Top best Litigation Lawyers in Seattle near me

Lauren McCray focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation. She has experience handling white collar, government investigations, class action defense, consumer protection and employment issues.

Laura Marquez-Garrett has an active litigation practice focusing on complex litigation including class action defense, construction and government contracts, insurance, antitrust, employment, bankruptcy and white collar crime litigation at both the state and federal levels. Prior to joining Lane Powell, Laura’s practice focused on the area of financial institutions, including the representation of mortgage companies, banks and asset-based lenders in complex litigation and regulatory proceedings. She also represented contractors and developers in construction disputes, as well as individuals and corporations in insurance, white collar crime, class action litigation and commercial disputes.

Larry is an accomplished AV-rated trial lawyer and counselor with more than 20 years of experience assisting a wide range of clients in business disputes, including insurance coverage and intellectual property matters.  He has been described as having “exceptional integrity and ability,” and as a “first class trial lawyer,” according to Martindale-Hubbell peer reviews.. Larry has successfully argued and tried cases in numerous courts in Washington and other jurisdictions. He has obtained favorable results in patent infringement, trade secret, anti-spamming, insurance coverage and tort defense matters, and has extensive experience litigating real estate disputes.. In addition, Larry has also successfully represented clients in several arbitrations and other alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

Lance assists business clients with their appellate and commercial litigation needs in a range of areas, including class actions, intellectual property, and employment. He has represented clients in non-compete and tortious interference claims, trademark and patent disputes, and class action defense. He also provides strategic litigation analysis, where he evaluates potential outcomes of a matter to help clients assess whether to pursue litigation. His clients span a variety of industries, including health care, manufacturing, and professional services.. Prior to joining the firm, Lance clerked for Justice Charlie Wiggins of the Washington Supreme Court, where he assisted the Court in resolving all aspects of the appeals process.

Kyle Hansen is a business and commercial litigation attorney who practices in the firm’s Litigation and Trial Practice group. His practice focuses primarily on complex commercial litigation in both state and federal court. He has experience representing individuals, universities, financial institutions and large companies in a variety of matters involving complex class action disputes, business and commercial litigation, and breach of fiduciary duty claims arising under ERISA. In addition, Kyle has worked on behalf of a cryptocurrency exchange to resolve a third-party dispute over contested digital tokens, and on behalf of other entities and individuals involved in the cryptocurrency space to resolve litigation and non-litigation matters.. Prior to joining McNaul Ebel, Kyle was a litigation associate with the New York law firm of Proskauer Rose LLP, where he focused primarily on high-stakes class action litigation involving claims arising under ERISA against high-profile individuals, Ivy League universities and Fortune 500 companies. He also represented corporate clients in connection with Department of Labor investigations.. Kyle graduated summa cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law, earning his J.D. and two honors diplomas in the areas of Space & Aviation Law and Business Law. During law school, he won the North American Championship at the International Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition, also winning best brief. He represented North America at the world competition and finished as runner-up. He also served as an associate editor for the University of Mississippi Law Journal and as the senior editor for the Journal of Space Law, which is circulated internationally.. Prior to law school, Kyle graduated cum laude and with honors from Claremont McKenna College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Legal Studies while playing NCAA football and track and field. Kyle is a Seattle native.

Kristin is a compassionate, skilled attorney who sets herself apart by providing her clients with excellent communication, transparency and quick response time. Adept at fighting for her client’s best interests, Kristin has a “work together” attitude to meet their needs and expectations.. From established technology companies, to nursing home organizations, to emerging start-ups, Kristin enjoys working with businesses in a variety of industries. She focuses her varied litigation practice in the following areas:. HEALTHCARE. Having defended healthcare clients in litigation, regulation and employment issues, Kristin counsels her healthcare clients on how they can best protect themselves from the complexities of regulation in the industry. Her long-term care, skilled nursing and assisted living facility, medical device and surgery center clients seek her advice about minimum wage, unionization and other employment issues, medical malpractice claims, and regulatory charges. Kristin’s understanding of her client’s business, combined with her knowledge of the legal and regulatory framework every provider must navigate, enables her to provide clarity in the midst of an ever changing healthcare world.. EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS, BENEFITS & LABOR. All employers must deal with the evolving web of federal and state employment laws. In addition to representing employers in state and federal court, Kristin defends clients in investigations by the EEOC, Department of Labor, and other state and local agencies. Kristin also works with companies on a wide array of employment matters, including hiring and termination, healthcare, wage and hour, discrimination and harassment, and retaliation. She assists clients in drafting employment agreements, severance packages, employee handbooks, employment policies and developing strategies for avoiding problems resulting in litigation.. FINANCIAL SERVICES AND SECURITIES REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT DEFENSE. Kristin represents investors, financial planners, wealth managers and other professionals in the financial services industry with various claims, including class actions, regulatory proceedings and customer claims. She also defends registered investment advisors, investment advisor representatives, investment bankers, broker-dealers and registered representatives in regulatory investigations and disciplinary actions brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, FINRA and the State of Washington Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Securities Division.. TRUST AND ESTATE LITIGATION. Kristin is a trusted advisor to family members, trustees and personal representatives in disputes ranging from Will contests to interpretations of trust provisions. Her experience includes representing charities to ensure appropriate distribution under a Will, challenges to a Trustee’s withholding of information and inaction, challenging a Will because of undue influence and cases alleging breach of fiduciary duty against a trustee and personal representative.

Kristen Fisher is a litigator whose practice focuses on difficult estate, trust and probate matters.

Kind regards -- I am a trial lawyer with extensive experience in all facets of civil litigation. My geographic areas of practice are King, Kitsap, Jefferson, Mason, Clallam and Pierce counties.  I invite your inquiries.

Kevin is a Partner with Helsell Fetterman who practices in the trust and estate litigation practice group and who also specializes in civil appeals for a number of different legal practice areas.. Kevin assists clients in matters involving probate disputes, will contests, trust account discrepancies, fiduciary abuse, guardianships, and committed intimate relationships. He has extensive training in domestic violence investigation and vulnerable victim protection and has handled countless motions, hearings, and trials before the District and Superior Court benches.. In addition to his trial court practice, Kevin has also expanded into appellate litigation practice where he has authored numerous appellate briefs and argued appeals for subject matters such as trusts, estates, guardianships, medical malpractice, breach of contract, and receiverships.. Prior to joining Helsell Fetterman, Kevin spent three years as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney with King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. During his time as a prosecutor, he handled over 30 bench and jury trials for matters ranging from misdemeanors to serious felonies. He also handled an inquest ordered by the County Executive investigating a police involved shooting. Kevin has transitioned his litigation expertise into civil practice and successfully litigated multiple favorable outcomes for clients in hearings, summary judgments, and trial.. Kevin graduated Cum Laude from Seattle University School of Law in 2013, where he was a member of the Asian Pacific Islander Law Society and teaching assistant for Criminal Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts and Property. While in law school, he was a legal extern to Washington State Supreme Court Justice Steven Gonzalez and was both an intern and extern with King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.. Prior to attending law school, he graduated from the University of Utah in 2009 with Cum Laude honors, receiving an Honors Bachelors of Science degree in Political Science and Bachelors of Science degree in Sociology.

Ken Hart is a Principal at Carney Badley Spellman, P.S.  His practice is focused on commercial and business transactions, business startups, real estate transactions and related litigation. He assists clients with business formations, as well as with negotiating and drafting partnership, shareholder and employment contracts; and negotiating and documenting business purchases and sales and secured sales transactions.. For many of his business clients, Ken serves the role of general counsel to handle such matters as lease negotiations, vendor disputes, employment issues, sales and acquisitions, and ownership succession. He strives to stay current with his clients and to be available and responsive when they need help and advice, so that they can concentrate on running and growing their businesses.. In addition to business law, Ken has extensive litigation, trial practice and appellate experience in various courts and jurisdictions, both state and federal, and in a broad range of areas. These include general civil litigation, commercial and real estate law. He has researched and written extensively on the law as it pertains to adverse possession, property boundary line and easement disputes, and is a sought-after CLE speaker on those topics. Ken is also a trained mediator and experienced arbitrator.. Both by training and inclination, Ken is a problem-solver, and his approach to the practice of law is collaborative. That means helping clients better understand whatever situation they are facing and providing them with information and guidance they need to make informed decisions. Ken's experience as both a transactional lawyer and litigator allows him to better provide his clients with insightful strategic planning and the advice they need to meet their day-to-day challenges.. Ken has been active in both the state and local bar associations, and over the years has served with distinction in various leadership roles. In 1990, Ken was honored as the Washington State Bar Association's Young Lawyer of the Year. Ken is also a former treasurer of the King County Bar Association. He served for three years on the Washington State Bar Association Disciplinary Board, a dedicated group of practicing lawyers and laypersons appointed to review complaints of lawyer misconduct and determine disciplinary actions when appropriate.. Ken is the former editor of the Washington Lawyers Practice Manual and a former member of the Editorial Advisor Board for De Novo magazine. He has also served as chairman of the King County Fair Judicial Campaign Practices Committee and currently serves as a Trustee of the King County Bar Association's Employee Retirement Fund.

Kelly’s practice focuses on high-stakes commercial litigation, products liability matters, and catastrophic personal injury defense. Kelly has also developed expertise in insurance coverage and indemnity disputes, and has represented both policyholders and insurance carriers in resolving high-value disputed claims. Kelly applies his experience as a federal law clerk to forge creative and effective solutions to a wide range of civil disputes. Since joining Corr Cronin in 2012, Kelly has had significant experience in a wide range of disputes in Washington’s state and federal courts and in alternative dispute resolution forums, having served as an active part of the defense team in several trials, argued and won numerous motions in Washington’s state courts, and obtaining favorable settlements in a number of mediations. Prior to Joining Corr Cronin, Kelly served as a law clerk to the Honorable Edward F. Shea in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Kelly was named a “Rising Star” by Washington Law & Politics Magazine for 2016 and 2017.. Kelly is active in the Seattle community, serving as Legal Chair of the Board of Directors of the Blue Ridge Neighborhood Club and volunteering for the King County Bar Association Neighborhood Legal Clinics. Kelly is also the author of two published guidebooks to nationally-recognized climbing areas in Washington. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Washington Climbers’ Coalition, a nonprofit organization that promotes and protects climbing access across the state.. Kelly is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Washington School of Law (high honors), where he served as an Executive Editor on the Washington Law Review and was admitted to the Order of the Coif.. Kelly is licensed to practice in Washington state courts, the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Kellen helps financial institutions, technology companies and other businesses resolve disputes. He works with clients and the opposing side to solve the problem early and efficiently. When litigation can’t be avoided, Kellen is an experienced advocate and represents clients in state and federal courts and arbitration, including first-chair experience and appellate practice.. Kellen’s experience working with financial institutions is wide-reaching. He has defended claims under the UCC, RESPA, TILA, ADA, and consumer protection statutes, among others. Kellen helps clients in loan workout situations, including loan modifications, refinancing and, if necessary, litigation. He also advises on operational and regulatory matters.. Kellen partners with technology companies and other businesses to solve commercial and employment matters, like breaches of contract, breaches of fiduciary duty, copyright infringements, trade secret misappropriations, and class actions. Kellen has particular expertise negotiating and resolving disputes about non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure agreements.

Kathryn Boling represents insurers on coverage and bad faith matters, primarily litigated matters.  Although she focuses primarily on disputes arising under personal lines, she has experience handling disputes arising out of all types of property and casualty insurance, including commercial liability, personal automobile, homeowner, professional liability, and D&O coverages. She has developed an interest in cyber coverage issues, both under traditional policies and emerging “cyber” insurance policies. Under each coverage, Kathryn has defended claims seeking damages under the full range of Washington law, which includes common law bad faith, negligence, the Consumer Protection Act, and the Insurance Fair Conduct Act (“IFCA”).  She also handles contribution matters between insurers. She has gained particular experience in disputes over the scope of discovery in insurance bad faith matters. For all this work, Kathryn has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in Super Lawyers magazine in 2014, 2015, and 2016, and also as a “Top Female Attorney in Washington Rising Star” in Seattle Met Magazine in 2014, 2015, and 2016.. Kathryn also has significant appellate interest and experience, having handled appellate matters in a variety of subject areas, including immigration, tort, insurance, and civil procedure. Before practicing, she clerked for Judge David Armstrong at Division II of the Washington Court of Appeals for two years. Before that, Kathryn successfully briefed and argued her first appeal, an immigration asylum case before the Ninth Circuit, during an internship with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington. Also during law school, Kathryn competed at a high level in appellate competitions, where she was recognized for her oral and writing advocacy skills up to the national level. She now serves on the King County Bar Association (KCBA) Amicus Committee, which submits amicus briefs to the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal on matters affecting the legal profession and access to justice. She is also an active member of KCBA Appellate section.. Before joining Betts Patterson Mines, Kathryn spent almost four years at the Civil Division of the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, where she specialized in defending complex environmental contamination cases filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

Justin P. Walsh is the litigation attorney at Gleam Law. Justin has represented Plaintiffs in complex personal injury and medical malpractice cases, including wrongful death claims. He has represented corporations in defense of class action complaints and defense of personal injury, commercian general liability, construction defect, and business litigation claims. He has worked with business formation, and has helped businesses navigate the complex world of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, CAN-SPAM, and copyright and trademark issues.. A cum laude graduate of Seattle University School of Law, Justin served as the Recent Developments and Technology Editor on the Seattle Journal for Social Justice. The Journal published his article, which advocated for school discretion in student assignment plans to provide racial diversity. He also served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Justice Mary Fairhurst on the Washington State Supreme Court, where he authored an opinion providing partial privacy protection under the public records act for unsubstantiated allegations of abuse against school teachers.. During his first year of law school, Justin was a member of the Dean’s list, an award given to those in the top 10% of their class. He received the Cali Award for Excellence, earning top honors in legal writing and civil procedure. He has also been named a Rising Star by Superlawyers.com for four consecutive years - 2012-2015.. Justin is a past-Chair of the King County Civil Rights Commission. He has also served on the City of Issaquah Planning Policy Commission, where he helped to steer the future of the city. In addition, Justin has served on the Seattle University School of Law Alumni Board, where he chaired the Mentoring and Professional Development Committee. Justin spends his time outside the office pursuing his musical interests by playing in local bands, bicycling around the Pacific Northwest, and sampling the diverse cuisines and exceptional restaurants the area has to offer.

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.

Josh represents clients in business and intellectual property disputes, from pre-litigation advising through trial and appeal. His work ranges from complex lawsuits between multi-national companies to managing rock stars’ intellectual property portfolios. Josh brings the same goal-oriented advocacy to family-owned businesses and individuals.. Josh regularly handles lawsuits involving claims of trademark and copyright infringement, as well as trade secret misappropriation. He also regularly represents clients in contested matters in front of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.. Josh’s business and commercial litigation practice ranges from shareholder disputes to allegations of embezzlement and fraud against officers and employees. Frequently, his business and intellectual property practices blend in commercial licensing disputes and allegations of trade secret theft.. Born in Seattle, Josh has experience in Washington’s state and federal courts. He also regularly appears for clients in courts across the country.

Josh handles a range of transactional matters for purchasers, sellers, developers, landlords, tenants and lenders.  He negotiates purchase and sale agreements, leases, and numerous other agreements related to the development, ownership, and use of real property.  He also counsels clients in the evaluation, financing, acquisition, development, sale, and leasing of both residential and commercial real property, as well as business entity formation and maintenance.. In addition to his transactional practice, Josh assists in the representation of clients involved in complex disputes, as he previously worked in the litigation practice group of a major international law firm and has a broad range of complex litigation experience involving real estate, commercial, environmental, and consumer product regulation issues.

Jonah's practice focuses on employment litigation and business litigation.

Jim specializes in the trial and creative resolution of substantial disputes for a diverse client base, including Fortune 500 companies and major e-commerce firms.  While much of his practice has focused on intellectual property, corporate, and commercial matters, Jim believes that knowing how to win a case – developing and executing a strategy to position a case for a win by motion if possible and by trial if not – is the most important skill of a lawyer handling complex litigation.. Jim teamed with David Bruce to establish Savitt Bruce & Willey LLP in 1999, after a nine-year tenure as a partner at Perkins Coie.  Jim began his career with the firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York City before finding his way to the Great Northwest.  He is a graduate, magna cum laude, of the Georgetown University Law Center.. Outside of the office, Jim recently completed service as the Chairperson of the Pike Place Market Preservation & Development Authority (which owns and operates Seattle’s famed Pike Place Market) and is a past President of the Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington.

Jim Breitenbucher focuses his civil trial practice on complex commercial and real estate disputes.  Jim also litigates non-compete, trade secret, product liability and wildfire lawsuits, and takes particular pride in handling cases that involve complex technical issues.  Beyond the Pacific Northwest’s courtrooms, Jim’s first two decades of practice have found him successfully defending a $500 million shareholder derivative action during a four-week trial in New York City; challenging fines issued by the Department of Financial Institutions before an administrative law judge in Olympia, Washington; and pursing a commercial claim before an arbitration panel in Milan, Italy.  Jim’s primary objective, however, is to resolve cases before trial, and he has obtained summary judgment while representing clients as both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts in Washington and throughout the United States.. Jim originally joined Riddell Williams in 1999, after serving a two-year clerkship for the Honorable Faye C. Kennedy of the Washington Court of Appeals.  He practiced with Schulte Roth & Zabel in New York City from 2003 until rejoining Riddell Williams in 2007.. Jim received his J.D., Order of the Coif, from Washington University School of Law, where he was a Scholar in Law, received the Honor Scholar Award and served as an editor on law review.  Jim has a B.A. in Economics from the University of Washington.

Jennifer Sheffield focuses her practice on complex litigation matters. She has litigated cases involving contract, tort, personal injury, insurance, and labor and employment claims. She also represents health care providers and long term care providers, handling cases that involve allegations of malpractice, negligent hiring and supervision, neglect, wrongful death and personal injury. Her experience includes litigation of commercial disputes in federal and state court.. Jennifer was recently named as a Rising Star in business litigation by Super Lawyers. In addition to serving on the Washington State Minority and Justice Commission, Jennifer is the Immediate Past President of the Latina/o Bar Association of Washington and continues to serve on LBAW’s Board.

Jenna’s civil litigation practice focuses on general liability and coverage litigation, with disputes arising from first and third-party claims. She has experience in all aspects of insurance defense, including sophisticated contract interpretation necessary to balance risks against insurer interests in complex litigation. She is also knowledgeable in products liability disputes, having defended large corporate clients against high value claims.. Before joining Forsberg & Umlauf, Jenna practiced medical malpractice defense, defending physicians, other medical professionals, and medical institutions and representing healthcare providers in arbitration hearings, mediation, and before administrative and disciplinary boards.

Jehiel Baer is a litigation attorney. He is a member of the Litigation and Trial Practice and the Emerging Companies Practice. His practice focuses primarily on complex commercial litigation.. Jehiel has represented individual business owners, professionals, emerging companies, and Fortune 500 companies on matters including corporate governance, contract disputes, legal malpractice defense, commercial real estate, employment and wrongful termination, insurance bad-faith defense, and securities fraud. Jehiel specializes in the field of intellectual property litigation and has handled a wide range of copyright and trademark issues.. Jehiel often provides a litigator’s perspective to the Emerging Companies Practice, leveraging his litigation experience to better protect clients from future disputes. He assists with negotiating transactions, drafting license agreements, and preparing terms of use by translating an evolving judicial landscape into meaningful and enforceable contracts. Jehiel is actively involved in protecting emerging companies’ intellectual property, both by defending clients’ copyright and trademark registrations in the face of opposition, and by enforcing clients’ intellectual property rights against infringement.. Prior to joining McNaul Ebel in 2014, Jehiel served as assistant counsel for both the New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services and the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control, where he advised on public procurement contracts, employment law, ethics, and regulatory compliance.. Jehiel earned his JD from New York University School of Law. While in law school, he served as a law clerk with the United States Attorney’s Offices for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Eastern District of New York, and District of Maryland. He was a student advocate with the Immigration Law Unit of the Legal Aid Society and a teaching assistant to New York University president John Sexton. Jehiel was also a member of the Moot Court Board, serving as Associate Casebook Editor for the New York University Moot Court Casebook.. Jehiel regularly provides pro bono legal services to active and reserve duty service members and veterans through the ABA Military Pro Bono Project. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoys backpacking with his wife and greyhound, as well as touring the Pacific Northwest on his motorcycle.

Jeffrey M. Dore is an attorney at Betts, Patterson, & Mines, P.S. who focuses his practice on complex civil litigation. Before joining Betts, Patterson, & Mines, Jeff defended clients ranging from taxi-cab drivers and trucking companies in personal injury matters to general contractors, subcontractors, and homeowners’ association board members in construction defect disputes.

Jeff was born and raised in Garland, TX and has been around the world twenty times without losing his Texas roots. At age 22, he joined the Army and was stationed at Ft. Stewart, GA where he served as a combat medic in the 3rd Infantry Division. Later, he obtained his first law degree from the University of South Africa and bought a house with his beautiful wife Nicole. Today, he lives on Mercer Island with his family. He is fanatical about the game of chess and loves Shakespeare, the Simpsons, and Linux.