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Vera P. Fomina focuses her practice on various employment matters, including disputes related to discrimination based on gender, pregnancy, family responsibilities, race, religion, and disability; harassment; wrongful discharge; retaliation; wages and executive compensation; employment contract disputes and unemployment.. Vera is experienced in counseling employers on various labor and employment issues, including Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, USERRA, Washington Minimum Wage Act and the Washington Law Against Discrimination. Vera successfully assisted numerous business owners with the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and compensation structures, as well as with comprehensive Human Resources management training to executive, management, and Human Resources professionals. Vera also represented employers in federal and state court litigation, and before governmental agencies, such as the EEOC and DOL.. In 2014, Vera was one of the Board Members and served as a Legislative Representative of the Hill Country Human Resources Management Association and was named One of The Best of 2014 Employment Lawyers by the Scene in San Antonio magazine.

Shata represents major corporations in complex commercial disputes in state and federal courts. She has experience working on a wide variety of legal issues, including data privacy, patent infringement, products liability, insurance coverage, and hazardous waste cleanup.Representative work includes defending major corporations in nationwide class actions alleging breach of data privacy obligations, defending a leading software developer and internet marketing company in a class action involving advertisements for counterfeit merchandise, defending a gaming company against allegations of patent infringement, and helping a company in the clinical research industry resolve a dispute over a software development contract.Before joining Riddell Williams, Shata served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Harriet Lansing, Minnesota Court of Appeals.

Sam joined Helsell Fetterman in 2013 as a member of the litigation practice group after graduating from Seattle University School of Law.. At Seattle University, Sam was awarded the Presidential Law Scholarship given to the top 5% of the applicant pool who demonstrate exceptional aptitude for the study of law. While in law school, Sam externed at the Federal Trade Commission, and was a law clerk at both the Washington State Attorney General’s Office and K2 Sports in the in-house legal department. He was also the treasurer for the Business Law Students Association, a member of the Entertainment and Sports Law Association, and a judge for the 1L Mock Trial competition.

Richard J. Davies is a founding member of the Seattle law firm of Kraft Davies, PLLC. Practicing in federal and state courts since 1995, Rick has assisted his clients and their families in collecting millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts in complex personal injury cases in order to help them begin putting their lives back together after devastating injuries. His work has allowed injured persons the ability to transition into new careers after career-ending injuries, provided dignity after a loss, and allowed them to provide for their families when they cannot work due to the negligence of another. He has a track record for winning difficult personal injury cases against the denials of large corporations, fishing companies, insurance companies, and government agencies. Rick has been honored multiple times by Washington Law & Politics magazine as a "Super Lawyer" in the Washington legal community.. Rick limits his practice to serious personal injury and wrongful death claims for seamen, fishermen, tug boat workers, ferry workers, cruise ship passengers, maritime workers, construction workers, iron workers, victims of defective products, automobile and trucking collision victims, persons injured by the negligence of store employees, and victims of crimes.

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

Other than practicing law, I enjoy snow skiing, golfing, working on my home, cheering on the W.S.U. Cougars and spending time with my family.  I am the proud father of two girls who were fortunate to inherit my wife's beautiful looks and her intelligence.

Nathan Paine has been with Van Kampen, Paine & Crowe for 8 years and is a member whose practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, intellectual property law and i-502 compliance and transactional matters.  Mr. Paine is an experienced commercial litigator having represented both individual and corporate clients in all aspects of litigation at the state and federal level through to appeal. Mr. Paine has successfully litigated matters involving infringement of design and utility patents, including software patents.  Mr. Paine also has successfully represented clients in disputes concerning copyright and trademark infringement, trade secrets misappropriation, franchise law, breach of contract, securities, defamation, probate litigation and tort liability.  Mr. Paine also represents and advises i-502 business clients about issues of regulatory compliance, transactions and intellectual property.    Mr. Paine is a member of the Intellectual Property Inn of Court. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Mr. Paine lived in Kyoto, Japan where he served as the head chef for a traditional Japanese restaurant called Tosai. Mr. Paine is fluent in speaking, and proficient in reading and writing, Japanese.. Mr. Paine received his J.D. from the University of California Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law and his B.A. from Wesleyan University, graduating with honors.

My practice includes environmental regulatory work and litigation, as well as commercial litigation and resolving business disputes.  I have successfully represented individuals, corporations, and tribes in litigation at administrative hearings and in trial and appellate courts. My litigation practice has particular emphasis on commercial disputes, insurance, real estate, environmental, land use and Indian law. My environmental work involves RCRA, CERCLA (including Natural Resource Damage claims), Model Toxics Control Act, Clean Water Act, SEPA/NEPA and water rights. I have experience litigating in both state and federal courts, as well as arbitration. I also speak fluent Russian and I have volunteered for immigration clients who are domestic violence victims seeking legal status in United States as well as for low-income clients whose cars were impounded.

My practice focuses on litigation and counseling involving a wide variety of matters in state and federal trial and appellate courts, and in arbitration and mediation forums.  I handle a wide variety of cases including securities litigation, trademark infringement, software quality disputes, regulatory compliance, employment litigation, product liability, fraud and business contract disputes.  I also represent individuals and companies involved in government investigations and enforcement actions and I advise clients on U.S. export controls.  I am certified as an Export Compliance Professional – ITAR  by the Export Compliance Training Institute.. Prior to joining Corr Cronin, I was an associate at Paul Hastings LLP in New York where my practice focused on government investigations, securities litigation, and internal corporate investigations, including compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.  Prior to entering private practice, I served as International Law Research Fellow for the Public International Law and Policy Group where I provided legal and policy advice to foreign government officials on matters including anti-corruption policies and political decentralization.  I also worked as an investigator for the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board where I investigated allegations of misconduct against the NYPD.. I am a former lecturer at the University of Washington Jackson School of International Studies where I taught a masters-level course on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and strategies for combatting corruption in the public and private arenas.  I am licensed to practice in Washington and Idaho.

My practice areas include securities and investments, business, real estate, corporate, and aviation law. I handle various types of legal services for my clients from representaion in  cases to providing transactional documents. Most of my time as an attorney is spent representing my clients in securities fraud FINRA arbitrations, drafting contracts for businesses and real estate professionals, and consulting businesses and individuals on stragegy and legal compliance. I am also a pilot and provide legal services for aviation professionals.

Ms. Divine provides advice and litigates cases for individuals, businesses, non-profits and school districts in a wide range of employment matters, including employment contracts and policy manuals; severance packages and non-competition agreements; state and federal discrimination laws; disability accommodation; FMLA and other leave issues; drug-testing and employee privacy issues; harassment and misconduct investigations; wage and hour claims; and wrongful termination actions.

Ms. Dewar is an experienced lawyer focusing on labor & employment and business litigation. She has litigated complex cases in the state, federal and appellate courts for individuals to Fortune 500 companies, involving employment claims and disputes, unfair business practices, fraud, corporate disputes, and director and officer liability.. She represents employers and employees in complex employment law matters and is PHR certified, Professional in Human Resources.  She is skilled in wage and hour disputes, wrongful termination, retaliation, discrimination based on age, race, sex, disability, pregnancy, harassment, hostile work environment, Family Medical Leave Act, employment and severance agreements.. She was named a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers magazine for three consecutive years. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the B. Dubrienski International Masters of Law Scholarship, the Neil J. MacDonald Award in Criminal Law, the highest grade point average in Pretrial Process (Civil Procedure), the Law Book Company Prize in Family Law, and the Solomon Greenberg Advocacy Honor List.. Ms. Dewar has written extensively on business and employment law issues. She was also a contributing author for Advising and Defending Corporate Directors and Officers, California Treatise Continuing Education of the Bar.  She was the featured presenter for the Intellectual Property, Entertainment and Internet Law Section of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association on the topic of "Idea Protection Under Implied Contract Theory." She has lectured on business and advertising law to other attorneys and was the guest speaker for Branding Basics Trademark Seminar Los Angeles MCLE Marathon.

Mr. Crowe's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and intellectual property matters. He also has experience in tax, investment fraud and antitrust litigation, white collar criminal investigations, securities arbitration, product liability matters, trademark enforcement and prosecution, and patent law. Mr. Crowe additionally represents i-502 business clients on compliance, transactional and intellectual property issues. Mr. Crowe has successfully represented clients through trial and on appeal.

Mirén First practices in the firm’s commercial litigation group. Mirén is an accomplished attorney with extensive insurance defense experience. Mirén’s practice focuses primarily on defending personal injury, property damage, product liability, premises liability, and general liability claims brought against individuals, commercial businesses, and non-profit organizations. Her practice also includes insurance coverage and insurance bad faith claims. Before joining Keller Rohrback L.L.P., Mirén was a partner at Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson and was the founder of First Law, PLLC.

Mark Wilner is a trial lawyer who represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of civil litigation, including personal injury, insurance coverage, class actions, securities and insider trading, employment law, consumer protection, and commercial disputes. He has litigated in numerous courts across the country, from state trial courts to the United States Supreme Court. He has multiple $1,000,000+ jury verdicts for plaintiffs, as well as multiple defense verdicts and dismissals on pretrial motions for defendants.

Margaret represents manufacturing and commercial clients in environmental, natural resource and litigation matters in Washington and California.  She focuses her practice on regulatory compliance, including with California’s controversial “Proposition 65” chemical exposure warning law, federal and state OSHA regulations and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS).  She also represents clients in Superfund-type cleanup cases at legacy remediation sites, such as at harbors and airports, and also at smaller sites. Margaret began her career in 1992 at White & Case in Los Angeles as a commercial litigator where she focused on insurance recovery for environmental response costs.  Prior to rejoining Riddell Williams, she practiced as a general practitioner with an emphasis on civil litigation.  Margaret was born in France and has lived many years in Paris, France.  She is fluent in French.

Larry's practice focuses on complex litigation, business representation and advice and environmental. He has tried and won many protracted, complex cases. He has successfully quarterbacked numerous environmental projects, including helping negotiate permitting, superfund remediation, and waste management/discharge programs for clients in the aluminum and maritime industries. His track record in litigation under CERCLA and the Washington MTCA is spotless, having tried and won cases of significant importance. He is especially willing to take on and aggressively handle matters of substantial financial and quality of life importance to his clients. As a result, he has accomplished several multi-million dollar settlements for injured plaintiffs in difficult product liability cases (aviation and automotive crash and defect cases) and obtained judgments and settlements involving more than $170 million in property tax valuation reduction on behalf of industrial clients. Larry is proud to say that many of his clients are lawyers from other communities and states who find themselves and their clients with legal challenges beyond their experience in product liability, environmental, and other complex problems.

Kurt E. Boehl is recognized as one of the top marijuana lawyers in Washington State.  He is a member of the National Trial Lawyers, an exclusive legal organization composed of 100 trial lawyers from each state.  For the past five years, Kurt was selected as a Rising Star by Washington Law and Politics Magazine.  Kurt was also named as one of Washington State’s top criminal defense attorneys by Seattle Met Magazine.  In addition, Kurt has been awarded the prestigious Martindale Hubbell AV rating and is ranked Superb by the AVVO attorney rating service.  Kurt founded his own criminal defense law firm, the KB Law Group, PLLC, in 2005.  Kurt is a frequent speaker on cannabis law, and consults with a number of cannabusinesses in Washington State.  He received his B.A. from Metropolitan State University in Colorado and his J.D. from Seattle University School of Law.. *AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.

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.

Jim Breitenbucher focuses his civil trial practice on complex commercial and real estate disputes.  Jim also litigates non-compete, trade secret, product liability and wildfire lawsuits, and takes particular pride in handling cases that involve complex technical issues.  Beyond the Pacific Northwest’s courtrooms, Jim’s first two decades of practice have found him successfully defending a $500 million shareholder derivative action during a four-week trial in New York City; challenging fines issued by the Department of Financial Institutions before an administrative law judge in Olympia, Washington; and pursing a commercial claim before an arbitration panel in Milan, Italy.  Jim’s primary objective, however, is to resolve cases before trial, and he has obtained summary judgment while representing clients as both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts in Washington and throughout the United States.. Jim originally joined Riddell Williams in 1999, after serving a two-year clerkship for the Honorable Faye C. Kennedy of the Washington Court of Appeals.  He practiced with Schulte Roth & Zabel in New York City from 2003 until rejoining Riddell Williams in 2007.. Jim received his J.D., Order of the Coif, from Washington University School of Law, where he was a Scholar in Law, received the Honor Scholar Award and served as an editor on law review.  Jim has a B.A. in Economics from the University of Washington.

In the last twenty years I have over 60 court appointments as an investigator in guardianship cases (guardian ad litem), and have successfully helped protect vulnerable adults and incapacitated people from exploitation.  I also have the uncommon distinction of several published family law appeals in addition to more usual family law experience.  My colleagues know me as a thorough researcher and conscientious advocate.  The cases that engage me the most involve clients who have been subjected to abuse or exploitation.. As background, I started practice in New York City after excellent college and law school back East, but I wanted to move back here (I grew up in Bellevue when it was a much smaller town).  I did move when my father died suddenly, so I let my Eastern bar memberships go and took two years to help my mother with her "horse nursery" in Enumclaw.  I worked back into law here by clerking for our general trial court in Seattle, then working with other attorneys on a variety of cases, and finally building my own practice gradually.   I find that working one-on-one with clients is very satisfying.

I've practiced family law since 1980.  I've also been active in the King County Family Law Section, and have worked on several committees to help low income folks obtain divorces and legal help.. In my free time, I love being with my family--my three children, all adults now, and my husband, are a great joy.  I also love to garden, travel and try to learn Italian--something I think will probably take forever!

I regularly advise public and private companies on employment issues, including compliance with federal and state anti-discrimination and harassment laws, wage/hour compliance, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act, the National Labor Relations Act, unfair competition, and trade secrets laws.  I drafs and review employment policies and other employment-related documents.My trial experience includes representing clients in disputes involving discrimination, retaliation, workplace health and safety, and wage and hour issues. Prior to joining the Riddell Williams, I spent a year interning for the in-house legal team at Walgreen Co.  I also worked as a judicial extern for Judge Thomas S. Zilly in Federal District Court.   Before applying to law school, I interned for U.S. Senators Edward Kennedy and John Kerry in their Boston offices.  I worked in the Casework Division of both offices, which involved working with, and on behalf of, Massachusetts constituents to resolve issues with various federal offices and agencies.

I love what I do and it shows in my work. I am a commercial litigation lawyer in Fox Rothschild's Seattle office. I pride myself on excelling at my work, knowing my clients, and being more to them. My practice emphasizes class action defense, unique or challenging commercial disputes, and privacy issues. I have represented clients from large Fortune 100 companies to local, family-owned businesses and sole proprietorships. Regardless of the size or stakes, I constantly push myself to bring my all to every matter. I represent clients in federal court, state court, and arbitrations. I’ve enthusiastically represented them in a variety of cases, from breach of contract claims to data breach actions, to securities fraud lawsuits and arbitrations. I’ve prosecuted and defended trade secrets, customer theft, and business interference cases, earnout and royalty litigation, and other disputes arising out of the purchase and sale of businesses or products. I regularly defend clients in consumer and privacy-related class action cases. I enjoy the unique and challenging cases I’ve been privileged to handle, such as recent arbitrations involving beer distribution rights and Brazilian real estate franchising, the bench trial of a race car sponsorship case, and the watershed Ninth Circuit data breach case of Krottner v. Starbucks. I’ve taken multiple cases to trial or arbitration and am always ready to do so. I regularly volunteer pro bono time to a local public defender agency and the ACLU. I frequently write and speak at CLEs about the areas I work in, including privacy, data security, class action issues, and attorney-client privilege.. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my daughter and am an avid wakesurfer and wakeboarder.

I like to represent good honest people who have been wronged and seriously injured, and who need help battling against insurance companies. As a personal injury lawyer, I am able to make a profound and lasting difference in the lives of people who really need help.

As far as my Avvo rating of "Good", please see my website for examples of the excellent results I have gotten for my clients over the years. I think these results speak for themselves.