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With nearly 20 years of experience on contract negotiation and management, Chris handles all types of commercial transaction. This includes mergers and acquisitions, consolidations, licensing issues, real estate deals and the launch of innovative products and services in cutting edge markets.

Bill represents business and management clients in a broad range of employment and commercial matters.  He concentrates on the defense of discrimination, harassment, whistleblower, breach of contract, wrongful discharge, and wage & hour claims (including collective and class actions). He provides training on a variety of employment law topics, investigates workplace issues and complaints, and ensures compliance with state and federal requirements. He also regularly represents business and management clients in matters involving trade secrets, employee disloyalty and theft, shareholder oppression claims, independent contractor issues, partnership disputes, fraud and defamation claims, privacy issues, and non-competition, non-solicitation, and confidentiality agreements. He has been successful in all phases of civil practice and was designated by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney (a distinction limited to less than 2% of the lawyers in New Jersey).  Before practicing law, Bill was a risk manager for a Fortune 100 manufacturing company in New Jersey, and a financial analyst for a major New York bank. Bill is currently an Instructor in the Paralegal Studies Program at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Sean Griffee helps business owners grow their companies and real estate investors and developers execute their plans.. His corporate practice covers the entire lifespan of a company – from entity formation, through operation and management, and ultimately sale, merger or other disposition of the business.. Sean’s commercial real estate practice centers on financing, development, and sale of projects throughout the Northwest including multifamily, industrial, office, and retail properties.. He also works closely with the firm's estate planners on tax planning and business succession strategies for families with significant business and real estate interests.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

RoseMary serves as general counsel to wealthy individuals, their families, and their businesses. She works closely with clients to design and implement sophisticated strategies integral to family wealth planning. High-net-worth individuals, including real estate developers, entrepreneurs, business owners, principals of private equity and venture capital firms and executives of privately-held and public companies, turn to her for advice and counsel in all aspects of wealth transfer strategies, income and transfer tax planning, philanthropy, and business succession.. She also assists families with probate and trust administration. In addition to her trust and estate work, RoseMary advises not-for-profit organizations on a variety of issues, including obtaining and maintaining 501(c)(3) status. She has been listed as Lawyer of the Year for Nonprofit/Charites Law and Trust and Estates by Best Lawyers, and is ranked in Chambers and Partners High Net Worth guide.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

I have served clients in North Idaho for over 34 years with my work in real estate, business and commercial transactions, corporate law, and government relations. I was an Idaho State Senator from 1989 to 1994 and served as Assistant Minority Leader in 1993-1994. I was appointed by the Idaho State Bar to a six-year term on the Idaho Judicial Council, completing my service in 2005.. I handle a variety of commercial and residential real estate transactions, as well as counseling numerous small to national-sized companies on issues including contracts, commercial transactions, real estate acquisition and development, employment matters and corporate law.. I currently chair Coeur d'Alene, Idaho's urban renewal agency board in a volunteer capacity.  I also serve on the University of Idaho College Law Advisory Council.. Listed in "Who's Who in American Law", Millennium Edition.. Recipient of the Idaho State Bar Professionalism Award, 2010.. University of Idaho President's Medallion Recipient, 2012.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

My family is in its third generation of commercial development.  I put myself through school working construction and learned first hand the importance of correct legal documents for business and real estate development.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

CARL G. STEVENS, J.D*., AEP**, AV PREEMINENT*** ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. Carl Stevens has been an attorney since 1975. His planning emphasizes tax savings for family wealth and asset protection in the event of divorce, remarriage, bankruptcy and lawsuits. He practices primarily in the areas of wills, trusts, oil and gas, real estate, business planning, elder law and probate.. Carl teaches and writes on estate planning topics for the public and other attorneys, certified public accountants and financial professionals. He is a member of several committees of the Colorado Bar Association. As an active member of the Trust and Estate Section and the Elder Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association he participates in drafting new laws. He has testified before Colorado legislative committees in regard to trust, probate and tax legislation.. Carl is a member of several other professional organizations including the Centennial Estate Planning Council (past president) and Wealth Counsel, a national organization of estate planning attorneys dedicated to sharing the most up to date planning solutions.. Published Works Relating to Trusts and Estates:. • Joint Revocable Trusts, (Co-authored with Bette Heller and Ken Ransford) Colorado Lawyer, Aug., 1997. • Applying the Colorado Trust Company Act to CPAs and Lawyers, (Co-Authored with William F. Graf), Colorado Lawyer, May, 2001. • The Uniform Trust Code: A Divorce Attorney’s Dream, (Co-Authored Mark Merric and Jane Freeman) CCH Journal of Practical Estate Planning, October-November 2004. • The Uniform Trust Code: A Continued Threat to SNTs, Even After Amendment – Part I, (Co-authored with Mark Merric, Douglas Stein, Eric Solem, Wayne Stewart and Mark Osborne) Cross published: CCH Journal of Practical Estate Planning, May-June 2005 and CCH Journal of Retirement Planning, May-June 2005. • Beneficiary Deeds in Colorado – An Overview of Legislation – Part One (Co-Authored with James G. Benjamin), Colorado Lawyer, June 2005. • Beneficiary Deeds in Colorado – Practical Applications – Part Two (Co-Authored with James G. Benjamin), Colorado Lawyer, July 2005. • State Income Taxation of Trusts, Trust and Estate Section Council Notes Colorado Bar Association, Winter 2005. • The Uniform Trust Code: A Continued Threat to Special Needs Trusts – Part II, (Co-authored with Mark Merric, Douglas Stein, Eric Solem, Wayne Stewart and Mark Osborne) CCH Journal of Practical Estate Planning, December 2005-January 2006. • Evolution of Joint Tenancy Law in Colorado: Changes to CRS § 38-31-10, Colorado Lawyer, April 2009. • Joint Revocable Trusts, co-author, Chapter 15, Colorado Estate Planning Handbook, Sixth Edition, Colorado Bar Association CLE (2016). • Joint Tenancy, Chapter 9, Colorado Estate Planning Handbook, Sixth Edition, Colorado Bar Association (2016). • Asset Protection Planning, co-author, Chapter 33, Colorado Estate Planning Handbook, Sixth Edition, Colorado Bar Association (2016). * Juris Doctor – Degree awarded to law school graduates.. **AEP - Accredited Estate Planner, The AEP designation is awarded by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils to professionals who meet stringent experience and education qualifications regarding estate planning.  Colorado does not certify lawyers as specialists in any field.. ***AV Preeminent - AV Preeminent® is a rating prepared by Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ in which other lawyers rank the lawyer at the highest level of professional excellence. Martindale-Hubbell has been used since 1868 to help buyers of legal services identify, evaluate and select the most appropriate lawyer for a specific task at hand.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

I have been practicing law in Seattle since graduating with honors from Seattle University School of Law in 1998.  My practice focuses primarily on estate and tax planning, probate, trust and estate litigation, trust administration, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, domestic partnership agreements and succession planning and business transactions.  I also co-founded and partnered a local tax, business and estate planning firm in Seattle.. Over the years, I have represented a wide range of trust, estate and probate clients, working to assist them in their personal and tax planning needs.  Additionally, I have represented beneficiaries, personal representatives and trustees in estate litigation, both in defending fiduciaries and in bringing actions against fiduciaries.. As a member of the editorial board for the Real Property, Probate and Trust section of the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA), I have written articles and presented materials on topics ranging from tax filing to nontraditional family estate planning.  I am a member of the Estate Planning Council of Seattle and a member of the Tax Section fo the WSBA.. Prior to attending law school, I spent over eight years as a stockborker, regional sales manager and vice-president of a local brokerage firm.  My background gives me an understanding in financial and economic issues, as well as hands-on experience in dealing with the personal planning needs of individual clients.