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Each client is different. However, the one thing that all clients have in common is they don't want to be a "client". No one wants to be a client any more than they want to be a patient. None of us ask for legal headaches any more than we ask for medical aches and pains. Most companies, and the people who manage the companies, are on the short side of time and money. Running a business takes most of their waking moments. Any remaining time is quickly absorbed with family and personal schedules.. I was born in Seattle in 1945 and never left. It's a super place to live, work, and raise a family. I received both my B.A. (1968) and law degree (1975) from the University of Washington. Since then I have represented contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, architects, and engineers. My work involves getting my clients paid for their work, and helping them with business transactions and contracts.. When somebody asks me to give them some help, it's usually because they've already been stressing over the problem for a while and have arrived at the painful conclusion that the problem either won't go away by itself or they can't solve the problem by themselves. They're apprehensive about now having to pay somebody else to help them to a resolution. Every client and every matter is different. But the common thread weaving through all of them is that the client wants to get to a resolution as soon and as economically as possible.

Dave Eckberg maintains a broad legal practice that includes all aspects of business and corporate law, construction law, real estate, public and private contracting, design professional liability, intellectual property, legal issues associated with cannabis based products and businesses, employment law and environmental law.  He is particularly well versed in dealing with complex and difficult transactions and knows when to aggressively advocate for his client’s position and when to work towards “win-win” solutions.  His clients primarily include engineers, architects, contractors, environmental consultants, physicians, dentists, veterinarians, developers and high tech businesses.. Dave formerly served as the general counsel of a large engineering company and later became a shareholder with Skellenger Bender in Seattle, where he served as president of the firm before he joined Vandeberg, Johnson & Gandara in 2013. He has been practicing law since 1986 and worked as a civil engineer before attending law school.. Dave earned his Juris Doctorate from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, cum laude, in 1986. He earned his M.S. in Civil Engineering in 1983 from Colorado State University, and his B.S. in Engineering with honors, in 1980 from the University of Colorado. He is licensed to practice in the federal and state courts of Washington and Colorado and has also been admitted to the U.S. Tax Court.. He is a member of the King County, Colorado, Washington and American Bar Associations. He is an active affiliate member with the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), and the Northwest Environmental Business Council (NEBC). Dave has been a speaker at numerous seminars and webcasts and has written hundreds of articles on a variety of topics relating to business, real estate and risk management.. Dave currently serves on the executive committee and board of Design in Public, a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity, and on the Oversight Committee of the Well, a non-profit entity formed to develop a community center in south Snohomish county.  He also serves on the executive committee of the Business Law Section of the Washington State Bar Association.. He maintains a busy legal practice, but always finds time to spend with his family and to pursue his passion for fly fishing, particularly northwest steelhead, skiing, backpacking, biking and golf.

A lot of my practice involves litigation, so I know the importance of fortifying the client's position and preparing for trial. However, litigation is oftentimes avoidable, and in many cases, not in the best interest of the client. Lawsuits can be expensive, emotional, and time consuming. The best lawyers are skilled at avoiding them. Everything revolves around the client. Phones, libraries, conference rooms, bar numbers... would all be meaningless if there was no client. I never forget that.  I put myself in my clients' shoes whenever I give advice.. I was born and raised in Seattle. I love it here. I received my B.A. degree from the University of Washington in philosophy. When my professional philosophizing career did not exactly materialize, I applied for law school. In truth, philosophy provided me with an excellent foundation to learn the art of logical reasoning and argument. They say the master philosopher (not lawyer, mind you) is capable of starting with a few premises that noone would deny, and deducing them to a conclusion with which noone would concur. The better a lawyer is at filtering through hype, posturing, and flawed reasoning, the more effective the lawyer is at serving the client's interests. Philosophy was also a good place to learn the fundamentals of ethics.  I attended the University of Oregon School of Law in Eugene. Yes, that makes me both a Husky and a Duck, which is arguably a contradiction in terms. Within those three years of lawschool, I pursued studies and programs that served to develop my skills of persuasion, advocacy, and articulation.. Legal matters always involve a client. Always. Furthermore, the client is always more important than the legal matter. Always. The reverse is never true. Never. I fully communicate with the client and work with the client to get to the optimum outcome. Where's our direction, our perspective, what is logical, practical, how best to persuade the other side? Our firm's clients are almost always businesspersons. I work with them to determine which facts are important and which are not important so that the appropriate strategy can be developed. Hollywood and television are infatuated with the courtroom, the legal process, the detective work, and most of all, the truth. But "the truth" can rarely be agreed upon by all. Rather, the practice of law and my work as a lawyer involves determination of the "proof". Proof that is logical and persuasive.. As a lawyer, my job entails finding a balance between or among conflicting, inconsistent or adversarial positions. Lawyers and judges attempt to fashion this balance. The better lawyers are able to work with their clients and opposing counsel to define and strike this balance. Other lawyers spend time in the courtroom asking the judge to strike a balance that the lawyer was unable to achieve on behalf of his client. Taking matters to trial, though costly and time consuming, is sometimes necessary. A lot of my work entails helping my clients avoid disputes, e.g., with a good contract. When a dispute develops, I always exhaust every imaginable effort to create a workable solution.  My role as a lawyer is not to make cases and arguments where they do not exist.  Rather, I see my role as narrowing the issues, sorting out what is undisputed from what is disputed, and putting together a legal strategy that is aimed at an efficient, fair, and economical resolution.. My hobbies include soccer, windsurfing, surfing, badmitten, golf, hiking, snowboarding, running, swimming, and pretty much everything else.