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My practice focuses primarily on construction and real estate law. I commonly represent contractors and developers who are having problems with payment issues, warranties, contracts, bond and retainage claims, construction defects, insurance claims, and government regulation and assessments. Although my work often involves litigation, I believe that I am most successful when I can help clients resolve their problems without having to go through a lengthy, expensive and stressful court battle.. Walla Walla is a postage stamp oasis located amidst the sweeping wheat fields of southeastern Washington. Therein is situated Whitman College. I attended Whitman College for four years and graduated in 1998. Whitman College is very strong in academic achievement, and draws students who want to leave behind their home, friends, and distractions in order to face a scholastic challenge. I graduated with a degree in Economics and Environmental Studies, and then completed law school at Washington University, obtaining my law degree in 2001.. I am a partner at Linville Law Firm PLLC. I prepare and try cases, handle the various aspects of a trial practice, and present matters at arbitration and mediation. Most importantly, I work with and for the client to get the facts straight and complete before any substantial legal move is made.. Most clients don't really know whether they have a good case or a bad case. That's why they've gone to a lawyer. They want to know where they stand. They don't necessarily want to file a lawsuit or start some drama or trauma that's going to end up costing a lot of money. They want to know what their legal rights are, and what a lawyer can do to help them out of a problem. I work mostly on matters involving construction and real estate. I represent contractors who are having problems with payment, warranties, contracts, bond and retainage claims, construction defects, insurance claims, and government regulation and assessments.. A construction or real estate problem is usually resolved by applying a number of laws, going through a process of progressively getting more and better information from the client, working professionally with other lawyers, parties, or government officials, and developing a good assessment of the case with the client.. I present seminars on construction law through the Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) and the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I). I am certified as an approved instructor pursuant to RCW 18.85.040 by the Director of the Washington State Department of Licensing. I look forward to these seminars. I enjoy preparing for each seminar, and doing my best to be helpful to those who have taken time away from work to attend and learn.

My practice focuses on resolving labor and employment and business disputes.  I also litigate issues of environmental law, health care and constitutional law.

My practice focuses on all areas of family law including dissolutions of marriages, legal separations, child custody and parenting plans, relocation, spousal maintenance, child support and complex property division.

My practice emphasizes commercial law advice, business litigation and higher education law. I have represented clients in numerous state and federal courts and administrative bodies in several states and Canada. I have negotiated agreements on behalf of clients involved in commercial transactions in Europe, the Middle East and China. I collaborate extensively with the firm's Chinese affiliate, Duan & Duan, working in their offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong in my representation of U.S. and Chinese entities in various transactions, agreements and joint ventures.. My experience includes national coordinating counsel in mass tort litigation, securities fraud litigation and contract negotiations on behalf of sports figures. I joined the firm in 1980 and served as its Chairman from 1994-1996.  I currently serve on the Williams Kastner board of directors.. I have repeatedly been recognized as an outstanding Pacific Northwest lawyer including: Washington Law & Politics Super Lawyers, several years; Best Lawyers in America in 2013; Who’s Who of International Business Lawyers each year since 2011; Seattle Magazine in 2007; Seattle Business Monthly as one of Seattle’s Best Business Lawyers in 2007; and Washington CEO magazine in 2006. In 2012, I was named a recipient of the University of Puget Sound’s Distinguished Alumni Professional Achievement Award. In 2010, I was nominated for the King County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division’s Outstanding Mentor Award.. I was in Paris in June 2010 to sign a memorandum of understanding between the American Bar Association and the UIA International Association of Lawyers headquartered in Paris, France.  Signing for the UIA was President Corrado De Martini of Rome, Italy.  Following the signing, we attended the program and reception acknowledging the 200th anniversary of the Paris Bar Association with the Keynote address by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. (see photos). I was also invited by Governor Christine Gregoire of the State of Washington to join her on a trade delegation to Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai, China in September, 2010.. Below is a list of press releases:. "People on the Move," Puget Sound Business Journal, July 25, 2012.. "Distinguished Alumni Celebrated at University of Puget Sound," University of Puget Sound Campus News, July 17, 2012.. “Chinese Trade Delegation to Meet at ABA Meeting to Explore Legal Requirements for Foreign Business and Investment,” ABA Now, June 1, 2012.. "Seattle Lawyer Randy Aliment Begins Term as Chair of ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section," ABA Now, August 10, 2011.. “ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Addresses Disaster Preparedness & Response With Year-Long Program Series,” ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, June 17, 2011.. "Seattle lawyer Randy Aliment nominated as vice chair of American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section," ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, February 19, 2009.. I also served as the "go-to" source for local and national media members seeking legal commentary on the June 2008 trial between the City of Seattle and the Sonics. Here are links to my interviews with the media, regarding the June 16-26, 2008 courtroom showdown in Seattle over the KeyArena lease dispute.. 6/18/08: KJR 950 AM Sports Radio: Interview with talk-show host Dave 'Softy' Mahler. 6/17/08: KIRO 710 AM Radio: Interview with KIRO Morning News host Jane Shannon and Jason Brooks. 6/16/08: KUOW 94.9 FM Radio: "Sonics Trial Starts Today" - Interview with Derek WangFor web version, click here. 6/15/08: Seattle Times: "Attorneys in Sonics case described as tenacious, polite" - Jim Brunner. 6/10/08: Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Judge's rulings in KeyArena case give Sonics early victories" - Greg Johns. 6/6/08: KING 5 TV: "Sonics Pre-Trial Motions to Begin". 6/6/08: KIRO 710 Radio: "Both Sides Meet ahead of Sonics court battle" - Jim Valley  (click here for web version). 6/4/08: Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Sonics, Seattle outline their trial tactics" - Greg Johns. 6/3/08: Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "A Sonics trial may get ugly -- an expert says" - Greg Johns. 4/24/08: KING 5 TV: "Schultz Lawsuit" - Interview with reporter Chris Daniels. 4/15/08: KJR 950 AM SPORTS RADIO: Interview with talk-show host Dave 'Softy' Mahler

My practice emphasizes business, real estate, and trademark matters.  I am honored to act as "ouside general counsel" to clients in a range of industries, including transportation and logistics, including railroads; manufacturing; trading and distribution; construction; retail and food services; and professional services.

My practice deals primarily with landlord-tenant relations.  My team and I have helped thousands of clients in Seattle and throughout Washington State to resolve difficult legal disputes involving evictions, litigation, post-foreclosure matters, leases and other landlord-tenant disputes. I am available for teaching and speaking engagements to lecture on best practices in landlord-tenant law.

My name is Carlen McKee and I am an attorney with Levy | von Beck | Comstock | P.S. My practice focuses primarily on construction litigation, real estate disputes, land use issues, and commercial collections. My clients include business owners, property owners, subcontractors, individuals, landlords, developers, designers, and suppliers. I am involved in several legal and real estate organizations and I am an editor of the Construction Law section of the Washington Law Practice Manual. I am a dedicated and diligent advocate for my clients. Please feel free to contact me directly to discuss your needs for legal representation.

My legal practice is focused exclusively in litigation, with a primary area of emphasis in corporate ownership disputes and business dissolutions ("business divorce.") My clients are the owners, officers, and/or directors of privately held companies who need creative and aggressive representation for disputes arising out of breach of fiduciary duty, breach of loyalty, minority oppression, conversion, accounting, wage claims, unjust enrichment, and the business "divorce" often attendant thereto.

My diverse practice focuses on representing plaintiffs in securities, investment fraud, antitrust, consumer fraud, employment, environmental, and intellectual property cases. I have substantial experience in managing multi-state and nationwide class actions through an organized, coordinated approach that implements an efficient and aggressive prosecutorial strategy in order to place maximum pressure on the defendant.

My Clients: I understand that for many of my clients the legal process can be daunting during one of the most difficult times of their lives. With that in mind, I have a tremendous amount of compassion for their situations and the struggles they are enduring. To serve them best I listen to their stories carefully, use my experiences and knowledge of the law, and I fight for their justice.. My Caseload: To ensure personal and thorough legal representation for my clients, I keep my caseload at a level that allows me to spend the necessary time to give each client the individual attention that each individual case requires. Working hard on client cases results in extremely beneficial resolutions.. My Practice: I limit my practice to only criminal defense and personal injury cases. That focus has enabled me to acquire in-depth knowledge and extensive experiences in both areas of the law.  Armed with those legal skills I can provide exceptional legal representation for the cases I handle.. My Experience:  As an attorney with many years of experience in both criminal law and personal injury, I have successfully represented clients charged with misdemeanor and felony crimes in Federal, Superior, District, and Municipal courts throughout the Puget Sound area.  To my clients, I promise and then make sure that they get the best possible resolution for their cases.. My many years of experience trying cases and working on behalf of big insurance companies have provided me with immeasurable knowledge of personal injury cases and insurance law. That knowledge and experience enables me to provide my clients with the legal expertise they deserve, and in turn, results in higher settlements from insurance companies.. For more information, see

Ms. Pruett is an associate with Betts, Patterson & Mines. Her primary practice focus involves complex first-party property and liability insurance coverage disputes and extracontractual litigation.

Ms. Kruse is a Director at Betts Patterson & Mines, P.S. and is a member of the firm’s Complex Litigation Group.  She concentrates her practice on the defense of product liability claims against leading medical, pharmaceutical and chemical companies; the defense of corporate entities in commercial disputes involving complex contractual issues and the Uniform Commercial Code; the defense of insured and self-insured entities in employment related disputes, alleged copyright infringement and trademark disputes; and in the defense of real estate brokers in various real estate transactions.

Ms. Holburn is a director with Betts, Patterson & Mines, her practice focuses on commercial and complex litigation. In addition to commercial litigation disputes, she has successfully handled a wide range of litigation for both insured and self-insured clients, including premises liability, breach of warranty, contractor liability, and product claims against manufacturers and retail sellers.

Ms. Henderson brings more than ten years of trial and appellate experience to the firm’s Complex Litigation Group. Ms. Henderson’s areas of practice include: insurance coverage, products liability, bad faith litigation and transportation law. She focuses her practice on commercial litigation and defense of international and national transportation and logistics companies, local business owners, national product manufacturers and sellers, and insurance carriers.

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.

Ms. Goetz' practice focuses on employment law (including the drafting, negotiating and enforcement of confidentiality and non-competition agreements) as well as real estate and construction law. Additionally, Ms. Goetz counsels women and minority owned businesses seeking certification under the state's Minority/Women Business Enterprise Program and the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, as well as certifications from national organizations such as the Women's Business Enterprise National Council. Ms. Goetz has been a speaker at various continuing legal education seminars regarding commercial landlord tenant issues, as well as to various trade organizations, such as the local chapters of the American Society of Heating and Refrigeration Engineers (ASHRAE) on her "Top Ten Tips to Avoid Lawyers." A competitive swimmer in college, Theresa maintains the desire to win and uses this to obtain the best results for her clients.. A former record holder in the 200 backstroke at Washington State University, Ms. Goetz is still an avid (albeit slower) swimmer, and enjoys gardening, gourmet cooking and downhill skiing in her spare time.

Ms. Bamberger is a director with over 18 years' litigation experience, primarily in the areas of product liability, complex litigation, and insurance coverage. Her litigation experience spans the breadth of defending medical drug and device manufacturers in class actions and in multidistrict litigation to defending motor vehicle drivers to providing coverage analyses to insurers.

Mr. Woods focuses his practice in the areas of civil litigation, including personal injury, product liability, construction defect, employment law, commercial litigation, subrogation and appeals. Mr. Woods also serves as an arbitrator for King County, Snohomish County and Pierce County Superior Courts.Mr. Woods is licensed to practice in the state of Washington and Oregon. He is also licensed to practice in Federal Court, including the Eastern District of Washington, the Western District of Washington and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Woods has successfully tried cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, product liability, property rights and discrimination. He also is an experienced appellate lawyer, having successfully argued cases in both state and federal court. From 2003 – 2008, by a vote of his peers, Mr. Woods was named a "Rising Star" in the Washington Law & Politics magazine.Mr. Woods has frequently spoken to various insurers, businesses, trade groups and professional associations on a variety of topics including, construction defect litigation, employment law, premises liability, product defect, damages and resolution of liens. Mr. Woods was a featured speaker at the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers first annual Construction Defect Academy where he spoke about trial tactics concerning expert depositions, cross-examination and related motion practice..Mr. Woods received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History/American literature from Miami University, Ohio in 1995. In 1998, he received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Denver where he also was a member of the Law Review. Mr. Woods is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel; Oregon and Washington State Bars; the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association; the King County Bar Association (where he is a member of the ADR Committee); the American Bar Association; Multnomah Bar Association; and the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers (where he is a member of the Judicial Liaison Committee). Mr. Woods’ personal interests include backpacking, sailing and sea kayaking. He has pursued these interests in Mexico, Africa, Canada, Europe, South America and throughout the United States. His travels have been featured in the New York Times and Washington Law & Politics magazine. Mr. Woods has also volunteered his time with such organizations as the YMCA and Habitat for Humanity.

Mr. Wackerbarth is a shareholder at Lane Powell PC in Seattle, WA.  He has been in practice for 38 years, concentrating his practice in the areas of railroad litigation, environmental litigation, labor and employment, products liability and insurance related disputes.  His practice includes the representation of Class 1 railroads, shortlines, commuter rail services and the nation's passenger rail system.  He is the Chair of the firm's Railroad and Mass Transit Industry Team and the Product Liability and Mass Torts Litigation group.  He is also a past President of the Association of Transportation Law Professionals and is a member of the Executive Committee of the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel where he also served as a past regional vice president.  He is also a member of the Defense Research Institute and the Washington Defense Trial Lawyer's Association.. Mr. Wackerbarth is listed in the Best Lawyers in America, Railroad Law, and is rated AV Judicial Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell.  He is also named as a Washington State Super Lawyer.

Mr. Schlemlein obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Science in Building Construction in 1979. Prior to obtaining his law degree, Mr. Schlemlein worked in the construction industry and owned his own construction firm. Mr. Schlemlein's practice has focused on construction law, and includes the representation of prime contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, fabricators, suppliers, and owners, sureties and lending institutions. Mr. Schlemlein also represents parties in real estate transactions, as well as general commercial litigation. Mr. Schlemlein's 24-plus years in the construction industry allow him to quickly analyze and effectively resolve disputes as well as assist in preventative planning to avoid such disputes.

Mr. Schiffrin's 43 years of practice have involved the successful representation of contractors, subcontractors and owners in the construction industry throughout the United States, including Alaska, where he is also licensed to practice law. However, an extensive portion of his practice has been devoted to real estate, corporate and tax matters, as well as commercial and general litigation. Additionally, Mr. Schiffrin's advanced business degree has influenced his overall perspective, which is to approach all client problems in a practical and "bottom line" manner.

Mr. McEwan, a director of Betts, Patterson & Mines, has more than 20 years of experience as a defense attorney handling a wide range of litigation for both insured and self-insured clients, including premises liability, breach of warranty, contractor liability, and product claims against manufacturers and retail sellers.

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. Hineline is a Partner in Dorsey's Trial, Regulatory and Technology practice group. He is also Co-Chair of the Securities & Financial Institutions Litigation practice group. Before 1999, he was a Member with the Seattle law firm of Bogle & Gates P.L.L.C. Mr. Hineline's practice focuses on securities and complex commercial litigation.. Mr. Hineline's securities experience has been extensive. He has been actively involved in defending both domestic and foreign clients in large class action securities lawsuits involving, among other things, public offerings of stocks and bonds. Clients represented in this context include the issuers, their officers and directors, underwriters, and bond trustees. Mr. Hineline's experience also includes representing numerous broker/dealers in court and arbitration actions throughout the country, as well as representing parties in Securities & Exchange Commission and NASD investigations.

Mr. Hampton is a director with Betts, Patterson & Mines, P.S. His practice primarily consists of the representation of insurance carriers in coverage and extra-contractual matters, particularly with respect to numerous types liability insurance (e.g., commercial general liability, directors and officers, errors and omissions, excess and umbrella). He also accepts assignments of challenging civil litigation outside the area of insurance coverage.