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With over 25  years of experience practicing law, Dana R. Brown brings depth and tenacity to every case she handles. Her breadth of knowledge serves as a platform for her determination and attention to detail that produces successful results and satisfied clients. She is recognized as a formidable advocate for her cleints and a great communicator by keeping clients informed and educated about their case.. While starting her legal career on the east coast, Dana began practicing criminal law in the Pacific Northwest in 1994. Her practice areas include adult and juvenile defense of both misdemeanor and felony crimes. Her positive reputation in conjunction with her experience in a wide variety of courts is a potent combination.. Her experience also includes civil court representation for those accused of child abuse or neglect, often referred to as Dependency actions or CPS investigations. Her criminal background is exceptionally beneficial for clients accused of child abuse or neglect in this arena in that she can protect and defend her clients’ constitutional rights and advise and protect her client if there is a contemporaneous criminal investigation, or threat of one. Dana is highly regarded for exceptional outcomes in complex dependencies involving alleged medical neglect or abuse of toddlers and infants.. Dana also serves students as part of her practice. Whether subject to a disciplinary investigation (including Title IX) at the university level or on the receiving end of a school district suspension or expulsion, Dana's experience navigating the procedural and substantive due process rights of her clients makes a difference.  Education defense of students is a uniquie practice area where experience with the particular college or university, or school district administrators, counts. Her criminal defense experience also cannot be understated. Her ability to assist clients with contemporaneous law enforcement  investigations arising out of the same alleged conduct as the student discipline case has saved her clients from having to hire two lawyers instead of one.. Additionally,  Dana’s background in drug and alcohol abuse and addiction provides another layer of experience for advancing her client’s interests. As a former member of King County Drug Diversion Court , also acting as attorney supervisor, Dana gained a strong appreciation and understanding of the role drugs and alcohol in accused person’s life. Her broad knowledge of the sentencing alternatives and treatment courts available have made the difference in the outcome for many of her clients.. Dana is also active in the legal community. She is currently a member of the King County Bar Association’s Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee which assists the public by providing ratings for judicial candidates. She was also a member for the Washington State Bar Association Character and Fitness Board which protects the public by ensuring that law students and other applicants are of good moral character and fitness prior to their admission into the practice of law in Washington state. She is also a member of the Washington Defender Association and the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

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.

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Vanessa J. Firnhaber Oslund is a partner at the firm. She has been fighting for justice for asbestos victims for over a decade. Vanessa takes equal pride in her zealous advocacy in the courtroom and her compassion for her clients. She takes a special interest in helping victims of “take-home” asbestos exposure who were exposed to asbestos through their parents’ or spouse’s work clothes.. Over her career, she has represented hundreds of mesothelioma victims and their families, achieving many victories for her clients, including many multi-million-dollar settlements and verdicts. She is passionate about obtaining justice for her clients in the legal system and holding corporations responsible for putting profits over people. She understands that bringing an asbestos claim is often her clients’ first contact with the legal system and can be intimidating. Accordingly, she takes special care to keep her clients informed and to ensure their interests are protected every step of the way.Prior to representing asbestos victims, Vanessa served as counsel to the Washington State Senate advising senators on law and policy regarding consumer protection and insurance issues.

Tim has handled major civil and criminal trials and appeals, in courts in Washington and around the country, for over thirty years.  Tim’s criminal trial experience ranges from misdemeanors to capital murder cases.  He sits on the Washington Supreme Court’s Capital Defense Qualification Committee, and is himself one of a handful of Washington lawyers qualified to handle capital murder cases at all three levels:  trial, appeal, and post conviction proceedings.  He has argued several landmark criminal appeals in Washington and several other states, in the federal courts, and in the Supreme Court of the United States.  He is a nationally recognized authority on capital punishment and habeas corpus law, and has been recognized by the federal courts as an expert on standards for effective assistance of counsel in criminal trials. Tim’s civil practice ranges from major civil rights cases to claims of legal and medical malpractice, negligence and products liability to highway design and car truck accidents.  At the trial level, he has won clients in those areas millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements.  In the appellate courts, his cases have repeatedly made law expanding the legal rights of patients, workers, criminal suspects, and prisoners.  He has been called by one authority “the preeminent civil rights litigator in this region.”

Stew Estes is the managing shareholder with Keating, Bucklin & McCormack, Inc., P.S., and has been with the firm since August 1992. He is a 1982 graduate of the University of Arizona, and a 1985 graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review.. He began working in Spokane for Winston and Cashatt, and Spokane Legal Services. In 1987 he joined the Office of the Attorney General in Olympia, where he worked for five years before reentering private practice.. Since 1987, he has defended and counseled government officials and agencies, and private parties. His practice focuses primarily on the defense of damage suits containing allegations of police misconduct, civil rights act violations, sexual assault, and employment discrimination. He also handles issues such as training, risk management, and government-specific matters such as Public Disclosure, and coroners inquests. He is a frequent lecturer at CLE seminars and police training events. He has also served on several WSBA committees.

Sheila Ridgway has extensive experience in the litigation of trust, probate and guardianship matters. For more than 20 years, Ms. Ridgway has lead clients through complex challenges in the care of elderly family members and their estates.. Ms. Ridgway is a recognized leader in the state of Washington in the practice area, serving on a special committee to guide legislators in updating TEDRA, Washington's law governing trust and estate dispute resolution. Ms. Ridgway frequently participates in educational programs for lawyers practicing in the field.

SHAWN IS A BUSINESS LITIGATOR WITH A PRACTICE FOCUSED ON COMPLEX CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LITIGATION AND APPEALS.. Shawn is the Head of Dorsey's Seattle Trial Group and has extensive experience with disputes concerning securities, fiduciary duties, fraud, contracts, corporate trusts, corporate control, health care, real estate, and banking, as well as with class actions and derivative matters. He also has substantial experience representing companies and individuals in internal investigations and regulatory enforcement matters, and frequently represents banks and broker-dealers in matters involving securities, banking, credit, and other financial services. He has been recognized as "Rising Star" in Business Litigation every year since 2010.. Shawn is also active in the community, and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the King County Bar Association and as the Board Chair of Kids Co. In addition, Shawn is the pro bono coordinator for Dorsey's Seattle office and contributes significant time toward pro bono trial and appellate matters involving constitutional rights.

Shawn Butler joined Helsell Fetterman as a litigation associate in 2013 after earning an advanced degree (LL.M.) in Health Law from the University of Washington School of Law.. While in law school, Shawn gained experience supporting the firm’s defense litigation as a fall associate and also completed internships with the Federal Trade Commission and Social Security Administration.. Prior to law school, Shawn served in the U.S. Army as a military intelligence officer and Army Ranger, where he was deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq. Shawn left active duty in 2008 and began law school at the University of Washington in 2009. He earned his J.D. in Spring of 2012 and LL.M. in Health Law in Fall of 2012.. Shawn graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a Bachelors of Arts in Russian and has lived in Russia. He speaks conversational Russian.

Seattle Attorney Jason Amala has devoted his law practice to representing individuals and businesses who have been victimized by others. His clients and cases span a diverse range, from pro bono representation of elderly tenants, to representing employees and consumers injured by defective products, to numerous multi-million dollar settlements for victims of childhood sexual abuse.  Jason primarily practices in state and federal trial court, but has also obtained favorable decisions from the Washington Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Washington.. Jason was raised in Salem, Oregon, but moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington Honors College. After graduating with distinction, Jason enrolled in the Seattle University School of Law, where he graduated second in his class, earned top honors in ten of his law school courses, received the Faculty Scholar Award at graduation, and was twice elected president of the student body.. Although Jason tries to make the world a better place through his legal practice, he also gives back to the community through different charitable organizations.  He has been a Board member of the Just Cauz Foundation since 2005, a non-profit that raises money for charities who focus on children, and he and his wife, Tamara, recently began volunteering with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.  In their remaining time, Jason and Tamara can be found camping in the summer and skiing in the winter.

Rick is a seasoned plaintiff’s employment attorney with over 15 years of litigation experience. He is committed to protecting the rights of individuals and using the legal system to promote accountability and justice. Rick considers it a privilege to fight for equal treatment under the law—and for every client’s right to be heard.. He focuses his practice on complex litigation, with an emphasis on employment discrimination, retaliation, harassment, whistleblower claims, and wage and hour violations. Rick has secured numerous six- and seven-figure results for his clients and has successfully litigated against some of the largest employers in the country.. In 2024, Rick served as trial co-counsel in Gratton v. UPS, a landmark race-retaliation case that resulted in a record-setting $238 million verdict on behalf of a wrongfully terminated UPS driver.. Rick was named a Super Lawyer for 2025 by Washington Super Lawyers, after being recognized as a Rising Star from 2013 through 2018. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the Washington Employment Lawyers Association (WELA), and the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ), where he is an Eagle Member.. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington and graduated magna cum laude from Seattle University School of Law. After law school, Rick clerked for the Honorable Tom Chambers at the Washington State Supreme Court.. Rick is admitted to practice in all Washington state courts, the U.S. District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.. He approaches every case with strategic focus, deep experience, and an unwavering commitment to securing the best possible outcome for his clients.. it.

Richard Furman joined Aiken, St. Louis & Siljeg, P.S. in 2007 after nearly 7 years with Hertog & Coster, PLLC. Richard's practice includes trust and estate administration and litigation and civil litigation, including all aspects of motions practice, trials, and appeals of guardianships, trusts, probates, will contests, powers of attorney, vulnerable adult proceedings, and general civil litigation. He is frequently appointed by courts to serve as guardian ad litem, guardian, probate administrator, and special master in guardianship, probate, and trust matters. Prior to entering private practice, Richard served as the first Guardianship and Probate Facilitator for the King County Superior Court.

Rhiannon’s focus includes counseling plan sponsors, trustees and institutional service providers regarding Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Code compliance, fiduciary and trust standards, and strategies for plan design, modification and administration. She advises benefit plan clients in both the private and public sectors.

Native Washingtonian-born and raised in the Seattle area. While I am proud of my Washington roots and have been licensed to practice in Washington since 2001, I am also licensed in Oregon (2010) and Idaho (2012) and enjoy traveling and practicing in those states.. I am an accomplished litigator and focus my practice on construction, real estate, and complex commercial litigation. I enjoy the challenge of resolving all aspects of contract disputes adn have gained significant experience resolving issues for property owners, builders, financial institutions, and title and escrow companies.. Prior to joining Ahlers & Cressman, I worked in private practice and as in-house counsel. I also served for two years as a law clerk to United States District Judge Franklin D. Burgess in the Western District of Washington. My practice experience includes working with a prominent Seattle trial lawyer who handled only a select number of high-value cases.  Additionally, I have practiced in a mid-sized Seattle litigation firm where I primarily represented banks and title insurance companies in a wide variety of matters.. Most recently, I spent five years honing my dispute resolution skills while working as in-house counsel at a Fortune 500 title insurance company by representing the company, its brands and insureds in hundreds of litigated matters throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho.. I serve on the board of the Sammamish Homeowners (SHO), a non-profit organization committed to protecting the rights of lakefront property owners. I volunteer as a Destination Imagination Team Manager and a race starter for Crystal Mountain Alpine Club (CMAC). Erin has lived and studied in England and Japan but is a lifelong Puget Sound resident.

Natalie Roberts has spent the entirety of her legal career mastering her skills in family law.  She is well distinguished in the legal community and known for her persistent, intelligent and strategic litigation – both in the court room and in negotiations.. When hand-crafting her legal arguments for the court room, Natalie keeps her client’s quality of life and financial stability at the forefront.  She understands that every decision/request throughout a case can have major life impacts on her clients such as transporting your children to and from exchanges, ensuring you have enough spousal maintenance to pay your monthly bills, or protecting your assets to ensure the other party does not dispose of them.  These details are all important.  For these reasons, Natalie takes time to meet with her clients and go over every aspect of the case and her proposed strategies.  Natalie firmly believes that success in or out of the courtroom requires a strong, collaborative working relationship with her clients.. Experience and a good reputation also helps when negotiating with the opposing counsel/party.  She understands that not every case is meant for the courtroom and will often suggest mediation or initiating negotiations.  Mediation can be, and most often is, a place where two very disagreeable parties can reach an agreement.  Reaching an agreement usually means both parties can move on with their lives quicker and in a more positive atmosphere versus going to trial, which is extremely stressful for clients and their family/friends.. While reaching an agreement is generally the preferred outcome, that does not always happen.  In that situation, Natalie is prepared.  She is not shy in the courtroom and has represented clients in all facets of family law trials.  Natalie has the attention to detail, work ethic, and knowledge to handle difficult, complex cases at trial.. Prior to working at Envision Family Law, Natalie worked for several years at a high-volume law firm in Seattle.  Having worked for several years primarily in the Seattle area, Natalie established an excellent relationship with other attorneys in King County and is a familiar face to the judges and commissioners on the bench.  Natalie’s practice is not limited to King County and she has significant experience in Snohomish County and Pierce County as well.. Natalie graduated Cum Laude from Seattle University School of Law in 2009.  Prior to law school, Natalie attended the University of Tulsa and received a Bachelor of Arts degree, Cum Laude, in English Literature.  Natalie was a member of the Division One University of Tulsa track and cross-country teams.  Natalie still enjoys running in her spare time.  Natalie also enjoys sailing, skiing, and other outdoor activities with her family.

My practices focuses on the defense of health care providers, hospitals, and long term care facilities.  I also defend individual health care providers related to licensing and board complaints.

My practice is focused on civil rights and personal injury litigation as well as criminal defense; protecting the rights of individuals.. I have extensive, successful courtroom experience and I have been lead counsel for over 75 trials in Washington State and Federal courts.

My practice focuses on representing physicians, dentists, and other health care providers in business transactions and regulatory compliance matters.  I have represented health care professionals in forming, maintaining, and selling their clinical practices, real estate investments, ambulatory surgical centers, and other joint ventures.  I regularly assists clients in structuring transactions to comply with federal anti-kickback and Stark laws, as well as state anti-rebate, self-referral, and corporate practice of medicine laws. I have significant experience in drafting and negotiating operating agreements, asset purchase and sale agreements, management agreements, and employment agreements.  I am a member in a number of health care professional organizations, including the American Health Lawyers Association, Washington State Society of Healthcare Attorneys, and the Health Law Section of the Washington State Bar Association, where he serves as an officer on the Executive Committee.

My practice focuses on representing people who are in conflict with government. I have specialized in criminal defense in both trial and appellate courts, and in civil rights litigation. More information about my appellate criminal defense work can be found at . In my civil rights practice, I have represented people whose rights have been violated by police, social workers, teachers, mayors, governors, and military agencies.

My practice emphasizes state and federal appeals in civil cases, medical malpractice and products liability defense litigation, and healthcare law. I have substantial experience advising healthcare clients on peer review, credentialing, quality assurance, risk management, fraud and abuse, self-referral, antitrust, and healthcare reform issues.

Mr. Wolfe has been in private practice since June 1978. During those 27 years, he has represented clients in cases involving allegations of commercial fraud, violations of environmental laws, securities and tax law, food, drug and health care and antitrust law.

Mr. Wick has 30 years of experience defending physicians, hospitals and other health care providers in cases alleging medical negligence. He also defends health care providers before the Department of Health Quality Assurance Commission. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.  He is Fellow of the International Society of Barristers.  He is listed in Best Lawyers in America.  He is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and a member of ABOTA.  He has obtained the highest ranking by Martindale Hubbell. As a former health care provider, prior to law school, he has dedicated his career to the defense of health care providers.

Mr. Rosato's practice includes mechanical and medical device patent preparation and procurement. His experience includes intellectual property protection and counseling for early and later stage companies in the biomedical sciences often including a combination of mechanical technologies, electronics and software systems, and medical science or biotechnology. Mr. Rosato also provides interference and reexamination practice, strategic counseling, patentability, non-infringement and validity advice, as well as due diligence analysis in connection with financing or acquisition.

Mr. Reed is admitted to the Washington State, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court, and the U.S. Court of Claims. He has served clients since 1972 in the areas of Real Estate, Business Law, Civil Litigation, Estate Planning, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death.  He has acted as lead counsel in over 100 trials and arbitrations.

Michael D. Daudt handles litigation covering most real estate, construction, business, partnerships, insurance, and homeowner association issues. He has been involved in numerous construction defect claims involving single-family homes, condominiums and commercial buildings. He has also litigated a variety of homeowner association disputes, LLC, corporation and partnership disputes, alcoholic beverage distribution and regulation, insurance coverage and insurance bad faith, condemnation, land use, environmental, easements and other access issues, landlord-tenant disputes, and other real property matters. He also handles many transactions including business mergers and formation, leases, easements, real estate sales, and other real estate transactions. Mr. Daudt is a member of the bar in Washington and California. He was named a "Rising Star" by Washington Law & Politics magazine from 2003 through 2005 and is rated "AV" in Martindale Hubbell. Mr. Daudt is also a frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars in several areas including easements, construction defects, insurance and homeowner associations.