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I believe in holding manufacturers to higher standards and restoring dignity to my clients after an injury or loss. Through my work on aviation incidents and motor vehicle crashworthiness cases, I combine the technical aspects of each case with winning legal theories. I have experience in complex personal injury litigation, products liability, wrongful death and conflict of laws.

Steve has more than 35 years of experience in all modes of transportation and logistics. His practice also focuses on general commercial litigation before courts and administrative bodies across the U.S.  He counsels and represents local and national transportation service providers and consumers involved in a wide array of complex commercial disputes, and in the negotiation and documentation of transportation relationships.

Rachael’s civil litigation practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, aviation law, product liability, class action defense, and employment disputes. She is experienced in defending against tort and contract lawsuits involving federal preemption, consumer protection act and unfair business practices claims, and product liability on behalf of automotive and aircraft manufacturers. Her aviation experience includes litigating under the Air Carrier Access Act, the Airline Deregulation Act, the Montreal Convention and its predecessors, and the Federal Aviation Regulations.. Rachael’s employment practice consists of resolving state and federal discrimination claims and advising on and litigating Seattle’s Paid Sick and Safe Time ordinance and Washington’s Paid Sick Leave law, including accrual rates, variable rates of pay, exemptions, policy language, permitted uses, notice requirements, and matters involving compliance. She also assists clients with correcting improper classifications of employees as independent contractors. Rachael regularly drafts and reviews severance and separation agreements and advises on the enforceability of non-compete clauses for both employers and employees.

John serves as a trusted advisor for individuals and businesses in high stakes, complex civil litigation, including aviation law, commercial and intellectual property litigation, product liability, and torts.. John has extensive experience defending airlines, aviation operators, and aircraft and component manufacturers in litigation stemming from aviation accidents. John’s commercial and intellectual property experience includes representing businesses involved in contract disputes, business torts, consumer protection act and unfair business practice claims, and trademark disputes. John represents several automotive manufacturers in product liability matters, and he has extensive experience defending high-value wrongful death and catastrophic injury claims.. Clients turn to John for his ability to accurately and quickly assess cases to formulate effective and cost-efficient resolution strategies. John has successfully tried numerous cases to verdict and is among the most experienced trial attorneys at Stokes Lawrence. Although most cases resolve through private settlement, John's depth of experience and skill at trial help to leverage optimal outcomes through alternative dispute resolution.. John is a past President of the Asian Bar Association of Washington and past President of the Filipino Lawyers of Washington. He serves in leadership with the National Filipino American Lawyers Association and is a member of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. In 2016, the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association selected John for its “Best Under 40” award. In 2017, the American Bar Association recognized John among the nation’s Top 40 Young Lawyers.

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 am a Member in the Seattle office of Williams Kastner.  As a trial attorney, I primarily handle commercial disputes and defend high-stakes product defect claims.  My product liability practice encompasses aviation, consumer products, and toxic torts.  I serve as national trial counsel for several clients in toxic tort litigation.  I also serve in an advising capacity for corporate clients seeking to develop nationwide strategies for the defense of mass-tort litigation.  As lead trial counsel, I have obtained defense verdicts in state courts and successfully argued for his clients before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and several of Washington’s appellate courts.  I am admitted to practice in California, Oregon and Washington.  I was named to the Rising Stars list by Washington Law & Politics magazine each year from 2001-2008.

Chris brings special expertise to his aviation accident practice. Chris is an Airline Transport Pilot rated international commercial airline captain, airline check pilot, and airline simulator instructor with over 8,000 hours of total flight time.. Currently, Chris holds the FAA designation as Line Check Airman and Simulator Check Airman as well as being a simulator instructor. Chris holds Type Ratings in the Airbus A-320 Series and the Canadair Regional Jet. Chris previously held Certified Flight, Instrument, and Multi-engine instructing certificates and accumulated hundreds of hours of “dual-given instruction” as a fixed wing airplane Instructor.. Being a former Base Chief Pilot at his airline, Chris has a thorough understanding of major airline management operations and flight operations procedures in addition to his knowledge of the federal aviation regulations, pilot training, practices, and procedures.. Chris’s law practice focuses exclusively on significant personal injury and wrongful death cases. With over 23 years of experience as a practicing attorney, Chris has represented clients against small and large corporations and their insurance companies, counties and municipalities, and other at-fault parties for their negligence.. Born in Bellingham, Washington, Chris graduated from Western Washington University, and received his Juris Doctor from Seattle University School of Law. Chris is admitted to practice law in Washington State and Florida. He is also admitted in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Washington and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.. Chris is a resident of Florida, heading up Aviation Law Group’s Florida office, while also spending a significant amount of time handling cases for ALG’s clients on the West Coast of the United States.

Casey practices aviation law, aviator defense, complex product liability, and wrongful death accident cases.. Casey received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and a Minor in Chinese from Brigham Young University. Casey received his law degree at Seattle University School of Law, where he was the Business Editor of the Seattle Journal of Environmental Law and an Extern Legal Clerk to the Honorable John Coughenour of the US District Court. He is an adjunct professor at the Seattle University School of Law, where he teaches a course on Aviation and Space Law.. Casey is an FAA Certified Flight Instructor with over 1000 hours of flight time in aircraft of all sizes. Casey is a senior member of the Civil Air Patrol, which conducts search and rescue operations around the United States.. Casey is an AOPA panel attorney, a member of the King County Bar Association’s Aviation Section, and a member of the ABA Air and Space Law Forum.. He regularly gives presentations on aviation law to pilots, flight instructors, attorneys, insurance professionals, and the general public.. He is admitted to practice law in federal and state courts in Washington.

Caryn represents businesses, non-profits, municipal entities, and individuals at trial and in alternative dispute resolution proceedings throughout the Pacific Northwest and the state of Alaska. Caryn’s practice focuses on complex civil litigation including commercial disputes, aviation, catastrophic tort, and product liability matters. Having tried cases and handled appeals in federal and state court for more than 25 years, Caryn brings a deep level of experience to all stages of complex civil litigation. Caryn earns the trust of her clients and their senior management by being a skilled strategist who ensures her clients’ business objectives drive resolution strategies and litigation decisions (and not the other way around).. As head of Stokes Lawrence’s Aviation Group, Caryn leads a team of litigators with deep aviation industry knowledge. She provides sophisticated and effective representation in a wide range of aviation-related matters in Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. Caryn handles commercial and tort litigation for a number domestic and international airlines and Part 135 operators. Her practice includes emergency response support, consultation in NTSB accident investigations, and regulatory compliance proceedings for Part 121 and Part 135 operators. Her aviation practice also includes product liability matters for aircraft and component part manufacturers.. In addition to her complex civil litigation and aviation practices, Caryn applies her extensive experience to her role as a mediator and arbitrator. Caryn completed the Pepperdine Straus Institute’s Mediating the Litigated Case program and is certified as a Rule 39.1 Neutral in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington’s Alternative Dispute Resolution program.. When not litigating or serving as a neutral to help others avoid or resolve disputes, Caryn values opportunities to mentor and train young lawyers. She frequently presents on trial skills, aviation, and product liability topics and has served as faculty in NITA’s trial skills program in Seattle and the IADC Trial Academy.

An experienced trial lawyer with deep aviation industry knowledge, Rob’s successful track record is reflected in defense verdicts, appellate victories and favorable settlements in high-exposure mass tort, product liability litigation, and high-profile, catastrophic aviation accidents. Rob provides sophisticated and effective handling of a wide range of aviation-related litigation, including product liability cases and matters involving Part 121, 135 and 91 operators. Rob deploys his experience and qualifications gained through his service as an United States Army Officer and helicopter pilot to bear in defending his aviation industry clients.. Rob earned his undergraduate degree in engineering from the United States Military Academy, an MBA from the University of South Florida, and his law degree from the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis.

Experienced Aviation attorney serving clients in Wilmette and surrounding areas.

Experienced Aviation attorney serving clients in Wilmette and surrounding areas.

Experienced Aviation attorney serving clients in Wilmette and surrounding areas.

Experienced Aviation attorney serving clients in Wilmette and surrounding areas.

Experienced Aviation attorney serving clients in Wilmette and surrounding areas.

Experienced Aviation attorney serving clients in Wilmette and surrounding areas.