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John Tollefsen
Seattle, WA Business Law Attorney with 49 years of experience
Business, Appeals, Bankruptcy and Securities
Suffolk University, Willamette University and University of Washington School of Law
John is a international lawyer with multiple post graduate degrees from both U.S. and European schools. He is a certified Fraud Examiner and Certified Controls Specialist. He has extensive multifaceted experience in business law and litigation.
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Brent Bowden
Lynnwood, WA Business Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Landlord Tenant and Probate
Vermont Law School
A Pacific Northwest native, I grew up on Whidbey Island before moving to Seattle to attend the University of Washington. I received my law degree magna cum laude from Vermont Law School and was admitted to the Washington State Bar in 2011. Prior to joining Gillin Law Group, I was of counsel at Genesis Law Firm for three years and an associate at Purcell Legal & Mediation Services for two years. Prior to that, I was an Assistant City Attorney with the Seattle City Attorney’s Office for three years.
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William O. Kessler
Edmonds, WA Business Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Willamette University College of Law
Bill Kessler helps businesses, individuals and families reach their goals by providing timely, thorough representation. He understands and facilitates each client’s big-picture objectives, and efficiently integrates his role in achieving those objectives. Bill has litigated Superior Court cases all around Washington and cases in the United States District Courts for the Western District of Washington and Eastern District of Washington. He has also argued cases to the Washington Court of Appeals and has been admitted pro hac vice to several federal and state courts around the United States. Bill conducts a range of business and real estate transactions, including...
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Eugenie D. Rivers
Bellevue, WA Business Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
23040 130th Ave NW
Suite D-150
Bellevue, WA 98005
Free ConsultationBusiness, Real Estate and Securities
University of Washington School of Law
I am an entrepreneurial, collaborative senior attorney with 20+ years of experience across diverse industries, with a focus on securities, banking/finance, corporate governance, real estate and commercial finance transactions. I am a former Davis Wright Tremaine partner, technology company General Counsel, and bank Corporate Counsel, with demonstrated success in providing timely, balanced, and practical advice to senior executives teams. I also have a strong business background in banking, financial analysis, and accounting. I am highly regarded by clients and colleagues for the ability to understand and translate complex legal issues into practical business advice, and to negotiate...
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Lincoln J. Miller
Bainbridge Island, WA Business Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of Missouri - Columbia
My practice provides clients with personal legal services in estate planning, real estate and business planning. I use a non-traditional style of doing business that is designed to meet clients' needs when they arise, through responsiveness and efficient, one-on-one communication.
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Michael David Gustafson
Seattle, WA Business Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Business and Personal Injury
Seattle University School of Law
Michael has dedicated his practice of law to representing individuals who have been injured or wronged by others. His representative clients have ranged from those injured in car accidents, to adults and children who have been sexually abused by those in a position of power, and those who have been catastrophically injured in falls caused by dangerous conditions created by cities, counties, or businesses. Michael practices in state and federal court and has recovered millions of dollars on his clients’ behalf in nearly two decades as a trial attorney.
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Stacey L. Romberg
Seattle, WA Business Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Idaho College of Law and Georgetown University Law Center
Stacey Romberg focuses her practice on estate planning, probate and business law. She earned her B.A. in 1985 from Idaho State University, graduating with High Honors; a J.D. from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1987, graduating cum laude; and an LL.M from Georgetown University Law Center in 1991, graduating with distinction. Prior to opening her own law firm in 1999, Ms. Romberg drafted legislation for the U.S. Senate’s Office of Legislative Counsel and worked in private practice both in Washington, D.C. and Seattle. Ms. Romberg enjoys writing, and has published many articles in a variety of publications...
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Craig Wright
Seattle, WA Business Law Attorney
Business, Arbitration & Mediation and Securities
University of Washington School of Law and University of Washington School of Law
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Timothy E. Steen
Edmonds, WA Business Law Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Business, Employment and Real Estate
Seattle University School of Law
Tim is a civil litigator and counselor with Beresford Booth PLLC. His practice is principally devoted to representing clients in high stakes matters concerning business, banking, real estate, employment, and complex torts. Utilizing a breadth of legal experience, Tim has successfully litigated matters in state and federal courts involving complex financing disputes, corporate governance/dissolution, constitutional law, discrimination, and unfair business practices. His real estate practice includes the representation of lenders, owners, and developers in all aspects of real property acquisition and development. Tim is a leader in several community and bar organizations and has a growing practice as...
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Brian Charles Dale
Everett, WA Business Law Attorney with 45 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Personal Injury and Probate
University of Washington School of Law
Brian C. Dale is a senior partner of Deno Millikan Law Firm. He grew up in Seattle and graduated from the University of Washington Law School in 1979. He started his career as lawyer in Everett with Jim Deno and Kent Millikan in 1979 and was a founder of the Deno Millikan Law Firm in 1992. His practice emphasis is employment and labor law, personal injury, business, probate and real estate litigation. He has served as an arbitrator for the Snohomish County Superior Court and Washington State Bar Association, as superior court judge pro tem, and as a volunteer...
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George O. Tamblyn
Mercer Island, WA Business Law Attorney with 60 years of experience
Business, Employment, Estate Planning and International
Cornell University
email: gtamblyn@mercerlg.com
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Julie E. Dickens
Seattle, WA Business Law Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
Willamette University College of Law and University of Washington School of Law
A valued GTH partner, Julie Dickens has been with the firm since 1999. She focuses her practice on estate planning, real estate, and general business, representing individuals and their closely held businesses in all stages of their planning. Besides Wills, trusts, prenuptial agreements and probates, she helps her clients with entity formation, shareholder agreements, real estate purchase and sale agreements, leases, easements, and financing transactions.
Julie enjoys her practice because it offers her the opportunity to interact personally with her clients as she learns their life stories and collaborates with them to develop effective strategies for securing their future. She...
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Joyce Stewart Schwensen
Seattle, WA Business Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Family and Probate
University of Washington School of Law
Joyce S. Schwensen practices a variety of law areas in Seattle, Washington. The Law Offices of Joyce S. Schwensen helps clients with issues involving family law, small business law, real estate, and will and probate. Adoption, however, is an area that Joyce feels passionately about, and she works tirelessly toward helping families deal with the processes surrounding adoptions issues. Compassion and empathy characterize Joyce's personal attention that she fully gives to each client that faces personal family matters.
Family is very important to Joyce, and she lives in Seattle with her two children. Her education is also grounded in Washington, as...
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Shaquelle M Duncan
Renton, WA Business Law Lawyer
Business, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
Seattle University School of Law
Ms. Duncan graduated from Seattle University School of Law. She has experience in criminal law and guardianship, trust, and estate litigation.
Before entering law school, Ms. Duncan taught middle school Special Education in San Antonio and in Seattle Public Schools. While in law school, she placed first in the American Bar Association Moot Court Appellate Competition, was a King County Bar Association Scholar, and received the Jeff Robinson Equity and Racial Justice Award.
Ms. Duncan also worked for the Honorable Chief Justice Steve Gonzalez at the Washington State Supreme Court and prosecuted misdemeanors at Seattle City Attorney’s Office and the...
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David Thomas Lyons
Bellevue, WA Business Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning and Probate
Gonzaga University School of Law
David T. Lyons is a shareholder with the Northwest law firm of Lyons | Sullivan. He concentrates his practice in business transactions. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Gonzaga University in 1977; his Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude, from Gonzaga School of Law in 1979; and his Master of Science Financial Services in 1990. Mr. Lyons is a Certified Public Accountant licensed to practice public accounting in the State of Washington and an attorney admitted to practice law in the States of Washington and Alaska.
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David A. Kubat
Seattle, WA Business Law Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy and Personal Injury
Tulane University School of Law and Willamette University College of Law
I have been practicing bankruptcy and personal injury law in Seattle for over 31 years. I have helped over 5000 individuals get debt free or receive fair compensation for their personal injuries.
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Diane J. Kero
Seattle, WA Business Law Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Business, Products Liability and Real Estate
University of Washington School of Law and University of Washington School of Law
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Anita L. Redline
Edmonds, WA Business Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Business, Elder, Employment and Health Care
Seattle University School of Law
I have helped over 600 Adult Family Home providers throughout WA state - in all manner of issues. Whether it is a weekend, evening, or holiday, I am available for any emergency call. I help providers with severe troubles that threaten their license. I quickly respond to calls and emails to help providers feel at ease. I give providers their options with potential outcomes. Issues involving: investigations, employment, lease and negotiations, Medicaid conversion, discharge or transfers, preventing potential complaints, caregiver problems, dealing with difficult POAs, removing citations, appealing revocations and summary suspensions, writing quality admission agreements. Informal...
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Mark Alan Brown
Seattle, WA Business Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
Business, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Mark graduated from Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) in 1974 with a B.A. in History. He then attended the University of California, Hastings College of the Law (San Francisco, California) where he was the Articles Editor of Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal, and graduated in 1977 with a Juris Doctor degree. Mark was an instructor at the University of Puget Sound, School of Law (now Seattle University School of Law) from 1977 to 1979 before entering private practice in Seattle. He is admitted to practice in California as well as Washington. He is also admitted to...
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Douglas Paul Levinson
Seattle, WA Business Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Collections and Personal Injury
University of Washington School of Law
I represent people and businesses. My practice focuses on civil litigation, plaintiffs' personal injury and business law, but I also handles a wide variety of other types of cases. If your case is out of my practice area, I will help you determine the type of lawyer you need to make sure you get to the right person. I earned my law degree from the University of Washington School of Law in 2001 and my bachelors degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Washington School of Business, with a Finance concentration, in 1998. ...
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Timothy John Carlson
Yakima, WA Business Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
Business, Bankruptcy, IP and Tax
Gonzaga University
Substantial experience in Federal Court Litigation.Practice Areas Commercial Litigation(25%); Agricultural Law(20%); Real Estate; Estate Planning; Chapter 11(20%); Intellectual Property Litigation (Patent, Copyright, Trade Secrets)(15%); Environmental Litigation and Compliance(15%); Bankruptcy Law(5%)
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Kyle Hulten
Seattle, WA Business Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications and Securities
Seattle University School of Law and University of Washington School of Law
I’ve lived in the Pacific Northwest my whole life. I love it here. I grew up in Lake Stevens, WA, and earned my undergraduate and graduate degrees in Seattle. After taking a law school course on “Corporations, Law and Society,” I knew I wanted to help Seattle businesses with their legal services. I came to fully appreciate the impact of business on society and how the law can shape this impact. I appreciate the relationship between business and our communities, and I am passionate about making it easier for businesses to positively impact our community.
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Scott Martin Ellerby
Seattle, WA Business Law Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Business, Construction, Municipal and Real Estate
University of Washington School of Law
Scott Ellerby is a partner in the firm. His main areas of practice are real estate litigation, probate, trusts and estates litigation, municipal law, creditor-debtor law, commercial transactions and commercial litigation. He has lectured at numerous legal seminars over the past 25 years on topics in his practice areas, and has represented a wide range of private clients and public entities in negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, and bench and jury trials. Scott was a contributing author of the Washington Lawyers Practice Manual, and was chair of the King County Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trust Section. He earned his B.A....
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Aimei Xi
Bellevue, WA Business Law Attorney with 16 years of experience
Business and Immigration
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities and Beijing Technology and Business University Law School
Bilingual Mandarin Chinese and English attorney. Admitted to the New York State Bar, Washington State Bar, and qualified to the Chinese Bar. Has attorney experience both in the U.S. and in Beijing, China. Mainly focus on the U.S. immigration law, business law, and China practice.
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Ryan D Griffee
Yakima, WA Business Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Business, Agricultural, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Pepperdine University School of Law
Attorney with general practice focusing on real estate (agricultural, commercial, and residential) and business transactions, probate, estate planning, landlord-tenant, and creditor’s rights with a wide variety of clients including banks, contractors, credit unions, dentists, landlords, orchardists, petroleum distributors, physicians, realtors, restaurateurs, and vintners.
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Janel Ostrem
Seattle, WA Business Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Business, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
University of Washington School of Law and University of Wisconsin - Madison
Seattle Divorce Services is dedicated to conflict resolution in complex cases. Our Seattle divorce attorneys believe that our clients are best served by an approach that reduces fighting and allows for agreement building. In high-conflict cases, our Seattle divorce mediation lawyers work to avoid escalating hostility. This approach is designed to reduce the trauma of the divorce experience and prepare clients to move forward in life, also setting the stage for more successful co-parenting.
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Per E. Oscarsson
Edmonds, WA Business Law Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Business and Estate Planning
University of Washington School of Law
Per joined the firm in 2005. He has represented a wide range of clients in the negotiation and drafting of documents for large loan transactions, sales of assets, corporate restructuring, leases, real estate transactions and secured transactions. Per’s experience includes practice before the federal bankruptcy court and appeals in the federal courts and before the Washington Court of Appeals. Per and his family reside in Edmonds. He enjoys golf, bicycling and music.
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Eric W Robinson
Seattle, WA Business Law Attorney with 16 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
University of Washington School of Law
Eric’s practice focuses on the representation of individuals and business organizations in a variety of commercial contexts, including planning, organizing, and financing business entities, handling business and real estate transactions, advising on contract and employment issues, and litigating commercial disputes. He is admitted to practice in Washington and Oregon. Eric received his B.A. from the Honors Program at the University of Washington, where he rowed on the varsity crew team, and his J.D. cum laude from Seattle University. He has been named to the list of Washington Rising Stars in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
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John Whitaker
Seattle, WA Business Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Patents and Trademarks
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
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Bryn Peterson
Mercer Island, WA Business Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Business, Agricultural, IP and Tax
Corporate Counsel - Intellectual Property / Commercial Real Estate / Corporate Law
Diverse legal background with 15+ years’ experience delivering comprehensive legal support on a variety of corporate matters including contracts, mergers, and acquisitions, real-estate, insurance, risk management, capital projects, taxation, and audits. Demonstrated expertise in managing outside counsel and associated costs. Possess the range of qualifications to function successfully in both in-house and contract capacities for companies across varied sectors including technology, food/beverage, and agriculture.
Contract Negotiations
Capital Expenditures
Corporate & Regulatory Compliance
Risk Assessment & Mitigation
Mergers & Acquisitions
Trademark & Software Licensing
Trademarks
Client Relationship Management
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Nikki C. Carsley
Bainbridge Island, WA Business Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Business and Municipal
University of Washington School of Law
Nikki is a co-founder of Seamark Law Group. Her civil-litigation practice focuses on municipal law, police liability, and tort defense. She helps effectively and efficiently resolve high-stakes disputes through litigation, mediation, and trial. Nikki graduated from the University of Washington School of Law with high honors. During law school, she served as a managing editor for the Washington Law Review and was selected by the faculty as a teaching assistant for first-year legal writing classes. Nikki worked at a mid-sized firm in Seattle before co-founding Seamark. She currently serves on the Young Professionals Board for Treehouse, a nonprofit organization dedicated...
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Richard R. Beresford
Edmonds, WA Business Law Attorney with 52 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Willamette University College of Law
Dick has practiced law in the Greater Seattle Area since 1972 and has extensive experience in legal matters in the areas of Business and Finance including the representation of major companies and banks as well as individuals attending to their business and estate planning needs. Dick has represented a wide range of contractors and developers in all areas of real estate handling both transactional and litigation matters. Dick's mission, which has been adopted by this firm, is to provide highly effective legal services at a reasonable cost. Dick and his wife, Pam, have resided in Edmonds, Washington his entire...
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Neil Juneja
Seattle, WA Business Law Lawyer
Business, Cannabis Law, IP and Trademarks
Neil Juneja is an intellectual property and cannabis lawyer. He is the founder and managing partner of Gleam Law, a cannabis law firm headquartered in Seattle, WA. His impeccable track record and years of cannabis business law experience – including navigating the complexities of patents, trademarks, and copyrights – helps Gleam Law stand out from the competition.
Neil founded Gleam Law because he realized other cannabis law firms provided legal advice to businesses in a vacuum. He wanted to provide legal decisions in the context of the business world and counsel long-term success. Other cannabis business attorneys are not just risk-adverse...
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Robert Anderson
Lynnwood, WA Business Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Maritime and Personal Injury
Seattle University School of Law
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Paul A Barrera
Shoreline, WA Business Law Attorney with 7 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
Seattle University School of Law
Paul is the founding attorney of North City Law. Paul offers business, estate planning, probate, dispute resolution and litigation advocacy. Paul is curious in his clients, as he has built businesses himself, including North City Law. Based on his understanding of his client’s position, Paul gives strategic options to empower choices. During client intake and interviews, Paul listens for key gaps in a story to root out hidden issues. In disputes and litigation, Paul helps clients reframe the situation to conform to the applicable legal theory. When clients trust Paul with their business, Paul ensures money is spent wisely on...
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Stacia Hofmann
Seattle, WA Business Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction and Employment
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
At Cornerpoint Law, attorney Stacia Hofmann, JD, ARM, focuses on helping Washington and Idaho businesses and individuals draft, revise, interpret, implement, negotiate, manage, and enforce contracts. Stacia primarily spends her days helping new and established 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. This typically involves drafting and revising business, employee, and customer agreements, and answering related legal questions. Stacia also assists individuals with business ownership offers, exits, LLC disputes, and employment contracts.
Cornerpoint Law is a solo, mobile law practice, so clients work...
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Marcus H. Harjani
Seattle, WA Business Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Business, Communications, IP and Securities
Duke University School of Law
My practice covers a broad variety of business and intellectual property matters, including, drafting and negotiating technology contracts (e.g., SaaS, software licensing, etc.), preparing and managing investments in private companies, preparing federal trademark registration applications and managing trademark portfolios, drafting privacy policies and addendums (with hands-on experience with CANSPAM, CCPA, and GDPR), drafting and maintaining corporate records, and conducting due diligence (including coordinating review of documents with outside counsel).
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Kristiana Farris O'Brien
Seattle, WA Business Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
(206) 682-7090
5500 Columbia Center
701 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104-7096
Business, Employment, Health Care and Real Estate
University of Washington School of Law
Kristi O'Brien's practice is primarily in the area of business transactions and real estate transactions. Kristi represents business clients and medical practices in real estate, commercial, corporate planning, partnership, asset and stock purchase and sale, employment, and health law.
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Shawna M. Mirghanbari
Puyallup, WA Business Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Business, Bankruptcy, Immigration and Personal Injury
Shawna Mirghanbari recently celebrated her 25 Year Law Anniversary. Shawna has been an Adjunct Professor of Business Ethics at Seattle University. Shawna has also taught Paralegal Studies, Family Law, Criminal Procedure, Criminal Justice, and Ethics Diversity & Conflict for the Law and Justice Department at Central Washington University.
EDUCATION
Juris Doctor, Seattle University School of Law, 1995
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Seattle University, 1991
BAR
Admittance: 10/17/1995
CREDENTIALS:
Summa Cum Laude, 1991
Truman Scholar for Washington State, 1989
Honors Program 1987-1989
Academic and Soccer Scholarships
Valedictorian, 1987
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Scott Crispin Greco Blankenship
Seattle, WA Business Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Business, Employment and Personal Injury
Scott considers it a privilege to practice law. He has extensive trial and appellate experience in state and federal courts. He believes that no person, government, or corporate entity is beyond the reach of the law, and is committed to seeing that our court system protects and advances fundamental rights, not only for his clients, but for our nation and community. Scott has been selected as a “Super Lawyer” – one of the top 5% of lawyers in Washington – every year from 2003-2015. Other honors and awards include being named as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers...