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I was born in Ethiopia and immigrated to United States.  Prior to coming to the U.S., I lived in Nairobi, Kenya for about three years.  I attended undergraduate colleges here in Washington State, and graduated with B.A. degrees of: Political Science, Social Sciences, and Minor in History.  Then, I attended Seattle University School of Law and graduated with Juris Doctorate (J.D.) in 2002.. My primary practice areas are: Civil litigation, Personal Injury (including Serious injuries), Criminal Law, Employment Discrimination, and Selected Immigration Cases. I care about all my clients and their cases, I work very hard to advance my clients causes and committed to obtaining favorable results.

I represent clients who have been injured by the negligence of someone else either in a car accident, bike accident, motorcycle accident, or by some other negligent act. You need someone who is going to stand up to the insurance companies and demand what is rightfully yours. If you do not bring a case, you are only saving the insurance company money and not saving the defendant any money, as their rates are going up no matter if you bring a personal injury claim for damages or not.. Hiring me does not necessarily mean trial, as 99% of case do not go to trial, but it does mean that you are maximizing the offer from the insurance company for your personal injury claim. I am paid out of the settlmenet a contingency fee, so that means no up  front costs to you and I am paid a percentage of the settlement.. I offer free consultations so please do not hesitate to call me about your personal injury case.

I began my practice in insurance defense in 2010. My practice is devoted to civil litigation.  My practice areas include first and third party insurance defense, coverage, premises liability, professional liability, and elder care. I am an active arbitrator in King, Pierce, Thurston, and Snohomish Counties.

A native Washingtonian, Al grew up in Kent and graduated from Kent-Meridian High School. He graduated from Oberlin College with a degree in government (political philosophy) with high honors and then pursued graduate work in political philosophy at Yale University. Al then moved to New York City to work as a jazz bassist before attending Brooklyn Law School, where he served as Executive Articles Editor for the Brooklyn Law Review. Missing the Pacific Northwest, after earning his J.D., Al returned to Seattle with his new wife and served as law clerk to Judge Barbara Durham of the Washington State Court of Appeals for a year before becoming a Deputy Prosecutor with the Criminal Division of the King County Prosecutor’s Office.  Al served in that capacity for almost six years and tried numerous felony cases ranging from sexual assault and child abuse to homicides. In 1990, Al left the Prosecutor’s Office and spent the next 18 years as house counsel for major insurance companies and in private practice focusing on civil litigation and specifically, insurance defense and construction defect matters.. In 2008, Al opened his own solo law practice focusing almost exclusively on representing plaintiffs in various types of civil litigation, including personal injury matters, insurance coverage disputes, insurance bad faith litigation, and employment discrimination claims.. Al lives in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood with his wife, also an attorney. Their daughter is a student at Bellevue College. Outside his law practice, Al is a bass player in the local jazz scene and an avid (though mostly unsuccessful) fly fisherman. He also tutors regularly through Seattle's Invest in Youth organization.