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Andrew Y. Yi was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington. He grew up in south Tacoma and attended Visitation Primary School and Bellarmine High School. Andrew’s primary areas of practice include criminal defense and plaintiff’s personal injury law.. Andrew attended New York University and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and mathematics with high honors. During his time at NYU, Andrew was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and received numerous awards for scholastic excellence including the NYU Honors Scholars Award and the NYU Founders Day Award (awarded to undergraduates who graduate in the top ten percent of their class). Andrew also served as an intern for U.S. Senator Patty Murray as an undergraduate.. Andrew attended law school at Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tennessee on a merit scholarship. During his time at Vanderbilt, Andrew was inducted into Phi Delta Phi, an international legal honors fraternity with an emphasis in promoting legal ethics. Andrew worked at various legal internships including serving as a research assistant for several Vanderbilt law school professors, in the general counsel’s office for a large publicly traded company, for several law firms, and as a law clerk for the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division II. Andrew’s internships exposed him to a variety of areas of law, both civil and criminal, and allowed him to learn the intricacies of both trial and appellate litigation.. After graduating from law school, Andrew was admitted to the Washington State Bar, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Following his admission to the bar, Andrew worked as a deputy prosecutor for the Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office.. Andrew is a member of the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Washington Defender’s Association, the Honorable Robert J. Bryan Inn of Court, and the Washington Association for Justice. In his spare time, Andrew serves as a member of the board of directors for A Step Ahead in Pierce County, a non-profit organization serving the needs of developmentally disabled children.. Andrew speaks fluent Korean and is available for consultations in Korean.

Adrian Mejia graduated from the University of Washington witha B.A. in Global Studies and minors in Policy Studies and Human Rights. He recieved his J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law. Originally from Mexico City, Adrian Mejia grew up in the suburbs outside of Seattle. Prior to founding Mejia & Beverlin, he worked as a Washington State DSHS Certified Medical Interpreter, engaged in administrative rulemaking and nondiscrimination policy as a Title VI Specialist with the Washington State Department of Transportation, and provided pro se assistance on behalf of Northwest Immigrants Rights Project to detainees at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma.

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.

A graduate of the University of Puget Sound - School of Law, with High Distinction, Frank has spent the last 37 years litigating complex legal claims.  He has successfully tried thousands of family law/divorce, medical malpractice and personal injury cases.  He has won million dollar claims and been successful in highly contested custody cases.  He has an excellent record in the courtroom and is a skilled negotiator.  Frank enjoys working on difficult cases to win the best possible results for his clients.. Frank is an experienced and aggressive trial lawyer who has dedicated his life to fighting for justice for his clients.  He prides himself on taking-on complex cases and formulating creative solutions to seemingly insurmountable problems.. Frank believes that men deserve equal rights in parenting and divorce and has worked throughout his career to help men and women achieve their goals in custody and property division.. A recipient of the American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA) Wiedemann Wysocki Citation of Excellence, Frank is the Founding Member of the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ) distinctive Eagle Program and a Presidents’ Club member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ); and a member of Million Dollar Advocates, Thurston County Bar Association and King County Bar Association Family Law Section.. In 2016, Morris - Sockle, PLLC, was named Washington's Best Civil Litigator and Mr. Morris was among the 2016 Lawyers of Distinction as well as in the Top 10 Attorneys, as rated by the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys.. Morris - Sockle, PLLC, was recently featured on as a Premier Law Firm of 2017.. Frank is also the founder of Thunderbay Construction which has built and developed hundreds of homes and numerous commercial buildings in Thurston County.  He is co-owner of Thunderbay Property Management, which owns and manages several professional office buildings in Olympia.. When not working, Frank is an avid sailboat racer, scuba diver, skier, hiker, and traveler.