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Firm: Osborn Machler

2125 Fifth Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98121

Practice Areas: Admiralty & Maritime, Civil , Personal Injury, Products Liability, Railroad/FELA, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury

Mr. Osborn’s practice focuses on plaintiffs’ personal injury, auto accidents, products liability, medical malpractice, and professional negligence, with recent settlements over $13.5 million. In 2010, King County paid Mr. Osborn a record 10,000,000 for an excessive force case. In 2009, the Washington Supreme Court upheld the $1.35 million jury verdict Mr. Osborn and his firm obtained in Armantrout v. Cascade Orthopaedics, affecting wrongful death claims in Washington. Mr. Osborn’s representation of children injured by magnet-containing toys brought toy safety to national attention and led to the recall of magnetic toys and the scrutiny and recall of toys with lead paint and other dangers. Mr. Osborn recently represented pro bono Stella Stansfield, a young girl whose life-saving medication was denied by DSHS. As well as being a member, Mr. Osborn also serves on the executive committe of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Osborn is a member of WSAJ, KCBA, and AAJ. He serves on the boards of several area youth programs and coached his Kirkland JV football team to a 10-1 record in the 2009 season.

Firm: Hemmat Law Group

1421 34th Ave Suite 209 , Seattle , Washington 98122

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Civil , Contracts, Divorce, Family , Mediation, Paternity, Personal Injury, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation

Mr. Hemmat is the Principal Attorney and founder of The Hemmat Law Group, a preimeir family law, domestic violence, and civil litigation firm in Seattle, Washington.. With over 36 years of legal experience, Steven Hemmat has earned the respect of his adversaries by approaching litigation and negotiations with high ethical standards and with professional integrity.. Whether clients are involved in a hotly contested divorce or emotionally wrenching custody battle, seeking redress for a severe personal injury, or wrangling over a contract, Steven Hemmat’s determination to be reasonable has achieved the best results for client after client.Clients trust Mr. Hemmat’s compassionate and conscientious approach to resolving even the most emotional issues.. Visit his website: hemmatlaw .com.

Firm: Maglio Christopher & Toale

1325 4th Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Appellate , Business & Commercial, Civil , Government Agencies, Real Estate , Wrongful Death, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Death

Talis Abolins is a lifelong Washingtonian with over 30 years of experience as an attorney in the Evergreen State. His family hails from Puyallup/Summer Valley.. Talis graduated with his B.A. from the University of Washington (the third of four generations of Husky grads!) and earned his law degree at Seattle University School of Law. A guiding principle in Talis’ personal and professional life has been the pursuit of justice for those harmed by neglect or the abuse of power by corporations, the government, or individuals.. In addition to wrongful death and personal injury matters, Talis represents families across the nation in high profile wrongful death lawsuits against those who profit from adulterated supplements like kratom. He also represents those who have been poisoned by defective metal on metal hip products like those manufactured by Zimmer Biomet and Johnson & Johnson.. Talis began his legal career in the Washington State Attorney General’s office and served as Assistant Attorney General for the State for 14 years. As an AAG, Talis’ work included authoring multiple briefs involving civil rights before the United States Supreme Court, including a successful petition for certiorari and an amicus brief that was joined by 16 other states.. Over the years, Talis has successfully helped many Washington families find peace after tragedy. He represents survivors struggling with the wrongful death of a loved one, and he works tirelessly to get his personal injury clients the highest amount of compensation possible. In their spare time, Talis and Marla enjoy time with family, and adventuring on the mountains and waters of the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

Firm: Osborn Machler

2125 Fifth Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98121

Practice Areas: Civil , Family , Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury

Ms. Machler represents injured people in auto accident, products liability, medical malpractice, and premises liability cases. In 2010, King County paid Osborn Machler a record 10,000,000 for an excessive force case that Ms. Machler worked on. She has significant appellate experience, including Armantrout v. Cascade Orthopaedics, affecting wrongful death claims in Washington. In addition to her other work, Ms. Machler performs pro bono work in the areas of family and administrative law, serves as an MAR arbitrator, and is a settlement guardian at litem in King County. Ms. Machler is governor-elect from the Ninth District for the Washington State Bar Association Board of Governors and also served on the Washington State Association for Justice Board of Governors for several years. Ms. Machler is a member of the King County Bar Association, the State Bar of Montana, and Montana Trial Lawyers Association. She currently serves as a City of Kent arts commissioner and is an oblate at St. Placid Priory in Lacey.

Firm: Perkins Coie LLP

1301 2nd Ave Ste 4200 , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Civil , Corporate , Estate , Intellectual Property , Internet, Internet, Internet, Internet

Firm: LePley Law Firm

4738 11th Ave NE , Seattle , Washington 98105

Practice Areas: Civil , Insurance , Workers Compensation, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents

I have practiced personal injury law in the Puget Sound area since 2002. I handle all types of personal injury claims for things like motor vehicle collisions and 'slip and falls' which cause serious injury. I also represent individuals with claims against their insurance companies for insurer misconduct and/or insurers that fail to pay for losses which their policy should cover.. Over the past ten years, I have also become a Medicare Secondary Payer consultant, helping attorneys with Medicare issues, from lien resolution to set-aside evaluation.  I am a Certified Medicare Secondary Payer Professional and specialize in helping other attorneys navigate the Medicare Secondary Payer process.My wife and I have four children, and we live in Bothell.  Born in North Carolina and raised in Northern California, I have come to consider the Puget Sound my home.

Firm: Ellis, Li & McKinstry PLLC

601 Union Street Suite 4900 , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Civil , Election Campaign & Political , Employment & Labor , Personal Injury, Religious Institutions, Government, Government, Government, Government, Government

Firm: Cable, Langenbach, Kinerk & Bauer, LLP

1000 2nd Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98104

Practice Areas: Civil , Corporate , Securities , Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation

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.

Firm: Lane Powell

1420 Fifth Ave , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Civil , Employment & Labor , ERISA, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation

Firm: Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece LLP

1001 Fourth Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98154

Practice Areas: Civil , Securities , Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation

I am a partner in the Corr Cronin firm.  I am an experienced jury trial lawyer who has tried more than seventy cases to verdict.  My practice focuses on complex trial work, including product liability lawsuits, commercial litigation and the defense of securities and other class action lawsuits.  I also use my experience as a former SEC attorney and criminal prosecutor to help individuals and companies respond to civil and criminal investigations.. Prior to joining the firm, I was a senior homicide prosecutor in Seattle, where, for several years, I exclusively tried murder cases, including a number that received front-page media attention. Before moving to Seattle to become a prosecutor, I practiced in Washington, D.C., where I began my career as a staff attorney for the Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement.

Firm: Schroeter Goldmark & Bender

401 Union Street , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Civil , Election Campaign & Political , Legal Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Water , Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury

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.

Firm: Lane Powell PC

1420 Fifth Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Admiralty & Maritime, Aviation & Aerospace, Civil , International & Trade, Transportation , Trucking Accidents, Transportation, Transportation, Transportation, Transportation

Steve has more than 35 years of experience in all modes of transportation and logistics. His practice also focuses on general commercial litigation before courts and administrative bodies across the U.S.  He counsels and represents local and national transportation service providers and consumers involved in a wide array of complex commercial disputes, and in the negotiation and documentation of transportation relationships.

Firm: Savitt Bruce & Willey LLP

Joshua Green Building , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Appellate , Arbitration & Mediation, Civil , Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property

Steve represents plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of commercial disputes, including intellectual property matters, business torts, contracts, securities claims, and employment-related issues.   He tries cases, handles appeals, engages in ADR, and assists clients with litigation-related counseling.. Steve joined Savitt Bruce & Willey in 2003 and previously practiced with Perkins Coie in Seattle and Latham & Watkins in Menlo Park, California.  Steve has also been in-house as the sole Corporate Counsel for a 100-employee start-up company, where he was responsible for all legal matters, including contracting, corporate finance, and intellectual property enforcement.  He is a graduate, cum laude, of the University of Wisconsin Law School and is licensed in Washington and California.

Firm: Cairncross & Hempelmann, A Professional Service Corporation

524 2nd Ave Ste 500 , Seattle , Washington 98104

Practice Areas: Business Formation, Civil , Computers and Software, Condemnation & Eminent Domain, Contracts, Corporate , Hotel and Resort , Intellectual Property , Land Use & Zoning, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Real Estate , Securities , Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation

Firm: Stafford Frey Cooper, Professional Corporation

3100 Two Union Square , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Civil ,Civil Rights,Corporate ,Entertainment & Sports ,Insurance ,Municipal ,Police Misconduct

Firm: Todd and Wakefield

1501 Fourth Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Civil ,Construction ,Personal Injury,Products Liability,Professional Malpractice

Firm: Stella L. Pitts and Associates, PLLC

1411 Fourth Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Civil ,Divorce,Domestic Partnership,Estate Planning,Family ,Mediation,Trusts,Wills

Firm: Cornerpoint Law

10002 Aurora Ave. N. Ste. 36 , Seattle , Washington 98133

Practice Areas: Civil , Contracts & Agreements, Contracts & Agreements, Contracts & Agreements, Contracts & Agreements, Contracts & Agreements, Contracts & Agreements, Contracts & Agreements, Contracts & Agreements, Contracts & Agreements

I help small business owners use the power of contracts, the rules of law, and concepts of risk management for more effective operations and enhanced legal protection. I also assist individuals with business ownership offers, exits, LLC disputes, and employment contracts.

Firm: Fox Rothschild LLP

1001 Fourth Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98154

Practice Areas: Civil , Labor , Lawsuits & Disputes, Lawsuits & Disputes, Lawsuits & Disputes, Lawsuits & Disputes

I help businesses avoid and solve HR and employment problems and disputes. My practice regularly includes counseling, mediation, and litigation with regard to a wide range of employment issues, including discrimination, harassment, accommodations, leaves of absence, wage/hour compliance, employee handbooks, and drafting and enforcement of employment agreements. I also advise and represent businesses regarding employment of military service-members and employer obligations under USERRA and state law. At all stages, I strive to identify practical solutions to meet clients' business needs.

Firm: Foster Pepper PLLC

1111 3rd Avenue Suite 3400 , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Civil , Insurance , Municipal , Appeals, Appeals, Appeals