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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 criminal defense attorney from Seattle that primarily works in Olympia. I became a criminal defense attorney because I love helping people and feel that too often the scales of justice are tipped in the favor of the State and that jail is often times not the answer. People deserve someone that passionatly advocates for their cause and I feel honored to be able to do that for a living.

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Heather represents property owners and developers in all phases of real estate development, from pre-acquisition due diligence through local permitting and appeals.  Heather has represented development clients on land use matters in jurisdictions across the state of Washington, successfully permitting and defending a variety of large residential, commercial, and industrial projects.  Heather also represents property owners, businesses, and individuals in permitting and zoning regulatory matters under the Growth Management Act, Shoreline Management Act, and federal Endangered Species Act, including the recent listing of the Mazama pocket gopher and other prairie species for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act.. Outside of land use, Heather is an experienced civil real estate litigator, representing clients in boundary and title disputes and real property-related claims.  Heather is also a frequent speaker on Washington land use regulation at continuing legal education programs and industry seminars.. Heather was previously a partner at Eisenhower Carlson PLLC in Tacoma and an associate at Perkins Coie LLP's Seattle and Olympia offices.  Before entering private practice, Heather served for thirteen years on active duty with the United States Army, six as a Judge Advocate. Heather continues to serve as a Judge Advocate in the Washington Army National Guard.

Hearings Examiner. Washington State, Department of Licenseing (2023). Trial attorney admitted to practice in Washington and Texas as well as the following federal courts: United States District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington.. Admitted to Practice:U.S.D.C. EDW (2008)U.S.D.C. WDW (2006)State of Texas (2005)State of Washington (2002)

Having been admitted to the bar in 2010, Meredith Gerhart has dedicated her legal career to various aspects of family law, specializing in divorce, legal separation, modifications to parenting plans, adjustments to child support, paternity matters, and relocations.. Beyond her private practice, Meredith serves as a Guardian ad Litem on the Thurston County Title 26 Guardian ad Litem registry. She frequently receives court appointments to advocate for young individuals in dependency proceedings initiated by the State of Washington.In contrast to many of her peers, Meredith entered law school with a specific goal of becoming a family law practitioner. Her motivation stems from a steadfast commitment to minimizing potential harm to children involved in court proceedings, whether directly or indirectly. She actively engages in child-centered and trauma-focused representation on a daily basis, striving to protect the well-being of the most vulnerable members of the community.. Meredith's academic journey includes earning a cum laude Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from Vanderbilt University, followed by obtaining her J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law. During her tenure at Gonzaga, she distinguished herself as the Staff Editor of the Gonzaga Law Review.

Harold D. Carr was admitted to the Washington State Bar in 1981. He is an Eagle member of the Washington State Association for Justice, and also an elected representative on the Board of Governors.  He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, Thurston County Bar Association, Pierce County Bar Association, and is admitted to the Federal District Court for Western Washington.. Prior to establishing the Law Offices of Harold D. Carr, P.S. in 1989, Mr. Carr actively practiced in law firms in King County, Pierce County, and Thurston County.  He obtained a Juris Doctor degree from University of Kansas School of Law in 1981 and his undergraduate B.S and graduate Masters degree from Kansas State University in 1977 and 1978, respectively.. He devotes his law practice to obtaining just and fair compensation from insurance companies for those individuals injured as a result of negligence in cases primarily involving motor vehicle accidents. He has served as a mediator on the Alternative Dispute Resolution Panel and as an arbitrator on numerous UIM panels.. Mr. Carr is actively involved in the community and has served as President of the Lacey Lamplighter Lions for three terms and as chairperson for several Lion's committees.. He is married to Dorrie Carr, retired former personal assistant for the past 16 years to the Commander of Madigan Army Medical Center, Ft. Lewis. They have three daughters and one son.

G. Saxon (Sax) Rodgers is a founding member of Budd Bay Law, P.S., where he practices in the areas of personal injury, criminal defense, real estate, and administrative law in Olympia and surrounding Washington counties.. Mr. Rodgers was named a Super Lawyer by Washington Law & Politics in 2000 and 2007. He was also listed in the Who’s Who National Registry in 2002. He is peer review rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Rodgers is also former chairman of the Assigned Counsel Group for the Office of Assigned Counsel, which provides criminal defense services for indigent persons in the District, Juvenile and Superior Courts.

From 1995 until 2002, Lenny served as an Assistant Public Defender for the Broward County (Florida) Public Defenders Office representing clients in criminal cases. Lenny has served as lead counsel representing both juveniles and adults charged with felonies and misdemeanors and has participated in more than 100 judge and jury trials. Lenny has served as a Guardian ad Litem and Juvenile Mediator, ensuring that the rights of children in dependency and criminal matters were protected. Lenny also serves as a Judge Pro-Tempore in Thurston County District Court and presides over civil and criminal matters.. Lenny is currently the Secretary of the Thurston County Bar Association Board of Directors and is a member of the Ukrainian American Bar Association, and the Family Law Section of the Washington State Bar Association. Lenny has been named a "Rising Star" lawyer by Washington Law & Politics in 2005 and 2006 and has received recognition from the Washington Satate Bar Association for his pro-bono work in the community every year since 2007.

Forrest Wagner grew up in Aberdeen, WA and got his undergraduate degree at Whitman College, where he graduated Cum Laude in 1983.  For his legal education, he went back east to historic Lexington Virginia where he attended Washington and Lee University, eventually becoming class president and Moot Court semi-finalist and team qualifier.. He has been practicing in Olympia for the past 32 years, emphasizing family law but also remaining active in the area of criminal defense. Forrest has presented at several CLE seminars and has written on family law subjects, including "The ABC's of Child Support" presented as part of a CLE seminar and "Defending Your Family Law Client Against Allegations of Sexual Abuse", presented as part of the 1995 Family Law Midyear.  He has finished a book, "Winning the Divorce Game in Washington", which is not yet published but which will be available soon online.. For several years Forrest also taught Family Law and Business Law at South Puget Sound Community College.. Forrest has been a mentor at the Thurston County Volunteer Legal Clinic for the last two years and occasionally presents CLE's at the Volunteer Legal Clinic.

For over thirty years J. Michael Morgan has represented numerous clients in trials, mediations and arbitrations in nearly all types of civil litigation. Mike received a Bachelor of Science degree from Seattle University in 1980. He started his private law practice in Olympia in 1989 after receiving his Juris Doctor degree from Seattle University. From 1999 until 2005 he worked as trial counsel, assistant managing attorney and later acting manager attorney for the Tacoma Staff legal office of Safeco Insurance Company, starting and supervising that firm’s construction defect litigation unit, and also defending Safeco insureds in personal injury, wrongful death, landslide, pharmacy malpractice, dental malpractice, product liability and trespass/property damage cases. During this time, Mike also gained the experience in complex insurance coverage matters and bad faith insurance litigation.. Mike founded J. Michael Morgan PLLC in 2006, where he focuses his civil litigation practice on complex trust and estate litigation, commercial and real estate litigation and nearly every type of tort litigation. Mike is committed to a cost-effective approach utilizing alternative dispute resolution such as mediation whenever possible, with cutting edge trial presentation when cases need to go to trial.. Mike is licensed in all Washington State Courts, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, and the Federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a popular Superior Court arbitrator and also serves as mediator and legal continuing education speaker on topics ranging from real property issues to trust and estate dispute resolution.

Estate Planning for the Whole FamilyWe work with families of all kinds; those who are married or single, with a traditional family or a blended one, and those who are just starting out or looking at a life well-lived.. I graduated with honors from the University of Washington School of Law in 1980. After working in the legal field for 28+ years, I took a 10-year break before returning to law in 2022.. So, I AM BACK! I am rebuilding what I started with the benefit of my life experience and the resources of the Personal Family Lawyer program. The programs systems create an efficiency that allows me to focus on what I like best: getting to know our clients so we can create comprehensive customized plans for them.. I am the proud mother of Megan and Alec and grandmother of Jameson and triplets; McKinley, Jaden and Jaxson.. Because of my grandparenting experience, I am especially interested in working with grandparents – who want to protect themselves, their wonderful adult children, and their adored grandchildren.. A former client who wants to work with me again, says: “Thank you for coming back to help those of us who love your wonderful help with our futures and how we want t leave things for our loved ones. You are the best! Thank you, Melanie D.”.. We start by scheduling a Wealth Planning Session (which usually lasts 2 hours). Once scheduled, we send a Life and Legacy Inventory and Assessment to be completed as best you can before the Wealth Planning Session. We also ask for copies of all Deeds, financial statements evidencing your ownership of bank accounts, investment accounts, retirement accounts, and annuities, as well as stocks or bond certificates. In addition, we need copies of any LLC or Partnership Agreements and your previous estate planning documents. At that session, I make recommendations regarding a customized estate plan and the corresponding flat fee; half of which is paid upfront and the balance paid at the completion of the estate plan. (Because we don’t bill hourly for estate planning, there are no surprises.) The signing of the documents usually takes place 4 weeks after the planning session.. After completion and implementation of the estate plan, we offer free 3-year review sessions to determine if there is a need for a change in your estate plan. (The client is responsible for scheduling those 3-year reviews).. We also offer plans by which we provide life and legacy planning to family members, such as adult children, parents and grandparents.

Erin is the founder of the Law Office of Erin R. McCrillis where she practices in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, and trust administration. Erin was admitted to the Washington State Bar in 2018.. Erin is a mom and wife. Erin loves to travel and as marathon runner, backpacker, kayaker, and soccer player, she is happiest being active in the outdoors. Erin's proudest accomplishment is hiking 508 miles across the Camino de Santiago.

Cordes Brandt, PLLC, has been helping people through tough challenges for many years. It may feel as if circumstances are out of your control and this may be the first time in your life that you need to turn to a lawyer for help. We completely understand that the stress can be overwhelming. Turn to us for help.. Our focus is on helping you get the outcome that is right for you and your family. If you are seeking compassionate, honest legal representation from a law firm that has a proven record of hard work and successful outcomes, you can trust us to exceed your expectations.

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.

Christopher Taylor is the founder and owner of CR Taylor Law, P.S. Mr. Taylor has been in private practice for over 18 years. Mr. Taylor regularly represents individuals on a retained basis on criminal matters in Thurston County, Lewis County, Mason County, and Grays Harbor County on a range of offenses, including DUI, theft, assault, domestic violence offenses, drug offenses, burglary, trafficking in stolen property, arson, and murder. Mr. Taylor has been lead counsel on well over 100 jury trials and hundreds of substantive motions, and has the experience and professional reputation to vigorously pursue his clients' goals.. Mr. Taylor also has current contracts with Thurston County Public Defense and Grays Harbor County Public Defense as a conflict panel attorney, representing individuals accused of felonies, as well as representing appellants convicted in courts of limited jurisdiction, who are unable to be represented by the County office due to ethical conflicts. He also represents individuals seeking relief based upon the Washington Supreme Court's Blake decision in Lewis County on contract with the Washington State Office of Public Defense. Mr. Taylor is an active member of the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (WACDL), Washington Defender Association (WDA), Washington Coalition for Open Government (WashCOG), and the Thurston County Bar Association (TCBA). Mr. Taylor also serves as the private criminal defense bar representative to the bi-weekly Thurston County Superior Court Criminal Administration Meeting. Mr. Taylor is also the co-chair of the WACDL Rules Committee.

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.

Charged with a crime? Got a traffic infraction? Need firearm rights restoration? - BETTER GET BRET!. ****Aggressive Criminal Defense****    ****Traffic Infractions****    ****Firearms Rights Restoration****. As a law student at Seattle University, I spent a year and a half providing public defense work in the King County court system. I worked in every aspect of District Court - from the jail to the jury. The diversity of my court assignments showed me a multitude of different defendants and case facts. I was able to learn the trade from some of the absolute best in the criminal defense business. Since passing the bar, I have continued on with my commitment to indigent defense, working first as a a public defender in Mason County, and then with the City of Olympia. My fee structure allows me to help people of different socioeconomic backgrounds; defending those who would otherwise be without representation.. In 2016, I started my own practice, Eloquence Law, PLLC, and it grew rapidly. I have worked in courts spanning the Western half of Washington. I actively seek firearm rights restoration for clients that have lost those rights in the past, as well as clearing records, by way of vacating felonies and misdemeanors. I have also contested and won countless traffic infractions, but the vast majority of my time is spent in criminal defense. I fully believe in zealous representation and advocacy for my clients in all cases: public or private; paid or unpaid. I believe in the idea of justice, and work daily towards reaching it for my clients.

Celia Rivera is the founder of Rivera Law Offices.  She limits her practice to representing injured people and has represented hundreds of personal injury clients.  She has extensive litigation and arbitration experience, as well as jury trial experience.  Celia has been a featured speaker at continuing education seminars for attorneys and chiropractors, and is active in numerous legal associations.  She currently serves as the WSAJ Diversity Chair.  She is a WSAJ Eagle Member, a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the Thurston County Bar Association, and the Thurston County Chamber of Commerce.

Business, Real Property & Personal Injury. John knows the key to being a successful lawyer is meticulous preparation at all stages of litigation. John has represented individuals and businesses in a variety of matters in his legal career and has achieved successful results in jury trials, arbitrations, mediations, and on motions. John applies the same focus and intensity to all of his cases whether the case is a wrongful death jury trial or a relatively simple transactional matter. “The most important case to each of my clients is their own case,” John says.

Bryce and his wife Gretchen are life-long residents of Pierce County and have three children. Bryce has retained a continuing interest in athletics since his football-playing days at the University of Washington which included videotaping games for the Puyallup High School football team. He also enjoys golf, skiing, fishing, as well as all water-related activities.. Bryce graduated in 1961 from the University of Washington with a major in political science and a minor in economics. He attended the University of Washington Law School and Gonzaga University, where he received a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree in 1966. Bryce received the Bureau of National Affairs Award which is given to the member of the law graduating class who has achieved the highest grades during the year immediately preceding graduation. Bryce was an associate editor of the Gonzaga Law Review.. Bryce is a member of the Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity and he is currently a member of the Washington State, Pierce County, and American Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Washington State and American Hospital Attorneys Associations. He has been a member at the Washington State Bar Association’s Disciplinary Board. He has served as a member of the Board of Trustees, as well as Secretary-Treasurer of the Pierce County Bar Association. He has been a member of the Legislative Committee and Continuing Legal Education Committee for Washington State Bar Association, as well as Special District Counsel. Bryce is listed in "Who's Who in American Law."

Bryan joined Church Rietzke Johnson in 2013 and has been a partner of the firm since 2018. Bryan is a passionate advocate who works tirelessly on behalf of his clients, bringing his courtroom skills and litigation experience to exclusively represent injured plaintiffs. His law practice is dedicated to helping people who have been seriously injured get the compensation they deserve. He has also served as an arbitrator on behalf of superior courts in Thurston and Pierce counties.. Bryan is an Olympia resident and a member of the Pierce and Thurston County Bar Associations. Bryan graduated cum laude from Gonzaga University School of Law, where he was a member of Law Review. He served on the board of the Gonzaga Public Interest Law Project, supporting and promoting public interest legal services.

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Attorney Charles W. Lane has been rated by his peers as having a very high level of expertise, professional ability, and ethical standards.  He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and graduated from Louisiana State University with a BA.  He received his JD from the Tulane Law School, and received his LLM from the University of Washington, in Seattle. After graduating from Tulane Law school, Mr. Lane was an Assistant District Attorney in New Orleans. During his tenure as an A.D.A. Mr. Lane gained vast experience in Criminal Law. Mr. Lane brought to trial over 130 felony cases including numerous murder, rape, illegal drugs, and other felony matters. Mr. Lane was also responsible for training fellow prosecutors in trial skills and techniques.. Mr. Lane has been practicing law in Western Washington for 18 years, primarily in the Puget Sound area, and has handled all types of cases.  He has extensive experience with the inner workings of the criminal courts in Olympia, Tacoma, and Seattle, while completely covering Thurston, Pierce, King, Mason, and Kitsap counties.

Attorney Bio. Mr. Woodrow graduated from UC Berkeley and attended graduate school at UC San Diego. After working as a teacher for a couple of years he entered law school at UCLA.. Mr. Woodrow’s first job as an attorney was as a prosecutor in Grays Harbor County. After a year at the “Harbor” he was hired at Kitsap County as a prosecutor. After five or six years at Kitsap, Mr. Woodrow opened his practice in Tacoma and gradually after three or four years he moved his practice to Olympia.. Mr. Woodrow has defending numerous persons charged with murder, rape, child molestation, drug crimes, assaults and a variety of other charges. As one of the most aggressive and successful litigators in Thurston County Mr. Woodrow has established himself as one of the premier attorneys in Western Washington.