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I focus my practice on corporate, business and transactional matters with a particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions. I also have experience handling real property transactions, land use and planning, contract negotiation and coordination, and construction and development issues for long term care and seniors housing communities. My years of experience working with a premier provider of skilled nursing and seniors housing services makes me a natural fit to serve as a member on Lane Powell’s Long Term Care and Seniors Housing Client Service Team, the largest of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.

I focus my practice on all types of personal injury matters, including automobile collisions, wrongful death, brain injury and trip and falls.  I enjoy helping my clients navigate the legal system.  I am a proud trial attorney and part of the team at GLP Attorneys Burlington office.. I'm an active member of the Washington State Bar Association, Skagit County Bar Association, and Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ).  I have done pro-bono work at the Volunteer Lawyer Program in Skagit County and take cases through the Washington State Bar Association's Moderate Means Program.. In my free time, I enjoy trying new restaurants, exploring the Pacific Northwest, reading, running, and practicing yoga.. Please contact me so we can discuss how I can best help you resolve your case!

I focus my practice in the areas of environmental and land use law, assisting clients with permitting, compliance, and regulatory matters under federal and state laws involving hazardous substance releases, hazardous waste, water quality and use, and air quality.  I handle defense of administrative and civil enforcement actions, environmental and land use permitting, and litigation.  My experience includes cleanup of contaminated industrial and commercial properties, allocation of liability for response costs under state and federal law, and environmental due diligence in real estate and business transactions.  My litigation experience includes defense of environmental enforcement actions and citizen suits and administrative and judicial appeals before the Washington Court of Appeals and the Pollution Control and Growth Management Hearings Boards.

I focus my practice in complex commercial litigation. I defend corporate clients in the areas of commercial and real estate transactions, insurance coverage and bad faith, and major personal injury matters. I represent petroleum industry clients against environmental and toxic tort claims. I regularly defend class actions, including employment and insurance related matters.

I first became a lawyer because, as corny as it might seem, I was enthralled by watching Perry Mason when I was a young boy.  The cool and calm demeanor he exhibited in any situation, his crafty cross examination of witnesses that somehow always led to a confession, and not to mention he won all his cases.  While in law school, I volunteered at local legal clinics to help people with everyday legal issues they face, from workplace discrimination to holding a bad landlord accountable.  It was during this time that I saw what power the law held to help people, to improve people's lives, and to be a "big stick" when necessary.  This is one of the reasons I chose to represent people charged with crimes for a living, because so many of my clients are good people even if they made a mistake.  And the U.S. Constitution requires that everyone accused of a crime be entitled to a zealous defense, someone to protect their rights and challenge the government's authority when necessary.  This is why I do what I do.. As a former prosecuting attorney and Judge Pro Tem, I have the experience and knowledge needed to successfully represent those accused of crimes, whether it is assault, DUI, suspended license, theft, and all other criminal charges.  I also handle hundreds of traffic citations a year with an extremely high success rate.  I regularly attend and speak at seminars on trial advocacy, stay up to date on new developments in my field, and provide all the resources my clients need to get them through the process successfully.   But I also take pride in my client service, keeping clients updated on their cases' progress and informed of all developments.   I am also there 24 hours a day if my clients need a question answered or simply want to discuss their case.. Being charged with a crime can be stressful, emotionally and financially.  If you find yourself in this situation, put me in your corner.  You will be glad you did.

I firmly believe that a criminal defense attorney doesn't have to choose between being compassionate and being a vigilant & effective advocate. I prefer not to leave any stones unturned and am not concerned with questioning the status quo. The job in any given case that needs to be done is the job that will get done.

I fight hard to protect the rights of every single client.  I believe that focusing on each client’s goals and listening to his or her story are central to achieving the best possible outcome.  I take the time to get to know my clients and explain every step of the process they are facing.

I enjoy working with individuals, families and business on all matters pertaining to immigration. I use my knowledge of economics, law, history and psychology to understand the legal, human and political contexts of each client’s legal problems.. I bring skill, energy, and passion to find solutions for people from different countries and cultural backgrounds to obtain legal status in the United States.. I work with clients on a variety of matters, including work, business and family visas; family petitions; adjustment of status; removal of conditions; naturalization; U visas; work permits; deferred action (DACA); R-1 religious worker visas; asylum petitions; and waivers.. My most common cases include obtaining legal residency “green cards” for family members, securing waivers for illegal presence, removal of spousal visa conditions after divorce, and deferred actions and temporary status based on humanitarian relief, among others.. I studied law and started my practice in Colombia, where I worked for seven years. I also earned a Masters in Business Administration to better assist companies of all sizes in their growth plans, which often include immigration issues.. I volunteer for the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Program and am a member of the National Women MBAs and the Latina Bar Association.. I am fluent in Spanish and English.

I enjoy working with condominium and homeowners associations to improve their governing documents, enhance their financial positions, and resolve conflicts with owners.  It is very rewarding to help clients establish more harmonious communities.. My wife and I recently bought our first house in the Bryant neighborhood of Seattle.  Most of our free time is spent enjoying our two energetic young boys.

I enjoy working one-on-one with my clients. My office is the neighborhood of West Seattle, so it has a different feel then a downtown office. I take pride in providing not only great legal advice but also great customer service to my clients. My focus is on family-based immigration (green cards), DACA, VAWA, Petitions to Remove Conditions on Residence, U.S. citizenship, waivers and immigrant visa processing. Note: I do not provide business-based immigration services nor removal representation.

I enjoy trying cases for my clients in the commercial construction and real-estate industries. If you are interested in learning about how I may help you with a trial or arbitration, then please call me.

I enjoy the practice of law.  I have more than 22 years of experience which allows me the opportunity to help people in a meaningful way to navigate through the legal system efficiently while providing a supporting hand through some of the most difficult times of their lives.  Although I grew up in Alaska, I love Seattle where I'm close to the water along with my family and friends. I look forward to assisting you through this important journey and obtaining the best outcome for your family while providing competent legal services.

I enjoy representing individuals and businesses involved in disputes.  I work with my clients so I can understand the facts and advise them of their legal rights and risks.  We work together to come up with a plan that makes economic and legal sense and then put that plan in place.. In 2002 Washington Law and Politics Magazine recognized me as a "Rising Star.". I have handled cases in King, Snohomish, Pierce, Thurston, Grays Harbor and Grant County.. I recently completed a forty hour mediation skills training session and look forward to assisting parties, as a mediator, in resolving their disputes.

I enjoy problem solving with clients and assisting them in navigating the heavily regulated health care industry.. I also enjoy working with cities and landlords in brining telecommunications and cable services to their areas.

I enjoy helping clients navigate important life transitions with clarity and care, whether through estate planning, probate, or family law matters. My goal is always to guide my clients toward solutions that protect their emotional, financial, and psychological well-being.. My background in managing legal discovery and internal investigations for major organizations has given me a practical and detail-oriented approach, which I now bring to my work with individuals and families.. Outside of the office, I love running forest trails, diving into books and music, and spending time with family at game nights.

I enjoy assisting my clients with legal matters big or small, in the areas of real estate, municipal and commercial law, and related litigation. Working from our offices in Seattle and Port Townsend, I seek to remain available and responsive to clients' needs and their schedules. Having practiced law for 35 years, I believe that I have the experience and the judgment to devise a prompt and economical solution to almost any legal problem.

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I counsel individuals and families on all aspects of estate planning, including estate and income tax minimization strategies, charitable giving, lifetime wealth transfers and gift tax matters, lifetime and testamentary trusts for unique beneficiary needs, and property agreements between spouses and partners.. I also routinely represent individual and corporate fiduciaries in trust administration and probate cases that present complex issues areas such as asset valuation, estate and income taxation, business concerns and sales, property ownership characterization, and commercial and residential real estate holdings.. Trust and estate matters sometimes involve disputes among various parties or necessitate corrective modifications. In such cases, I serve as legal counsel to beneficiaries or other parties involved in mediation or another dispute resolution process within which agreement is sought, often under Washington’s TEDRA (Trust and Estate Dispute Resolution Act) law. My practice also includes serving as a mediator for trust and estate litigation cases and as a facilitator for family meetings.

I consider myself lucky to have spent a career in a field to which I was attracted as a child, and which still provides me with plenty of reasons to look forward to going to work each day. Throughout my career, I have focused on representing individuals, rather than corporations. My clients have come from all walks of life, and all parts of the world. People of every personality type have walked through my door. I have represented both homeless people and corporate executives, proponents of civil disobedience as well as law enforcement officials. Despite their differences, the people I have represented have shared one thing in common: something to which they are entitled has been denied. Trying to restore what has been taken away from them keeps me motivated.. I have spent most of my life and all of my career in the Pacific Northwest, which I love. I was raised in various parts of Alaska and Washington, My first job was picking blueberries and raspberries in Whatcom County, just south of the Canadian border. Then, it was work in orchards in central Washington and construction in Southeast Alaska. In such work, I became familiar with what it’s like to put in a 12- or 14-hour day. Such work also taught me that I’m not all that good working with my hands, so I had best figure out something to do that didn’t require such skills. The law beckoned.. After law school, I went into private practice. I left Scott, Kinney, Fjelstad & Mack in 2016 after 25 years to start my own practice. Aside from having a difficult boss, I am liking the challenge and freedom a solo practice provides. I can take the cases I want to take, and pursue the causes I want to pursue. And, of equal importance, I don’t have to make any excuses to anyone if I want to take off to go flyfishing, and I can play a guitar in my office, if the mood were to strike. I would, however, need to shut the door. I do, of course, have neighbors.. After nearly 30 years of working as a lawyer, I understand that people aren’t coming to see me because all is right in their world. Rather, they need help trying to fix something that’s gone wrong, something that the law might remedy. I may not be able to fix all the problems that come to me, but I will bring the same client-centered approach to trying to fix such problems that guided me when I started in this profession.

I concentrate my practice on cross-border tax and business planning for U.S. and foreign entities. I work with clients to create efficient international investment structures from tax and legal perspectives. I counsel clients on all aspects of transactions, including formation, operation, exit strategies, mergers and acquisitions, financing and other business operations. My practice also includes tax aspects of aircraft ownership, transactions and financing.

I came to the family law arena reluctantly.  When I left law school 22 years ago, I swore I would never, ever, ever, ever do another dissolution.  Here, I am years later in a practice that deals with familys in every possible way.  In many ways, I am the only lawyer a person will have contact with in their lives.  I divorce them, do their pre-nuptial agreements, their annulments, their adoptions, their wills, thier probates.. At times it is a hard relationship.  I end up knowing more about people then anyone but then after lots of hard work together, I am satisfied in knowing I did the best I could to help them along to a new phase of life.. I feel it is important to take the long view.  Clients spend maybe a couple of years with their attorney but will be parents of the children forever.  It is important to handle matters in such a way as to protect the relationship so the children don't end up the real victims.

I bring enthusiasm, experience and compassion to my practice of family law. Because I recognize that I am entrusted with the most important aspects of one's life (children, assets, future plans, etc.) I advocate for each client based on their needs and their best interests and the best interests of their children. I am an aggressive advocate for my clients but also foster negotiation when it appears possible to reach an amicable settlement.

I believe in consistently providing superior, personal, and responsive service. My desire is to work closely with clients in order to thoroughly understand their objectives and goals so that I can help develop creative strategies to efficiently solve their problems and prevent additional problems from arising in the future.. My role is to alleviate the burden and stress that comes with litigation or other business issues in order to make it easier for my clients to focus on what is important to them. My practice centers on commercial litigation, as well as assisting companies with their day to day challenges.

I began my practice in insurance defense in 2010. My practice is devoted to civil litigation.  My practice areas include first and third party insurance defense, coverage, premises liability, professional liability, and elder care. I am an active arbitrator in King, Pierce, Thurston, and Snohomish Counties.

I began my career as a criminal defense attorney. For 13 years, I defended people accused of felony and misdemeanor crimes, trying hundreds of cases and arguing before the court of appeals.. I then worked for 10 years in insurance companies and law firms, defending persons and companies in personal injury lawsuits. I represented clients in numerous arbitrations, mediations and negotiations, and had a stellar success rate at trial.. After gaining this experience, I wanted to return to a practice where I represented individuals seeking justice. For the past four years, I have focused my practice on representing injured individuals. The types of cases I have handled include motor vehicle accidents, assaults, skiing and bicycle accidents, slip and falls, wrongful death and civil rights violations.. I bring my knowledge of insurance company practices, my extensive trial and advocacy experience and my passion for justice to each case.. When I am not working, I enjoy hiking, biking and skiing and walking my dog. I have traveled to many countries and worked in a refugee camp.