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Welcome to the Avvo Profile of Jay H. Krulewitch!   In essence, I am a trial lawyer.  My law practice is geared towards attending to the needs of everyday folk, people who may be accused of a crime and need an excellent criminal defense attorney, people who may have been injured by the negligence of individuals, cities, counties, corporations, or insurance companies, and who need a tremendous personal injury attorney, or people who have suffered  a constitutional wrong or violation at the hands of the police and need a great civil rights attorney. If you are looking for a legal champion to be your advocate, a small firm, yet a firm that is steeped in the knowledge of the law, battle-tested in court, experienced in the above areas, someone capable of being a zealous advocate for you on your particular matter, where your case will be given the utmost attention it deserves, then you have come to the right place. Just like the knights of old, I stand ready to battle on your behalf, to assist you on your matter, to bring to bear over 32 years of trial l experience in the trenches to your matter with care, compassion, professionalism, and diligence. We make no promises at my law firm other than we will give your matter our very best attention as we seek to obtain the very best result possible on your own particular matter.

Tim has handled major civil and criminal trials and appeals, in courts in Washington and around the country, for over thirty years.  Tim’s criminal trial experience ranges from misdemeanors to capital murder cases.  He sits on the Washington Supreme Court’s Capital Defense Qualification Committee, and is himself one of a handful of Washington lawyers qualified to handle capital murder cases at all three levels:  trial, appeal, and post conviction proceedings.  He has argued several landmark criminal appeals in Washington and several other states, in the federal courts, and in the Supreme Court of the United States.  He is a nationally recognized authority on capital punishment and habeas corpus law, and has been recognized by the federal courts as an expert on standards for effective assistance of counsel in criminal trials. Tim’s civil practice ranges from major civil rights cases to claims of legal and medical malpractice, negligence and products liability to highway design and car truck accidents.  At the trial level, he has won clients in those areas millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements.  In the appellate courts, his cases have repeatedly made law expanding the legal rights of patients, workers, criminal suspects, and prisoners.  He has been called by one authority “the preeminent civil rights litigator in this region.”

Stew Estes is the managing shareholder with Keating, Bucklin & McCormack, Inc., P.S., and has been with the firm since August 1992. He is a 1982 graduate of the University of Arizona, and a 1985 graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review.. He began working in Spokane for Winston and Cashatt, and Spokane Legal Services. In 1987 he joined the Office of the Attorney General in Olympia, where he worked for five years before reentering private practice.. Since 1987, he has defended and counseled government officials and agencies, and private parties. His practice focuses primarily on the defense of damage suits containing allegations of police misconduct, civil rights act violations, sexual assault, and employment discrimination. He also handles issues such as training, risk management, and government-specific matters such as Public Disclosure, and coroners inquests. He is a frequent lecturer at CLE seminars and police training events. He has also served on several WSBA committees.

Ryan’s practice focuses on representing businesses and tribal governments in public affairs, gaming, taxation, and energy development. He is also devoted to defending individuals’ constitutional rights and handles civil rights and intentional tort cases from around the United States. A former U.S. District Court law clerk, Ryan has an eye towards the inner-workings of the federal courts, complex litigation, and trial practice. He writes prolifically about matters critical to Indian country, and has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and law reviews. Ryan currently serves as the Tribal Court Litigation Chair of the American Bar Association’s Business & Corporate Litigation Committee; is a member of the WSBA’s Trial Advocacy Program Steering Committee; and is a Trustee on the WSBA’s Indian Law Section. He is also an Assistant Editor of the ABA’s Affiliate magazine and the National Lawyer’s Guild Law Review. He has been named a “Rising Star” by the Super Lawyers rating service from 2013-15.. Bar Admissions: Washington U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, U.S. District Court (Western Washington, Eastern Washington), Suquamish Tribal Court, Nooksack Tribal Court, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribal Court, Tulalip Tribal Court, Chehalis Tribal Court, Puyallup Tribal Court, Chehalis Tribal Court, Winnebago Tribal Court, Tribal Court for the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, Muckleshoot Tribal Court.

Robert Christie and his firm provide litigation services to individuals, professionals, and businesses throughout Washington. In his twenty-seventh year of practice, Mr. Christie handles cases involving serious injury claims, commercial disputes, civil rights, malpractice, contract disputes, products and premise liability, employment, and intellectual property. AV Rated in Martindale Hubbell and Law & Politics “Super lawyer”, Mr. Christie has tried scores of cases is State and Federal Courts.

Rick is a seasoned plaintiff’s employment attorney with over 15 years of litigation experience. He is committed to protecting the rights of individuals and using the legal system to promote accountability and justice. Rick considers it a privilege to fight for equal treatment under the law—and for every client’s right to be heard.. He focuses his practice on complex litigation, with an emphasis on employment discrimination, retaliation, harassment, whistleblower claims, and wage and hour violations. Rick has secured numerous six- and seven-figure results for his clients and has successfully litigated against some of the largest employers in the country.. In 2024, Rick served as trial co-counsel in Gratton v. UPS, a landmark race-retaliation case that resulted in a record-setting $238 million verdict on behalf of a wrongfully terminated UPS driver.. Rick was named a Super Lawyer for 2025 by Washington Super Lawyers, after being recognized as a Rising Star from 2013 through 2018. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the Washington Employment Lawyers Association (WELA), and the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ), where he is an Eagle Member.. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington and graduated magna cum laude from Seattle University School of Law. After law school, Rick clerked for the Honorable Tom Chambers at the Washington State Supreme Court.. Rick is admitted to practice in all Washington state courts, the U.S. District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.. He approaches every case with strategic focus, deep experience, and an unwavering commitment to securing the best possible outcome for his clients.. it.

My practice is focused on civil rights and personal injury litigation as well as criminal defense; protecting the rights of individuals.. I have extensive, successful courtroom experience and I have been lead counsel for over 75 trials in Washington State and Federal courts.

My practice focuses on representing people who are in conflict with government. I have specialized in criminal defense in both trial and appellate courts, and in civil rights litigation. More information about my appellate criminal defense work can be found at . In my civil rights practice, I have represented people whose rights have been violated by police, social workers, teachers, mayors, governors, and military agencies.

Lynne Wilson is a civil rights attorney who has practiced in Seattle for more than thirty years. She focuses on police misconduct, prisoner civil rights, and personal injury law in state and federal courts. She graduated cum laude from Seattle University Law School after previously working as a journalist for The Seattle Weekly. Lynne has published articles about police accountability in the Police Misconduct and Civil Rights Law Report [PMCRLR] a bi-monthly Thomson Reuters publication. These illuminate the legal aspects of policing issues such as body cameras, Tasers, pepper spray, police collective bargaining agreements, deadly force and de-escalation policies, racial profiling, disciplinary records, private prisons and less-lethal weapons. She has served as a neutral arbitrator for King County and Snohomish County Superior Courts.. Long involved in community affairs, Ms. Wilson served on the board of Mothers for Police Accountability for 27 years and continues to volunteer as a legal and policy advisor to Mothers. In 2023, she was appointed by the Seattle City Council to serve as the Civil Liberties Law commissioner on the Seattle Community Police Commssion.  She served on the ACLU Legal Committee for ten years in the 1990s and was also an active board member of the National Coalition on Police Accountability during that time. In 1999, she was a founding member of the National Lawyers Guild's Police Accountability Project. In 2013, she helped launch the Northwest Police Misconduct Attorneys group and currently serves as its Co-Chair. The Seattle City Council appointed her to two community police task forces (1993 and 2007). She also provided expert testimony on police collective bargaining and community conflict at the Amnesty International Hearings held in 2000 on the 1999 WTO Seattle protests. She recently spoke to the Washington Association of Justice on the current status of the qualified immunity defense in federal civil rights cases and to the Washington State Bar Association regarding the use of the United Nation’s Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment to hold local police and jail officials accountable.

Kay has been a member of MacDonald Hoague & Bayless since 1985, after clerking for Washington State Supreme Court Justices Robert F. Utter and William Callow.  Her practice focuses on employment, discrimination, sexual harassment, and civil rights at the trial and appellate levels, and immigration.  Kay has represented private and public sector employees throughout Washington in state and federal court, and has litigated several federal civil rights class actions.  Kay has been a frequent speaker at employment law seminars and has served on the Employment Law Subcommittee of the Washington Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions.

Jordan is a lawyer who focuses his practice on complex litigation related to civil rights, fair housing, disability rights, and employment law, including class actions.. Recently, Jordan represented over 150 workers in a class action to recover unpaid wages for work performed off-the-clock, unpaid overtime, and unlawful wage deductions, which resulted in a total recovery of more than $1.8 Million.. He has litigated cases at all levels of courts in Washington State, including the U.S. District Courts, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.. Jordan brings a wealth of knowledge and experience exposing and prosecuting civil rights violations.  His litigation experience includes:. Jordan is a graduate of the University of Washington School of Law and is licensed to practice in the state of Washington. Prior to law school, he was the Director of Compliance and a Fair Housing Investigator at a fair housing center serving the Chicagoland Metropolitan Area. Jordan is originally from Oak Park, Illinois, and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon.

Jason is a trusted mediator helping parties successfully resolve conflicts and reach mutually beneficial resolutions. He has a Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution from Willamette University College of Law, and has completed mediation training through the King County Dispute Resolution Center and the Straus Institute’s intensive “Mediating the Litigated Case” program at Pepperdine Law School. Jason litigated for more than 20 years in numerous areas of law, including personal injury, municipal law, police excessive force, professional liability (legal, medical and chiropractic), employment, civil rights, construction project owner/contractor liability, construction defects and product defect liability. He consistently won favorable decisions for clients, in federal and state courts, at both the trial and appellate levels.. Jason comes to his mediation practice after years of representing both plaintiffs and defendants. His skills and personality are best suited as a mediator, helping parties reach productive solutions. As for mediation styles, he takes the approach that gets the job done. Extensive pre-mediation work, including conversations with both sides, helps determine what that will look like. He has an innate ability to “read the room” and create the best environment for fruitful discussions.

I was born in Seattle, Washington. Due to my father’s employment with the United Nations, I grew up living and traveling throughout Africa and Latin America. I earned my undergraduate and graduate degree from the American University in Washington, D.C. where I studied international human rights. I earned my Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Seattle University School of Law in 2013. During law school, I worked for the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Costa Rica as a law clerk, Columbia Legal Services as a farmworker advocate, and for the American Civil Liberties Union. During my free time, I enjoy photography, traveling, exploring the outdoors, fitness, cooking, and good wine. Growing up a witness to extreme poverty and civil war, I have an enormous passion for social justice and civil rights. I look forward to serving and empowering the Latino community in the Seattle area and beyond.

I practice in the areas of employment law, health law and business, handling such matters as employment agreements, non-competes, independent contractor agreements, wages, overtime, employee benefits, discrimination and harassment, workplace injuries, disability, discipline and discharge, EEOC and Human Rights Commission charges, unemployment benefits, L & I claims, HIPAA, Department of Health charges, medical practice business and personnel issues, health care regulations, physician misconduct and discipline, and patient complaints.

I have been practicing in the area of personal injury for over fifteen years. Although I am experienced in many areas of personal injury law, I devote a substantial portion of my practice to representing individuals who have been the victim of sexual or physical abuse. My office's team of experienced attorneys are advocates for those who have been severely injured or suffered catastrophic injuries. At Ressler & Tesh, we handle a variety of cases that include all type of vehicle accidents, wrongful death, insurance bad faith, DSHS/CPS negligence, traumatic brain injury and other types of personal injury. We understand the devastating impact of death, paralysis, a traumatic brain injury, broken bones, and other significant injuries. Our goal is to seek and hold all defendants accountable and demand full and fair compensation for our clients.

I greatly enjoy and cultivate a general business and personal injury practice, with long term client relationships going back to 1979, when I relocated from New York City to Seattle (where I am a native).  I purposefully maintain a small law firm practice, with an emphasis on providing excellent service, so that we can hopefully continue a mutually profitable relationship in the future.

I founded the Nolan Lim Law Firm because I grew frustrated seeing companies oppress and exploit ethical workers who work hard, stand up for equality, and legal rights in the workplace.  In my many years as an employment attorney I witnessed many times both personally and professionally where “anti-harassment policies”, and “diversity and inclusion”, are just words that corporations and government institutions use to mask discrimination and retaliation against those who stand up for compliance with workplace laws.. My clients drive me forward every day. It’s an honor to help victims of illegal workplace activity to move past their trauma and have their dignity and self-worth restored, while holding the offending employer accountable.”. -Nolan Lim, Firm Founder and Lead Attorney

I am of counsel at the law firm of Frey Buck, P.S.  I have a widely varied general litigation practice, with emphasis on property/title disputes, defense of governmental agencies and officers for allegations of police misconduct and civil rights violations and in inquest proceedings following officer-involved fatalities. My practice also includes estate planning, probate administration and probate litigation.  I offer discounts to law enforcement officers and CLC members. I have served as a law school student mentor through the King County Washington Women Lawyers and have been a guest lecturer for Pretrial Advocacy at Seattle University School of Law. I developed a training program to assist officers in dealing with officer involved-fatalities and am a certified force analyst through the Force Science Institute, Ltd.I have 5 times been named a “Rising Star” by Washington Law & Politics and present on probate topics for continuing legal education.  I currently serve on the non-profit boards of REST - Real Escape from the Sex Trade and Waterfront Landings, Home Owner's Association. Prior to attending law school, I worked for seven years in the insurance industry, the majority as an insurance fraud investigator. I was very involved in the Puget Sound Special Investigators Association (P.S.S.I.) and obtained my Fraud Claims Law Specialist designation, eventually leading to law school. I was born and raised in Minnesota and migrated to the Pacific Northwest after graduating from the University of Minnesota-Duluth with a degree in Criminology.My passion is traveling as often as possible, with the goal of a new country every year. Although a novice, I love to photograph my travels. I previously served on my church advisory council and have been involved in women's and youth ministries, participating as a leader on missions to a Jamaican school for the deaf; to San Luis Potosi, Mexico with an inner-city ministry team; and Biloxi, Mississippi to assist with hurricane relief efforts.

I am a civil rights attorney with over two decades of litigation experience. I co-founded Budge & Heipt, PLLC, a law firm that represents victims of police brutality and jail/prison mistreatment. Our track records speaks for itself. My law partner and I have won multiple high profile cases, including some of the largest verdicts and settlements in the country for victims of civil rights violations. Please visit for more information about me and my law firm.

For the past 20+ years, my primary practice area has been employment and labor law. I represent employees in all manner of workplace disputes. My clients range from highly-compensated executives to blue-collar union members. I handle negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, trial-court litigation, class-actions, and appeals. If you have an employment matter or other civil rights issue, I look forward to speaking with you. Visit our website at .

Ed is a founding member of Budge & Heipt, PLLC.  Ed and his firm focus on police misconduct cases involving police brutality, excessive force and in-custody deaths.  Ed and his firm also take cases involving egregious instances of jail or prison abuse involving death and serious injury.  The firm has obtained some of the top results in the nation for victims of civil rights violations, catastrophic injuries and wrongful death, including jury verdicts and settlements totalling tens of millions of dollars.

Conrad Reynoldson earned a law degree from the University of Washington after graduating summa cum laude from Seattle Pacific University. Founded a 501(c)(3) nonprofit disability rights law firm in Seattle named Washington Civil & Disability Advocate in 2017. Interned in Washington, DC as part of the American Association of People with Disabilities Congressional Internship and the Heritage Foundation's Young Leaders Program. Received the Carlson-Parker Award, Pacific from the Justice Institute in 2016, the Ron Adams Outstanding Advocate Award fom the Northwest Access Fund in 2017, and the Public Service & Leadership Award by the Washington Young Lawyers Committee of Washington State Bar Association in 2018. Currently serves as chair of the Governor's Award Subcommittee and is a member of the Coordinating Committee for the Washington State Governor¹s Committee on Disability Issues and Employment and is the President of the Washington Attorneys with Disabilities Association.

Born in Spanish Harlem, I originally wanted to be a weatherman. But as I grew into adulthood and after my family moved further north in Manhattan into a drug-infested area of Harlem's Washington Heights, I began to realize how difficult life was for so many of those around me. In college I learned how laws are created, and also how many of them are misused. I was appalled at the level of discrimination and oppression that was sanctioned by courts and ignored by lawmakers. My personal experience in being repeatedly stopped by police for no apparent reason when driving home from work at night galvanized my conviction to do whatever it took to go to law school and become a lawyer. I knew that I wanted to use my skills primarily to give ordinary people a chance at justice. I wanted to be a legal pioneer.. After earning my B.A. in political science from Fordham University in 1976, I went on to law school. I received my Juris Doctor from the University of California at Berkeley School of Law in 1980 and was admitted to the California Bar that year. I worked from 1981 to 1984 as co-counsel on numerous cases with the legendary Howard Moore Jr., known throughout the country as the leading scholar on issues of individual liberty.. I've been serving the greater San Francisco Bay Area since starting my private practice in 1984 and expanded my practice to Washington upon admission to the Washington State Bar in 2000. After 35 years in the practice and continuing study of law and advocating for the rights of others, I now wish to focus on areas where I believe I can do the most good.

Beth Bloom has dedicated her career to restoring justice for employees. She is the principal attorney and managing shareholder of Bloom Law PLLC.. Beth has had a successful career to date including several multimillion-dollar jury verdicts for employees fired because of discrimination and retaliation. Her practice areas include employment discrimination, sexual harassment, whistleblower retaliation, and breach of contract. Her goal is to help her clients acheive justice through jury trials and help create lasting change by making discrimination and retaliation in the workplace unprofitable for businesses.. Beth has received many honors for her work, including being named perennially as a “Washington Super Lawyer” in plaintiff’s employment litigation. Beth is honored as one of the top 100 Trial Lawyers and Women Lawyers in Washington. Bloom Law has been named a Tier 1 firm in Seattle for Litigation – Labor and Employment and Employment Law – Individuals by U.S. News Best Law Firms® and Beth has also received individual Best Lawyers® recognition for her outstanding work. She regularly teaches trial advocacy and employment law at legal seminars.. Beth received her law degree from New York University School of Law. She is a former federal district court law clerk in the Southern District of New York in Manhattan. In 2001, she returned to her hometown of Seattle, Washington.. On her days off, Beth enjoys time outside with her family and friends, especially paddling the many lakes and rivers of beautiful Washington. She also loves to travel. Her favorite food is chicken tacos.

Barry Mesher is a Shareholder in the Seattle office of Lane Powell PC and focuses his practice on toxic tort, mass and municipal tort, premises liability, insurance coverage, personal injury, product liability, professional liability and labor and employment law.  He  was a co-founder of the Washington Asbestos Defense Association and has served as its Court Liaison and President.  He has been named by peers as a Washington “SuperLawyer” in Washington Law and Politics Magazine from 2006 - 2008.  He is a member of the American College of Law and Medicine and New York Academy of Sciences. Barry has been involved in the "bet the company" asbestos litigation continuously since 1980. He regularly serves as national, regional and local counsel for firm clients, devising and executing comprehensive defense strategies in mass tort cases across the country.