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Rick is a seasoned plaintiff’s employment attorney with over 15 years of litigation experience. He is committed to protecting the rights of individuals and using the legal system to promote accountability and justice. Rick considers it a privilege to fight for equal treatment under the law—and for every client’s right to be heard.. He focuses his practice on complex litigation, with an emphasis on employment discrimination, retaliation, harassment, whistleblower claims, and wage and hour violations. Rick has secured numerous six- and seven-figure results for his clients and has successfully litigated against some of the largest employers in the country.. In 2024, Rick served as trial co-counsel in Gratton v. UPS, a landmark race-retaliation case that resulted in a record-setting $238 million verdict on behalf of a wrongfully terminated UPS driver.. Rick was named a Super Lawyer for 2025 by Washington Super Lawyers, after being recognized as a Rising Star from 2013 through 2018. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the Washington Employment Lawyers Association (WELA), and the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ), where he is an Eagle Member.. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington and graduated magna cum laude from Seattle University School of Law. After law school, Rick clerked for the Honorable Tom Chambers at the Washington State Supreme Court.. Rick is admitted to practice in all Washington state courts, the U.S. District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.. He approaches every case with strategic focus, deep experience, and an unwavering commitment to securing the best possible outcome for his clients.. it.

Richard P. Matthews, a principal, joined Carney Badley Spellman, P.S. in May 2003. Before joining the firm, Mr. Matthews was a partner and chair of the Real Estate Practice Group in the Seattle office of Holland & Knight. He serves a broad range of corporate and individual clients, and local private businesses. He has represented national and local clients in projects involving business growth, reorganization, divestiture and acquisition. He has worked closely with owners and developers with respect to their real estate acquisition, leasing, mortgage financing, and property disposition. In addition, Mr. Matthews has handled numerous private placements and offerings for companies. He also has worked closely with company management to formulate and foster personal and corporate objectives.. Mr. Matthews has practiced law in the Seattle area since 1973. His areas of practice are real estate and land development law; business planning and counseling, including mergers and acquisitions; health law; and securities and corporate finance. He also enjoys working with individuals in addressing their estate and financial planning needs.. Mr. Matthews has served on or chaired several local and state bar committees. He is a frequent speaker on real estate and health law, as well as corporation, business, and estate planning topics. He has been a speaker-instructor for the Washington State Bar Association, the Seattle-King County Board of Realtors, the The Washington Mortgage Lenders Association, the National Business Institute, the University of Washington Medical School Residency Program, UBS Paine Webber Wealth Preservation Attorney Network and the Washington State Bar Association Skills Training Institute.. Mr. Matthews is a past board member as well as committee chair of various committees of the Rainier Club; the past President and a Paul Harris Fellow of the Shoreline Rotary Club; past President and board member of the United Church of Christ Northwest Regional Housing Council; a member of the Inglewood Golf Club; a trustee of the Shoreline Community College Foundation; a founding board member and officer of Forward Shoreline (a local economic development group) and is an active member of Calvin Presbyterian Church.. Mr. Matthews has been recognized by Seattle Metropolitan Magazine as being among the top lawyers in King County in Business and Commercial law.

Richard J. Troberman is a sole practitioner whose practice emphasizes federal drug offenses; currency and money laundering offenses; white collar crimes; and civil and criminal forfeitures. He is a nationally recognized expert and frequent CLE speaker on forfeiture law. He has served on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and is a past President of the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

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.

Richard Furman joined Aiken, St. Louis & Siljeg, P.S. in 2007 after nearly 7 years with Hertog & Coster, PLLC. Richard's practice includes trust and estate administration and litigation and civil litigation, including all aspects of motions practice, trials, and appeals of guardianships, trusts, probates, will contests, powers of attorney, vulnerable adult proceedings, and general civil litigation. He is frequently appointed by courts to serve as guardian ad litem, guardian, probate administrator, and special master in guardianship, probate, and trust matters. Prior to entering private practice, Richard served as the first Guardianship and Probate Facilitator for the King County Superior Court.

Raymond Ejarque has practiced law since his admission to the Washington State Bar in June of 1994. He started his career in public interest law helping migrant farm workers and indigents in Texas and Washington State. Later he worked in Criminal defense as a public defender in Seattle for many years. As a Public Defender Mr. Ejarque gained invaluable trial and courtroom experience. He learned early how to take tough cases to a jury and how to form persuasive arguments to convince judges and juries to look at his clients story in a new light. In 2006 Mr. Ejarque formed his own Criminal and Criminal Defense Firm with a mission to provide high quality defense to people at affordable and reasonable fees.. Mr. Ejarque is well known in the Seattle area as a dedicated and tireless advocate for his clients. He has provided several training and seminars for other lawyers on Criminal and Criminal Defense Firm. In addition Mr. Ejarque regularly attends trainings and seminars himself to make sure he is up to date in the ever complex and changing area of Criminal Defense and DUI law. After many years of legal practice in the king county area Mr. Ejarque has formed professional relationships with fellow lawyers, prosecutors and local Judges based on mutual trust and respect.. YOU get a very experienced trial lawyer who is highly regarded by his colleagues.YOU get a lawyer who knows the best approaches to convince prosecutors to offer the best deal for his client.YOU get high quality representation at affordable prices.YOU get a lawyer that has satisfied clients.

Rachel Scott is a homegrown Seattle attorney and founding partner of Scott & Scott, PLLC. She earned her J.D. from the University of Montana School of Law in 2001, where she was a member of the national moot court team.. For over 20 years, Rachel has focused her practice on personal injury and workers’ compensation law, helping individuals and families navigate the aftermath of serious injuries. Her approach is clear, direct, and client focused, offering guidance without pressure and advocacy without drama.. Earlier in her career, Rachel also handled long-term disability insurance claims. While she no longer accepts new LTD cases, she continues to offer consultations to help people understand their options or find trusted referrals.. Rachel has been recognized as a Rising Star by Washington Law & Politics Magazine in both 2006 and 2014. Clients appreciate her ability to make complex legal issues feel manageable and her commitment to helping them regain control during stressful times.

R. Glenn Phillips believes in fighting for justice for real people. He has been practicing since 1984 and has tried more than 100 civil jury trials. In addition, he has settled numerous million and multi-million dollar cases. Glenn understands that corporate America and the insurance companies have tried, and continued to try to deny real people access to justice. He believes strongly in the principle that all citizens have the right of access to the courts. Mr. Phillips owns Phillips Law Firm which operates in Washington, California and nationally handling serious personal injury, product liability, workman's compensation, social security disability, medical malpractice, defective drug/device, and employee rights. Mr. Phillips has received the highest rating from Martindale Hubbel (5.0 out of 5.0) and is an AV rated attorney.. Mr. Phillips is actively involved in his firm's defective drug and devices practice. Our mass tort practice has an inventory of over 4,000 cases, covering such products as Accutane, Yaz/Yasmin/Ocella, Fosamax, Avandia, Medtronic Infuse, GranuFlo, Mirena, Risperdal and defective devices such as shoulder pain pumps and DePuy hip implants.. Mr. Phillips and his firm are recognized as leaders in pharmaceutical litigation and have been appointed to positions of leadership on various steering committees, science/ discovery committees and JCCP's.. Glenn is a member of the Washington state bar. He is also a member of the American Association of Justice, and a Eagle member of the Washington Associate for Justice,and the non-profit organization of Public Justice.. Glenn is a frequent speaker before such national groups as the National Trial Lawyers, Ammerican Association for Justice, Mass Torts Made Perfect, as well as various state trial lawyer groups.. Glenn is also an invited member of the TAOS group which is comprised of outstanding trial lawyers from across America.

Peter C. Sisson founded the Boise law firm Sisson & Sisson, the Elder Law Firm, PLLC in 1992. He has been a practicing lawyer since 1988. His law practice emphasizes a holistic and comprehensive legal practice approach to the issues seniors face as they age.  Pete's elder law practice anticipates and provides legal services to the firm’s clients as their circumstances and health care needs change. The firm establishes long-standing relationships with clients and families so that on-going services are provided with continuity. Pete’s law practice includes: Medicaid and VA Benefits Planning, Elder Care Focused Estate Planning, Asset Protection Planning, Special Needs Trust Planning, Guardianships, Conservatorships, and Probate & Trust Administration.. In 2014, Pete merged his elder law practice with Ahrens DeAngeli Law Group LLP. Ahrens DeAngeli specializes in wealth, asset protection and tax/estate planning. The newly formed firm is uniquely positioned to help families protect assets no matter whether the concern is addressing long-term care costs, business liabilities or more complex estate/tax issues.. Pete is an Accredited Estate Planner Emeritus and is an Accredited Veteran Attorney by the Department of Veteran's Affairs.  He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Past-President and Board Member of The Idaho Quality of Life Coalition (formerly the Idaho End of Life Coalition, the Idaho State Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and The Better Way Coalition) and a member of the Idaho State Bar Section on Taxation, Probate, and Trust Law.He has in the past served on or currently serves on the board of directors for numerous local organizations including: the Idaho chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, SunHealth Behavioral Systems (a psychiatric hospital), The Better Way Coalition, and the Life Care Planning Law Firms Association. He is licensed to practice law in Washington, Idaho, California and Montana. He received his law degree from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, graduating Order of the Coif, an honor awarded to those who are in the top 10% of their law school class.Pete regularly published educational articles and lectures on the legal, financial and health issues experienced by families who are dealing with a spouse or parent’s long-term care needs. He has presented to a variety of groups including: AARP, the Governor's Conference on Aging, Idaho Roundtable (financial professionals), The Idaho Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, The Idaho Society of CPAs, A Better Way Coalition, Idaho Alzheimer's Association, Stand By You (Area Agency on Aging and Idaho Commission on Aging joint project), Boise Estate Planning Council, Treasure Valley Estate Planning Council, University of Idaho's Cooperative Extension System, the Idaho Young President's Organization and various support groups. He also has presented numerous continuing education courses for health, legal and financial professionals. Pete now lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife, Rosalie.  They have two daughters, Allie and Mimi, two dogs, and one cat. Pete feels incredibly lucky to be able to assist seniors and their families as his life’s work.  Since moving to Washington, Pete has created The Long-Term Care Project, a pro bono legal clinic offering representation to low income/low resource seniors under the auspices of Senior Rights Assistance, a program of the non-profit organization Sound Generations.

People, clients and courts trust me because I do what I say, handle problems as they come in, listen critically and have a bulldog temperament well suited for communication, argument and litigation in the legal arena. With thousands of court appearances and recorded interviews under my belt in private practice, I know when and how to listen, question, speak and argue. Aside from my litigation background, as of 2018, I rank in the top 25 nationally in IBJJF jujitsu at my belt and weigh and find balance with training regularly. I practice law the same way I play sports: I engage in a thoughtful and unrelenting pursuit of the goal.

Patrick Reddy is a member of Emery | Reddy, PLLC, and litigates workers’ compensation and employment matters throughout Washington state. He has practiced before the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals, the state Superior Courts, the Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court, and the United States District Courts of Eastern and Western Washington. He was lead trial counsel in Frisino v. Seattle School District No. 1, a Court of Appeals decision (review denied by the Supreme Court) where the Court required employers to engage in the interactive process of accommodating employees with disabilities, even after some attempts at accommodation failed.. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the King County Bar Association, the U.S. District Courts of Eastern and Western Washington, and the American Bar Association. Patrick represents both individuals and organizations in workers’ compensation and employment related matters.

Our main interest is in false claims act (Qui Tam) cases involving fraud against the government, as well as whistleblower reward programs in the area of tax fraud and material misstatements by publicly traded companies.. If you are aware of off label selling by pharmaceutical companies, Medicare or Medicaid fraud, false certifications for government guaranteed loans or grants, military procurement fraud, or similar rip-offs, give us a call.. I also have extensive experience as a plaintiff side employment and discrimination lawyer, fighting for individuals who are mistreated by their employers, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge and other employment law problems.. Choose your lawyer based on whether you think you can work with them for a period of years as well as their "rating." Do they listen?  Do they tell you bad news as well as good things?  Most lawyers are very honest, and hard to offend, so ask them the tough questions to get straight answers.

Nick was born in Richmond, VA, where his father practiced law. He now resides in Tacoma, where he has lived and worked since May of 2006 after completing his first year of law school. Nick graduated from O'Dea High School in Seattle, and earned his Bachelor of Science in Policy Studies in 2003 from Indiana University. He then attended Seattle University School of Law, earning his J.D. in 2008, and was admitted to the State Bar in October of that year.. Nick is known for his compassionate touch, professionalism, integrity, diligence, and zealous advocacy on behalf of clients. He has significant experience with clients struggling with mental health and chemical dependency issues. Nick was a presenter at the 2017 “Defending Drug Cases” Continuing Legal Education seminar addressing treatment issues, Drug Court & DOSA.. For just over two years, Nick has been handling complex Medical Negligence, MVC, School Abuse, Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect and General Personal Injury matters as a Plaintiff's attorney. In those 24 months, Nick has recovered over $7,000,000 for his clients.. Nick is actively involved in the local Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association and Tacoma Pro Bono legal services. His experience includes:. Nick currently lives in the Tacoma area with his wife Kriston, and their three boys that the two share between them. In his free time, Nick enjoys spending time with his family, visiting with friends, watching collegiate sporting events with his two brothers, traveling, backpacking, hiking, fishing, target shooting, and hunting.

Native Washingtonian-born and raised in the Seattle area. While I am proud of my Washington roots and have been licensed to practice in Washington since 2001, I am also licensed in Oregon (2010) and Idaho (2012) and enjoy traveling and practicing in those states.. I am an accomplished litigator and focus my practice on construction, real estate, and complex commercial litigation. I enjoy the challenge of resolving all aspects of contract disputes adn have gained significant experience resolving issues for property owners, builders, financial institutions, and title and escrow companies.. Prior to joining Ahlers & Cressman, I worked in private practice and as in-house counsel. I also served for two years as a law clerk to United States District Judge Franklin D. Burgess in the Western District of Washington. My practice experience includes working with a prominent Seattle trial lawyer who handled only a select number of high-value cases.  Additionally, I have practiced in a mid-sized Seattle litigation firm where I primarily represented banks and title insurance companies in a wide variety of matters.. Most recently, I spent five years honing my dispute resolution skills while working as in-house counsel at a Fortune 500 title insurance company by representing the company, its brands and insureds in hundreds of litigated matters throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho.. I serve on the board of the Sammamish Homeowners (SHO), a non-profit organization committed to protecting the rights of lakefront property owners. I volunteer as a Destination Imagination Team Manager and a race starter for Crystal Mountain Alpine Club (CMAC). Erin has lived and studied in England and Japan but is a lifelong Puget Sound resident.

Nathan has always had a passion for advocacy and community service. He began his journey toward Law School in the Boy Scouts of America, where he felt the call to serve through various troop projects, service drives, and the Eagle Scout Projects of his fellow scouts. In 2008, he completed his scouting journey by completing his own project and earning his Eagle Scout Rank. Nathan earned his Juris Doctorate from Seattle University School of Law, which focuses its curricula on Public Service and Access to Justice issues. There, he was first introduced to Criminal Defense when he interned at the Ronald A. Peterson Youth Advocacy law clinic, where he represented accused youth in King County Superior Court.

Nate Bingham represents victims of aviation accidents, civil rights violations, and other catastrophic accidents. He has been involved in numerous high-profile trials, but takes pride in aggressively pursuing each and every one of his cases. Several of Nate’s cases have attracted considerable media attention and have been profiled by the Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, NBC, CBS, and dozens of other news outlets.. Nate has successfully litigated airplane and helicopter crash cases against airlines, government entities, product manufacturers, and aerospace companies both large and small. Due to his expertise, other plaintiffs’ attorneys frequently engage Nate as co-counsel, to help them navigate the complexities of aviation accident litigation in their own cases. Nate is also regularly invited to give presentations to other attorneys and students on legal issues relevant to aviation, such as international treaties related to commercial air travel, and the ever-changing case law on personal jurisdiction.. In his civil rights practice, Nate represents individuals in lawsuits against police, jails, prisons, and government contactors that violate the rights of individuals. Nate has experience as lead counsel representing the families of individuals who died as a result of police shootings, medical neglect by jail medical providers, and poor monitoring by corrections officers that led to in-custody suicides and fatal drug overdoses.. Prior to joining Krutch Lindell, Nate worked for a national insurance defense firm, where he defended personal injury lawsuits on behalf of insurers and corporations. This experience provided Nate with a unique understanding of the defense’s perspective that now helps him effectively litigate and negotiate cases on behalf of plaintiffs. Nate also worked as an Assistant City Prosecutor for the City of Seattle, which gives him an insider’s perspective of law enforcement and the criminal justice system.. Nate is licensed to practice law in Washington state and Alaska, but regularly litigates cases in other states and Canadian provinces on a pro hac vice basis.. Nate is a past chair of the King County Bar Association’s Aviation Law Section, a member of AAJ’s Aviation Law Section, and an EAGLE member of the Washington State Association for Justice.. Highly regarded by clients and peers alike, Nate has been selected to the Washington Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, an honor limited to just 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state.. Nate graduated in 2013 from the University of Washington School of Law, where he was selected to The Order of the Barristers, a national honor society recognizing outstanding oral and written advocacy.. Before attending law school, Nate earned his B.A. in anthropology from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. At Bowdoin, Nate played football and was a co-captain of the track and field team, receiving both all-conference academic honors and all-New England athletic honors.

Nancy Anderson is a shareholder at Lane Powell PC, and Chair of the firm's Wage & Hour Group. She concentrates her practice on all types of employment and class action litigation and advice work, including wage and hour, employment discrimination, retaliation, benefits claims, and ERISA claims. Ms. Anderson has successfully tried cases to verdict, including defense of class actions and actions brought by individual claimants alleging employment discrimination, and has represented clients at arbitrations, agency proceedings, and investigations.

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 focuses on providing advice and assistance to clients in all aspects of real estate development, including feasibility analysis, development strategy, property acquisition, environmental review, permitting, and administrative proceedings and litigation related to these areas. I have been involved in a significant number of developments in Washington and Oregon during the last two decades, representing both private and public agency clients.

My goal is to ensure your story is told and your family is protected in the long run. As an estate planning attorney, my passion is to assist you in successfully navigating the inevitable while also being prepared for the unexpected. I hope to clear up any complexity and provide you with a meaningful plan that will carry out your wishes while telling your story.. I take pride in providing quality work, clear and quick communication, and detail oriented services. My practice includes counseling clients on a variety of trusts and estate matters, including estate and tax planning, estate and trust settlement, and community property agreements. I also enjoy assisting clients with charitable planning from advising tax-exempt organizations on formation, application for exemption, compliance with federal and state tax exemption laws, and also with individual planned giving.. I graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in Economics and then received my J.D. from Seattle University School of Law graduating cum laude. I was an editor of the Seattle University Law Review and a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Board. Currently, I am pursuing my Executive LLM degree in Taxation at New York University.

Ms. St. Clair graduated from the University of Wyoming, in 1984, with a Bachelors degree in Administration of Justice and Psychology. She graduated with honors, and after having achieved the outstanding student of the year in Administration of Justice. She worked as an intern for the Wyoming State Senate for 2 years. She attended the University of Oregon School of Law, where she graduated in 1987 in the top 10% of her class.. She began her legal career with a prominent civil law firm in Seattle, Lane Powell Spears Luberski, where she handled complex civil litigation. Coleen went on to become a Prosecuting attorney for Snohomish County, for the next twenty years, where she handled tens of thousands of criminal cases, including DUI's, assaults, weapons violations, drug possession, trafficking, and sales, fraud, embezzlement, burglary, car theft, forgery, theft, possession of stolen property, arson, rape, molestation, organized crimes, hate crimes, crimes against peace officers, controlled substance homicide, manslaughter, and murder.. She has handled tens of thousands of preliminary hearings, successfully handled and negotiated tens of thousands of misdemeanor and felony cases, and adjudicated matters in Juvenile court where she handled the serious habitual offenders. She worked in specialized units for violent crimes, drug crimes, sex crimes, non-violent crimes, juvenile crimes, DUI and Domestic violence. She has taken hundreds of cases, both misdemeanor and felony, to jury trial, achieving outstanding results. Coleen represents clients throughout the Puget Sound region in both State and Federal Court, in all types of criminal matters.

Ms. Hurt was admitted to practice in the State of Washington in 2013. She earned her Juris Doctor Cum Laude from Seattle University School of Law in 2013 and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from the University of Washington in 2010.. As an associate with Brothers & Henderson, P.S., Ms. Hurt’s practice focuses on the areas of developmental disability law including: capacity; estate and trust planning; trust administration; establishment of and reporting on guardianship; benefits management and advocacy; independent living; and special education.. Ms. Hurt grew up in the disability community. From a young age when her brother was diagnosed with Autism she honed her advocacy skills on behalf of her brother and their friends from the playground to the classroom to school board meetings and now with the Social Security Administration and the Courthouse. She attended the Experimental Education Unit (EEU) with her brother as students in the preschool classroom and later returned in 2006 to be a teacher’s assistant. She understands first-hand the struggles and needs of families impacted by disabilities. She pursued a profession in law to meet some of the more complex and lesser understood needs of these families.. Ms. Hurt has had the good fortune to work with and learn from the two foremost authorities on disability law in Washington State. During law school, Ms. Hurt began her practice of disability law as an intern with attorney and disability advocate Larry Jones. She worked with Larry Jones until his retirement in 2013. She then began working with Brothers & Henderson, P.S. and continues to hone her advocacy skills through presentations and client representation.. In her spare time, Ms. Hurt hikes, camps, and runs ½ marathons with her friends and large extended family. She also coaches skiing with the Ski Hawks Special Olympics ski racing team and in the off-season, is an active member of the board of directors. She volunteers with her dad as an assistant coach for Special Olympic bowling, basketball, and track and field. Ms. Hurt also serves on the Board for the Arc of Washington.

Mr. Wolfe has been in private practice since June 1978. During those 27 years, he has represented clients in cases involving allegations of commercial fraud, violations of environmental laws, securities and tax law, food, drug and health care and antitrust law.

Mr. Townsend is an experienced litigator representing individuals and companies in a wide variety of disputes.  He is veteran to state and federal court, as well as commercial arbitration.  Mr. Townsend began his career as a law clerk to the Honorable William L. Dwyer in U.S. District Court.  He subsequently served as clerk to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Robert R. Beezer.  Mr. Townsend co-founded Breskin Johnson & Townsend PLLC in 2007.

Mr. Reed is admitted to the Washington State, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court, and the U.S. Court of Claims. He has served clients since 1972 in the areas of Real Estate, Business Law, Civil Litigation, Estate Planning, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death.  He has acted as lead counsel in over 100 trials and arbitrations.