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Cynthia is an experienced trial attorney, having successfully tried scores of cases to jury verdict.  Her practice focuses on commercial disputes in a wide range of industries ranging from high technology to manufacturing to professional services, as well as representation of a broad variety of entities and their principals, including property owners, lenders and developers, and limited liability company members and partners, in real estate and entity disputes.. Cynthia keeps an eye on both the big picture of a dispute and the people involved.  She is adept at developing creative approaches to solving problems, whether that means finding the crucial few documents in a hay barn, getting an emergency preliminary injunction in federal court, or conducting complex discovery.. Before joining Savitt Bruce & Willey, Cynthia served as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for King County, where she prosecuted felony domestic violence, juvenile and drug cases.  She is a graduate, cum laude, of Cornell University Law School.

Curtis J. Chambers is an attorney with Betts, Patterson & Mines, P.S., where he focuses his practice primarily on insurance defense litigation. Mr. Chambers has experience with auto, commercial, premises liability, and first party insurance defense. He is experienced in conducting negotiations, mediations, and arbitrations. Prior to joining Betts, Patterson & Mines, P.S., Chambers practiced at a Washington insurance defense firm, where he independently managed automotive defense cases for a national carrier. He received his J.D. from Seattle University School of Law.

Crystal M. Ellis is an attorney with Betts Patterson & Mines, P.S. Ms. Ellis focuses her practice on complex civil litigation, including the defense of businesses and individuals against a variety of personal injury and property damage lawsuits. Specifically, Ms. Ellis handles insurance litigation, commercial litigation, personal injury, product liability and transportation liability actions. Ms. Ellis is admitted to practice in Washington and Florida.. Ms. Ellis received her Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law in 2010, where she was an editor of the Stetson Law Review, a Phi Delta Phi Legal Honors Society member and an award winner for excellence in Trial Advocacy.

Counsel clients on compliance with the Federal Aviation Regulations, federal tax exposure and planning, aviation related state and local tax planning issues, FAA and International aircraft registration, ownership trusts, aircraft management, charter agreements and joint ownership arrangements.

Commercial litigation, physician employment and business matters, creditor bankruptcy representation. Licensed to practice since 1980, in five jurisdictions.. Tom practices in the areas of creditors' rights, business litigation, employment law, and physician representation in business matters.. Tom leads our creditors’ rights practice, including loan documentation and enforcement of promissory notes and guarantees, foreclosures, receiverships, and workout negotiations and restructurings. He also has an in-depth experience in the areas of business litigation, employment law, and physician representation in business and employment matters. Tom often works with closely held businesses advising on business and employment matters, contract matters, and litigation risk analysis.

Click to edit summaryI am an attorney with a civil litigation practice emphasizing in the defense of medical negligence claims, general civil liability defense, health care law and licensing of health care practitioners. I am licensed to practice in Washington State and United States District Court for the Western District of Washington

Christine E. Dinsdale is a 1982 honors graduate of the University of Arizona Law School. She served as Executive Editor of the law review and was awarded the prize for best brief in moot court competition. Since 1982, she has practiced law in Seattle, serving local, national and international clients in a wide variety of business and litigation matters. Ms. Dinsdale is licensed to practice in Washington and Oregon.. Her current practice focuses on advising clients and litigating claims including defense of complex tort disputes, product liability actions, commercial disputes and class actions. She represents numerous manufacturers, retailers and premises owners in defending and resolving claims of exposure to asbestos, benzene and other substances. Recent cases litigated have involved toxic exposures, contamination of consumer food products, product liability, trademark violations, farmworker rights and employer obligations, privacy, and technology issues. She also enjoys appellate work, and has represented clients in numerous appeals in state and federal appellate courts. Chris has furthered her long-term interest in European history and culture by living in Italy and Austria while conducting research and publishing in the areas of international trade in forest products. She was a founding principal of a consulting firm providing legal risk assessment and loss control services to technology-oriented companies, and also has published articles in the areas of risk prevention and technology.

Chris is a litigator and trial lawyer with experience in a broad range of areas, including complex breach of contract disputes, breach of fiduciary duty, shareholder disputes, trade secret misappropriation, non-competes, securities, and design and construction defect. He handles all aspects of dispute resolution, from initial investigation, into trial and through the appellate process. He also has a long history of advising boards of directors on diverse strategic planning and business matters as outside general corporate counsel.  In his "free time" he enjoys cycling, hiking, skiing, triathlon, and carpentry.

Caitlin has a broad range of experience in complex business litigation, intellectual property litigation, and bankruptcy disputes.  Prior to joining Savitt Bruce & Willey, Caitlin practiced in the Los Angeles office of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, where she represented Fortune 100 companies in both state and federal courts.. Caitlin received her law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she served as an editor for the Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs.  She is a member of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and is actively involved with a number of local and national animal protection organizations.  Caitlin also serves on the Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest Board of Directors, the Poston Community Alliance Board of Directors and the UCLA Animal Law Program Alumni Advisory Board.. Outside of the office, Caitlin spends her free time cooking, sea kayaking, and attending as many Mariners games as she can.  She and her partner can often be found exploring local parks with their two dogs.

Bryan is a litigator with strong advocacy, analytical and legal writing skills. His ability to analyze and apply applicable law to the facts of any case derives from his attention to detail and ability to understand client needs. Bryan consistently offers informed, practical advice to his clients and acts as the advocate that they deserve.. Bryan has diverse litigation experience, which has included insurance coverage and regulatory matters, class action and intellectual property cases, as well as construction defect, landlord/tenant, and various other business disputes.

Britenae is a full-time litigator in the firm's Litigation and Employment groups. She handles a wide range of general litigation matters from inception through arbitration, trial, and any state or federal appeal process. Britenae litigates general contract disputes, complex commercial disputes, and title insurance matters. She also works on a variety of real estate cases, intellectual property matters, and banking litigation. As part of her employment law expertise, Britenae has worked on matters regarding discrimination, harassment, termination issues, responding to agency complaints, and advising clients on handbooks and policies. Britenae enjoys being a "counselor" and not simply a litigator, and advising clients on how to handle the many issues confronting their businesses.

Brian’s practice focuses on commercial litigation, with an emphasis on representation of financial institutions, securities firms, and commercial landlords. He has extensive experience with all aspects of bankruptcy, receiverships, and debtor-creditor work. Brian has successfully advocated for clients in state and federal court as well as multiple arbitration forums.

Brett's practice focuses on a number of complex insurance coverage and extra contractual liability matters, with an emphasis on cases involving liability for environmental remediation of contaminated properties, disputes implicating professional errors and omissions coverage, shareholder actions against corporate directors and officers, and construction defect claims.

Brandi has wide-ranging experience successfully litigating large, complex cases, from defending a state university against a data-breach class action to prosecuting fraud, contract, and fiduciary-duty claims related to the financing of major real estate development projects. She is a passionate advocate, driven to achieve outstanding results for her clients through creative problem solving and collaboration. Brandi has resolved disputes in many different forums, – including federal and state trial and appellate courts, administrative agencies, and in arbitration.. Prior to joining Savitt Bruce & Willey, Brandi practiced law in Hawaii at Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher. Brandi graduated from Boston College Law School where she was a member of the 2009 European Law Moot Court team. At the European Law Moot Court Competition in Naples, Italy, she argued in English and French to advance with her team as regional semi-finalists.. Outside the office, Brandi enjoys outdoor adventures with her husband and their Samoyed. From hiking and backpacking to snowboarding to canoeing, she is inspired by Tolkien’s words, “Not all those who wander are lost” – although she now also carries a compass.

Bob Manlowe is a member in Williams Kastner’s Seattle office. His practice involves Complex Litigation Management, ESI/e-Discovery consultation services, Crisis Management and Media Relations.. Mr. Manlowe serves as National Coordinating Counsel for clients involved in mass tort cases. In addition, Mr. Manlowe provides consultation services to numerous companies in the areas of complex litigation management and ESI/e-Discovery. Mr. Manlowe's experience in Crisis Management ranges from catastrophic incident response to high profile sports figure firing, to software piracy, as well as the resulting governmental and media investigations of these and many other matters. He currently serves on the Crisis Management Teams for several companies in the product manufacturing, construction and industrial sectors. Mr. Manlowe collaborates with his clients as their trusted advisor to set up high performance teams and is a leader in the use of technology systems to ensure the cost effective management of their claims.. Mr. Manlowe is the immediate past chair of Williams Kastner's Product Litigation and Mass Torts Practice Group and chairs the ESI/e-Discovery Consulting Services Team. He served on the Board of Directors for the International Association of Defense Counsel ("IADC") from 2005- 2008. Mr. Manlowe founded the IADC's ESI/e-Discovery Task Force and designed the IADC's ESI/e-Discovery strategic initiative. In addition, Mr. Manlowe serves on the Lawyers for Civil Justice ("LCJ") E-discovery Committee. As further demonstration of his leadership, Mr. Manlowe, as the co-chair of the Washington Construction Safety Task Force, brought labor, management and government leaders together to develop the "Safety Plus" pilot program for the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries and OSHA. He also co-authored the nationally recognized training video, “Safety on Trial.” As a result of his achievements, Mr. Manlowe received the President's Award from the Associated General Contractors of Washington and the Washington State Governor's Construction Safety Award.. Mr. Manlowe’s expertise also extends to the design and development of custom extranets and e-document repositories for cost effective national case management and document management. In addition, he has created numerous “cutting edge” demonstrative exhibits through the use of state-of-the-art computer technologies.

Ben is a Partner at GLP Attorneys and manages the firm’s Law and Motions Department. With extensive experience in litigation and motions, he has an infectious enthusiasm and deep commitment to securing justice for injured persons.. Before joining our firm in 2019, Ben worked at Vreeland Law PLLC in Bellevue, Washington, practicing in the areas of personal injury, employment, discrimination, sexual misconduct, business torts, and appeals. There, he successfully represented people from all walks of life, holding wrongdoers responsible and recovering millions of dollars on behalf of his clients. He also served the state of Washington as Special Assistant Attorney General, successfully representing a Washington Superior Court and its judges in a constitutional dispute. Prior to joining Vreeland Law, Ben practiced law at Eymann Allison Hunter Jones P.S., in Spokane, Washington, representing plaintiffs with claims of serious injury, wrongful death, and catastrophic property loss.. Ben attended Gonzaga University and obtained a Juris Doctorate from Gonzaga University School of law, graduating with honors and receiving several awards for excellence. He then served as a law clerk to Justice Debra L. Stephens of the Washington State Supreme Court.

Ben Ferguson is an Associate Attorney for the personal injury attorney Seattle office of GLP Attorneys.. Ben is a true Washingtonian, having spent time living all across Washington State. He graduated at the top of his class from Gonzaga University School of Law with a desire to help protect the injured and achieve justice. He has worked for personal injury law firms and clerked for judges – experiences that have jump-started Ben’s ability to efficiently navigate complex cases. Ben’s practice focuses primarily on complex personal injury law where he resolves clients’ cases as thoroughly, expediently, and economically as possible.. Ben has worked on a wide variety of cases involving motor vehicle collisions, school bus collisions, daycare negligence, defective products, improperly maintained premises, construction injuries, train derailments, and bicycle incidents. Ben prioritizes building trusting relationships with his clients, recognizing that every person has unique needs and experiences. In his time as a personal injury attorney, he has successfully recovered millions of dollars for his injured clients.

Before law school, Steve spent six years as a media and account executive for advertising agencies in Seattle and San Francisco.  He is married and has two daughters.

AV rated martindale hubbell. Super Lawyer, Washington for every year since initiation in Commercial Litigation.

Author Lender Liability Theory and Practice, PSI, 1988.

Austin has defended clients in a wide range of cases and has a national litigation background that includes claims related to employment, securities, aviation, transportation, construction equipment and food and alcohol products. Austin also has experience advising clients on issues including regulatory compliance, employment-related disputes, product branding and distribution agreements, and insurance coverage disputes.

As a member of the firm’s Business Litigation practice group, I am involved in representing individuals and small companies throughout various stages of litigation and dispute resolution. I also handle a wide variety of complex litigation matters including breach of contract, real property disputes, business dissolutions, shareholder actions, and evictions (both commercial and residential).. As a native Seattleite, I enjoy travelling, reading and watching Gonzaga basketball.

Anne Bremner is a graduate of Stanford University (B.A. with honors, 1980) and University of Puget Sound School of Law (J.D., 1982) (accelerated program) (Moot Court Honor Board).. Among other professional activities, Anne Bremner is a member of the American, Washington State, and Seattle-King County Bar Associations, and is past Membership Chair and Trustee for the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association as well as the King County Councils of Law.  Ms. Bremner is a local and national faculty member for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy through the University of Notre Dame Law School since 1988.. Anne Bremner is the former Director of Media and Public Relations for Washington Women Lawyers.  She is a graduate of the National College of District Attorneys and the Jerry Spence Western Trial Advocacy College, Laramie, Wyoming.  She was a semi-finalist to be the United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington.  Ms. Bremner is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers (the top 1% of trial lawyers in North America) and was chosen to deliver the Inductee Response nationally in March, 2003.  In 2008 Ms. Bremner was inducted as a fellow the prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers.  Academy membership, limited to 500 Fellows from the U.S., is by invitation only.  A comprehensive screening process identifies the most distinguished members of the trial bar by means of both peer and their trial courts' judicial review.  Ms. Bremner, the only female lawyer from Washington State to be inducted, is one of only 14 Washington Lawyers to be honored with fellowship.

Andy Murphy is a versatile litigator whose practice focuses on disputes involving the cannabis industry. Andy is experienced in navigating procedurally complex litigation, as his cases often involve multiple related actions pending in different courts or class actions. He has applied his experience in successfully representing businesses and individuals in state and federal trial and appellate courts, contested administrative hearings, arbitration forums, and mediations.. Andy also has experience with disputes involving land use, employment law, municipal law, company dissolution, contract interpretation, construction, productliability, intellectual property, and state and federal constitutional law.. Before becoming a lawyer, Andy ran a nonprofit organization dedicated to chronic pain patient advocacy and eliminating prescription drug-related unintentional overdose deaths.

An experienced trial lawyer valued for his judgment and persuastive advocacy, primarily representing corporate and individual clients in a broad range of complex civil cases involving products liability, securities litigation, professional liability, personal injury, disability, aircraft accidents, eminent domain, real property disputes and employment discrimination. Also serves as Disciplinary Counsel for the Washington State Commission on Judicial Conduct.. Prior to joining private practice, Bill served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney and Air Force Judge Advocate, prosecuting civilian and military criminal matters as well as defending the federal government in employment discrimination cases.

An accomplished and practical litigator, Jason works to resolve clients’ legal problems from beginning to end. He applies creative problem-solving and real world analysis to identify and maximize cost-effective and favorable resolutions.  Litigation for Jason includes advising clients on how to avoid litigation, and he counsels clients on pre-litigation strategies and dispute resolution, and helps them identify issues and analyze the risk of alternative courses of action.