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Philip C. Tsai is a partner at Tsai Law Company, PLLC, a boutique law firm in downtown Seattle, where he almost exclusively practices family law. He received his B.A. in Sociology, cum laude, from the University of Washington in 1994; and his J.D., cum laude, from Seattle University School of Law in 1997. Mr. Tsai is a frequent Continuing Legal Education speaker through the Washington State Bar Association, King County Bar Association, and National Business Institute regarding various family law topics. In addition to his trial court work, he practices appellate work and has successfully argued before the Washington Supreme Court.  Philip is also the author of two chapters in the Third Edition of the Washington State Family Law Deskbook through the Washington State Bar Association.  Philip is also the editor of two chapters in the Third Edition of the Washington State Family Law Deskbook.  Philip's practice includes high net worth estates as well as custody litigation.. Please visit our website at .. For additional information regarding our practice areas you may visit:. Main Page Child Support and Divorce Contact Seattle Divorce Lawyers New Address Divorce and Separation Legal Separation Divorce and Property Division Divorce and Business Assets Child Custody and Divorce Alimony Restraining Order Divorce and Dividing Retirement Assets Testimonials Military Divorce Alternative Dispute Paternity and Divorce Marital Like Relationships Prenuptial Agreements Adoption Attorneys Annullment De Facto Parent Family Law Jobs Divorce Links Out of State Divorce Property Agreements in Divorce Reasonable Travel and Parenting Plans Attorney Emily Tsai Attorney Philip Tsai Attorney Helenka Koltonowska Attorney Todd DeVallance

Peter O'Neil has successfully litigated dozens of automotive crashworthiness and product liability claims. He has handled cases involving post collision fires, defective airbags and seatbelts, roof crush, rollover, seatback failures and general crashworthiness. He is available to consult with experienced attorneys on automotive product liability cases.. I have a unique practice helping experienced attorneys handle major product liability cases-- and especially those involving defective cars and trucks.  I have helped litigate and resolve dozens and dozens of automotive crashworthiness cases ranging from pickup truck fire cases to flattened roofs and bad airbags.  I helped win a record setting verdict in Clark County, Washington for a case involving a man paralyzed when a weak seatback collapsed backward in a crash.  I'm always happy to help you look at any major automotive injury case to see if a defect in design or construction played a role in causing the injury.

Peter F. Cowles has been practicing law in the State of Washington since 1992.  Peter graduated Magna Cum Laude from Kean University.  After graduation, he worked in both the public and private sector and traveled extensively throughout Europe and Australia.  He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Gonzaga University School of Law.  Peter serves as a King County Court appointed Arbitrator and court appointed Settlement Guardian Ad Litem (SGAL). Peter uses a common sense approach to achieve his clients' goals.

Peter C. Sisson founded the Boise law firm Sisson & Sisson, the Elder Law Firm, PLLC in 1992. He has been a practicing lawyer since 1988. His law practice emphasizes a holistic and comprehensive legal practice approach to the issues seniors face as they age.  Pete's elder law practice anticipates and provides legal services to the firm’s clients as their circumstances and health care needs change. The firm establishes long-standing relationships with clients and families so that on-going services are provided with continuity. Pete’s law practice includes: Medicaid and VA Benefits Planning, Elder Care Focused Estate Planning, Asset Protection Planning, Special Needs Trust Planning, Guardianships, Conservatorships, and Probate & Trust Administration.. In 2014, Pete merged his elder law practice with Ahrens DeAngeli Law Group LLP. Ahrens DeAngeli specializes in wealth, asset protection and tax/estate planning. The newly formed firm is uniquely positioned to help families protect assets no matter whether the concern is addressing long-term care costs, business liabilities or more complex estate/tax issues.. Pete is an Accredited Estate Planner Emeritus and is an Accredited Veteran Attorney by the Department of Veteran's Affairs.  He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Past-President and Board Member of The Idaho Quality of Life Coalition (formerly the Idaho End of Life Coalition, the Idaho State Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and The Better Way Coalition) and a member of the Idaho State Bar Section on Taxation, Probate, and Trust Law.He has in the past served on or currently serves on the board of directors for numerous local organizations including: the Idaho chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, SunHealth Behavioral Systems (a psychiatric hospital), The Better Way Coalition, and the Life Care Planning Law Firms Association. He is licensed to practice law in Washington, Idaho, California and Montana. He received his law degree from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, graduating Order of the Coif, an honor awarded to those who are in the top 10% of their law school class.Pete regularly published educational articles and lectures on the legal, financial and health issues experienced by families who are dealing with a spouse or parent’s long-term care needs. He has presented to a variety of groups including: AARP, the Governor's Conference on Aging, Idaho Roundtable (financial professionals), The Idaho Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, The Idaho Society of CPAs, A Better Way Coalition, Idaho Alzheimer's Association, Stand By You (Area Agency on Aging and Idaho Commission on Aging joint project), Boise Estate Planning Council, Treasure Valley Estate Planning Council, University of Idaho's Cooperative Extension System, the Idaho Young President's Organization and various support groups. He also has presented numerous continuing education courses for health, legal and financial professionals. Pete now lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife, Rosalie.  They have two daughters, Allie and Mimi, two dogs, and one cat. Pete feels incredibly lucky to be able to assist seniors and their families as his life’s work.  Since moving to Washington, Pete has created The Long-Term Care Project, a pro bono legal clinic offering representation to low income/low resource seniors under the auspices of Senior Rights Assistance, a program of the non-profit organization Sound Generations.

Peter brings product defect, medical device, and medical malpractice cases on behalf of injured patients and their families. He handles cases nationwide and is currently working with clients in Washington, Texas, and Kentucky.  His active cases include lawsuits against the manufacturer of the “da Vinci” surgical robot, the manufacturer of “Norian” bone cement, and the manufacturer of the Penumbra “Coil 400” aneurysm coil. His earlier work at Friedman | Rubin was directed against insurance companies, and in 2014 he and Ken Friedman took a nearly $3 Million judgment against American Zurich Insurance Company. This included $862,000 in punitive damages, which was at the time the largest punitive damages verdict ever under Washington’s Insurance Fair Conduct Act statute. He and Richard Dykstra settled an insurance case on behalf of the State of Washington for $3.8 million in 2015.. Though he now represents only individuals and small businesses in bringing claims, Peter’s first work as a lawyer was a two year clerkship at the Washington State Court of Appeals for Judge Mary Kay Becker.  Peter then worked primarily as a civil defense attorney before coming to Friedman | Rubin in 2012.  That work included five years defending the City of Seattle in police misconduct cases and various manufacturers of asbestos-containing products in product liability lawsuits.. Peter has been repeatedly recognized as a Washington “Rising Star” both earlier as a civil defense attorney and now a plaintiff’s attorney.  He lives in West Seattle with his wife, also an attorney, and his two young kids.. To contact Peter, you can email at

Personal injury attorney, Tatiana V. Boohoff, is the Managing Partner of Boohoff Law, P.A., where she focuses her practice on personal injury law and the representation of individuals and families harmed by the negligence of others. With a proven track record of success in both settlements and litigation, she is recognized for her strong advocacy, skilled negotiation, and unwavering dedication to protecting her clients’ rights.. Mrs. Boohoff earned her Bachelor of Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude, from Pace University’s Lubin School of Business, followed by her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Boston University School of Law, one of the nation’s top-ranked law schools. She is a proud member of the Florida Bar Association and leverages her knowledge of how insurance companies evaluate and defend claims to pursue maximum recovery for her clients.. Serving car accident and personal injury clients in Seattle, Washington, as well as Florida communities including Brandon, Valrico, Riverview, Lithia, Tampa, Orlando, Sarasota, and St. Petersburg, Ms. Boohoff and her team provide compassionate, client-centered representation tailored to the unique needs of each case. Her reputation as a tough negotiator and dedicated trial attorney has helped countless accident victims secure the justice and compensation they deserve.. At Boohoff Law, Tatiana leads a team committed to personalized service, integrity, and results, ensuring that every client has an advocate who listens, fights, and delivers.

Personal injury and workers' compensation lawyer for 20 years, and 250,000+ miles on motorcycles. Better representation for injured motorcyclists, persons, and workers.. I promise you personal and immediate attention throughout my representation of you. Please visit my website at .

People, clients and courts trust me because I do what I say, handle problems as they come in, listen critically and have a bulldog temperament well suited for communication, argument and litigation in the legal arena. With thousands of court appearances and recorded interviews under my belt in private practice, I know when and how to listen, question, speak and argue. Aside from my litigation background, as of 2018, I rank in the top 25 nationally in IBJJF jujitsu at my belt and weigh and find balance with training regularly. I practice law the same way I play sports: I engage in a thoughtful and unrelenting pursuit of the goal.

Paul’s practice focuses on insurance defense litigation, insurance coverage, construction defect, Jones Act cases, maritime personal injury defense, and other admiralty defense litigation. Prior to joining the firm, he practiced locally for several years, handling admiralty and maritime matters, including marine insurance defense litigation and marine insurance coverage cases.. Prior to his career as an attorney, Paul worked for many years as a property and casualty claims adjuster and maritime claims adjuster. He began his insurance career at Farmers Insurance and later worked for Great American Insurance Company and Royal Insurance.

Paul's practice focuses on real estate and business transactions. For more than twenty-eight years Paul has represented some of the largest and most successful real estate firms in the Pacific Northwest. After working eleven years as in house General Counsel for a real estate company Paul has returned to private practice. Working in a business setting Paul learned to focus on solutions that are legally correct, but also practical and cost effective.

Paul Soreff, with over 35 years of immigration practice, has extensive experience in all aspects of immigration law. He opened Soreff Law in 1999. He has been an Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law at Seattle University School of Law, and Chairperson for the Washington and MidSouth Chapters of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Paul has particular experience in:. Paul has held many leadership positions within AILA. His previous positions include: National Board of Governors, National Investment Committee, Chairperson for the Washington and MidSouth Chapters, Washington State Executive Committee, Washington State Continuing Education Chair, Washington State Citizenship and Immigration Services Chair, and Kentucky State Coordinator.. In 2012, he worked with Jorge Baron of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) to recruit and train almost two hundred volunteer lawyers in the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. These lawyers volunteered their services at joint AILA/NWIRP DACA clinics to help unauthorized immigrant children obtain legal status in the U.S.. In 2001, he started Citizenship Day, an innovative program in Washington State. On Citizenship Day, lawyers, paralegals, and members of the community throughout Washington State volunteer their time to assist lawful permanent residents to apply to become U.S. citizens. Paul then helped AILA organize Citizenship Day nationally. Currently, over 30 states participate in AILA’s Citizenship Day helping thousands of people become citizens every year.. Paul has received many awards and recognition for his excellent services and volunteer leadership, including:. Paul testifies as an expert witness on immigration law before administrative law judges at Unemployment Compensation Hearings and has provided immigration law training for the administrative law judges. He organizes and regularly lectures at Continuing Legal Education Seminars and enjoys giving talks on immigration to the public.. From 1976 to 1991, he was the managing partner of a small law firm in Louisville, KY. In 1992, his wife took a position at the University of Alabama in Birmingham and they moved to Birmingham. In Alabama, he had a private immigration practice and served as an Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law at the University Of Alabama School Of Law. In 1998, Paul and his wife moved to Seattle, WA where he now heads Soreff Law, a small firm specializing in immigration law.. Paul is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild. When not practicing immigration law, he can frequently be found riding his bike with the Cascade Bike Club as a Ride Leader or cross country skiing.

Paul is a member of our firm’s Business, Licensing & Technology and Real Estate Groups. On a day-to-day basis, he provides the advice and services clients need to achieve their business goals. Paul’s focus is on business formations, business and real estate acquisitions and financings, and other commercial transactions. He represents both start-up businesses and established companies. Paul has considerable experience representing technology companies in venture capital financings, joint ventures, and licensing and marketing agreements. Paul is also experienced in the purchase and sale of dental and other professional practices.

Paul Fogarty has been a trial lawyer since 1990. He has tried jury and non-jury cases in the state and federal courts of Washington, Oregon and Texas. Mr. Fogarty's practice focuses on commercial litigation, insurance coverage, employment litigation, professional negligence and substantial personal injury cases, including wrongful death and sexual abuse cases. Mr. Fogarty also assists clients located in Australia, Canada, China, Germany and Singapore who do business in the United States and assists clients located in the United States with their business relationships in Australia, which is where Mr. Fogarty grew up.. Before founding Fogarty Law Group PLLC, Mr. Fogarty's prior law firm affiliations include practicing in the Seattle offices of Preston, Gates & Ellis, LLP (now K&L Gates) and Williams, Kastner & Gibbs LLP and in the Houston office of the international law firm, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP.

Patrick Reddy is a member of Emery | Reddy, PLLC, and litigates workers’ compensation and employment matters throughout Washington state. He has practiced before the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals, the state Superior Courts, the Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court, and the United States District Courts of Eastern and Western Washington. He was lead trial counsel in Frisino v. Seattle School District No. 1, a Court of Appeals decision (review denied by the Supreme Court) where the Court required employers to engage in the interactive process of accommodating employees with disabilities, even after some attempts at accommodation failed.. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the King County Bar Association, the U.S. District Courts of Eastern and Western Washington, and the American Bar Association. Patrick represents both individuals and organizations in workers’ compensation and employment related matters.

Patrick Murphy focuses his practice on corporate, business and transactional matters with a particular emphasis on startups and emerging companies. In addition to his experience as a Summer Associate with Lane Powell, Murphy served as a law clerk with the Antitrust and Consumer Protection Divisions of the Federal Trade Commission in Seattle, and as a Legal Intern for Microvision, Inc., a pioneer in laser beam scanning technology.

Patrick M. Paulich is Of Counsel with Betts Patterson & Mines where he practices insurance coverage, environmental law, construction law, product liability and general insurance defense. Prior to joining BPM, Patrick was President and Managing Shareholder at Thorsrud Cane & Paulich in Seattle from 1988 until 2015. From 1980 until 1988, he was an attorney at the Seattle law firm Tewell, Thorpe & Findlay.. Patrick is rated “AV Preeminent,” the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards, by Martindale-Hubbell and has been named a Washington State “Super Lawyer” from 2003 through 2016 by Super Lawyers Magazine. He earned his B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Washington in 1976 and his J.D. from the University of Washington in 1980.

Patrick is a shareholder at Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S. He has been in practice for more than 30 years. His current trial practice emphasizes representation of professionals in the health and legal fields in civil matters and disciplinary matters. He represents doctors, lawyers, chiropractors, hospitals, nurses and naturopaths. He has handled hundreds of negligence and disciplinary matters for professionals. Patrick also has trial experience in products liability, premises liability, consumer protection, construction defect and surety matters. Patrick is a former legislative assistant to the Hon. Warren G. Magnuson. He also served as a member of the Washington State Bar Association’s Disciplinary Board.

Patrick attended MIT, Whitman College, Bastyr University (masters in counseling), Seattle University (law school), and received an LLM in taxation from the University of Washington. Patrick works on estate planning, tax controversies, probate, and trusts and estates. Before law school he worked as a family and mental health therapist. He lives in Seattle with family, including his rambunctious 3 year old son.

Patricia specializes in representing plaintiffs in wrongful death, brain and other major injury cases arising from bicycle collisions, car collisions, work site negligence, and other wrongful acts.  Recent case results include $38.2M jury verdict in a bicycle-valet driver collision case tried in King County Superior Court (12/2016); $12M arbitration award on behalf of brain injured wife and deceased husband from car collision (8/2016); and $6M settlement of work place electrocution and electrical brain injury case (4/2016).. She is active in the Washington State Association for Justice and Spence Trial Lawyers College.

Patents and trademarks are my focus. I have expertise in electrical engineering, telecommunications, computer hardware and software, RFID, Internet, and medical device technologies.  For over 20 years, I have helped clients obtain and enforce their intellectual property worldwide.

Patchen Haggerty is a partner in the Trademark & Copyright practice of Perkins Coie LLP. Patchen manages global trademark portfolios and trademark enforcement programs for market-leading companies. She also guides clients in the protection, development, commercialization, licensing, assignment and sale of intellectual property rights and assets.Patchen's recent counsel includes advising companies in managing the risks associated with registration of new gTLDs. She also assists clients on complex and strategic legal and business matters relating to trademark, trade dress, copyright, trade secret, domain name, IP due diligence, privacy and Internet security. In her practice, Patchen regularly manages trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings, concurrent use proceedings and trademark application appeals before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Her background in trademark enforcement matters includes dispute resolution and administrative actions around the world. Patchen's transactional experience includes conducting IP due diligence for financings, mergers and acquisitions. She also advises on agreements relating to the development, distribution, licensing and marketing of software, hardware and Internet-based services, and manufacturing, distributor and retail services agreements. Patchen is ranked as one of the "World’s Leading Trademark Professionals" in the WorldTrademark Review 1000, is recognized as an “IP Star” by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine and has been ranked in IP law by Chambers USA. She maintains an active profile as a presenter and author on emerging issues in trademark, copyright and IP legal protections. Patchen has recently addressed such topics as best practices in domain name disputes, guidance on gTLDS and obtaining IP protections for product designs.

Pamela Grinter is chair of the firm's Corporate Transactions and Finance practice.  Her practice primarily focuses on business and tax law. Pamela represents private, public and nonprofit businesses throughout the region in the full range of business transactions – with an unusual depth of experience benefiting clients within the food and beverage industry.  She offers a customized approach to solving each client's unique problems. Pamela often serves her clients in the role of general counsel.  She especially enjoys the meaningful and productive relationships this role allows her to develop with company decision-makers – including executives, owners and board members.  In this role, she often works closely with her colleagues in the areas of employment, intellectual property protection and litigation. In particular, Pamela represents both buyers and sellers in all types of strategic relationships involving the purchase, sale or combination of businesses. In addition to food industry clients, she has represented many healthcare, aerospace and hospitality clients in this area. Pamela assists her business clients, of all sizes, throughout the full business life-cycle -- including choice of entity and entity formation (especially partnerships and limited liability companies), shareholder management, real estate transactions, distribution agreements, franchising arrangements, commercial agreements and business terminations. In her tax practice, Pamela assists clients - especially partnerships and limited liability companies - with a wide range of local, state, federal and international tax matters – including strategic tax planning. She assists a wide variety of tax-exempt organizations with their corporate, state and federal tax matters – including initial organization, federal tax exemptions and reorganizations. Putting this knowledge to work, she has served on the boards of a wide range of nonprofits.

Pam Kohli Jacobson is a registered patent attorney with Betts Patterson & Mines and heads its intellectual property group.  Ms. Jacobson was previously a partner at the intellectual property law firm of Christensen O’Connor Johnson and Kindness.. Ms. Jacobson teaches intellectual property law at the University of Washington School of Law and at its Center for Advanced Study & Research on Intellectual Property.  She serves on the boards of the Seattle Chapter of Licensing Executives Society and Washington Women Lawyers, and is a member of the Seattle Intellectual Property American Inn of Court.. Ms. Jacobson has a broad intellectual property practice and has successfully litigated patent, trademark, and other intellectual property disputes throughout the United States.  She also manages the patent and trademark portfolios of some of the largest companies and universities in the Pacific Northwest.. Ms. Jacobson’s technical background is in computational chemistry and molecular biology.  She is working on her degree in computer science and electrical engineering.  Prior to attending law school, Ms. Jacobson worked as a research scientist at the University of Chicago and Honeywell International.

Over the years Phil has been named a Washington Super Lawyer, placed in the top 100 trial lawyers in the State of Washington, nationally nominated for Trial Lawyer of the Year, and received the Washington State Association for Justice President's Award for his work. He is a recipient of Martindale-Hubbell's highest (AV) rating for ethics and ability.. He is experienced in litigating plaintiff personal injury state and federal cases in Alaska, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Minnesota, California and Washington. His cases in the product liability field have involved manufacturers in China, FInland, Germany, Taiwan, and the United States.. He limits his work to only representing seriously injured victims of defective products, motor vehicle accidents, medical negligence, maritime negligence, insurance bad faith, and other neglient acts.  He has been fortunate to represent many union workers injured in the longshore, railroad and maritime industries.. In the Washington State Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals he represented injured victims in cases creating new law permitting children to recover when parents are seriously injured damaging the parent-child relationship, holding insurance companies accountable to their customers, and protecting railroad workers in employer provided housing.. For many years he participated and chaired the Washington State Bar Association's Court Rules and Procedures Committee formulating many of the rules used in civil litigation and personal injury actions.. He is driven by the belief that each case must be done right because for his client there is no second chance.. .

Over the last 17 years, my law practice has developed to serve clients active in real estate, hospitality and business. Having worked closely with business owners and general counsel over many years, I understand our clients need to make prompt and well informed business decisions based on trust and confidence in my analysis of the pertinent issues. I use my market knowledge, communication skills and experience working on a variety of high profile, complex projects to advocate for clients, close transactions and achieve fair results.. Real Estate: My primary practice is commercial real estate transactions, including retail, office and industrial leasing, acquisitions, dispositions, real estate finance, real estate development, transit-oriented development, design professional services agreements, and construction contracts.. Hospitality/Business: Further, I assist hospitality and business clients with corporate formation and governance, limited liability company operating agreements, management agreements, franchise agreements, master services agreements, vendor contracts, and liquor licensing.. Construction: Over many years, I have represented owners, developers, design professionals, general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers in a wide variety of construction claims. This construction litigation experience has assisted in preparing and negotiating comprehensive construction contracts, master subcontractor agreements, architect agreements, engineering contracts and other construction project documents.