our experience to work to ensure our case is tailored to YOUR needs.  There aren't any cookie-cutter approaches at Putnam Lieb.  We personally involve ourselves in helping you restore your life.. We have successfully managed over 10,000 cases and will continue to represent those who need help in the Thurston, Mason, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Pierce, and King Counties.

Nobody wants to talk with a lawyer. But at Celadon Law & Business Group your needs are our top priority. And we can help.. I am Chief Justice at Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate (South Dakota), Administrative Law Judge with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Justice with the Nevada Inter-Tribal Court of Appeals, Justice with the Warm Springs Tribe (Oregon), and Judge Pro Tempore with the Nez Perce Tribe (Idaho) and Duckwater Shoshone Tribe (Nevada). Formerly, I was Judge with the Colorado River Indian Tribes (Arizona and California) and Judge with the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe. I am the first-ever Tribal Attorney with the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes (Nevada and Oregon).. I am a regular instructor at the National Judicial College National Tribal Judicial Center.. I represent several business concerns as well, including recreational marijuana.

Nicole M. Potebnya represents businesses and individual clients in a variety of real estate and business matters.  Nicole has nearly a decade of experience resolving general contract issues, negotiating and structuring commercial leases and sales contracts, and advising in land use and permitting matters.  Further, Nicole is experienced in administrative hearings and appeals before the Washington courts.. Before opening TEPHRA LAW, PLLC with her partner, Rosie Boelens, Nicole was a partner with Phillips Burgess.  Further, Nicole spent over seven years as In-House Counsel and Managing Real Estate Broker for The Rants Group, a Thurston County commercial real estate and development firm. There, Nicole managed a robust real estate portfolio and advised employees and ownership on business, commercial, and residential real estate matters.  Before that, Nicole was an Assistant Attorney General with the Washington State Attorney General’s Office, representing the Department of Retirement Systems and acting as Lead Counsel for the State Department of Printing and the Employee Retirement Benefits Board.. Nicole has lived and worked in Olympia for the past two decades, giving her a unique and comprehensive understanding of the business and real estate fields in the region.

My role is to put my client in the best possible situation, and utilize my knowledge, experience and expertise to help my client reach the optimum resolution for whatever issue or problem my client is facing. Those resolutions are client specific, and wholly dependent on the goals of each individual client.