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With a Seattle presence, Kevin is a well-known franchise and trademark lawyer. He advises clients on a full range of legal issues including business and deal structures; branding, protecting, licensing, advertising, selling and distributing products, services, technologies and intellectual properties; eCommerce, Cyberspace and computer law; financing; start-up franchises; mergers and acquisitions; real estate, and bringing franchises into the U.S. or to international markets.. Kevin represents numerous traditional businesses as their FRANCHISE ATTORNEY, from startups to multi-national companies, through all stages of growth. He is recognized as one of Seattle's leading LICENSING & TECHNOLOGY lawyers. Kevin is a highly respected FRANCHISE AND DISTRIBUTION lawyer, working with franchises throughout the U.S. and in most countries around the world. He has a large domestic and international TRADEMARK AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY practice with thousands of successful registrations and enforcements.. Kevin serves as Chair of our Business Practice Group. He also heads our Franchise & Distribution, Trademarks and Intellectual Property, and Licensing & Technology Teams. Kevin's practice emphasizes being a RESPONSIVE PROBLEM SOLVER and TRUSTED ADVISOR with a positive attitude. He is a deal maker who understands business realities and technologies. Present a complex problem and goal to Kevin and he will provide the options and devise the strategy and proper vehicle for your solution in Humanese Over Legalese.™

Whether we are representing a franchisee dealing with their bank, franchisor or landlord or we are helping debtors deal with creditors, we are always David, working against Goliath. Except in our case, we don't hit Goliath with the stone, we convince him to sit down and approach resolving our differences productively and finding a win-win.

Troy was born and raised in Seattle. He has a large extended family living throughout the Puget Sound region and Washington state.. Mr. Courage graduated from Seattle University cum laude, majoring in liberal studies, and earing two minors, psychology, and French. Mr. Courage studied in Grenoble, France, in an immersive French program during his senior year at Seattle University.. After working for several years in the field of sales, Mr. Courage attended law school. After graduating from law school Mr. Courage volunteered with the King County Bar Association’s Family Law Mentorship program. The family law mentorship program is where Mr. Courage discovered the difference he could make in improving people’s lives by practicing family law.. Since becoming a lawyer, Mr. Courage has helped many clients in all areas of family law. Mr. Courage has experience with complex divisions of property involving multiple properties throughout Washington state. Mr. Courage has extensive experience working with Real Estate Professionals, Real Estate Appraisers, Certified Professional Accountants, Certified Divorce Financial Analysts, Psychologists, and Social Workers to achieve fair and equitable outcomes for his clients.

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.

Sue's reputation as an intrepid, successful, tenatious family law attorney is proven by a practice consisting of referrals from clients, other attorneys, and -- most tellingly -- from former opponents.. She has been a staunch advocate for her Seattle and Eastside clients for more than 30 years.. Sue was a trial lawyer in Texas for 13 years, and has extensive experience handling jury trials in both commercial and family law litigation matters. While practicing in Texas, Sue received a specialization in family law from the state of Texas Board of Legal Certification. Sue also taught family law and marital property law as an adjunct professor of law at Baylor University.. Sue has actively participated in pro bono work in the community, primarily for Northwest Justice Project. She served on the Board of Directors of Residence XII in Seattle, Washington. Sue also has served on numerous community and professional boards servicing social, family, and youth groups in the states of Washington and Texas.

Steven leads the intellectual property contracting and licensing practice for the Seattle office. He assists clients in diverse industries with a wide range of intellectual property, contracting and licensing matters including: biotech, biomed, computer, consumer information, electronics, government, internet, online privacy, wholesale and retail foods, construction, entertainment, franchising and venture capital investments. Steve was recently named as a “Super Lawyer” in Washington Law & Politics.. Prior to joining Lane Powell, Steven was a partner in the Seattle office of Riddell Williams P.S. Steven also brings to the Firm seven years’ experience as the Director of Research and Strategic Planning for Bozell Worldwide in Los Angeles, an international marketing and advertising agency headquartered in New York.

Soccer is a very important part of my life.  I hold a Soccer Players' Agent License issued by the United States Soccer Federation in accordance with licensing requirements of FIFA, the governing body for global soccer.  This license enables me to represent soccer players and teams worldwide.. I play on two "old boys" teams:  Red Zingers (over 50) and Bainbridge island United (over 55) in the Greater Seattle Soccer League.  It's a lot of fun and we get to play against some former pros from the old North American Soccer League, guys I used to pay to watch play.. I got into soccer in Denmark in the early 1970s thanks to my wife's brother, sister and father all of whom were heavily into the Danish national team.  I've followed Denmark and its club teams including FC Copenhagen and Odense Boldklub since then and was lucky enough to have been in Copenhagen when Denmark won the European Championship in 1992.  I have several friends in Denmark who played professionally and for the Danish national team.  Some of them are now coaches.. In 2009 I attended a Copa Libertadores match at La Bombonera in Buenos Aires, and Boca Juniors became another favorite of mine.  Unfortunately for Boca, their performance has declined steadily since then!  I also follow Estudiantes and Independiente.. A Seattle Sounders FC inaugural season ticketholder, I look forward to great success for the team, and to Portland and Vancouver joining the fray in 2011!

Sheryl Willert is managing director of Williams Kastner, and a member in the firm's Seattle office. Ms. Willert represents clients in complex commercial litigation, employment law and counseling, investigations and alternative dispute resolution. A national speaker and author on such topics as sexual harassment, age discrimination, and race discrimination, Ms. Willert has successfully represented individuals and corporations in such matters. Additionally, Ms. Willert has represented clients in matters involving professional negligence, product liability, personal injury, contracts, and civil rights.. Ms. Willert was elected as the 2011-12 USLAW NETWORK Chair. USLAW NETWORK is an international organization of 66 independent member law firms covering 47 U.S. states, Latin America and Canada with more than 5,000 attorneys. She is a past president of DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar, the nation’s largest association of civil litigation defense attorneys and was the organization’s first female and first African-American officer.. In 2007, Ms. Willert was designated by the Puget Sound Business Journal as one of the region’s “Women of Influence,” a recognition of women in commerce, service and philanthropy who are “a force in the Seattle community.” In 2009, DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar, the nation’s largest organization of civil defense attorneys, renamed its Pioneer Diversity Award after Sheryl J. Willert. The award, now known as the Sheryl J. Willert Pioneer Diversity Award, recognizes an individual attorney for his or her demonstrated commitment to diversity in the legal profession. In 2010, Ms. Willert was honored as one of the Women of Power in Law at the Women of Color Empowered event hosted by the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation. In 2011, Ms. Willert received the Loren Miller Bar Association’s Pioneering Woman Award, presented to African-American female attorneys who are trailblazers in the legal profession.. Ms. Willert received her B.A. degree with distinction from Duke University in 1975 and her J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University in 1978.

Seattle trial attorney

Russell M. Aoki brings nearly 30 years of legal experience to his practice. His practice areas include criminal defense, business litigation, and personal injury claims. During his career, Mr. Aoki has served as judge pro tem, mediator, arbitrator, and Special Master. He has achieved the AV rating, the highest rating for legal abilities by Martindale Hubbell. Mr. Aoki has also been acknowledged by numerous legal associations and organizations as one of the foremost lawyers in criminal defense. He has been named one of the top 25 Criminal Defense Attorneys in Washington State by Washington Law & Politics every year from 2006 to 2015. Seattle Magazine, which recognizes outstanding lawyers based on “peer recognition and professional achievement,” selected Mr. Aoki in 2010 as a top attorney in criminal defense.Mr. Aoki previously served on the Washington State Bar Association’s Board of Governors, during which he also served as the State Bar Treasurer.  He is the Chair of the WSBA's Escalating Cost of Civil Litigation Task Force.  Mr. Aoki was the Washington State Supreme Court’s appointee to the Office of Public Defense Advisory Committee for twelve years. He is the past Board President of Northwest Defender Association, past President of the Asian Bar Association of Washington and a past Trustee of the King County Bar Association

Ronald B. Lahner is Of Counsel in Dorsey's Health Group. Ron joined Dorsey in February, 2006 after 25 years at the Rider Bennett firm, during which time he chaired the Health Law Group. His practice has involved representation of many segments of the health care industry, including managed care plans, providers, niche businesses, clinics, employer coalitions, and medical device developers, manufacturers and distributors. Ron has also counseled clients in a number of health care transactions, including joint ventures, mergers, and acquisitions.

Richard J. Troberman is a sole practitioner whose practice emphasizes federal drug offenses; currency and money laundering offenses; white collar crimes; and civil and criminal forfeitures. He is a nationally recognized expert and frequent CLE speaker on forfeiture law. He has served on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and is a past President of the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

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.

Nicole Gainey graduated with honors from the Seattle University School of Law in 2014. She is a licensed attorney in Washington State. She focuses her law practice, which she founded teh same year she graduated, 2014, on plaintiff's employment law claims. She is dedicated to helping Washington state workers meet their legal goals while protecting their rights. She is currently accepting new clients in the areas of workplace Sexual Harassment, Employment Discrimination / Retaliation, Civil Rights. She serves her employment law clients in the greater Seattle, Renton, Tukwila, Eastside, and King County areas.. She supports many legal and community organizations and national non-profits that seek safety and justice for all, including:. Serving as co-chair for the South King County Roundtable, of the Washington Association of Justice, 2015 to 2017, and the WSAJ Diversity Commitee 2017 - 2020, Trial News Editorial Board 2019 - 2023. Volunteering with the King County Bar Association's Housing Justice Project, and the Fairwork Washington Legal Clinic, and UW's Student legal Clinic and by supporting the. ACLU, (member since 1996),. The Southern Poverty Law Center, (Member since 1996),. The Human Rights Campaign, (Supporter since 1998),. Legal Voice, (Volunteer and Supporter since 2011),. The Filipino Community Center (Supporter since 2015), and. API Chaya, Supporter since 2016.

My work revolves around complex commercial litigation, including shareholder disputes and business dissolutions, trust and probate estate disputes, real estate controversies, contracts, construction issues, debtor/creditor rights, employment issues, and torts. I have experience with trusts as well as financial transactions in the following industries: banking, lending, mortgages, construction, real estate, commercial development and leasing.. I am aggressive in the courtroom, but compromise if and when appropriate. My prime objective is to achieve practical results for my clients, using an effective combination of technical skill and common sense.

My practice is limited to estate administration and related estate litigation.  I accept appointments as a professional fiduciary for difficult estates or when the previous fiduciaries have been disqualified during the course of litigation within the estate.  I also serve as an expert witness in fiduciary litigation.

My practice is focused exclusively on the representation of institutional creditors.  At this time I am not able to assist or represent individual borrowers.  Thank you

My practice concentrates on representing individual and business debtors, creditors (both secured and unsecured), and Receivers  in cases filed under all chapters of the Bankruptcy Code and in the Washington Courts using the state receivership process.. I have twenty seven years of significant bankruptcy experience.  Before founding my own firm, I was Of Counsel and President of Crocker Law Group PLLC/Resolve Legal PLLC.  Prior to that, I was a partner at Ogden Murphy Wallace PLLC.  I began my legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable Samuel J. Steiner, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington.. I am a frequent speaker at continguing legal education programs on Receiverships and individual chapter 11 cases.  In 2007 and 2008, I was invited to present at the Conference of Chief Bankruptcy Judges for the Ninth Circuit and the NInth Circuit Judicial Conference on consumer bankruptcy issues.

Ms. Heard is an attorney who practices exclusively family law in Seattle, Washington, where she has served clients for over 20 years. Her family law practice includes cases involving high-conflict parenting/custody, international custody disputes, the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, relocation, complex financial issues, restraining orders, and child support. Stacy is trained in cross-border mediation, arbitration, mediation, collaborative law, and as a Guardian ad Litem. She is a member of the American Bar Association Family Law Section and serves on council and as Chair of the International Law Committee. She is also a member of the Association of Family and Conciliatory Courts (“AFCC”) U.S. and Australian chapters. She is a past president of the Washington State AFCC chapter. Stacy is the is the author of Washington Family Law (LexisNexis Practice Guide 2019). She is currently co-authoring a book for the ABA Family Law Section on Attorneys working with Parenting Evaluators. Stacy is a frequent speaker on parenting plans in the state of Washington, nationally, and internationally.

Mr. Howard is a partner in Dorsey's Trial Group. He has extensive experience in complex commercial, securities, and white collar litigation, and has appeared in courts throughout the country. Mr. Howard also has substantial experience in tort litigation involving state and federal governmental entities, which he obtained while working as a Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice.

Mr. Carlson has practiced law since 1987, first as a litigation partner in the 200 lawyer firm of Bogle & Gates, and then for ten years at the international law firm of Dorsey & Whitney in the patent litigation group.  He is currently Of-Counsel at Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP.  His practice focuses on the juncture of law and technology, including patent, trademark, copyright, trade dress, trade secret, employment non-compete/non-disclosure, interferences before the USPTO, appeals to the Federal Circuit, and patent non-infringement/invalidity opinions.  Mr. Carlson has handled negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, and trials and appeals in both state and federal courts throughout the United States.

Mike Vaska’s practice focuses on antitrust, health care and business litigation. He has been active in the community on statewide, regional and local efforts addressing transportation issues.. Mike’s antitrust practice includes representation of clients in a wide range of industries, from health care, building products, and high tech, to sports franchises and local governments such as:. Mike’s Health Care practice includes serving as regulatory counsel on major hospital acquisitions and counseling and litigation on certificate of need issues.. Mike has served on the Board of the Consumer Protection and Antitrust Section of the Washington State Bar Association; co-chaired its annual conference; and presented or served on panels at other Section Meetings and CLE’s; was a frequent presenter on antitrust issues at CEO or senior management conferences; and co-chaired and gave a leadoff presentation at the national conference of Multiple Listing Services on issues raised by the investigations of the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission.

Leslie practices exclusively in the area of intellectual property.. She advises a wide range of businesses on trademarks, copyrights, software protection, domain name recovery, data and search engine issues, licensing, unfair competition, trade secrets, confidentiality agreements, and intellectual property interests in bankruptcy and in estate planning. Leslie and the intellectual property team at Stokes Lawrence also handle intellectual property litigation in the federal courts and contested matters before the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board.. Leslie is an active member of International Trademark Association (INTA), locally and internationally.

Lawyer Representing Childhood Sexual Abuse Victims. Timothy D. Kosnoff''s offices at Kosnoff PLLC are located in Seattle, Washington, but his law practice extends across the United States. For more than 15 years, Mr. Kosnoff has focused his work exclusively on representing childhood sexual abuse victims. Mr. Kosnoff is devoted to doing anything in his power to fight the sexual abuse of children.. 25 Years of Experience as a Trial Lawyer. Mr. Kosnoff has been a successful trial lawyer for over 25 years, and owns the experience and resources to take on any opponent. Because he has handled so many large-scale lawsuits, he frequently appears on television and in newspaper articles. He often uses the opportunities afforded by media coverage to shine a light on sexual predators and their protectors, all while publicizing the terrible societal and individual costs that childhood sexual abuse has on survivors.. Of course, Mr. Kosnoff takes no action, in the press or the courtroom, without the full consent of his clients. He treats every client with extreme compassion and consideration, assuring each client that the abuse was not their fault and that they can experience great healing by pursuing justice. Then, with their permission, he aggressively goes after those responsible for their traumas.. All initial consultations are free and can be kept confidential. Please call Tim Kosnoff at from anywhere in the United States or  within the Seattle area with any questions or concerns. He is eager to help anyone who experienced or knows someone who experienced child sexual abuse. Our attorney contact page contains a form through which you can email Mr. Kosnoff.

Kristin is a compassionate, skilled attorney who sets herself apart by providing her clients with excellent communication, transparency and quick response time. Adept at fighting for her client’s best interests, Kristin has a “work together” attitude to meet their needs and expectations.. From established technology companies, to nursing home organizations, to emerging start-ups, Kristin enjoys working with businesses in a variety of industries. She focuses her varied litigation practice in the following areas:. HEALTHCARE. Having defended healthcare clients in litigation, regulation and employment issues, Kristin counsels her healthcare clients on how they can best protect themselves from the complexities of regulation in the industry. Her long-term care, skilled nursing and assisted living facility, medical device and surgery center clients seek her advice about minimum wage, unionization and other employment issues, medical malpractice claims, and regulatory charges. Kristin’s understanding of her client’s business, combined with her knowledge of the legal and regulatory framework every provider must navigate, enables her to provide clarity in the midst of an ever changing healthcare world.. EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS, BENEFITS & LABOR. All employers must deal with the evolving web of federal and state employment laws. In addition to representing employers in state and federal court, Kristin defends clients in investigations by the EEOC, Department of Labor, and other state and local agencies. Kristin also works with companies on a wide array of employment matters, including hiring and termination, healthcare, wage and hour, discrimination and harassment, and retaliation. She assists clients in drafting employment agreements, severance packages, employee handbooks, employment policies and developing strategies for avoiding problems resulting in litigation.. FINANCIAL SERVICES AND SECURITIES REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT DEFENSE. Kristin represents investors, financial planners, wealth managers and other professionals in the financial services industry with various claims, including class actions, regulatory proceedings and customer claims. She also defends registered investment advisors, investment advisor representatives, investment bankers, broker-dealers and registered representatives in regulatory investigations and disciplinary actions brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, FINRA and the State of Washington Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Securities Division.. TRUST AND ESTATE LITIGATION. Kristin is a trusted advisor to family members, trustees and personal representatives in disputes ranging from Will contests to interpretations of trust provisions. Her experience includes representing charities to ensure appropriate distribution under a Will, challenges to a Trustee’s withholding of information and inaction, challenging a Will because of undue influence and cases alleging breach of fiduciary duty against a trustee and personal representative.