Marietta Business Lawyers

I am a lawyer with a litigation and business practice in the Seattle area, with an emphasis on construction litigation, construction-related collection matters and business and real estate disputes. I represent clients in state and federal courts and in mediations and arbitrations. My clients include owners, general contractors, subcontractors, rental equipment suppliers and sureties. I have extensive experience in reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts and prosecuting and defending against construction claims and general litigation matters.

Practice areas: tax, business and estate planning. Advise owners of all types of businesses concerning the formation of new business entities, the acquisition of other businesses or strategic business assets, and the sale or dissolution of the business. Counsel clients in the preparation and negotiation of general business contracts, entity structure, and issues relating to corporate governance. Personal estate planning. Advise and prepare wills, trusts, family gifting entities, durable powers of attorney, property agreements, and other estate planning documents. Practice ranges from basic planning for young families to complex trusts, family LLCs, family business succession planning, and charitable giving. Prepare...

Comprehensive risk management and defense representation of credit and collection professionals.

Emigrating from Japan in 1981, I was thoroughly convinced that life in the USA offered the values and virtue I so desired. After deciding to make America my home, I was able to start a construction company by 1984. By 1986, I was building homes and since then I have been serving the company as president. I have been involved with hundreds of projects and have an extensive hands-on knowledge of construction methods, processes, and the full range of governmental issues that too often implicate today's builders. The company's main business has been land development and...

I'm a 1982 graduate of the UCLA School of Law who has been practicing law in Bellevue since that year. My practice emphasizes plaintiff's personal injury and insurance claims, real estate litigation and other civil litigation cases. Before becoming a lawyer, I worked as a copywriter/creative director in advertising and as on-air talent at a commercial radio station. Communication is very important to me, whether with clients, insurance adjusters, opposing counsel or with a judge and jury. Litigation is difficult enough without struggling with your attorney. I try to make the process as easy as possible for my clients.

I have been practicing law in Washington State since 1980. I was born in Tokyo, raised in California, and graduated from Stanford University in 1972 with a Bachelor of Arts with distinction. After obtaining my law degree from the University of Washington Law School in 1980, I practiced law in Seattle for seven years. In 1986, I moved to Tokyo to teach negotiations at prominent companies such as NTT, NEC, Nissan, and Hakuhodo. My seminar at NEC was highlighted in a front-page article of the Asian Wall Street Journal in February 1987. Later that year, I participated in the Asian Law...

Hello and thank you for visiting my profile site. We have been living in Washington for three years following a move from Minnesota in 2007 for my wife's health. We have four kids, all of whom are in college or have graduated. I enjoy racquetball, flying small planes, biking, skiing, and woodwork.

Practicing in Snohomish and King County since 1984. Focus on practical solutions in family, real estate, construction, contracts and small business law. Complex matters. Lawsuits, drafting and advice.

Vijay Gosalia is a founding member of Ortiz & Gosalia, PLLC. He currently provides legal services in the areas of tax controversy, bankruptcy and estate planning. Prior to establishing Ortiz & Gosalia, PLLC, Mr. Gosalia provided legal services as a solo practitioner at Gosalia & Associates, LLC from 2009 through June 2011. Mr. Gosalia currently serves as an attorney at the Federal Tax Clinic at the University of Washington providing pro-bono tax services to clients and has done so since 2008. In addition to being admitted to practice in the State of Washington, Mr. Gosalia is admitted...