Washington Lawyers - Seattle

Firm: Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith

1111 Third Avenue, Suite 2700 , Seattle , Washington 98154

Practice Areas: Car Accidents

I began my practice in insurance defense in 2010. My practice is devoted to civil litigation.  My practice areas include first and third party insurance defense, coverage, premises liability, professional liability, and elder care. I am an active arbitrator in King, Pierce, Thurston, and Snohomish Counties.

Firm: Zulauf & Chambliss

The Hoge Building, Suite 1111 , Seattle , Washington 98104

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Seattle attorney Jon Zulauf has regularly been recognized as one of the top criminal defense lawyers in Washington state. He is a member of The National Trial Lawyers, an exclusive legal organization composed of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers from each state. He has been named every year since 2003 to Washington State Super Lawyers, including most recently for 2011. Seattle Magazine has ranked him one of the top five criminal defense attorneys in Seattle, and he has been listed in Best Lawyers in America every year since 1995, including for 2011. Seattle Metropolitan Magazine named Jon as being among the top criminal defense attorneys in King County, and the September/October 2010 issue of Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition honored him as one of the top attorneys in Civil and Criminal Litigation in America. The 2011 U.S.News—Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" survey has given Zulauf & Chambliss a Tier 1 Ranking for Seattle in the area of Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar.. Jon has built a highly successful white-collar criminal defense practice. He has represented a lawyer charged with racketeering in Alaska, a real estate developer charged with securities violations, doctors accused of Medicare fraud, and corporations charged with EPA and FDA crimes. He has represented corporations accused by the Department of Financial Institutions of fraud in the Pay Day Loan industry and individuals charged with IRS crimes.. Other notable cases Jon has taken on include:. In 2008, Jon successfully defended Pamela Moran, charged in Federal Court with 36 Counts of tax fraud. After a lengthy trial before Judge Coughenour, she was found not guilty of all counts.. In 2007, Jon volunteered to represent two Guantanamo Bay detainees allegedly involved in acts of terrorism. He traveled to Cuba, met with his clients, and worked to establish that his clients had no association with Al Qaeda or the Taliban. Each of those clients has now been released from prison. Jon has also contributed his time to the Innocence Project, and he successfully reversed a conviction in which his client was falsely accused of committing thousands of acts of child molestation in the notorius Wenatchee child sex abuse trials.

Firm: Jackson Lewis P.C.

520 Pike Street , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Sexual Harassment, Employment & Labor

Jon is an aggressive, outcome-oriented litigator who represents management exclusively in workplace law and related litigation.  He has successfully represented clients in appeals heard by all levels of the Washington appellate courts and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.. Super Lawyers Magazine has recognized him as a Rising Star every year since 2012.. While in law school, Jon served on the editorial board of the Seattle University Law Review. Following graduation, he spent two years clerking for the Honorable Marywave Van Deren at Division Two of the Washington Court of Appeals.. Jon is a native of Georgia and moved to the Pacific Northwest after college.

Firm: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 2200 , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Corporate , Health Care & Hospitalization, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technology and Science, Business, Business, Business

Firm: Baker, Lewis, Schwisow & Laws, PLLC

200 West Mercer St. , Seattle , Washington 98119

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

As the Managing Partner of Baker, Lewis, Schwisow & Laws, PLLC, Attorney Jonathan J. Lewis is responsible for a large portion of the criminal defense and cases of plaintiff representation that are currently handled by the firm. The Seattle criminal defense attorney is originally from Wisconsin, and has resided in the state of Washington for more than 15 years. Jon graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1991, at which time he accepted a position working on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. In 1995, however, the attorney’s focus changed direction and he instead concentrated his attention to fulfilling the role of legal research assistant for a prosperous civil litigation firm in the area. In 2001, Jon was accepted into the Seattle University School of Law where he graduated three years later.. Upon graduating from law school in 2004, John took up a position with the Yakima County Prosecutor’s Office where his job description included the prosecution of misdemeanor cases of the office’s District Court Division. Shortly after beginning his work here, Jon was promoted to the felony division where he prosecuted juvenile offenders in the Yakima County Superior Court. The practicing attorney also spent time working as a public defender for the city of Yakima and as a civil litigator in Seattle. Today, Jon is recognized as a founding attorney of Baker, Lewis, Schwisow & Laws, PLLC. A firm believer in following your instincts and establishing reasonable goals, the attorney has been successful in a number of his professional endeavors. To date, Attorney Lewis holds membership in the Washington State Bar Association, the Snohomish County Bar Association, and the Washington Defenders Association.

Firm: Socius Law Group, PLLC

600 University St. , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Family

Blake has advised numerous clients in cases involving the division of substantial assets, including closely-held businesses, investment portfolios, executive compensation, intellectual property and real property. When handling challenging, high asset divorce cases, Blake’s clients benefit from his finance background.. Clients rely on Blake’s strong judgment in developing their case for success inside and outside of a courtroom. He works with clients to understand their values and goals at the outset of a case and develops a tailored legal strategy to protect their interests.. In a collaborative process with clients, Blake helps them understand their options, sets a plan of action and lays out next steps. Clients appreciate that he always provides his candid advice, even when it is difficult, and keeps them focused on the big picture. He considers it part of his role to shoulder as much client stress as possible during their period of transition to provide relief as they go about their daily lives during the case.

Firm: Jonathan L. Bowman, Attorney at Law, P.S.

500 Union St , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Jonathan L. Bowman is the managing partner of Jonathan L. Bowman, Attorney at Law, PS; a Seattle, WA law firm which focuses on Estate Planning, Elder Law, Probate, Real Estate Law, Business Law and Marital & Domestic Relations matters. Mr. Bowman is a graduate of Gonzaga University School of Law and has been a member of the Washington State Bar Association since November 19, 1993. Mr. Bowman guest lectures for various groups and organizations, including the Washington State Bar Association and the King County Bar Association on Domestic Relations matters. Mr. Bowman has served on many local non-profit boards, including volunteering as a director, officer, executive committee member and president of the Greater Seattle Business Association; as director(s) of the Women's Funding Alliance and of the Greater Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce; and on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for Flying House Productions. For many years Mr. Bowman and his firm have supported same sex marriage, and in 2013 and 2015, was asked to sign on two Supreme Court of the United States Amicus Curiae Briefs, which ended in favorable decisions of same sex marriages.. Mr. Bowman believes that a balance of work, family, friends, and giving back to one's community is essential to his firm's success and the success of others.

Firm: Ressler & Tesh, PLLC

821 2nd Ave Ste 2200 , Seattle , Washington 98104

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

Firm: Impact Law Group PLLC

1325 Fourth Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Civil , Environmental , Land Use & Zoning, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation

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

Firm: Law Offices of Jon M. Zimmerman, PLLC

1900 West Nickerson Street , Seattle , Washington 98119

Practice Areas: Speeding & Traffic Ticket

JON M. ZIMMERMAN is an attorney in Seattle whose primary focus is the zealous representation of people who have been cited for traffic offenses in the State of Washington. Prior to opening his practice, Mr. Zimmerman worked as an attorney in both large and small law firms. He has also practiced family law and other areas of civil litigation.

Firm: GLP Attorneys, P.S., Inc.

2601 Fourth Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98121

Practice Areas: Motor Vehicle Accidents, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents

John D. Webber is the Managing Shareholder for GLP Attorneys based in the firm’s Seattle office. John began his practice of personal injury law in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1995. In 2000, he moved to Seattle, and joined the personal injury attorney Seattle team at GLP Attorneys. John is an Eagle member of the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ), and has served the organization in various leadership roles, including as 2023 Second Vice President Legislative Affairs and Member of the Board of Governors, 2020-2022 Vice President Public Affairs, 2019-2020 Board of Governors At-Large member, and as the 2018 Co-Chair for the WSAJ Annual Convention. He earned the honor of being named a 2015-2022 SuperLawyer, and a 2007-2008 Washington Rising Star. He has earned a 10.0 rating on . He is an active member of the American Association for Justice.. John focuses his law practice on significant personal injury cases from truck or car collisions, wrongful death, pedestrian accidents, bicycle accidents, construction accidents, logging accidents, traumatic brain injuries and premise liability cases. John is a frequent speaker to the healthcare community in Western Washington regarding personal injury law in Washington State. He leads GLP Attorneys Diversity Committee, and chairs the firm’s Human Resources/Operations Committee, Finance Committee, and Marketing and Business Development Committees.. John’s passion lies in helping others overcome hardships and his service is devoted to improving access to justice and the protection of the laws for our diverse communities in the Pacific Northwest.

705 2nd Ave Ste 1200 , Seattle , Washington 98104

Practice Areas: Aviation

I am a labor and employment lawyer in Seattle Washington representing individuals and labor unions.  I have practiced law since 1969 and have been admitted to the Bars of New York, California and Washington as well as several federal courts.  I started practicing in Washington in 1977 and was a partner in a law firm for over 20 years when I left to open my solo practice in 2002.. I am a member of the American Bar Association and have co-chaired the Employee Rights and Responsibilities and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committees of its Labor and Employment Section.  I have also chaired the Labor and Employment Law and Aviation Law Sections of the King County Bar Association.. I have been a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers since 1997 and have been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 1987.. I currently serve on the boards of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Jewish Family Services of Seattle and Classicial KING-FM.  I also am a member of the Seattle Arts Commission, having chaired it for the past two years.  I have served as president of Temple De Hirsch Sinai and on several other boards in the past.. I graduated from Hobart College and St. John's University School of Law.  Before going into private practice I worked for the Federal Avaiation Administration and the Air Line Pilots Association.

Firm: Carney Badley Spellman, P.S.

701 Fifth Avenue   #3600 , Seattle , Washington 98104

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance,Corporate ,Mergers & Acquisitions,Taxation - State & Federal

Firm: Law Offices of Jon A. Clark, Attorney at Law

5413 Meridan Avenue N 166 , Seattle , Washington 98103

Practice Areas: Debtor/Creditor

Firm: Law Office of Jomel McNair, PLLC

92 Lenora St # 134 , Seattle , Washington 98121

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

Firm: Hughes Media Law Group

2003 Western Avenue, Suite 460 , Seattle , Washington 98121

Practice Areas: Business, Internet, Contracts, Entertainment, Media, Lawsuits & Disputes, Intellectual Property

.. EXCEPTIONAL LEGAL AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS SERVICES, ADVICE AND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR EMERGING BUSINESSES AND ESTABLISHED CORPORATIONS. Joleen Winther Hughes founded HMLG specifically to support entrepreneurs and inventors, both big and small, with new business ventures, business and legal strategy and burgeoning media properties, products and services. As a longtime entrepreneur herself, Joleen understands the trials and tribulations of starting and running a successful business and how to allocate and assess risk to get products and services to market.. Joleen takes pride in providing legal and business advice to clients to help transform a good idea into a sustainable company. She has set HMLG up specifically to enable clients to set and maintain workable legal budgets and to depend on great communication and interaction with her extraordinary legal team.. Joleen has many years of experience providing high-level in house counsel level service to a diverse range of clients, including MobiTV, Agility Studios, ZeptoLab (Cut the Rope), , OnCam, Paramount Digital Entertainment, Big Fish Games, Sanjaya Malakar, DIY Media, Amazon, Yamaha, LXD, Lima Sky (Doodle Jump), r2integrated; Votiv Inc; 360 Solutions, Brightcove, 206 Inc., iFilm, GetBack Media, PulpLab; SpinKix, Music Interactive, Corbis, Microsoft, Flying Spot Entertainment Group, Wet Paint, Cascade Game Foundry, Smartbomb Interactive, Jivox, Zango, Ooyala, Common Craft, Square Enix, Playmous (Tap the Frog), the Yellow Leaf Cupcake Company, Lisa Amore Public Relations, No Depression, Alina's Cucina, and Digital Sidebar, to name a few.. Before embarking in private practice, Joleen provided a broad array of business and legal affairs services for RealNetworks’ global media operations and participated in the company’s largest transactions in the consumer services/digital media space including forming MusicNet, the first legal multi-label music distribution initiative, putting together the first VOD digital movie subscription service, and drafting and negotiating agreements with major sports leagues, media companies, television networks, movie studios and record labels to create the first on-line consumer content subscription products and services.. Joleen began her entrepreneurial career in the music industry, where she owned a successful artist management, talent booking, concert production, and special event business during the height of the Seattle "grunge" music explosion for clients including RKCNDY nightclub, Susan Silver and Kelly Curtis Management (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Screaming Trees), Media One, Monqui/SLA, The Pioneer Square Pub Club and The University of Washington.. Joleen also currently co-owns the Celtic Swell Irish Pub & Restaurant with her husband, located on Alki Beach in Seattle, Washington and CS Finnegan’s Irish House, located in Seattle’s famed Belltown neighborhood.

Firm: Gustad Law Group

7815 Greenwood Ave. N. , Seattle , Washington 98103

Practice Areas: Social Security

John-Paul Gustad has represented more than 5,000 people in their claims for Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income benefits from the Social Security Administration.  Additionally, John-Paul is accredited by the Veterans Administration (VA) and represents Veterans throughout the United States in their claims for Service Connected Disability Compensation claims from the VA.  John-Paul works diligently for Veterans in all types of Service Connected claims.  John-Paul has developed expertise in assisting Veterans suffering from military sexual trauma (MST) and understands the complex nature of how to effectively work with the Veteran while aggressively pursuing the claim against the VA.. John-Paul represents individuals who have been injured by the negligence of another in personal injury claims.. John-Paul assists individuals in estate planning so that they are able to effectively protect their assets and plan for their future.. John-Paul provides personalized and passionate representation to his clients and often represents an individual with multiple legal issues.. John-Paul is admitted to practice in the State of Washington, the United States District Court, Western District of Washington and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.. John-Paul is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Representatives, the National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, the American Bar Association, Washington State Bar Association, as well as the King and Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Associations. John-Paul graduated from the University of North Dakota, School of Law in 1999, obtained his Masters of Fine Arts in 2000 and obtained his BFA from the University of Minnesota in 1991. John-Paul is committed to representing individuals against institutional injustice.. Please call today at or visit us at

Firm: FAVROS | Law

3131 Elliott Ave., Ste. 300 , Seattle , Washington 98121

Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice

Firm: Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC

1201 Third Ave. , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: General Practice, Patents, Trademarks, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property

John is an intellectual property litigator who handles complex litigation typically on behalf of the rights-owner.  With his engineering experience, John's background makes him acutely capable in technology-related litigation, such as patent infringement, copyright infringement, and DMCA violations.  Mr. Whitaker has been a registered patent attorney for over two decades.

Firm: The Wood Law Firm, PLLC

800 Fifth Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98104

Practice Areas: ERISA, Disability Law, Civil Litigation, Plaintiffs Personal Injury