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With nearly 20 years of experience on contract negotiation and management, Chris handles all types of commercial transaction. This includes mergers and acquisitions, consolidations, licensing issues, real estate deals and the launch of innovative products and services in cutting edge markets.

Stephanie was raised in Washington state. Stephanie earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication, graduating Summa Cum Laude, Certificate of Business Essentials and Juris Doctor, graduating with honors, from the University of Washington.  Stephanie is an associate attorney in the downtown Seattle law firm Montgomery Purdue PLLC and enjoys assisting and connecting with business-minded clients across a wide range of industries. Stephanie's practice focuses on advising clients on transactional business and real estate law, including commercial leasing; boundary, title and real estate rights analysis; title insurance; buying and selling property; general contract drafting and negotiation; regulatory compliance; entity formation and structuring; business planning; and governance advice. Additionally, Stephanie advises clients on a wide range of environmental matters and preparing, negotiating and analyzing related agreements.

Seattle Litigation Attorney - Business Problems:. Regardless of what type of business you're in, it is not uncommon to run into problems you hadn't anticipated. Let's face it, sometimes even people who used to see things the same way, or thought they did, end up in a dispute. In those situations the legal system gets to be the decision-maker and it is important to have an advocate on your side who can fight for your position. Disputes amongst former business partners can be uncomfortable for clients. Businesses are made of people, and disagreements can cause a lot of stress, not to mention the financial toll. I work hard to earn my clients' trust and try to take as much of the sting out of the process as possible.. Here is a link to my website with more information on my commercial collection practice:. Seattle Personal Injury, Malpractice and Insurance. I help clients who have been injured in serious accidents or in cases of medical malpractice. This involves working with clients to understand how the accident or malpractice affected their lives and then working hard to seek a fair settlement or resolution of their claims from the at fault parties or insurance companies.. Here is a link to my website with more information about my personal injury practice:

Richard P. Matthews, a principal, joined Carney Badley Spellman, P.S. in May 2003. Before joining the firm, Mr. Matthews was a partner and chair of the Real Estate Practice Group in the Seattle office of Holland & Knight. He serves a broad range of corporate and individual clients, and local private businesses. He has represented national and local clients in projects involving business growth, reorganization, divestiture and acquisition. He has worked closely with owners and developers with respect to their real estate acquisition, leasing, mortgage financing, and property disposition. In addition, Mr. Matthews has handled numerous private placements and offerings for companies. He also has worked closely with company management to formulate and foster personal and corporate objectives.. Mr. Matthews has practiced law in the Seattle area since 1973. His areas of practice are real estate and land development law; business planning and counseling, including mergers and acquisitions; health law; and securities and corporate finance. He also enjoys working with individuals in addressing their estate and financial planning needs.. Mr. Matthews has served on or chaired several local and state bar committees. He is a frequent speaker on real estate and health law, as well as corporation, business, and estate planning topics. He has been a speaker-instructor for the Washington State Bar Association, the Seattle-King County Board of Realtors, the The Washington Mortgage Lenders Association, the National Business Institute, the University of Washington Medical School Residency Program, UBS Paine Webber Wealth Preservation Attorney Network and the Washington State Bar Association Skills Training Institute.. Mr. Matthews is a past board member as well as committee chair of various committees of the Rainier Club; the past President and a Paul Harris Fellow of the Shoreline Rotary Club; past President and board member of the United Church of Christ Northwest Regional Housing Council; a member of the Inglewood Golf Club; a trustee of the Shoreline Community College Foundation; a founding board member and officer of Forward Shoreline (a local economic development group) and is an active member of Calvin Presbyterian Church.. Mr. Matthews has been recognized by Seattle Metropolitan Magazine as being among the top lawyers in King County in Business and Commercial law.

My practice focuses on commercial and real estate-related litigation, with a special emphasis on construction law.   My basic philosophy in all of my cases is Strategic Thinking -- finding innovative and carefully tailored plans that are intended to obtain the end result most desired by the client.  Following this approach in the wide variety of civil litigation I have handled since becoming an attorney in 1991, I have become adept at mapping out thoughtful game plans that tend to achieve my client’s goals in a cost-effective and prompt manner.. Prior to starting my own practice at Zoretic Law, I was the Chair of the Commercial Litigation Group and a partner for many years in one of downtown Seattle’s finest law firms.  A few years back, I began to realize that the emergence of the internet, email and smartphone technology changed the legal world so that I could seamlessly service clients throughout the State while living outside the Seattle metro area. In fact, my clients were able to have greater access to me than ever before because my calls went directly to my cell phone!  I always remember the advice a senior lawyer gave me:  “They’re your clients!  Pick up the phone!”  By routing all of my calls to my cell phone, my clients had greater communication -- and higher satisfaction -- than ever before.. In 2010, my family and I began living full-time in the lower Methow Valley, while at the same time maintaining my practice at my downtown Seattle law firm.  Three years later, after proving that I could provide clients throughout the State with top-notch legal help on a variety of cases in all levels of courts, I decided to start my own practice.. As Zoretic Law, I serve my clients in Central and Eastern Washington from my primary office in the beautiful town of Pateros, located just north of Chelan at the confluence of the Columbia and Methow Rivers.  I also continue to serve my clients in the Puget Sound area from a state-of-the art satellite office on the 42nd floor of the Columbia Center.  With these two offices, I can effectively handle cases in virtually any County or Federal court throughout the State of Washington.. I am very proud of my track record of providing the highest level of legal services to my clients throughout my career.  I am an AV-Rated lawyer by Martindale Hubbell, a perennial Washington SuperLawyer and rated Excellent by Avvo.  I have gone against the finest lawyers and law firms across the region during my career and have met the challenge.  My clients can expect the best when they give me the privilege of representing them.. Over the last 22 years. I have handled a wide range of cases, which has allowed me to develop a deep knowledge base and practical experience.  In the business litigation area, I have represented individuals and companies in disputes over the management and operation of partnerships and businesses, damages resulting from the breach of development agreements, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, and other commercial issues.. A significant percentage of my practice involves property disputes, including cases involving nuisance, trespass, misrepresentation, easements, boundary disputes and other issues impacting ownership rights in land. I also provide business and litigation counsel to golf course and resort owners, wineries, vineyards, and orchardists. I also handle environmental and water rights matters.. Perhaps the biggest focus area of my practice has been construction law.  In the construction arena, I have represented owners, general contractors and subcontractors in payment disputes in federal and state courts, as well as arbitration. I have successfully resolved well over a hundred cases involving federal, state and municipal projects, as well as disputes arising from privately owned developments such as condominiums and office complexes. My representation of construction clients also includes bid protests and appearances before administrative agencies.. Regardless of the issue at hand, clients should be able to trust their lawyer to devise a strategy that gives them the best chance of reaching their goals. Skillful lawyering takes many forms, but my clients walk away at the end of their case knowing that their lawyer had a thoughtful plan that was designed to pave the way to a successful result.. Zoretic Law also provides a critical benefit relating to attorney’s fees. Clients should not have to pay high hourly rates just to receive outstanding legal services.  As a solo practitioner, my overhead is dramatically less than other lawyers of my practice level.  My practice will also utilize the newest cloud-based and paperless file technologies.  These innovations allow me to pass on my savings to clients by offering my legal services at a reasonable price.. One of the things I am most excited about in starting Zoretic Law is that my reduced (and flexible) billing rate will allow my clients more options for pursuing their case to the fullest measure.  Going to trial is – and always will be – expensive.  But it should not be so cost-prohibitive that it is not even an option.  As the sole owner of Zoretic Law, I look forward to working with my clients to develop economical case budgets that allow the client full access to the civil justice system if the case warrants it.

My family is in its third generation of commercial development.  I put myself through school working construction and learned first hand the importance of correct legal documents for business and real estate development.

Mr. Dykes concentrates in securities and corporate finance, M&A and general corporate law. His experience ranges from advising start-up companies about formation and venture financings to representing public companies with SEC compliance, corporate governance and other related issues. Mr. Dykes has worked on numerous initial and secondary public offerings and hundreds of venture financings. His clients include entrepreneurs, early stage and public companies and venture capital investors.

Mr. Bonini is a business, securities and tax attorney with a practice focused on organizing business ventures and complex partnership transactions. George also advises companies regarding mergers and acquisitions, tax matters, private equity transactions, and provides general business counsel.    George has experience assisting hedge funds and other private investment funds structure transactions, and complying with applicable federal securities laws.. In addition, he is able to assist clients with loan, secured finance, and real estate transactions.  Finally, George has expertise assisting in resolving tax disputes with the Washington Department of Revenue and the Internal Revenue Service.George earned a B.A. from the University of Montana, a J.D. cum laude from Seattle University School of Law, and a Masters (LL.M.) in Taxation from the University of Washington. George is a member of the Washington State Bar Association.. In the 2002-2004 Washington Law & Politics surveys, Mr. Bonini was listed as a “Rising Star” in the areas of corporate finance and taxation.

Mary Anne Vance focuses her practice on estate planning, trusts and probate. She is the co-author of the Probate and Estate Planning Chapters of the "Washington Civil Practice Deskbook". She chairs and speaks at legal seminars sponsored by the Washington State and King County Bar Associations. She was voted "Super Lawyer" by Washington Law and Politics Magazine and voted one of Seattle's Top Attorneys by Seattle Magazine.

Mark A Clausen has retired after 38 years of practicing law. Please contact Tyler Thomas at Clausen Law Firm with any questions or representation on any issues or matters

Ken Hart is a Principal at Carney Badley Spellman, P.S.  His practice is focused on commercial and business transactions, business startups, real estate transactions and related litigation. He assists clients with business formations, as well as with negotiating and drafting partnership, shareholder and employment contracts; and negotiating and documenting business purchases and sales and secured sales transactions.. For many of his business clients, Ken serves the role of general counsel to handle such matters as lease negotiations, vendor disputes, employment issues, sales and acquisitions, and ownership succession. He strives to stay current with his clients and to be available and responsive when they need help and advice, so that they can concentrate on running and growing their businesses.. In addition to business law, Ken has extensive litigation, trial practice and appellate experience in various courts and jurisdictions, both state and federal, and in a broad range of areas. These include general civil litigation, commercial and real estate law. He has researched and written extensively on the law as it pertains to adverse possession, property boundary line and easement disputes, and is a sought-after CLE speaker on those topics. Ken is also a trained mediator and experienced arbitrator.. Both by training and inclination, Ken is a problem-solver, and his approach to the practice of law is collaborative. That means helping clients better understand whatever situation they are facing and providing them with information and guidance they need to make informed decisions. Ken's experience as both a transactional lawyer and litigator allows him to better provide his clients with insightful strategic planning and the advice they need to meet their day-to-day challenges.. Ken has been active in both the state and local bar associations, and over the years has served with distinction in various leadership roles. In 1990, Ken was honored as the Washington State Bar Association's Young Lawyer of the Year. Ken is also a former treasurer of the King County Bar Association. He served for three years on the Washington State Bar Association Disciplinary Board, a dedicated group of practicing lawyers and laypersons appointed to review complaints of lawyer misconduct and determine disciplinary actions when appropriate.. Ken is the former editor of the Washington Lawyers Practice Manual and a former member of the Editorial Advisor Board for De Novo magazine. He has also served as chairman of the King County Fair Judicial Campaign Practices Committee and currently serves as a Trustee of the King County Bar Association's Employee Retirement Fund.

John C. Dippold, a principal, joined the firm in
1996. He serves on Carney's Board of Directors and is Co-Chair of the firm's
Construction Department. John's practice principally involves construction
litigation, commercial litigation, construction
law, development, commercial and residential real
estate, and federal/state government contracts in Washington, Oregon, Alaska
and Hawaii. John Dippold served as a Commissioner for the Issaquah Highlands
Development Commission from 1999-2003 and as Vice-Chairman of the Commission in
2004.. Mr. Dippold's experience expands a broad range of construction and
development issues. His primary clients include owners, developers, general
contractors, subcontractors and suppliers. He has in-depth knowledge of the
construction and real estate industries and this allows him to work closely with
his clients in drafting and negotiating construction contracts. Mr. Dippold has
litigated many complex construction claims arising from delays, design errors
and cost overruns. His experience includes drafting and successfully litigating
multi-million-dollar federal and state government procurement contracts and bid
protests. His practice also includes assisting clients in a broad range of
commercial and residential real estate developments. He has worked on hotels,
multi-family condominium and apartment projects that have included the
development of construction contracts and finance, including construction loans,
litigation of defect claims and earnest money disputes as well as other types of
breach of contracts. In addition, he has worked with homeowner associations on
governing contracts and bylaws and assisted them in addressing construction
defects, property damage claims and other liability claims.. Mr. Dippold is involved in several industry associations, including the Associated General Contractors of America and Commercial Real Estate Development
Association (NAIOP). He regularly gives seminars to the construction and
real estate industry groups. Previous seminars have included topics on
construction law in the state of Washington, litigating construction claims,
leasing, and drafting construction contracts.. Mr. Dippold has been honored as a 2009 Rising Star in Washington state by Washington Law and Politics magazine.

Joel’s practice focuses on business and commercial transactions, with an emphasis in business formation, debt and equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, and federal and state securities compliance. Joel provides advice and legal representation to clients, both large and small, in connection with the structuring, negotiating, documenting and closing of a wide variety of business combinations and reorganizations (including mergers, stock sales, share exchanges, and asset sales), financings, and other commercial agreements.

I represent corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and individuals in business and corporate law matters, with an emphasis on securities, mergers and acquisitions, and technology issues.

I practice in the areas of business and corporate law, health law, employment and real estate law. I focus on mergers and acquisitions, commercial, corporate
planning, partnership, asset and stock purchase and sale, employment,
and the formation of medical practice groups.

I enjoy trying cases for my clients in the commercial construction and real-estate industries. If you are interested in learning about how I may help you with a trial or arbitration, then please call me.

I am a startup and corporate transactions attorney in Seattle. My practice falls into three broad categories:. I represent companies from inception to exit, and provide general counsel services along the way. For example, I regularly help companies adopt and administer stock option and other forms of equity compensation plans and arrangements.. I also represent investors in companies, as well as executives and founders.. You can reach me at, or via email at You can follow me on Twitter at @joewallin.. I am a frequent public speaker, and happily entertain offers to speak.. I blog at , and I podcast at .

A good legal representation of all accused of crimes is vital for our system to work. When criminal charges are brought all the power of the state is aimed at the accused. Many of my clients have limited educations, are mentally ill, or have suffered abusive relationships. Our current priorities as a society result in putting these people in jail, rather than providing help. I treat my clients with dignity and make the best of the far too limited resources provided for public defense.