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Walter is an associate in Dorsey's Tax, Trusts and Estates practice group. His practice focuses on all aspects of wealth management, including implementing practical and tax efficient estate plans, business succession planning, nonprofit organizations, and assisting executors and trustees in fulfilling their duties.

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Steve served as lead counsel for the largest settlement in world history against Big Tobacco, the largest antitrust settlement, the largest ERISA settlement and, at the time, the largest U.S. securities settlement in U.S. history.Steve Berman represents consumers, investors and employees in large, complex litigation held in state and federal courts. Berman’s trial experience has earned him significant recognition and led The National Law Journal to name him one of the 100 most powerful lawyers in the nation, and to repeatedly name Hagens Berman one of the top 10 plaintiffs’ firms in the country.Berman co-founded Hagens Berman in 1993 after his prior firm refused to represent several young children who consumed fast food contaminated with E. coli—Steve knew he had to help. In that case, Steve proved that the poisoning was the result of Jack in the Box’s cost cutting measures along with gross negligence. He was further inspired to build a firm that vociferously fought for the rights of those unable to fight for themselves. Berman’s innovative approach, tenacious conviction and impeccable track record have earned him an excellent reputation and numerous historic legal victories. He is considered one of the nation’s most successful class-action attorneys.RECENT SUCCESS. NOTABLE CASES. PERSONAL INSIGHTSteve was a high school and college soccer player and coach. Now that his daughter’s soccer skills exceed his, he is relegated to being a certified soccer referee and spends weekends being yelled at by parents and coaches. Steve is also an avid cyclist and is heavily involved in working with young riders on the USA cycling team and who are trying to transition to the pro cycling tour.

Shylah Alfonso is a senior associate in the Commercial Litigation group at Perkins Coie, a preeminent national law firm. She focuses her practice on class action and complex commercial litigation, antitrust and consumer protection counseling and litigation, securities litigation, and corporate governance litigation. In addition, she is a co-owner of a boutique Washington winery and counsels clients on state liquor licensing and compliance regulations.

Paul has been practicing law since 2003. His practice focuses on estate and tax planning, real estate and business transactions and complex litigation.. Paul is experienced in all aspects of estate and succession planning, including corporate and business transactions. He counsels individual clients in the planning, structuring and drafting of wills and living trusts and advises business owners, family partnerships and LLCs on estate-related issues including fiduciary and trustee liability, charitable trusts, trust and estate administration, life insurance planning, and post-death tax planning. Paul’s work has included the handling of tax controversies and IRS estate and gift tax audits. He is also an experienced commercial litigator.

Nadia counsels clients on a wide variety of business and real estate transactional matters, including transactions for closely held businesses, real estate financing, commercial leasing, purchase and sale agreements, and corporate governance matters.. Nadia is also an experienced insurance coverage litigation attorney. Prior to joining the firm, Nadia practiced insurance coverage and commercial litigation at a large international law firm. There, Nadia represented insurers in complex coverage disputes arising out of commercial general liability policies, employment practices liability policies, cyber liability policies, errors and omissions liability policies, and directors and officers liability policies. Nadia routinely handled declaratory judgment and bad faith actions involving interpretation of the aforementioned policies and claims handling in state and federal courts. Nadia also regularly provided counsel to insurers regarding the availability of coverage for various types of claims, including environmental pollution disputes, construction defects, long-tail allocation issues, school district liability, late notice, additional insured issues, discrimination, cyber-attacks, and IP infringement.

My practice is limited to estate administration and related estate litigation.  I accept appointments as a professional fiduciary for difficult estates or when the previous fiduciaries have been disqualified during the course of litigation within the estate.  I also serve as an expert witness in fiduciary litigation.

Mike Vaska’s practice focuses on antitrust, health care and business litigation. He has been active in the community on statewide, regional and local efforts addressing transportation issues.. Mike’s antitrust practice includes representation of clients in a wide range of industries, from health care, building products, and high tech, to sports franchises and local governments such as:. Mike’s Health Care practice includes serving as regulatory counsel on major hospital acquisitions and counseling and litigation on certificate of need issues.. Mike has served on the Board of the Consumer Protection and Antitrust Section of the Washington State Bar Association; co-chaired its annual conference; and presented or served on panels at other Section Meetings and CLE’s; was a frequent presenter on antitrust issues at CEO or senior management conferences; and co-chaired and gave a leadoff presentation at the national conference of Multiple Listing Services on issues raised by the investigations of the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission.

Marc Winters’ practice encompasses a wide range of real estate and business transactions, predominantly involving the financing, acquisition, development, management, restructuring, and disposition of commercial real estate projects and branded assets. He also counsels pension fund advisory firms and tax-exempt investors on a variety of issues relating to the structuring of business transactions and all aspects of real estate investments.Mr. Winters has negotiated, documented, and closed eight- and nine-figure deals for many types of clients, including joint venture groups, pension funds, public development authorities, school districts, state agencies, banks, lenders, developers, and other businesses. In the course of his transactional and investment structuring practice, Mr. Winters has gained extensive experience in real estate investment trust, limited liability company, limited partnership, and other entity formation. He also has significant experience with construction and permanent loans, leasing, development and management agreements, and secured land transactions (including covered and uncovered construction loans, securitized loans, interim loans, permanent loans, wraparound financing, and subordinated and unsubordinated leasehold financing).Mr. Winters has been designated as a LEED Accredited Professional by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high-performance green buildings. As a LEED Accredited Professional, Mr. Winters is able to advise owners, developers, lenders, contractors, and architects on a variety of legal issues pertaining to green building and assist them in evaluating and navigating the LEED certification process.Representative Transaction

Juli Farris’ clients count on her commitment to excellence and high quality work to meet their legal needs. Juli is a member of Keller Rohrback’s nationally-recognized Complex Litigation Group and serves as Supervising Partner of the firm’s Santa Barbara office. She has more than 25 years of experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in litigation involving banking and securities regulation, antitrust, ERISA fraud and other areas. She has also represented officers and directors of active and failed financial institutions in investigations and litigation regarding bank regulatory matters.. Her recent and pending cases involve environmental litigation, whistleblower litigation and consumer protection matters, including appointment as co-lead counsel representing victims of the 2015 Refugio California Oil Spill and representation of patients affected by prescription drug overcharges. She is also part of the team investigating claims to hold drug manufacturers accountable for the current opioid health crisis.. Before joining Keller Rohrback in 1991, Juli served as a judicial law clerk for Judge E. Grady Jolly of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, and she practiced law at the Washington, D.C. office of Sidley Austin, where her practice involved litigation covering a wide array of subject matters.. Juli divides her time between the firm’s Seattle and Santa Barbara offices.

John practices in the firm’s Banking Services, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy and Employment, Benefits & Labor Groups, and he has a strong transportation law practice. He frequently serves as an arbitrator on the Commercial Panel of the American Arbitration Association.. Recently John served on a panel of arbitrators in a $147 million commercial arbitration case. He has served as lead counsel for a trucking company in settling a wage-and-hour class action involving more than 150 owner-operators who alleged that they were employees.. John’s past experience includes obtaining a several- million dollar federal RICO civil judgment on behalf of a national client. He was also lead counsel in obtaining $2.9 million antitrust judgment in favor of a rural electric cooperative against Washington's largest electric utility.

I was born and raised in Seattle, attending Roosevelt High School. During the summers I had a number of jobs including a ride operator ("carny") at the Seattle center and a warehouse worker at Safeway. Following high school, I left Seattle for Los Angeles where I attended UCLA as an undergraduate from where I graduated early as an economics and political science major and left to travel.  I was accepted into Boston University Law School and worked in Washington DC for two summers; the first for the Peace Corp in an administrative capacity evaluating recruiting techniques for high demand skills, and the second for the Federal Power Commission on a special home energy conservation program.  My time in Washington DC coincided with Watergate and Nixon's resignation and was quite exciting.  Following law school I returned to Seattle and after passing the bar, cut my teeth on the construction litigation surrounding the Kingdome.  After three and a half years I took leave of the practice of law and traveled for one year around the world with my wife.  I have been engaged in the active practice of law since my return.  Following my return, my wife and I raised two great kids who are now young adults.   I continue to be interested in travel and have enjoyed a number of adventures.  I enjoy many sports including skiing.  I collect wine.  I continue to enjoy the practice of law and my clients.

I have been practicing law in Seattle since graduating with honors from Seattle University School of Law in 1998.  My practice focuses primarily on estate and tax planning, probate, trust and estate litigation, trust administration, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, domestic partnership agreements and succession planning and business transactions.  I also co-founded and partnered a local tax, business and estate planning firm in Seattle.. Over the years, I have represented a wide range of trust, estate and probate clients, working to assist them in their personal and tax planning needs.  Additionally, I have represented beneficiaries, personal representatives and trustees in estate litigation, both in defending fiduciaries and in bringing actions against fiduciaries.. As a member of the editorial board for the Real Property, Probate and Trust section of the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA), I have written articles and presented materials on topics ranging from tax filing to nontraditional family estate planning.  I am a member of the Estate Planning Council of Seattle and a member of the Tax Section fo the WSBA.. Prior to attending law school, I spent over eight years as a stockborker, regional sales manager and vice-president of a local brokerage firm.  My background gives me an understanding in financial and economic issues, as well as hands-on experience in dealing with the personal planning needs of individual clients.

I am a member of Lane Powell's Trusts and Estates group. I focus my practice exclusively on estate and tax planning for closely-held businesses and business succession planning. I work on all types of business entities and owners in connection with operating agreements, reorganizations, and income tax issues.

Felix moved to Seattle from Boston, Massachusetts as a teenager and grew up in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood. After graduating from Rainier Beach High School, he went on to graduate from the University of Washington. He then attended the UW School of Law, graduating in 1997 with highest honors, Order of the Coif, Order of the Barristers. Felix spent his first ten years of practice at Heller Ehrman LLP, where he was promoted to shareholder. There Felix’s practice focused on complex commercial and civil rights litigation. He has examined and cross-examined scores of fact and expert witnesses at trial, and has spent more than a year of his career actively engaged in trial or arbitration. Felix joined Peterson Wampold Rosato Luna Knopp in March 2007, where he continues his career as a trial lawyer. Since joining, he has been a member of several trial teams in counties across the state. He also serves as an adjunct professor/lecturer for the UW School of Law trial advocacy program and as a coach for the school’s national mock trial team. Felix also serves on the King County Bar Association’s board of trustees, and regularly conducts Continuing Legal Education seminars for other attorneys on many subjects related to trial advocacy. In addition to being named a “Rising Star®” by Washington Law & Politics numerous times, Felix was also recognized as the 2005 Outstanding Young Lawyer of the year by the King County Bar Association and named a 2005 40 under 40 honoree by the Puget Sound Business Journal for his contribution to the Puget Sound civic and business community. In 2011, he was honored by the UW School of Law with the recent graduate award and by the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association as its 2011 Plaintiff Attorney of the Year. Felix’s practice currently focuses on personal injury cases, civil rights litigation, and business disputes. When he’s not working, Felix loves to exercise and play team sports.

Erin Riley knows that strong relationships are key in complex cases. Erin was a summer associate at Keller Rohrback in 1999, and joined Keller Rohrback’s complex litigation group in 2000.. Since the Fall of 2001, her practice has focused on representing employees and retirees in ERISA actions involving defined contribution, defined benefit, and health benefit plans. She has successfully litigated a number of ERISA breach of fiduciary duty cases including cases filed against Washington Mutual, Merrill Lynch and WorldCom. Erin has worked on ERISA-related articles and amicus briefs, and has spoken at ERISA-related conferences. She is a former Plaintiffs’ Co-Chair of the Civil Procedure Subcommittee for the ABA Employee Benefits Committee, and is currently a senior editor of the Employee Benefits Law (BNA) treatise.. She earned her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin, where she served as an editor of the Wisconsin Law Review. She received her undergraduate degree from Gonzaga University.. When not at work, Erin enjoys spending time with her family and friends.

Drawing on her thirty plus years’ experience as a practicing attorney, Ann advises clients regarding potential claims and disputes. She guides trustees, executors, and other fiduciaries who are dealing with difficult situations, such as murky trust documents and wills and challenging beneficiaries. She helps clients understand their duties and complete the administration process, seeking judicial rulings as necessary. Ann also represents beneficiaries, including individuals and charities, who seek or need assistance in protecting their rightful shares of trust and probate assets.. Over the years, Ann has brought and defended many will and trust contests and actions under Washington’s Trust and Estate Dispute Resolution Act.. As well as working with professional fiduciaries, Ann works with clients who have little or no experience with legal disputes. She helps clients understand their rights and duties, looks for cost-effective solutions, uses mediation when appropriate, and takes matters to hearing or trial. Ann brings an assertive, thoughtful, and experienced approach to this emotionally-charged area of litigation.. In addition, Ann assists clients with designing and implementing comprehensive plans to reduce state and federal estate, gift, generation-skipping transfer tax and the orderly transition of assets between generations. Ann also handles all aspects of probate and estate administration.. Ann is ranked in Chambers High Net Worth Guide as a Band 1 practitioner for Private Wealth Disputes - Washington.

David Jacobson is a Partner in Dorsey's Trial, Regulatory and Technology group and a member of the Seattle Trial practice. He has concentrated his practice on a broad range of complex civil cases in state and federal court, with an emphasis on securities, class actions, unfair and anti-competitive business practices, energy, real estate and tax litigation. Mr. Jacobson advises and represents national and international clients in trials, appeals and administrative proceedings.

Brad protects the interests of small and large companies in the areas of antitrust, intellectual property and consumer protection. He also counsels the owners and managers of these companies on how to reduce their risk of litigation through sound business practices. Whether litigating or counseling, he seeks to thoroughly understand each client’s business so that he can help achieve the client’s objectives as efficiently and effectively as possible. Brad has represented a wide variety of businesses and individuals, including telecommunications companies, musical groups, artists, software companies, farmers, contractors, partnerships, non-profits, and small and large investors.. Brad served on the firm's executive committee from 2015 to 2017.

Alison is an experienced trust and estate attorney who focuses her practice in trust and estate litigation. With a legal career spanning over 20 years and a background in tax, Alison brings a unique perspective to her practice that enables her to navigate the complexities that arise in matters where personal and financial issues are deeply intertwined.. Alison is known for her strategic, compassionate advocacy, and she has successfully represented clients in a wide range of trust and estate disputes, including will contests, breach of fiduciary duty claims, financial exploitation, and other matters brought under the Trust and Estate Dispute Resolution Act (TEDRA) and the Vulnerable Adult Protection Act. Her dedicated approach to her client’s needs is matched by her fierce representation in court, ensuring that her client’s interests are fully protected. Alison also appreciates the value of avoiding litigation where appropriate. A key component of her practice is to advise and represent clients who seek alternatives to litigation, such as mediation, and she strives to find creative solutions to help her clients achieve their goals while minimizing the emotional and financial toll of the legal process.. Alison received her Juris Doctorate degree in 2002 from American University, where she graduated magna cum laude. After spending the first decade of her legal career practicing criminal defense at Society of Counsel Representing Accused Persons in Seattle, Washington, she earned her LL.M. in taxation from the University of Washington School of Law. Since 2013, Alison has focused her work solely in the area of trusts and estates.. Outside of her legal practice, Alison is an active member of the Seattle community. She is a past president and past board member of the QLAW Association and is a contributing editor to the Real Property Probate and Trust Newsletter published by WSBA. She also speaks regularly on trust and estate topics at legal conferences and continuing legal education seminars.Alison was born and raised in Oklahoma and is proud to be an enrolled member of the Osage Nation.