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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.

Kristi concentrates her practice in the areas of estate and trust planning, business transition planning, elder law planning (including Medicaid and guardianship planning), and probate and trust administration.  She enjoys working with engineers, medical professionals, and small business owners to assist them with their specific needs. Kristi’s estate planning experience includes preparing wills and trusts (revocable and irrevocable), prenuptial agreements, durable and general powers of attorney (health care and financial), forming family limited liability companies, assisting clients with lifetime gifting, and general Medicaid or guardianship needs. She enjoys taking a client’s wishes and translating them into a cohesive estate and business transition plan. In addition, Kristi assists clients with the difficult issues that arise in transitioning assets after the death of a family member or friend through any trust or probate administrations process.. She graduated (summa cum laude) from Buena Vista University, then received her Juris Doctor from the University of Washington School of Law in 2014. She received her Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of Washington Law School in 2018.. Kristi is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the King County Bar Associations, and QLaw. She was elected to chair the WSBA Tax Sections’ Young/New Lawyer Committee in 2017, and the WSBA Tax Section's Pro Bono Committee in 2019.. When not practicing law, Kristi enjoys reading, baking shortbread, and volunteering with the University of Washington Federal Tax clinic, where she assists low income taxpayers in controversies with the IRS.

Kristen Fisher is a litigator whose practice focuses on difficult estate, trust and probate matters.

Krista is an employment lawyer who focuses her practice on labor and employment advice, employment litigation, and impartial workplace investigations.. Krista advises clients on a variety of labor and employment issues, working to ensure compliance with guidelines and regulations while proactively developing policies that minimize the risk of litigation. She drafts employee contracts and handbooks, reviews human resource policies, and counsels parties on employment contracts, severance agreements, reasonable accommodation and leave issues, and a variety of other workplace concerns.. Krista has an active litigation practice and represents employers and employees in a wide range of matters, including shareholder disputes, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour, non-compete, and trade secret litigation.. As a workplace investigator, Krista’s deep knowledge of employment law, litigation experience, and work with both employees and employers provide her the experience and neutrality necessary in impartial investigations. She has conducted numerous workplace investigations in both the public and private sector. Krista is an Association of Workplace Investigators Certificate Holder (AWI-CH) and an approved panelist with the AAA Workplace Investigations Panel.. Krista has provided insight on workplace matters to CNN, CBS, and CNBC.

Kris heads Costello Law Firm’s litigation practice and represents corporations, executives, business owners and professionals in highly regulated industries. Her practice focuses on complex civil litigation, complicated white collar defense, professional licensing defense, and civil and regulatory defense and compliance. Kris is a courtroom attorney with extensive litigation experience, having tried more than fifty cases to the bench and the jury. She has litigated hundreds of contested evidentiary matters and resolved hundreds of matters through motions practice and alternative dispute resolution.. Kris teaches trial advocacy at the University of Washington School of Law and the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA). She leverages her 25 years of trial experience and 10 years as a teacher of trial advocacy for all the firm’s clients.. Kris graduated from Boston College in 1987 with a B.A. in History and received her J.D from Boston University School of Law in 1991. She was admitted to the Washington State Bar in 1991 and worked as a King County Public Defender for seven years. She founded Costello & Associates in 1998. Kris is a member of the Federal Bar Association, Western District of Washington and is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Knowledgeable intellectual property attorney with a proven record of success practicing before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in patent and trademark matters. USAF veteran and B-1B bomber Weapons Systems Officer.

Kirk Davis spent fifteen years as a prosecutor.  He tried one of the first "two strikes" cases in Washington State putting away a sex offender for life in prison.  He brings the same level of passion and commitment in private practice helping those who have been injured in accidents or assaults.  He has obtained several verdicts and settlements of over a million dollars.. Mr. Davis is often willing to travel to meet you and answer your questions.

Kind regards -- I am a trial lawyer with extensive experience in all facets of civil litigation. My geographic areas of practice are King, Kitsap, Jefferson, Mason, Clallam and Pierce counties.  I invite your inquiries.

Kimton is a partner in Dorsey's Patent practice group. His practice focuses on preparing and prosecuting patent applications relating to electrical, computer, software, and electro-mechanical technologies. His practice also includes counseling clients on Intellectual Property issues, patent portfolio development and management, and providing opinions and advice regarding patentability, infringement and validity issues.

Kevin Jablonski has a comprehensive intellectual property practice, which includes patent procurement, copyright and trademark. He is experienced in technology areas such as digital and wireless communication systems, computer memory architecture, analog and digital control circuits, microprocessors, digital signal processing, computer networking, microelectronic design, computer-related business methods, and interactive software and computer architecture solutions. In addition, Kevin has developed a technical focus in the audio arts and audio-related technologies. He also manages and performs (drums) with two Pacific Northwest bands: Whiskey Gaels, an Irish/Celtic band, and The Soul Proprietors, an 11-piece Motown soul band.

Kevin is a Partner with Helsell Fetterman who practices in the trust and estate litigation practice group and who also specializes in civil appeals for a number of different legal practice areas.. Kevin assists clients in matters involving probate disputes, will contests, trust account discrepancies, fiduciary abuse, guardianships, and committed intimate relationships. He has extensive training in domestic violence investigation and vulnerable victim protection and has handled countless motions, hearings, and trials before the District and Superior Court benches.. In addition to his trial court practice, Kevin has also expanded into appellate litigation practice where he has authored numerous appellate briefs and argued appeals for subject matters such as trusts, estates, guardianships, medical malpractice, breach of contract, and receiverships.. Prior to joining Helsell Fetterman, Kevin spent three years as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney with King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. During his time as a prosecutor, he handled over 30 bench and jury trials for matters ranging from misdemeanors to serious felonies. He also handled an inquest ordered by the County Executive investigating a police involved shooting. Kevin has transitioned his litigation expertise into civil practice and successfully litigated multiple favorable outcomes for clients in hearings, summary judgments, and trial.. Kevin graduated Cum Laude from Seattle University School of Law in 2013, where he was a member of the Asian Pacific Islander Law Society and teaching assistant for Criminal Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts and Property. While in law school, he was a legal extern to Washington State Supreme Court Justice Steven Gonzalez and was both an intern and extern with King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.. Prior to attending law school, he graduated from the University of Utah in 2009 with Cum Laude honors, receiving an Honors Bachelors of Science degree in Political Science and Bachelors of Science degree in Sociology.

Kevin has a diverse litigation practice, representing public and privately held companies in commercial contract claims, real estate disputes, contested partnership and joint venture dissolutions and bankruptcy litigation matters. His bankruptcy experience gives his clients a unique perspective in situations involving an insolvent or potentially insolvent opponent. Kevin tries cases in state and federal courts and has argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Kevin E. Regan is a registered patent attorney with a broad range of legal and regulatory experience in the private, non-profit, and government sectors. His current practice includes litigation, trademark registration and disputes, copyright issues, and other legal issues. Kevin is especially dedicated to assisting the growth and development of the craft alcoholic beverage industry. He frequently assists wineries, wine-grape growers, breweries, cideries, distilleries, and associated businesses across the country with their trademark protection needs.. Previously, Kevin clerked for two years for U.S. District Judge José E. Martinez in the Southern District of Florida and assisted with a wide range of cases. Kevin was also a Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., in the Environment and Natural Resources Division.. Kevin has a background in environmental science and biology, and he participated in several National Science Foundation research programs. He is also a visual and multimedia artist.

Kerry is the Vice President of Floyd, Pflueger, Kearns, Nedderman & Gress, P.S. and has been with the firm since 2001. Kerry focuses his practice on the defense of complex, high exposure, commercial general liability litigation involving catastrophic personal injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and wrongful death claims.. Kerry successfully defends cities and municipal districts including departments of transportation, fire departments, and police departments; general contractors and sub-tier contractors in catastrophic construction-related injuries and accidents; pharmacies and first responders in medical malpractice claims; product manufacturers and sellers in product liability and product defect lawsuits; and commercial entities involving transportation and fleet-related collisions. Kerry has an outstanding track record of successfully obtaining dismissals for his clients on countless motions for summary judgment and has prevailed on multiple directed verdicts and defense verdicts at trial.. Kerry graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington in 1997 and from Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California in 2001. His education focused on oral advocacy, trial advocacy, and alternative dispute resolution. Kerry received the Certificate Degree from the Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution, continually rated the top program by US News & World Reports. He is peer review rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and was selected by Super Lawyers in 2009.. Kerry is an avid fan of the University of Washington Huskies, takes advantage of the Pacific Northwest outdoors, and enjoys every moment with his wife, two daughters, and Romi, the family’s King Charles Cavalier Spaniel.

Kenneth Bills practices in the areas of mass tort and personal injury law. He is licensed to practice injury law in both Utah and Washington. Let Ken help protect you from insurance companies.. Ken has had great results in helping people come together as a group to fight for higher standards. If you have become ill or injured from a dangerous drug or defective medical device, Ken will provide effective representation for your case in Seattle, Washington. He is recognized as a leader in successfully prosecuting mass torts for dangerous drugs and defective medical products.

Ken Payson’s practice focuses on class action defense, other complex commercial litigation and appellate work, particularly with respect to claims under state and federal consumer protection laws. Ken represents clients from a variety of industries, including financial services, telecommunications, software and digital media companies. He has obtained numerous orders dismissing putative class actions and has successfully defended them on appeal. Ken also has broad experience representing clients in product liability, employment, licensing, contract, insurance coverage, securities and intellectual property cases.

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.

Kelly’s practice focuses on high-stakes commercial litigation, products liability matters, and catastrophic personal injury defense. Kelly has also developed expertise in insurance coverage and indemnity disputes, and has represented both policyholders and insurance carriers in resolving high-value disputed claims. Kelly applies his experience as a federal law clerk to forge creative and effective solutions to a wide range of civil disputes. Since joining Corr Cronin in 2012, Kelly has had significant experience in a wide range of disputes in Washington’s state and federal courts and in alternative dispute resolution forums, having served as an active part of the defense team in several trials, argued and won numerous motions in Washington’s state courts, and obtaining favorable settlements in a number of mediations. Prior to Joining Corr Cronin, Kelly served as a law clerk to the Honorable Edward F. Shea in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Kelly was named a “Rising Star” by Washington Law & Politics Magazine for 2016 and 2017.. Kelly is active in the Seattle community, serving as Legal Chair of the Board of Directors of the Blue Ridge Neighborhood Club and volunteering for the King County Bar Association Neighborhood Legal Clinics. Kelly is also the author of two published guidebooks to nationally-recognized climbing areas in Washington. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Washington Climbers’ Coalition, a nonprofit organization that promotes and protects climbing access across the state.. Kelly is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Washington School of Law (high honors), where he served as an Executive Editor on the Washington Law Review and was admitted to the Order of the Coif.. Kelly is licensed to practice in Washington state courts, the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Kellen helps financial institutions, technology companies and other businesses resolve disputes. He works with clients and the opposing side to solve the problem early and efficiently. When litigation can’t be avoided, Kellen is an experienced advocate and represents clients in state and federal courts and arbitration, including first-chair experience and appellate practice.. Kellen’s experience working with financial institutions is wide-reaching. He has defended claims under the UCC, RESPA, TILA, ADA, and consumer protection statutes, among others. Kellen helps clients in loan workout situations, including loan modifications, refinancing and, if necessary, litigation. He also advises on operational and regulatory matters.. Kellen partners with technology companies and other businesses to solve commercial and employment matters, like breaches of contract, breaches of fiduciary duty, copyright infringements, trade secret misappropriations, and class actions. Kellen has particular expertise negotiating and resolving disputes about non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure agreements.

Keith Petrak has practiced law in Seattle since 1989 in both state and federal court. An experienced commercial litigator, he is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and has counseled international, national and regional clients as both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of business and tort litigations. Keith’s practice has involved a wide range of subjects including, among others, professional liability, noncompetition and trade secret disputes, securities fraud, intellectual property, products liability, antitrust and consumer protection, employment discrimination, and civil rights. Keith has also served as an investigator at a public university, conducting inquiries into complaints of employment discrimination, sexual harassment and violations of institutional policies and procedures.. Law Review Editor. Roger J. Traynor Moot Court Team. Bachelor of Science, Public Service Administration

Kay has been a member of MacDonald Hoague & Bayless since 1985, after clerking for Washington State Supreme Court Justices Robert F. Utter and William Callow.  Her practice focuses on employment, discrimination, sexual harassment, and civil rights at the trial and appellate levels, and immigration.  Kay has represented private and public sector employees throughout Washington in state and federal court, and has litigated several federal civil rights class actions.  Kay has been a frequent speaker at employment law seminars and has served on the Employment Law Subcommittee of the Washington Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions.

Katie’s practice focuses on employment law­—representing employees who have suffered workplace discrimination, harassment, or retaliation.  Although she has handled a wide range of employment law cases, Katie’s work primarily focuses on issues relating to pregnancy and gender discrimination, medical leave, sexual harassment, and disability accommodations.

Katie L. Marrs focuses her legal practice on serving individuals with disabilities, those in need of long-term care, and their families. Her work spans several areas within elder and disability law, including benefits advocacy, long-term care planning, guardianship and conservatorship, and both estate planning and administration. Katie received her law degree from the University of Washington School of Law in 2017 and her undergraduate degree in English and Law, Societies & Justice from the same institution in 2014. During law school, she held a senior advocacy internship at Columbia Legal Services, a Seattle-based nonprofit. After passing the Washington State Bar in 2017, she began practicing at Northwest Elder Law Group, PLLC, and joined Brothers Henderson Durkin, P.S. as an associate in 2021. Her contributions have been recognized by Washington Law & Politics, which named her a Rising Star from 2022 through 2024. Raised in the greater Seattle area, Katie now balances her legal career with outdoor activities shared with her husband and young son, often spending time hiking, at the beach, or enjoying their backyard.

Kathryn Boling represents insurers on coverage and bad faith matters, primarily litigated matters.  Although she focuses primarily on disputes arising under personal lines, she has experience handling disputes arising out of all types of property and casualty insurance, including commercial liability, personal automobile, homeowner, professional liability, and D&O coverages. She has developed an interest in cyber coverage issues, both under traditional policies and emerging “cyber” insurance policies. Under each coverage, Kathryn has defended claims seeking damages under the full range of Washington law, which includes common law bad faith, negligence, the Consumer Protection Act, and the Insurance Fair Conduct Act (“IFCA”).  She also handles contribution matters between insurers. She has gained particular experience in disputes over the scope of discovery in insurance bad faith matters. For all this work, Kathryn has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in Super Lawyers magazine in 2014, 2015, and 2016, and also as a “Top Female Attorney in Washington Rising Star” in Seattle Met Magazine in 2014, 2015, and 2016.. Kathryn also has significant appellate interest and experience, having handled appellate matters in a variety of subject areas, including immigration, tort, insurance, and civil procedure. Before practicing, she clerked for Judge David Armstrong at Division II of the Washington Court of Appeals for two years. Before that, Kathryn successfully briefed and argued her first appeal, an immigration asylum case before the Ninth Circuit, during an internship with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington. Also during law school, Kathryn competed at a high level in appellate competitions, where she was recognized for her oral and writing advocacy skills up to the national level. She now serves on the King County Bar Association (KCBA) Amicus Committee, which submits amicus briefs to the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal on matters affecting the legal profession and access to justice. She is also an active member of KCBA Appellate section.. Before joining Betts Patterson Mines, Kathryn spent almost four years at the Civil Division of the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, where she specialized in defending complex environmental contamination cases filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

Katharine Brindley has had a growing trial practice for the past 25 years defending health care clients in medical malpractice matters and those facing disciplinary issues with state licensing authorities. For example, Ms. Brindley successfully defended a local hospital in a four-week jury trial by a claimant with bilateral leg amputations. The jury was unanimous in its verdict that there was no negligence by any health care professional.. Ms. Brindley has also developed a statewide reputation for her defense of health care professionals facing disciplinary and licensing disputes with the state of Washington. Most notably, she successfully defended a popular physician accused of smothering an infant. After months of investigation and a four-day hearing involving complicated issues of what constitutes life and death, the physician's license was restored. With a background in registered nursing, Ms. Brindley is prepared to handle a wide variety of medical issues and regularly works with specialists in all areas of medicine and surgery. She also serves as a frequent guest speaker at area nursing schools and regularly works with local hospitals on issues of risk management and health care business transactions.