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Megan is a litigator who represents clients in disputes involving employment matters, business contracts, insurance coverage, director and officer liability, corporate fraud and negligence, and environmental damage claims.

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.

Max advises clients on a wide range of land use and environmental matters. He uses his knowledge of local codes and governments to counsel and guide clients throughout a project’s lifecycle. Max also has the litigation background and skills to resolve land use disputes in his clients’ favor. Max attended the University of Washington for both undergrad and law school, and he has a passion for the region. This passion extends to the community he serves, and he volunteers his time to King County Bar Association's Volunteer Legal Services and Neighborhood Legal Clinics.

Matthew Taylor is an experienced attorney at McKinley Irvin. Prior to joining the firm, he worked as a civil defense litigator at a leading law firm in Seattle before choosing to focus his practice solely on family law.. Mr. Taylor makes it his priority to help clients avoid needless escalation of the divorce process by offering compassionate yet frank counsel on financial, custody, and other matters. He takes his role as his clients’ advocate very seriously and strives to look for the best solutions possible to the issues his clients face: “My clients will know I exhausted every possible legal avenue with maximum effort on their behalf.”. Mr. Taylor represents clients in King County in a wide variety of family law cases. He is also experienced in LGBT family law, appellate law, and Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) cases. He recently co-authored the Lexis Family Law Practice Handbook section on spousal maintenance.. Outside of the firm, Mr. Taylor is a dedicated family man and enjoys spending time with his two children.

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 represents the interests of businesses, their principals, and stakeholders in varied and complex litigation. In substance, Matt has experience with corporate governance, contract, securities and business tort disputes, including the insurance coverage, dispute resolution, and bankruptcy-related issues that often arise when resolving them. In practice, Matt’s experience spans all stages of litigation, from initial evaluation and strategy to trial and appeal.. Matt is a graduate of Stanford Law School and the University of Michigan. Before joining the firm, Matt practiced in both the public and private sectors, including with the Washington State Attorney General’s Office and private firms in Chicago and San Francisco.. Matt and his wife have passion for live music and the majestic beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

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.

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.

Mary Lee Moseley has 27 years of experience in estate planning and trust and estate administration, and has worked as a trusts and estates attorney in Maine, California and Washington. She has extensive experience with complex estate planning, estate and trust administration, and IRS gift and estate tax audits. Mary Lee previously worked as a director with Deloitte Tax, LLP’s Estate, Gift and Trust Tax Practice for 16 years, where she was responsible for the planning and implementation of transfer tax strategies for high net worth individuals and the administration of complex estates.

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.

Mark Wilner is a trial lawyer who represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of civil litigation, including personal injury, insurance coverage, class actions, securities and insider trading, employment law, consumer protection, and commercial disputes. He has litigated in numerous courts across the country, from state trial courts to the United States Supreme Court. He has multiple $1,000,000+ jury verdicts for plaintiffs, as well as multiple defense verdicts and dismissals on pretrial motions for defendants.

Mark Roberts counsels and represents individuals and families in both tax and non-tax aspects of estate planning, with an emphasis on personalized needs and advanced tax planning, including use of sophisticated tax strategies to transfer wealth among family members, preservation of assets through use of long-term trusts, partnerships and companies, facilitation of business succession, and preparation of documentation relating to estate planning.. Mark assists individuals in developing and implementing charitable giving plans, including private foundations, supporting organizations, and charitable lead and remainder trusts.. He advises and represents both individual and professional fiduciaries in all facets of the administration of private trusts and decedents' estates, including probate law matters, income and estate tax planning, preparation of required tax returns, and tax audits and appeals before the Internal Revenue Service.. Mark also represents beneficiaries and fiduciaries in will and trust disputes, including will and trust interpretations, breach of fiduciary duty claims, will contests, accounting proceedings, and charitable trust reformations. He has served as a mediator of trust and estate related disputes under Washington's trust and estates dispute resolution act.

Mark Mills is of counsel with Betts Patterson Mines where he practices in the Insurance Coverage Practice Group. Prior to joining Betts Patterson Mines, Mr. Mills practiced with two well-established Seattle insurance coverage and defense firms as well as acting as the Washington insurance coverage attorney for the Safeco Insurance Companies. With over 25 years of practice, his experience includes advising insurers on coverage issues involving commercial general liability, commercial property, commercial auto, homeowners, and personal auto policies.  He has tried several cases to verdict in both coverage and defense contexts.

Mark Blair grew up in a legal family and inherited an abiding respect and passion for the rule of law. After graduating with honors from Seattle University School of Law, Mark worked as a prosecutor in King, Yakima, and Thurston Counties. He argued hundreds of criminal cases and earned a reputation as an articulate and tenacious prosecutor who was also realistic and fair-minded.. In 1997, Mark decided to cross the aisle to work as a defense attorney on behalf of individuals accused of DUI, domestic violence, property crimes, and other criminal offenses. He made the switch in order to focus more on individual clients. Says Mark, “As a prosecutor, you have hundreds of cases. As a defense attorney, you have one client—and that case gets your entire focus.”. Hard work, fact finding and legal insight can change a prosecutor’s mind. Mark knows that his experience as a prosecutor works to his clients’ advantage. “It’s all about understanding your opponents’ mind set,” he explains. Prosecutors base their cases on evidence collected by the police. Their mindset is to convict. Mark believes that the best way for a defense attorney to change the prosecutors mind is by presenting new facts. This can be new evidence, an alternative explanation of how the crime was committed, or a different reading of the law. “You have to respectfully educate the prosecutor. If you present a compelling scenario that’s different than the prosecution originally envisioned, then you can negotiate a more appropriate charge—either a reduction or outright dismissal.”. Of course, obtaining new evidence or developing an alternative legal theory comes from hard work. As a defense attorney, Mark is able to focus on each individual client—not a boatload of cases—and thus outwork the prosecution. If the case goes to trial, the focus shifts to persuading a judge or jury. Here, Mark is articulate and thinks on his feet. But the results come from superior preparation. Says Mark, “I will always argue my client’s defense to the utmost. I find a way to do it with respect—for the judge, the jury and our legal system.”

Mark A. Griffin has over 32 years of experience in antitrust litigation.  Mark has litigated over 100 class action cases, including over 40 antitrust class action cases, to successful conclusions. After serving as a judicial law clerk for Magistrate Judge Philip K. Sweigert of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, Mark went into private practice.  He helped establish the Complex Litigation Group at Keller Rohrback and led the firm’s antitrust practice with achievements including $49.5 million in settlements in the Specialty Steel Pipe Antitrust Litigation, paving the way for the firm’s success in other class action litigation.  He represented hundreds of people injured by the historic Jack in the Box E. coli 0157:H7 outbreak, recovering over $13 million in settlements and a Medical Monitoring and Treatment Trust for the class.  He led successful efforts to recovery millions of dollars for victims of several “Ponzi” schemes, including a case (Getty v. Harmon) in which U.S. District Court Judge William L. Dwyer stated: “Class Counsel achieved real and substantial benefits for members of the Class.  [Their] extensive prior experience in complex class action securities litigation . . . enabled the Class to analyze and achieve this excellent result.” He also lead a case on behalf of a class of Seattle Supersonics fans who renewed their season ticket packages for the 2007-2008 season before the team was relocated to Oklahoma City, achieving a settlement that, according to U.S. District Judge Richard A. Jones, “provides meaningful monetary relief to every class member, and does so without the need for any class member to provide a claim form or other submission to establish his or her right to relief.”  Until recently retiring from Keller Rohrback, he served on the firm’s Executive Committee for 20 years and  chaired the Antitrust Practice Group for 13 years. Most recently, his leadership in an antitrust class action resulted in settlements totaling almost $90 million for registered nurses employed by hospitals in Detroit (Cason-Merenda v. VHS Michigan, Inc.).  In approving the final settlement in that case on January 27, 2016, U.S. District Judge Gerald E. Rosen told the class representatives: “I think the lawyers, your lawyers in this case, have done a truly outstanding job, as good of a job as I’ve seen lawyers do in a major complex class action in my, what will be very shortly, 26 years on the bench.” Mark represented the Navajo Nation in a lawsuit alleging Urban Outfitter’s infringement of the NAVAJO trademark and violation of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.. Fir 16 years, Mark volunteered his time as pro bono coordinator at Keller Rohrback. In 2016, he was appointed by Governor Jay Inslee to serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Legal Foundation of Washington (LFW), serving as president in 2019.  Previously, he served as a board member and officer of the Legal Aid for Washington Fund (LAW Fund). The LFW and the LAW Fund through their Campaign for Equal Justice raise charitable contributions to ensure that justice is a reality, not just for those who can afford it, but for everyone in Washington state. In 2013, the firm received the President’s Award from the LFW for its work in Jerry Cooper, Inc. v. Lifequotes of America, Inc., a case in which Mark helped achieve judgments totaling over $760 million in favor of the plaintiff class. Mark also volunteers at Public Justice and has served as chair of the Consumer Protection, Antitrust & Unfair Business Practices Section of the Washington State Bar Association.

Mark A Clausen has retired after 38 years of practicing law. Please contact Tyler Thomas at Clausen Law Firm with any questions or representation on any issues or matters

Marissa A. Alkhazov joined Betts Patterson Mines in 2010 as a Complex Litigation Attorney.  Marissa, a Shareholder in the firm, has considerable experience in product liability, mass tort defense, environmental and general liability claims.  Her work and growing presence in the industry has been widely recognized having been named as “Top 100 Women Attorneys in Washington (2012- 2013)” in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine and Washington Law & Politics “Rising Stars (2012-2013),” and Washington Law & Politics “Super Lawyers (2016).” Ms. Alkhazov handles litigation in both WA and OR on behalf of her Fortune 500 clients ranging from pharmaceutical companies, product manufacturers, insurers, retailers, small businesses and local tech startups in the community.  Ms. Alkhazov regularly serves as local counsel in national complex litigation matters, having noted successes in State, Appellate and Federal Court.  Ms. Alkhazov also regularly serves as an arbitrator in King County.

Marisa is a member of Graham & Dunn’s Condemnation Team.  As part of her real property valuation practice she advises and represents governmental agencies, property owners and lenders involved in condemnation and relocation actions.  Her representation of governmental agencies has included Sound Transit, the Port of Seattle, the City of Everett, the City of Federal Way, the City of Lacey, the City of Olympia, the City of Tumwater, and the Bethel School District.  She also has been involved in attaining favorable verdicts or settlements for property owners, including the condemnation of a major water dependent property, the condemnation of a small shipyard on Bainbridge Island, and the relocation of a former Harbor Island business.. Marisa is also a member of Graham & Dunn’s Real Estate and Litigation Teams.  Her real property litigation practice includes representation of individuals and businesses regarding boundary disputes and landlord-tenant issues, contract and construction disputes, restrictive covenants, land use, and zoning issues.  She also counsels and represents financial institutions and financial services companies in connection with commercial collection actions and lenders’ rights litigation.

Maricarmen assists both employer and employee clients with advice on federal and Washington employment law issues including discrimination, wrongful termination, noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements, leave, and accommodations. She provides thoughtful advice and counsel to clients to avoid litigation, but when her clients are compelled to litigate, Maricarmen has the skills and proven record that results in favorable litigation outcomes for her clients.. Maricarmen also has a general litigation practice, through which she advises client on issues such as contract, tort, and appellate litigation.. Maricarmen conducts investigations on discrimination, harassment, bribery, corruption, fraud, and conflicts of interest. She successfully represents clients in administrative hearings, such as before the Public Employment Relations Commission.. Maricarmen also has an active pro bono practice, representing a client in an asylum hearing with a favorable outcome and advising nonprofit organizations on employment matters.

Margret concentrates her practice on advising clients in all aspects of plan design and compliance for numerous types of employee benefit and executive compensation plans including nonqualified deferred compensation plans; qualified retirement plans (such as Code Section 401(k), profit-sharing, and defined benefit plans); tax-deferred annuities (such as Code Section 403(b) plans); health and welfare benefits (such as health and dental plans, cafeteria plans, HSAs, FSAs, HRAs, wellness programs and employee assistance programs); equity compensation (such as incentive stock option and nonqualified stock option plans) and non-taxable fringe benefits (such as qualified transportation plans and DCAPs). She counsels clients during each step of plan design from plan selection and drafting to choosing appropriate funding vehicles such as custodial accounts, voluntary employee beneficiary trusts, insurance contracts or self-funding. Her knowledge of ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, PHSA, and Code Section 409A and other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code is crucial in advising clients regarding the complex requirements that must be satisfied to maintain compliance with the law. Margret also counsels public and private companies regarding employee benefit plan issues in mergers, acquisitions, financing and other major business transactions.

Margaret represents manufacturing and commercial clients in environmental, natural resource and litigation matters in Washington and California.  She focuses her practice on regulatory compliance, including with California’s controversial “Proposition 65” chemical exposure warning law, federal and state OSHA regulations and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS).  She also represents clients in Superfund-type cleanup cases at legacy remediation sites, such as at harbors and airports, and also at smaller sites. Margaret began her career in 1992 at White & Case in Los Angeles as a commercial litigator where she focused on insurance recovery for environmental response costs.  Prior to rejoining Riddell Williams, she practiced as a general practitioner with an emphasis on civil litigation.  Margaret was born in France and has lived many years in Paris, France.  She is fluent in French.

Margaret M. Widlund is a cannabis attorney with an extensive background in corporate litigation and business and partnership disputes.  She is adept at providing creative and strategic solutions to fit her clients’ specific business and litigation needs.. Prior to joining 7 Point Law PLLC, Maggie was based in the Silicon Valley, where her practice focused on commercial litigation, intellectual property, and corporate transactions and her clients included individual investors, start-ups and mature public companies.. Maggie has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from the University of San Francisco, and a Juris Doctorate from Willamette University, College of Law.  Before graduating from law school, Maggie spent a year as a visiting scholar at Seattle University School of Law, and is proud to be admitted to practice law in both Washington and California.  When she is not at the office, Maggie enjoys trail running, volunteer coaching for Girls On The Run, and spending time outdoors with her husband and two rescue dogs.