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Michele Shaw’s philosophy and approach to criminal defense is focused on the client as a whole. While many attorneys see only the case and the legal issues they are presented with, Michele takes the time to evaluate each client’s individual personality, needs, and goals. Formulating a plan to match the client’s priorities with the available legal remedies is always first and foremost in Michele’s mind.. Michele’s approach is a collaborative one with each member of the office, client, and family. Michele, Sienna, and Ariella are each always aware of every client’s case and potential problems that may arise. One member of our team is always available to answer questions or professionally handle a crisis if one comes to pass.. An important part of Michele’s philosophy is coordinating with other professionals in a client’s life. In many cases, individuals facing criminal charges are also addressing personal hardships. Working together with therapists, psychiatrists, and other professionals is an integral part of ensuring that a client is receiving the appropriate treatment and can achieve their goals with respect to the trajectory of their case.

Michele Carney is a nationally respected leader in the unique intersection of ethics and legal technology - especially in immigration law practice. Ms. Carney has been appointed to leadership roles on national committees including AILA Innovation & Technology Committee, Ethics Committee and in Washington state she has been appointed as a member of the Legal Technology Task Force. In addition, Ms. Carney has served at the WSBA as Chair of the Disciplinary Board and is currently on the Committee on Professional Ethics. She has also been a past member of the Character & Fitness and Practice of Law Boards. Ms. Carney’s motto to practice is personal attention to cases. She is a tough, aggressive advocate for her clients. Ms. Carney is a founding member of Carney & Marchi, P.S., established in 1993 and is a full service law firm with practice areas in Preventative Ethics Consultations and Immigration law.

Michael’s practice focuses primarily on the representation of financial institutions and private lenders, with an emphasis on commercial real estate lending transactions. Michael also regularly advises clients in a variety of real estate law issues, including leases, the purchase and sale of real property, and creating partnerships and limited liability companies for real estate development.

Michael Schueler has spent the last ten years defending those accused of serious offenses across Washington State and for the last three years, training the new generation of litigious defenders in King County as both a misdemeanor and felony level supervisor. From 2022 until July 2024, Michael also served as the Deputy Managing Attorney for Associated Counsel for the Accused. Michael has tried nearly three dozen cases to verdict ranging in severity from misdemeanor assault and driving under the influence, to murder with aggravating factors. Michael has consistently been at the forefront of litigation, providing briefing for other lawyers to use through the Washington Defender Association. Michael has also worked on systemic issues across Washington including City of Seattle v. Erickson, a case heard at the Washington Supreme Court focusing on racism by prosecutors in jury selection. This case was first time in Washington State history that the Supreme Court reversed a conviction due to a Batson violation.. Michael’s work on jury selection issues has led to multiple talks and seminars across Washington to other defense lawyers, judges, and prosecutors. He has also spoken nationally, providing insight to the judiciary of the state of New Jersey as well as attorneys in California, and New York as they began to adopt similar jury selection rules to Washington. Michael also spoke with the Duke University School of Law’s Inclusive Juries Project about Washington’s system of jury selection, and is a member of the Project's Advisory Network.. Michael began his career in Cowlitz County, practicing at the Cowlitz County Office of Public Defense from 2014 to 2016, handling misdemeanor defense, juvenile defense (misdemeanor and felony), juvenile status offenses, and adult felonies from crimes ranging from drug possession to murder. He handled numerous motions to suppress in a variety of cases, which resulted in multiple dismissals of charges, and successfully tried a number of misdemeanor and felony matters.. In 2016 Michael joined the King County Department of Public Defense – Associated Counsel for the Accused Division, one of the leading Public Defense agencies in the country. He began in the domestic violence misdemeanor unit from 2016 through 2017. In that time, he never lost a trial, getting not guilty verdicts or dismissals after the commencement of trial in nine straight cases. Starting in August 2017, Michael joined the Kent felony unit, becoming Class A qualified in January 2018. He remained active in that unit full time until being promoted to a supervisor role in 2021, though he still kept a number of felony cases including multiple homicide cases. One case, State v. Glaspy, saw Michael and his co-counsel successfully defend a young man falsely accused of killing his step-son over a nearly four month trial from December 2022 until March 2023. For his work in this trial, Michael was awarded the Anthony Savage Award by the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, an award recognizing an outstanding trial performance or result achieved by an attorney in practice less than ten years.. Michael is a 2014 graduate of the Seattle University School of Law, Cum Laude and was a member of the Seattle Journal of Environmental Law. He is a 2010 graduate of the University of Washington, with a BA in Political Science and Sociology with honors in Sociology.

Michael practices  in the areas of personal injury - including car accidents, traumatic brain injury cases, slip and falls, bicycle accidents and pedestrian accidents among others. He has represnted clients through trial, mediation, and arbitration; and recently convinced the Washington Court of Appeals to uphold a $5 million judgment in his client's favor (including recovery of all attorneys fees and costs).. In addition, Michael practices employment law - representing people who have been wrongfully terminated or discriminated against.. He is involved in several political activities, having served as campaign coordinator in multiple statewide campaigns, and raised over a million dollars in direct mail fundraising for a Washington state gubernatorial campaign.. Michael is a member of the Tyee Club and a season ticket holder for the University of Washington football team.

Michael J. Longyear represents clients in issues regarding Trust and Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration, Guardianship, and Elder Law and related real estate and business matters. He serves as guardian of the estate, trustee, and estate administrator in routine and complex or contested matters. Mr. Longyear is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Seattle.. Mr. Longyear currently serves on the Washington Supreme Court Certified Professional Guardian Board. He is a past Co-Chair of the King County Settlement Guardian ad Litem (SPR 98.16W) Training Program. He is also a Past-Chair of the King County Bar Association Guardianship and Elder Law Section, and is a Past Co-Chair of the Title 11.88 Mandatory Guardian ad Litem Training Program.. Mr. Longyear is Past-Chair of the Elder Law Section of the Washington State Bar Association and has served on the Legislative Committee. He is the current treasurer. He also belongs to the Real Property, Probate and Trust Sections of the WSBA.. Mr. Longyear earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh and has a Bachelor's Degree from Eisenhower College. He also holds an M.A.T. from Colgate University. He was admitted to the Maryland State Bar in 1984 and the Washington State Bar in 1989.. Mr. Longyear has been recognized each year as a Washington Super Lawyer from 2001-2010 by Washington Law & Politics magazine. He was also named Seattle Best Lawyer in 2001.

Michael D. Kennedy, partner with The White Law Group, is a member of the Illinois and Chicago Bar Associations, as well as a member of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA), an association of securities attorneys who dedicate their practices to the representation of investors defrauded by their financial professional or brokerage firm.. Mike’s practice is primarily dedicated to representing defrauded investors in arbitration cases before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) in the pursuit of recovery of his clients’ investment losses. In his time with The White Law Group, Mike has represented more than 350 investors in FINRA arbitration claims as well as in state court proceedings and other arbitration forums. Mike’s experience has afforded him with a deep knowledge of the laws and regulations governing the securities industry in its duties to the investing public. His cases have included claims relating to, among others, unsuitable investment recommendations, negligence, fraud, failure to supervise, breach of fiduciary duty, failure to perform adequate due diligence before recommending an investment product to the investing public. While his practice is dedicated primarily to representing investors in securities claims, Mike has experience in commercial litigation, personal injury law, landlord-tenant disputes, and collections cases.. In 2021, Mike was selected to the 2021 Illinois Rising Stars list by the SuperLawyers organization. Rising Stars is a designation of top-rated practicing attorneys selected through extensive evaluation.. He graduated from the University of South Carolina and then from the DePaul University College of Law, where he also received his Certificate in Business Law. Prior to beginning his legal career, Mr. Kennedy was a teacher. To this day, he takes pride in helping the White Law Group’s clients to understand their case and keeping them informed at every stage of the process so that his clients can make educated choices about their cases.. Away from the office, Mike spends his time with his wife and daughter and is an avid sports fan, following Chicago’s professional teams and his alma mater, the University of South Carolina.

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.

Michael C. Malnati has over 30 years of legal experience counseling individuals and small businesses regarding all aspects of real estate transactions, general business and corporate matters and creditors’ rights. Michael also devotes part of his practice to estate planning and probate administration.. Whether preparing or reviewing documentation on complex commercial transactions, or helping clients analyze the risks and options involved when considering litigation, Michael brings experience and problem solving skills to assist clients to formulate the best plan of action.

Melissa Westberg is a Senior Associate Attorney in GLP Attorneys’ Seattle office.. Melissa is a Seattle-area native and has been dedicated to representing injured Plaintiffs since 2006. She graduated with honors from Syracuse University in 2006, having double-majored in Economics and Political Science, minored in Philosophy, and earning Distinction in Economics for original research. She was a four-year scholarship athlete and school record holder on Syracuse’s NCAA Division I swim team.. Upon graduating in 2006, Melissa returned to Seattle and started working for GLP Attorneys as a Legal Assistant, but quickly moved up the ranks as Paralegal and Legal Intern. Melissa earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Washington School of Law in 2011, where she was a member of Washington State Association for Justice’s (WSAJ) law school chapter. In 2011, she was a recipient of one of few Women of WSAJ Bar Prep scholarships. In 2020, Melissa was selected as one of the Top 40 Under 40 plaintiffs lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers. She has been awarded the Rising Star Super Lawyers Award in 2021, which is awarded to the top 2.5% of attorneys in the state. Melissa is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.. Melissa dedicates her practice to motor vehicle and motorcycle collision claims, maritime accidents, dog bites, and construction injury cases.

Melissa K. Roeder, Of Counsel in Foley & Mansfield’s Seattle office, has more than a decade of general civil litigation and insurance defense experience.  Well recognized in the Pacific Northwest asbestos defense community, she delivers effective and practical solutions to her clients in the fields of asbestos, toxic tort and cannabis/marijuana law.. Melissa is the current Defense Research Institute (DRI) Representative for Washington State, Past-President of Washington Defense Trial Lawyers (WDTL), and a member of Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC).. Career achievements include being selected as one of the Top 100 Women Lawyers in Washington State, a "Super Lawyer" from 2012-present, a "Rising Star" from 2008-2011 and the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers (WDTL) Outstanding Litigation Associate in 2008.. Melissa is as “out of the box” at work as she is outside of the office. She rides a Harley Davidson, is a former Alaska commercial fisherman, and grew up working on the family farm in a town of 500 people in southwest Minnesota.. Her motto is "don't do it if you don't enjoy it." Melissa’s play fair attitude and solid reputation has been the key to her successes inside and out of the courtroom. “I love what I do, and I hope I have the opportunity to work with you.”

Megan focuses her practice on flat fee Estate Planning - including Wills, Trusts, Children's Trusts, Supplemental Needs Trusts, Durable Powers of Attorney and Advanced Directives.. Megan graduated cum laude from Seattle University School of Law and is admitted to practice in Washington State and the Western and Eastern Federal District Courts of Washington. She has taught an Introduction to Law course at Cascadia Community College and speaks at Continuing Legal Education seminars at the state and national level. She received her B.A. magna cum laude from St. Mary’s College of California.. She was born and raised in Everett, Washington. She and her husband, an Ohio native, reside in Seattle with their two sons and enjoy everything the Pacific Northwest has to offer.

Matthew Munson is a director with Betts Patterson & Mines, where his practice emphasizes insurance defense and insurance coverage matters. Before joining BPM, Matthew was a shareholder at Thorsrud Cane & Paulich, a firm that focused on litigation and trial work for insurance carriers, their insureds, and for commercial and business clients. He was named a Washington State “Rising Star” for 2009–2011 by Super Lawyers. Matthew earned his B.A. from Pomona College in 1998 and his J.D., with honors, from University of Washington in 2001, where he was a Managing Editor of the Washington Law Review.

Matthew joined S.L. Pitts PC in 2014. He focuses on family law and estate planning. From 2012 to 2014, he served as a Baliff and Law Clerk to Judge Catherine Shaffer at King County Superior Court. Matthew recieved his JD and LL.M. in Taxation form the University of Washington School of Law. During law school he served as the Chief Managing Editor of the Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal. Matthew recieved his B.A. from the University of Washington, where he majored in Japanese linguistics and international studies. Matthew also spent one year studying economics at Nagasaki University in Japan and is fluent in Japanese.

Matt is a partner and a member of Miller Nash Graham & Dunn’s Condemnation, Real Estate and Litigation Teams.  In connection with his active condemnation practice, Matt routinely advises and represents both municipal agencies and property owners regarding both substantive and procedural eminent domain law.  In addition to his substantial experience in condemnation law, Matt is also an active real estate litigator, representing and counseling clients in all aspects of commercial landlord-tenant law, including lease negotiations, disputes, workouts and unlawful detainer actions.. As a proven trial attorney, Matt has considerable experience representing clients in mediations, arbitrations and in trials, including a number of multi-week jury trials.  Matt has tried cases in King, Pierce and Snohomish County Superior Courts, and has successfully argued cases before the Washington State Court of Appeals.  Matt is a frequent speaker on legal issues involving eminent domain law and has served as author and editor for a number of state and national legal treatises on the topic.  Matt was named a "Super Lawyer" in 2013 through 2015 by Washington Super Lawyers Magazine, and a “Rising Star” for Eminent Domain Law in 2012 and 2010 by Washington Law & Politics Magazine.. Matt is the Past President of the Puget Sound Chapter of the International Right of Way Association (IRWA) and serves as the Vice Chair on the IRWA’s International Ethics Committee.

Matt has devoted his career to representing employees who have been treated unfairly by corporations and the government. In 2003, fresh out of law school, Matt successfully tried his first case against the government. Since that time, he has established a winning record of obtaining large verdicts and settlements for his clients in employment matters. That success comes from an understanding that his cases are not about him, but about his clients' stories and righting the wrongs that have been done to them.. Matt has been recognized by his peers with the distinction of Super Lawyer for several years.  He has also obtained a rating of 10 out of 10 by the peer and client-reviewed organization AVVO.  In 2016, he was invited to join the National Advocates Top 100 Lawyers. Matt's writings have been published on a wide variety of topics and he has been a contributing editor for one of the American Bar Association's authoritative treatises on employment law for many years.. On a more personal level, Matt believes deeply in the service he provides to his clients.  From a very young age, he learned the importance of protecting our civil rights. In the 1960s, his father answered the call to all clergy in the United States to come to the South to stand for civil rights. His childhood was filled with stories of courageous individuals, including his father, who stood for justice and equality even at the risk of physical harm to themselves. Continuing this family tradition, Matt is a fearless and unrelenting courtroom advocate against any corporate or government bully who seeks to diminish our proud history of equal justice under the law.. Visit to learn more about how Matt can help you.. The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely on adverstisements.

Mat has extensive experience representing corporations and individuals in his litigation practice, which emphasizes employment law, trust and estate litigation, and class action defense.. An experienced trial lawyer, has obtained successful results for his clients, including trying numerous cases to jury verdict as lead counsel.  Mat handles all aspects of complex civil litigation — from pre-suit investigation and discovery through dispositive motion practice and trial.  He deals with post-trial proceedings as well as appeals.  Mat’s litigation experience is broad.  He has advocated for clients in lawsuits relating to employment law, non-compete agreements, trusts and estates, antitrust law, class actions, accounting malpractice, breach of contract, business torts, deceptive trade practices, fiduciary duties, fraud, insurance coverage, real property transactions, and trade secret misappropriation.. Mat was recognized as a “Super Lawyer” by Washington Super Lawyers, and has previously been recognized as “Rising Star.”

Masaki (“Saki”) James Yamada is a partner at Ahlers Cressman & Sleight PLLC. His practice focuses on preparing and negotiating construction contracts (public and private), resolving complex construction claims, defending and appealing L&I/WISHA violations, prosecuting and defending construction defect claims, and handling construction related insurance matters. Mr. Yamada’s practice also includes commercial leases and communications law (i.e. cell towers). He regularly represents general contractors, subcontractors, developers, business and property owners, and design professionals. Mr. Yamada has successfully mediated numerous multi-million dollar construction claims and negotiated contracts for private and public projects in Washington State, Oregon and the City of Seattle. Mr. Yamada has represented his construction clients in a wide variety of venues and has extensive litigation and jury trial experience in state and federal courts, experience resolving disputes through private arbitration, experience before the Labor & Industries Board of Industrial Appeals, and experience in Washington’s court of appeals.. Mr. Yamada started his legal career at King County, where he worked fulltime as a paralegal while attending and completing the night program at the Seattle University School of Law. Upon passing the bar, Mr. Yamada was hired as a Civil Deputy Attorney to defend and advise King County council members, corrections officers, sheriff deputies, and prosecutors in civil rights and tort cases in superior court and federal district court and to assist with drafting agency policies and county codes.. Mr. Yamada is admitted to practice in all state, federal, and appellate courts of Washington and Oregon. He regularly gives seminars to contractors from all around the States of Washington and Oregon at events hosted by non-profit organizations, government agencies, and construction companies on insurance law, construction contracts, construction claims and laws regarding public works. He has also been selected as a “Rising Star” by Washington Law and Politics / Super Lawyers Magazine over multiple years.

Masahiro "Max" Yoshimura is the Founder and Managing member of Washington International Law Group LLC ("WILG").  Before establishing WILG, Mr. Yoshimura, also a CPA, worked for prestigious international law firms and largest international accounting firms in New York, Seattle and Denver.. Mr. Yoshimura, a native of Japan, graduated from a Tokyo university with a business degree in 1983. Currently, he is a member of the Executive Committee of the International Practice Section of Washington State Bar Association and the Board of Directors of the Seattle Chapter of Washington Society of CPAs.  He served on the boards of the Japan America Society of Washington; World Trade Club of Seattle; a Japanese business association; and a Japanese alternative school in the past.

Mary Anne Vance focuses her practice on estate planning, trusts and probate. She is the co-author of the Probate and Estate Planning Chapters of the "Washington Civil Practice Deskbook". She chairs and speaks at legal seminars sponsored by the Washington State and King County Bar Associations. She was voted "Super Lawyer" by Washington Law and Politics Magazine and voted one of Seattle's Top Attorneys by Seattle Magazine.

Marty is a Shareholder at Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S. His practice areas include construction defect, general liability, personal injury, product liability, insurance coverage, employment, UIM, and insurer "bad faith"/extracontractual liability litigation. Marty earned his B.A. degree from the University of Puget Sound and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Gonzaga University School of Law. He is a member of the Washington State, King County, Pierce County, Nevada State and the District of Columbia bar associations and the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers.

Marsha focuses her practice exclusively in the area of U.S. Immigration and Naturalization law. She advises clients on family and employment based U.S. immigration law, and assists both corporate and individual clients with all aspects of the immigration process. She advocates for her clients on a wide range of cases, including: H-1B professionals, E-2 Treaty investors, L-1 intra-company transfers, TN professionals, J-1 exchange visitors, F-1 students, EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, outstanding researchers, professors, and persons of extraordinary ability, and labor certifications under PERM regulations. She has also worked on VAWA cases, naturalizations, and a range of family based permanent residence cases.. Prior to becoming an attorney, Marsha worked within the immigration field as a researcher, visiting international professional, and as a volunteer.

Marquis Summers provides legal services in the areas of trust and estate planning. Prior to starting Summers Law Office PLLC, Marquis was an associate attorney at Archer Price Law. Marquis has experience drafting prenuptial/postnuptial agreements, wills and trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives (living wills). Marquis enjoys helping clients plan for their futures by creating estate planning documents tailored to each client's needs.. Marquis received his Juris Doctor from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. While a law student, Marquis developed a passion for estate planning through working for law firms in Denver, CO, and clerking for a family law judge. Through these experiences, Marquis discovered joy in helping clients plan for the future.. Marquis was born and raised in Nashville, TN, and music has always been a big part of his life. He graduated from Vanderbilt University with a degree in French. Marquis learned how to be an effective communicator after spending a few years living in France. There, he learned that trust and communication are basic tenants of any relationship. It is his goal to help clients resolve any dispute and minimize any possible risk.. Since starting his own law firm, Marquis always tries to offer legal services to clients at lower costs with the belief that everyone should have access to competent legal representation. Most of his work is done virtually, which means lower costs for clients.. Bar Membership: Marquis Summers is admitted to the Washington State Bar and the Tennessee State Bar.. Marquis Summers has a deep commitment to addressing your concerns and questions regarding estate planning. Please call our office to discuss your estate planning needs and concerns.. Don’t wait. It is never too soon to plan for your future and gain peace of mind for yourself and your family.

Mark Worthington concentrates his practice on corporate and securities law and has experience with a wide range of corporate finance and technology licensing transactions. Mark joined Summit Law Group in 1997 and has served as the firm's managing partner and chief financial officer. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, as a Super Lawyer by Washington Law & Politics, and as one of Seattle's Best Lawyers by Seattle Metropolitan Magazine.

Mark fights for justice on behalf of employees who have been wronged by their employers.  He is a skilled and experienced litigator who fiercely advocates claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and other employment related claims.