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Firm: Jay H. Krulewitch

2611 N.E. 113th Street, Suite 300 , Seattle , Washington 98125

Practice Areas: Animal Bites, Automobile Accidents, Civil , Civil Rights, Constitutional , Criminal Defense , Discrimination, Domestic Violence, Drug Crimes, Felonies, Parole and Probation, Personal Injury, Police Misconduct, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury

Welcome to the Avvo Profile of Jay H. Krulewitch!   In essence, I am a trial lawyer.  My law practice is geared towards attending to the needs of everyday folk, people who may be accused of a crime and need an excellent criminal defense attorney, people who may have been injured by the negligence of individuals, cities, counties, corporations, or insurance companies, and who need a tremendous personal injury attorney, or people who have suffered  a constitutional wrong or violation at the hands of the police and need a great civil rights attorney. If you are looking for a legal champion to be your advocate, a small firm, yet a firm that is steeped in the knowledge of the law, battle-tested in court, experienced in the above areas, someone capable of being a zealous advocate for you on your particular matter, where your case will be given the utmost attention it deserves, then you have come to the right place. Just like the knights of old, I stand ready to battle on your behalf, to assist you on your matter, to bring to bear over 32 years of trial l experience in the trenches to your matter with care, compassion, professionalism, and diligence. We make no promises at my law firm other than we will give your matter our very best attention as we seek to obtain the very best result possible on your own particular matter.

Firm: Frey Buck.P.S.

1200 Fifth Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Civil , Civil Rights, Employment & Labor , Municipal , Products Liability, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation

I am of counsel at the law firm of Frey Buck, P.S.  I have a widely varied general litigation practice, with emphasis on property/title disputes, defense of governmental agencies and officers for allegations of police misconduct and civil rights violations and in inquest proceedings following officer-involved fatalities. My practice also includes estate planning, probate administration and probate litigation.  I offer discounts to law enforcement officers and CLC members. I have served as a law school student mentor through the King County Washington Women Lawyers and have been a guest lecturer for Pretrial Advocacy at Seattle University School of Law. I developed a training program to assist officers in dealing with officer involved-fatalities and am a certified force analyst through the Force Science Institute, Ltd.I have 5 times been named a “Rising Star” by Washington Law & Politics and present on probate topics for continuing legal education.  I currently serve on the non-profit boards of REST - Real Escape from the Sex Trade and Waterfront Landings, Home Owner's Association. Prior to attending law school, I worked for seven years in the insurance industry, the majority as an insurance fraud investigator. I was very involved in the Puget Sound Special Investigators Association (P.S.S.I.) and obtained my Fraud Claims Law Specialist designation, eventually leading to law school. I was born and raised in Minnesota and migrated to the Pacific Northwest after graduating from the University of Minnesota-Duluth with a degree in Criminology.My passion is traveling as often as possible, with the goal of a new country every year. Although a novice, I love to photograph my travels. I previously served on my church advisory council and have been involved in women's and youth ministries, participating as a leader on missions to a Jamaican school for the deaf; to San Luis Potosi, Mexico with an inner-city ministry team; and Biloxi, Mississippi to assist with hurricane relief efforts.

Firm: Boyle Martin, PLLC

1823 Tenth Avenue West , Seattle , Washington 98119

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Constitutional , Contracts, Discrimination, Employment & Labor , Intellectual Property , Sexual Harassment, Trademarks, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation

Firm: Lynne Wilson Attorney at Law

P. O. Box 22535 , Seattle , Washington 98122

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

Lynne Wilson is a civil rights attorney who has practiced in Seattle for more than thirty years. She focuses on police misconduct, prisoner civil rights, and personal injury law in state and federal courts. She graduated cum laude from Seattle University Law School after previously working as a journalist for The Seattle Weekly. Lynne has published articles about police accountability in the Police Misconduct and Civil Rights Law Report [PMCRLR] a bi-monthly Thomson Reuters publication. These illuminate the legal aspects of policing issues such as body cameras, Tasers, pepper spray, police collective bargaining agreements, deadly force and de-escalation policies, racial profiling, disciplinary records, private prisons and less-lethal weapons. She has served as a neutral arbitrator for King County and Snohomish County Superior Courts.. Long involved in community affairs, Ms. Wilson served on the board of Mothers for Police Accountability for 27 years and continues to volunteer as a legal and policy advisor to Mothers. In 2023, she was appointed by the Seattle City Council to serve as the Civil Liberties Law commissioner on the Seattle Community Police Commssion.  She served on the ACLU Legal Committee for ten years in the 1990s and was also an active board member of the National Coalition on Police Accountability during that time. In 1999, she was a founding member of the National Lawyers Guild's Police Accountability Project. In 2013, she helped launch the Northwest Police Misconduct Attorneys group and currently serves as its Co-Chair. The Seattle City Council appointed her to two community police task forces (1993 and 2007). She also provided expert testimony on police collective bargaining and community conflict at the Amnesty International Hearings held in 2000 on the 1999 WTO Seattle protests. She recently spoke to the Washington Association of Justice on the current status of the qualified immunity defense in federal civil rights cases and to the Washington State Bar Association regarding the use of the United Nation’s Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment to hold local police and jail officials accountable.

Firm: MacDonald Hoague & Bayless

1500 Hoge Building , Seattle , Washington 98104

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Discrimination, Immigration & Naturalization , Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Kay has been a member of MacDonald Hoague & Bayless since 1985, after clerking for Washington State Supreme Court Justices Robert F. Utter and William Callow.  Her practice focuses on employment, discrimination, sexual harassment, and civil rights at the trial and appellate levels, and immigration.  Kay has represented private and public sector employees throughout Washington in state and federal court, and has litigated several federal civil rights class actions.  Kay has been a frequent speaker at employment law seminars and has served on the Employment Law Subcommittee of the Washington Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions.

Firm: Keating, Bucklin and McCormack, Inc.

800 5th Avenue Suite 4141 , Seattle , Washington 98104

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Civil Rights

Firm: Helsell Fetterman, LLP

800 5th Ave Ste 3200 , Seattle , Washington 98104

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

Firm: Barnard Iglitzin & Lavitt LLP

18 W Mercer St Ste 400 , Seattle , Washington 98119

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Appeals

Firm: Davis Grimm Payne & Marra

701 5th Avenue, Suite 4040 , Seattle , Washington 98104

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Constitutional , Sexual Harassment, Lawsuits & Disputes, Lawsuits & Disputes, Lawsuits & Disputes

Firm: Shishido Taren PLLC

705 Second Ave. Suite 1500 , Seattle , Washington 98104

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

Jordan is a lawyer who focuses his practice on complex litigation related to civil rights, fair housing, disability rights, and employment law, including class actions.. Recently, Jordan represented over 150 workers in a class action to recover unpaid wages for work performed off-the-clock, unpaid overtime, and unlawful wage deductions, which resulted in a total recovery of more than $1.8 Million.. He has litigated cases at all levels of courts in Washington State, including the U.S. District Courts, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.. Jordan brings a wealth of knowledge and experience exposing and prosecuting civil rights violations.  His litigation experience includes:. Jordan is a graduate of the University of Washington School of Law and is licensed to practice in the state of Washington. Prior to law school, he was the Director of Compliance and a Fair Housing Investigator at a fair housing center serving the Chicagoland Metropolitan Area. Jordan is originally from Oak Park, Illinois, and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon.

Firm: Floyd, Pflueger & Ringer, P.S.

200 W Thomas St Ste 500 , Seattle , Washington 98119

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

Firm: Heller Ehrman

701 Fifth Avenue Suite 6100 , Seattle , Washington 98104

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

Firm: Pivotal Law Group, P.L.L.C.

600 University Street Suite 1730 , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Civil , Civil Rights, Discrimination, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Firm: Frank Freed Subit & Thomas LLP

Suite 1200, Hoge Building , Seattle , Washington 98104

Practice Areas: Civil , Civil Rights, Discrimination, Education , Labor , Wages/Commissions/Overtime, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Firm: Washington State Association For Justice

1809 7th Ave Ste 1500 , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

701 Fifth Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98104

Practice Areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation,Appellate ,Civil Rights,Construction ,Environmental ,Intellectual Property

Firm: Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson

1000 2nd Ave Ste 2050 , Seattle , Washington 98104

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

Firm: NW Defenders Division/Kcdod

1109 1st Ave Ste 300 , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

Firm: Muenster and Koenig, Inc., P.S.

1111 Third Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Civil Rights,Criminal Defense ,Police Misconduct

Firm: MacDonald Hoague and Bayless, A Professional Service Corporation

Hoge Building , Seattle , Washington 98104

Practice Areas: Civil Rights,Discrimination,Employment & Labor ,Guardianship and Conservatorship,Sexual Harassment