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McManus Law Firm, LLC is devoted to helping those injured by the negligence of others and to defending individuals who have been arrested and charged with crimes. Attorney Edward J. McManus is proud to be a New Haven Personal Injury Lawyer and Criminal Defense Lawyer and he will fight for you and your loved ones. Edward has been an active trial attorney since 1999 and has recovered millions of dollars for his clients injured as the result of automobile and motorcycle accidents, medical malpractice, workplace accidents and tractor trailer collisions.

Mr. Carter recieved his law degree from the Duke University School of Law and his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Carter worked at the U.S. Department of Justice as an Anaylst in the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training. After law school, Mr. Carter was privileged to clerk for the Honorable John McClarty of the Tennessee Court of Appeals. He is a former member of the Brock-Cooper American Inn of Court.. Mr. Carter serves as a Criminal Justice Act attorney in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee and also teaches a criminal law paralegal course at Chattanooga State Technical Community College.

Shelley Breeding is prominent family law, business law and civil litigation attorney with years of experience handling multi-million-dollar divorce and business cases in state and federal courts. She has argued numerous cases in front of the Tennessee Court of Appeals and cases in front of the Tennessee Supreme Court.. Shelley represents individuals as well as corporations, handling everything from forming the corporation to drafting contracts to litigation for her business clients. Shelley's family law practice focuses on adoption and complex divorce cases, which often require expert witnesses for business valuations, commercial and residential property appraisals and frequently psychological experts related to child custody matters.. Shelley has years of trial experience, including both jury and bench trials across East Tennessee. She is skilled at handling all phases of litigation, from filing new cases through discovery and depositions to trial, and when needed, appeals. Shelley has taken dozens of depositions of expert witnesses and is well versed in all aspects of pre-trial motions and proceedings in state and federal courts. She has been lead counsel in hundreds of cases and is well-known in court.. In addition to her construction, divorce and business law practice, Shelley has handled complex adoption, termination of parental rights and surrogacy cases ultimately decided by the Tennessee Supreme Court. She has never shied away from those complex cases because she knows that a forever home for a child is at stake. She routinely handles step-parent, grandparent, foster care and related adoptions, whether contested by the biological parents or agreed upon by all involved.. Shelley is also a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 mediator for civil and family law and is often called upon to mediate cases. She is trained as a collaborative divorce attorney. Her mediation and collaborative divorce practices allow clients an alternative to protracted litigation, and often arrive at unique solutions without having court intervention.. Shelley has been voted as a "Top Attorney" by her peers and featured in Cityview Magazine for adoption and divorce/family law. She has been a featured speaker for continuing legal education seminars presented by the National Business Institute as well as the Knoxville Bar Association. At the University of Tennessee College of Law and Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law, she has served as a guest lecturer for numerous classes and seminars. Shelley is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association, Virginia State Bar, and Knoxville Bar Association. Shelley is also admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.. Shelley is originally from Lebanon, Virginia. She graduated from the University of Tennessee as a Whittle Scholar, majoring in Political Science and Japanese and World Business. She worked in the Thornton Athletics Student Life Center as a Graduate Assistant while completing her J.D. from the University of Tennessee College of Law. While in law school, she studied abroad at Cambridge University in England, as well as spending time studying law in Buenos Aires, Santiago and Cape Town. After graduating from law school, she worked in the Office of Global Health at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia before returning to private practice in Knoxville. She started the firm in 2008 and has represented hundreds of clients since that time. Shelley is married with two sons, a rescued English Mastiff and a cat that made Shelley’s home his home.

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Sims is known by his colleagues and clients as an aggressive trial attorney who has litigated a wide variety of claims in state and federal courts. He has over two decades of experience litigating professional negligence (medical malpractice and legal malpractice), product liability, and catastrophic injury cases in both state and federal courts. His medical malpractice cases include birth trauma, delayed diagnosis, and surgical error matters. He has a particular interest in brain and spinal cord injureis, and recently served on the board of the Brain Injury Alliance of Washington. Sims co-tried his first legal malpractice matter shortly after he obtained his license and has since handled all stripes of legal malpractice matters along with legal-ethical issues and fee disputes. Sims’s product liability experience ranges from medical devices and consumer products to pharmaceutical mass torts.. Sims is a former chair of WSBA Character and Fitness Board, the WSBA Lawyers Fund for Client Protection Board, and the WSBA Professionalism Committee. He is a writer and frequent lecturer on topics such as traumatic brain injury, medical and legal malpractice, product liability, and litigation and trial technique. His work includes chapters in the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ) Product Liability Deskbook, the WSAJ Medical Malpractice Deskbook, WSAJ Auto Liability Deskbook, and the WSBA Legal Ethics Deskbook. Sims has also returned to U.W. Law as an adjunct faculty member, teaching practical trial advocacy to law students.  He is listed as  a “Super Lawyer” by SuperLawyers.com and has a 10 out of 10 rating on .. Sims lives in West Seattle with his spouse and their two boys. When he is not practicing law, he can be found coaching youth baseball or stream side, casting flies to reluctant trout.

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Ms. Bamforth, a partner at Bowles Law, has a strong skill set and extensive experience in California employment law issues including harassment prevention training, employee handbook compliance, wages (including overtime), meal and rest breaks, leaves of absence, and terminations.. Prior to joining Bowles Law, Ms. Bamforth served as in-house counsel for a group of affiliated businesses supervising all legal affairs business- and employment-related litigation.. Ms. Bamforth is dedicated to helping companies develop sound employment practices for secure growth, through education and counseling. She is known for her exceptional communication skills and ability to defuse potentially explosive situations in the workplace.. Ms. Bamforth received her Bachelor of Arts in government from Wesleyan University and her J.D. degree magna cum laude from Seattle University Law School. She also served as Associate Editor for the Seattle University Law Review.. Raised amid a family of lawyers, Ms. Bamforth also employs her legal skills in pro bono work for a number of social betterment groups.. EDUCATION:. MEMBERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE:. MEDIA MENTIONS:. “Lawyers See New Lawsuit Boom In Unpaid Texting,” July 29, 2010 Los Angeles Daily Journal. “Company Bullies May Get Their Due in Court with New Laws,” August 16, 2010, Los Angeles Daily Journal. “After Hollywood sexual harassment scandals, they were spurred to action. Now there’s a help line to report abuse and get legal support,” Women in Film LA’s panel discussion on sexual harassment, December 4, 2017, Los Angeles Times. “What Women in Film is Doing About Sexual Harassment in the Entertainment Industry,” November 30, 2017, The Hollywood Reporter. “Heather Graham Wants Sexual Harassers to Seek Treatment: ‘We’re Doing Them a Favor,’” November 29, 2017, Variety. “Powerful Women Gather for Panel to Help Victims of Sexual Abuse,” December 12, 2017, New York Minute Mag. “Hollywood Morality Clauses,” February 7, 2018, radio interview on 89.3 KPCC’s The Frame

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I live in Tacoma, Washington with my wife and our daughters.  I grew Yakima, Washington on an apple and pear orchard.  My practices takes me all over the State of Washington.. I work on all types of personal injury cases including motor vehicle collisions, premises liability trip and fall incidents, product liability injuries, worksite and construction site injuries, and nursing home injuries.  I have a particular interest in cases involving recreational injuries.  I frequently work on cases involving skier/snowboarder collisions, injuries at gyms and healthclubs, injuries in the outdoors, scuba, mudruns, bicycle accidents, equestrian injuries, boating accidents, and swimming pool and waterslide injuries.  As an avid motorcyclist, I help create and launch Evergreen Motorcycle Attorneys where I work with motorcyclists injuried on the road.. I try to blend my passions outside of the office with the cases I frequently work on.  This experience helps me better understand how my clients were injuried and helps me better represent them. As a U.S. Coast Guard licensed captain with years of boating experience, I bring expertise and training to boating and watercraft injuries.  I am also certified scuba driver.  I bring years of experience and training to my cases involving injuries in the mountains and on the ski slopes.  I am certified by the American Avalanche Association at Level II Avalanche Processes and Leadership.  I am a former professional ski instructor where I was formerly certified at Level II by PSIA in the Rocky Mountain Division.  For my clients injured on two wheels while motorcycling, I bring years of experience as an avid motorcyclist having logged tens of thousands of miles on and off road.. I am actively involved in the bar association.  I recently served as 2020 President of the Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association.  I am currently serving as vice president of the Tacoma Pro Bono Board.  I have served on numerous committees and appointments.  I am frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars involving personal injury topics.. When I'm not litigating injury cases for my clients, I love to spend time with my family out on the water, in the mountains skiing or riding off road motorcycles.

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Caroline advocates for her clients, with integrity and respect, in order to minimize the financial and emotional impact of divorce.. A founding partner of McCarter Beauchamp, Caroline's unique academic background and professional experience enable her to provide clients with creative solutions in cases involving high net worth individuals, family owned and closely held businesses, stock options, deferred compensation plans, intellectual property and real estate holdings.  She earned a certificate in Business and Law along with her Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Vanderbilt University, and prior to starting McCarter Beauchamp, represented individuals and businesses in transactions and litigation.. Caroline was among the first attorneys in Middle Tennessee to embrace the collaborative process as a desirable method for resolving many family law disputes.   In addition to representing individuals in litigated and collaborative family law cases, Caroline offers her services to families as a Rule 31 listed Family Law Mediator.

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Attorney Kyriakidis graduated from Pace University in New York with a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice. After attending Pace University Graduate School in public administration, she relocated to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to attend New England School of Law where she received her Juris Doctor. She is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of New York and the United States District Court, District of Massachusetts.. Despina began her legal career practicing civil litigation, estate planning and probate administration for a firm located near Boston. She later managed that firm’s litigation department.. Since joining Gosselin Law, her practice has concentrated in probate litigation, including will and fiduciary contests, and probate and trust administration. In one of her more unique cases she successfully defended a challenge to the Massachusetts Intestacy laws before the Appeals Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.. Despina lives in the greater Boston area and is married to an officer of the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps.

Barbara enjoys meeting people and working on a wide variety of legal issues, including probate, estate planning, civil litigation, real estate transactions and business formation. During law school, Barbara served as Editor-in-Chief for the Arizona Law Review and touched off a life-long love for critical reading. During her year at the Court of Appeals, Barbara had the honor of clerking for the now-retired Honorable Jose D.L. Marquez, a former Mesa County District Court Judge and wonderful human being. While building her practice, Barbara successfully defended her client's judgment at the Colorado Supreme Court.  She has effectively represented clients across Colorado and from as far away as England and Australia. Barbara presented oral argument before the Colorado Court of Appeals and the Colorado Supreme Court. She is an active member of the Mesa County Bar Association and deeply appreciates the beauty of Western Colorado. When not working, Barbara takes pleasure in spending time with her husband, Bradley, visiting friends and family, and helping talented artists reach their full potential.

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An experienced negotiator and litigator, Karolyn’s practice focuses primarily on trust and estate disputes, complex business disputes, and disputes between members of closely held companies.. Clients come to Karolyn for her compassionate advocacy and insightful counsel while working in their best interest. Highly regarded as a top trust and estate litigator in Washington, Karolyn uses her long-standing, well-established relationships with other leading attorneys in her field to avoid litigation and resolve matters early. When a case cannot be settled, she is a seasoned litigator--with a demonstrated track record on behalf of her clients.. In her 22 years of private practice, Karolyn has handled cases on behalf of fiduciaries, beneficiaries, charities, major corporations, closely held businesses, and individual parties.. Karolyn also serves as a mediator in numerous and varied cases, helping attorneys achieve settlements for their clients and avoid ongoing fees, costs, trials and appeals.

Lydia Mendoza Mosser is a graduate of Columbia Law School, a lawyer, mom and native of Los Angeles.  She spent the first decade of her legal career as business litigator and trial attorney for one of the largest firms in Los Angeles where she was named as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers Magazine several years in a row. As a former litigator, she knows that the best way to avoid legal disputes is to implement proper legal planning from the beginning.  She uses her experience to help her clients avoid costly litigation and probate by creating customized estate and life plans for individuals, couples, and families that provide peace of mind.. Lydia is a member of Wealth Counsel, a national organization of trusts and estates attorneys, as well as other business professionals, who collaborate on creating the most up to date estate plans. This network provides her with access to the latest developments in estate planning, trust, probate and tax law which means that her clients can be assured that they are getting the best product available.

Mr. McMurry is a past President of the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (ABPLA)  The ABPLA is the only certifying organization in America accredited by the American Bar Associaion to certifiy specialists in Legal Malpractice and Medical Malpractice.  Mr. McMurry is a certified specialist in both Legal and Medical Malpractice by the ABPLA. Mr. McMurry also concentrates his practice in the area of serious automobile accident cases and personal injury cases.  Mr. McMurry has extensive experience in handling traumatic brain injury cases.  Call now for a free consultion at

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A fine, experienced litigator and negotiator. A trained Collaborative lawyer, too. Calls back promptly.  Keeps clients fully informed.