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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.”

Talis Abolins is a lifelong Washingtonian with over 30 years of experience as an attorney in the Evergreen State. His family hails from Puyallup/Summer Valley.. Talis graduated with his B.A. from the University of Washington (the third of four generations of Husky grads!) and earned his law degree at Seattle University School of Law. A guiding principle in Talis’ personal and professional life has been the pursuit of justice for those harmed by neglect or the abuse of power by corporations, the government, or individuals.. In addition to wrongful death and personal injury matters, Talis represents families across the nation in high profile wrongful death lawsuits against those who profit from adulterated supplements like kratom. He also represents those who have been poisoned by defective metal on metal hip products like those manufactured by Zimmer Biomet and Johnson & Johnson.. Talis began his legal career in the Washington State Attorney General’s office and served as Assistant Attorney General for the State for 14 years. As an AAG, Talis’ work included authoring multiple briefs involving civil rights before the United States Supreme Court, including a successful petition for certiorari and an amicus brief that was joined by 16 other states.. Over the years, Talis has successfully helped many Washington families find peace after tragedy. He represents survivors struggling with the wrongful death of a loved one, and he works tirelessly to get his personal injury clients the highest amount of compensation possible. In their spare time, Talis and Marla enjoy time with family, and adventuring on the mountains and waters of the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

Steve represents plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of commercial disputes, including intellectual property matters, business torts, contracts, securities claims, and employment-related issues.   He tries cases, handles appeals, engages in ADR, and assists clients with litigation-related counseling.. Steve joined Savitt Bruce & Willey in 2003 and previously practiced with Perkins Coie in Seattle and Latham & Watkins in Menlo Park, California.  Steve has also been in-house as the sole Corporate Counsel for a 100-employee start-up company, where he was responsible for all legal matters, including contracting, corporate finance, and intellectual property enforcement.  He is a graduate, cum laude, of the University of Wisconsin Law School and is licensed in Washington and California.

SHAWN IS A BUSINESS LITIGATOR WITH A PRACTICE FOCUSED ON COMPLEX CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LITIGATION AND APPEALS.. Shawn is the Head of Dorsey's Seattle Trial Group and has extensive experience with disputes concerning securities, fiduciary duties, fraud, contracts, corporate trusts, corporate control, health care, real estate, and banking, as well as with class actions and derivative matters. He also has substantial experience representing companies and individuals in internal investigations and regulatory enforcement matters, and frequently represents banks and broker-dealers in matters involving securities, banking, credit, and other financial services. He has been recognized as "Rising Star" in Business Litigation every year since 2010.. Shawn is also active in the community, and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the King County Bar Association and as the Board Chair of Kids Co. In addition, Shawn is the pro bono coordinator for Dorsey's Seattle office and contributes significant time toward pro bono trial and appellate matters involving constitutional rights.

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.

Representing clients in jury trials, arbitrations and mediations. Primary focus is personal injury.

Neil Fox is a veteran criminal-defense trial lawyer who listens carefully to your needs and vigorously protects your rights.With over 30 years of experience, Neil represents clients in trials, appeals, and post-conviction cases in Washington State and in federal court. Using thorough investigative skills, Neil leaves no stone unturned to help you win the best possible result, so you can return to your life.. Neil started his practice as a staff attorney at the Washington Appellate Defender Association from 1985 to 1989. He then served as a staff attorney and supervisor at the Seattle-King County Public Defender Association from 1989 to 2002. He joined Cohen & Iaria, a small Seattle criminal defense firm, as “of counsel” from 2003 to 2009. Neil started his own firm, the Law Office of Neil Fox PLLC, in 2010.. Neil’s strengths include both legal analysis and trial skills. He has represented many foreign-born clients and handled inter-state and international discovery and extradition. He is a cooperating attorney with the Mexican Capital Legal Assistance Program, representing the interests of the Mexican government in capital cases involving Mexican nationals.

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.

Linda B. Clapham, a principal, re-joined Carney Badley Spellman in March 2013.  Ms. Clapham has extensive insurance coverage and litigation experience, on behalf of both domestic and London Market Insurers. For the last fifteen years she has expanded her expertise for insurance company clients by focusing on appellate litigation, including handling appeals from ‘notice to mandate’, and advising those clients on a wide variety of issues facing insurance companies in the ever-dynamic state and federal appellate courts of the Northwest, including the Alaska Supreme Court.

Jim Horne was born in Osaka, Japan but his family moved to Washington State when he was six months old. The rest of his life has been spent in the Northwest. He grew up in Parkland, near Tacoma, attended Gonzaga University in Spokane as an undergraduate, and received his J.D. from Willamette University School of Law in Salem, Oregon.. He has extensive federal and state trial and appellate experience involving a wide range of civil litigation matters throughout the Western United States. He has served as trial counsel in Product Liability claims involving various products including prescription medications;  medical devices; asbestos; urea-formaldehyde; Phentermine of the “Fen-Phen” diet drug combination; bone (pedicle) screws; the food supplements goldenseal and echinacea; football helmets; wall-mounted heaters; and other electrical equipment and appliances. He also has considerable experience with building and construction defect claims on behalf of contractors, building owners and occupants (condominiums, apartment buildings, hotels, parking and other facilities in the hospitality industry) as well as fire loss and property damage claims, including business interruption, loss of use, and loss of access claims.. He also spends a considerable amount of his time doing insurance coverage, first-party property insurance, and third-party liability insurance coverage and defense.

Jeff's practice focuses on the defense of professional liability claims.  He has defended clients in a broad range of other claims as well, including personal injury, product liability, toxic torts and premises liability. Prior to beginning his law practice, he served as a judicial extern to a federal appellate court judge in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Jason W. Anderson, a shareholder at Carney Badley Spellman, P.S., focuses on civil appeals, which he has handled for nearly two decades in Washington’s appellate courts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Jason represents both public and private clients in all manner of appeals. His appellate experience includes cases involving personal injuries, wrongful death, insurance, products liability, commercial disputes, family law, and more. Many of his appeals involve seven or eight-figure jury verdicts or civil penalties. Jason has significant experience working with trial counsel before and during trial to preserve issues for appeal.. Before entering private practice, Jason served as a judicial clerk at the Washington State Court of Appeals.

Irene Hecht is an experienced trial lawyer whose practice emphasizes insurance law, particularly in coverage and bad faith litigation. She also has an active appellate practice and has represented insurance companies in trial courts, the Court of Appeals, and before the Washington State Supreme Court. Ms. Hecht has over 30 years of experience in coverage analysis and representation, including both commercial and personal lines, umbrella and excess coverage, and first- and third-party coverage. She has dealt with a wide variety of coverage issues including: advertising injury, personal injury, construction defect, automobile, underinsured motorist, personal injury protection, homeowner’s, products-completed operations, E&O, and D&O. Ms. Hecht also actively advises and defends insurers in bad faith litigation, with respect to both first- and third-party matters.

I represent individuals and corporations in federal and state courts, as well as in regulatory enforcement actions. I defend clients in white collar criminal prosecutions and complex civil litigation, with an emphasis on parallel proceedings and internal investigations. A skilled and successful litigator and effective problem solver, I have substantial experience handling federal and state cases from initial investigation through appeal. I have served as a prosecuting attorney, defense counsel, appellate attorney, internal investigative counsel, government ethics adviser, and trial advocacy instructor. Prior to joining McKay Chadwell in 2006, I represented the State of Washington in civil and criminal matters as an Assistant Attorney General, where I served on the Washington Bar Association’s Committee on Public Defense. Prior to moving to Washington State, I served on active duty with the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps.

I have an extensive litigation practice, with an emphasis on employment claims involving race, sex, religion and disability discrimination claims, wrongful discharge, and failure to accommodate. I have also handled a variety of wage and hour matters, including wage and hour class actions.  My practice also involves the business side of employment matters, and I have litigated trade secret and non-compete claims.. In addition to my litigation background, much of my practice is dedicated to advising clients on how to best train their managers and employees, and identifying and helping to resolve workplace concerns as they arise.  This includes but is not limited to helping clients navigate the ever changing landscape of federal, state and local leave laws.. I have presented on these and many other topics to clients individually and at legal seminars.  I have also authored articles on many of these topics.  I was previously the chair of the Labor and Employment Practice Group for a large Seattle law firm.  Additionally, I have my Yellow Belt certification in Legal Lean Sigma® and Project Management.  I am proud to have received accolades from Chambers USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, which listed me as a “Leading Lawyer,” and as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers® magazine.. All of this experience has equipped me to provide clients the very best in legal services.  I look forward to assisting you with your legal needs.

I am a class action defense lawyer, with an emphasis in consumer fraud class actions.

Greg McBroom, Esq., Managing Partner of Smith McBroom, PLLC, is a dedicated trial attorney known for his tireless advocacy and impressive track record in securing justice for his clients. A former structural engineer with 13 years at Boeing, Greg shifted careers to pursue his passion for law, earning his degree from Seattle University. His transition from defense litigation to plaintiff advocacy was driven by his pro bono work, including his pivotal role in the Rekhter v. Dept. of Social & Health Services case, which resulted in a $96 million verdict against the state of Washington.. Since co-founding Smith McBroom in 2018, Greg has continued to secure significant victories, including a $7.6 million verdict in JH v. Sumner-Bonney Lake School District (2023). His strategic approach, deep legal knowledge, and client-first philosophy set him apart.. Greg is admitted to practice in multiple courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is actively involved in several legal organizations and frequently presents at industry conferences. Outside the courtroom, Greg enjoys the outdoors, cooking with his wife of 33 years, and sharing his love for family and community.

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 .

For more than 46 years, I have devoted my career as an attorney to providing representation in four States and federal courts too numerous to list.  For the past 18 years I have represented clients in legal malpractice claims and fee disputes against their former attorneys.. Conveniently located in West Seattle, Washington, I work to help you recover compensation and your faith in the justice system following inadequate or unethical legal assistance that results in lost cases or missed opportunities.. Licensed to practice law in Washington, Alaska (inactive), Louisiana (inactive) and Nebraska (inactive), I have helped countless clients find resolutions to even the most complicated and challenging legal concerns, all while striving to offer the personalized support my clients need to take control of their own proceedings.. My extensive work drafting appellate legal briefs has given me a reputation for being a knowledgeable lawyer who will take the time to carefully examine your case and conduct extensive research in an effort to offer the most comprehensive legal support possible.

For almost thirty years, I have defended clients accused by the government of serious crimes.  I have substantial trial, appellate and post-conviction experience, and my current practice emphasizes the defense of white collar, death penalty, homicide, and other serious and complex cases in state and federal courts.  Additionally, I represent professionals in disciplinary matters and victims of sexual abuse, domestic violence, and police misconduct as plaintiffs in civil cases.  I also coordinate and conduct mitigation investigations and presentations for clients who, in any type of case, but particularly in the sentencing or disposition phase of criminal or professional licensing cases, need critical decision makers – prosecutors, judges, jurors, licensing board members – to understand their lives as a whole.   I appear in courts throughout Washington.

Emily's law practice focuses on complex civil litigation, class action defense, products liability, real estate litigation, and employment litigation.  Prior to joining Corr Cronin in 2004, Emily was a litigation associate at O’Melveny & Myers LLP in Los Angeles, and she clerked for the Honorable Thomas G. Nelson on the United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

Duncan has broad experience handling complex civil litigation matters.  He has achieved outstanding results for his clients through a combination of zealous advocacy and creative problem-solving and counseling.  He is well-versed in all phases of litigation, and has argued multiple cases before the Washington State Supreme Court.. Before joining Savitt Bruce & Willey, Duncan was a partner at Riddell Williams and a principal at Rafel Manville, both in Seattle.  He is a cooperating attorney with the ACLU, and has represented the Fremont Sunday Market and many other clients pro bono.  He is the Immediate Past President of the Board of Directors of On the Boards, a contemporary performing arts organization.   Duncan is a graduate, cum laude, of the University of Chicago Law School.

Duffy guides clients with thoughtfulness and efficiency through complex commercial disputes.  He has comprehensive experience in pretrial, trial, and appellate proceedings in federal and state courts as well as in alternative forums.  Duffy is a graduate of the Yale Law School and is admitted to practice in California and Washington.. Before joining Savitt Bruce & Willey, Duffy served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Alan B. Handler of the Supreme Court of New Jersey and practiced at Morrison & Forster in Los Angeles.  He is a recipient of the Wiley W. Manuel Pro Bono Services Award from the State Bar of California.. Duffy is the author of The Consciousness of the Litigator (University of Michigan Press, 2005), an analysis of the moral sensibility engendered by litigation work and recommended reading for litigators and their clients.

Christine E. Dinsdale is a 1982 honors graduate of the University of Arizona Law School. She served as Executive Editor of the law review and was awarded the prize for best brief in moot court competition. Since 1982, she has practiced law in Seattle, serving local, national and international clients in a wide variety of business and litigation matters. Ms. Dinsdale is licensed to practice in Washington and Oregon.. Her current practice focuses on advising clients and litigating claims including defense of complex tort disputes, product liability actions, commercial disputes and class actions. She represents numerous manufacturers, retailers and premises owners in defending and resolving claims of exposure to asbestos, benzene and other substances. Recent cases litigated have involved toxic exposures, contamination of consumer food products, product liability, trademark violations, farmworker rights and employer obligations, privacy, and technology issues. She also enjoys appellate work, and has represented clients in numerous appeals in state and federal appellate courts. Chris has furthered her long-term interest in European history and culture by living in Italy and Austria while conducting research and publishing in the areas of international trade in forest products. She was a founding principal of a consulting firm providing legal risk assessment and loss control services to technology-oriented companies, and also has published articles in the areas of risk prevention and technology.

Catherine Clark is keenly aware of the complexities and stress that come with legal disputes, particularly the fear of unknown outcomes and expenses. With over three decades in the legal field, she has built a robust practice focusing on appeals, primarily in commercial and real estate law. Catherine's expertise is crucial for navigating the hazardous and expensive waters of the appeals process, where her skills ensure the protection of her clients' interests. Additionally, her personal experience as a business owner deepens her understanding of the stakes involved in commercial disputes, allowing her to offer cost-effective solutions in these complex situations. Catherine’s extensive knowledge and practical experience empower her to devise strategic resolutions to complicated cases, often achieving favorable outcomes without resorting to trials or court proceedings.