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Jane Ryan Koler
Gig Harbor, WA Business Law Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Business, Administrative, Environmental and Municipal
Seattle University School of Law and University of Washington School of Law
For the past 30 years, she has represented businesses and individuals interfacing with the government; she helps businesses and individuals obtain all types of zoning and land use permits, assists individuals facing government compliance and penalty actions and represents individuals with property disputes about easements, boundaries and adverse possession. She also obtains licenses for all types of business enterprises. Ms. Koler frequently challenges arbitrary requirements associated with government compliance and land use permitting. See Guimont v. Clark, 121 Wn.2d 586 (Washington Supreme Court invalidated state law imposing mobile home relocation fee on developer); Berst v. Snohomish...
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Kelsey Mackenzie Brown
Gig Harbor, WA Business Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
Business, Construction, Divorce and Elder
Chapman University Fowler School of Law and University of Washington School of Law
I provide legal services to the greater Kitsap and Pierce Counties with a modern approach. I have a innovative vibrant firm with high-energy attitude and an out of the box creative approach to client interaction and management. I talk to people in plain English and translate the confusing legal terms into understandable concepts.
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Kira Lynn Truebenbach
Gig Harbor, WA Business Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Business, Construction, Employment and Products Liability
Univ of San Diego School of Law
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Erin Healy Hammond
Gig Harbor, WA Business Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Business, Construction and Personal Injury
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Ronald Leeroy Ulmen Jr.
GIG HARBOR, WA Business Law Attorney with 5 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Family and Probate
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Douglas N. Kiger
Tacoma, WA Business Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
Seattle University School of Law
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Nicole Bolan
Tacoma, WA Business Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Business, Divorce, Family and Real Estate
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Vernon Harkins
Tacoma, WA Business Law Attorney with 49 years of experience
Business, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
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Keith Armstrong
Spanaway, WA Business Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Washburn University School of Law and Brunel University London
Mr. Armstrong was formerly a Government Trial Lawyer with over 1000 victories and a 75% win ratio in state and appellate hearings. His perspective can give you well-rounded advice because he served as a prosecutor, defense counsel and advisor for WA state agencies. Mr. Armstrong helps you understand and use the strong arm of the law to your advantage. His advice is proven but more importantly, understandable. His simple background in Oklahoma City allows him to break down complete legal issues into understandable options to protect your empire.
Mr. Armstrong has studied International and Administrative Law in London, England, France, Italy...
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Renee Louise Roman
Tacoma, WA Business Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
Lewis & Clark Law School
Renee Roman is a seasoned attorney with extensive experience, holding licenses from the Washington State Bar Association. Additionally, she has achieved success as a real estate broker in the state of Washington. Prior to establishing Marine View Law & Escrow PLLC, Renee gained valuable experience in real estate and worked as part of a general practice law firm, specializing in family law, real estate matters, estate planning, and probate.
Currently, Renee focuses her practice on real estate law,, estate planning, and probate cases. She is deeply committed to providing top-notch representation and passionately advocates for the rights of her clients.
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David C. Smith
Tacoma, WA Business Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Bankruptcy
Seattle University School of Law
For over 20 years I have represented individuals and businesses with debt issues. Chapter 7, 11, 13 and now the Small Business Subchapter 5. My passion for helping people will turn the burden of financial uncertainty into relief by taking that burden and finding solutions to a better financial future.
David has been practicing law since 2000 following a career as a computer consultant and manager of a computer department for an insurance company. He has a high rating on avvo.com and is a respected professional among his peers.
He and his office also volunteer and participate in pro-bono work...
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Salvador A. Mungia
Tacoma, WA Business Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Business, Appeals, Civil Rights and Consumer
Georgetown University Law Center
Sal practices in state and federal courts throughout the state of Washington and has litigated most of the Western states as well. One focus of Sal’s practice is medical negligence, wrongful death, and serious injury cases. Sal has represented patients who have been injured as a result of doctors, nurses, and emergency room physicians making mistakes resulting in death, paralysis, brain injuries and loss of life or harm to babies. Sal has brought actions against Multicare, CHI Franciscan, Harborview, Children’s Hospital, and Swedish Medical center among others. Sal’s cases have involved surgeons, OBGYN doctors, Emergency Department...
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Eric D. Gilman
Tacoma, WA Business Law Lawyer
Business, Civil Rights, Employment and Personal Injury
University of Washington-Seattle and Seattle University School of Law
Eric represents victims of wrongful termination, unfair wage and hour practices, workplace harassment, and discrimination; whistleblowers who suffer retaliation after standing up for themselves or others; and entrepreneurs crossed by former business partners. As a civil litigator and class action attorney, he routinely assists individuals and entities in employment litigation, consumer protection actions, and complex business and contract lawsuits. Eric has prevailed in numerous appellate cases supporting worker rights, including before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Washington Supreme Court.
Mindful that most people seldom interact with the legal system, Eric uses his knowledge and experience to guide his...
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Joe Gordon Jr.
Tacoma, WA Business Law Attorney
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Real Estate and Workers' Comp
Stanford Law School
Joe Gordon, Jr. joined GTH in 1968 and has been a pillar of the firm and of the legal community in the Pacific Northwest for many years. He has tried superior court cases involving a wide range of civil litigation matters in 26 of Washington’s 39 counties. As a Washington State Assistant Attorney General, he served as a trial attorney for the Department of Labor & Industries in both the Olympia and Seattle offices.
In private practice, Joe has regularly represented rental property owners and management companies on landlord-tenant matters. He has also represented both employers and injured workers on industrial...
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F. Richard Ricketts
Tacoma, WA Business Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Estate Planning
Seattle University School of Law
Since starting my practice in 2003, I have emphasized the provision of competent legal services at a cost which is adjusted for the client's particular situation. Hiring a lawyer is expensive for many reasons, but to the extent possible, I have tried to right size the fees we charge the client with the client's household income.
I focus my practice primarily in the family law area and have a great deal of experience in divorces, annulments, legal separations, child support modifications, parenting plan modifications and non parental custody cases.
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John C. Guadnola
Tacoma, WA Business Law Attorney with 47 years of experience
Business, Antitrust, Appeals and IP
University of Colorado Law School
John Guadnola is a seasoned attorney with an extensive background and impressive record of success in his practice areas, which include antitrust litigation, alcohol regulation, copyright and trademark litigation, and complex litigation. As Executive Director and General Counsel of the Association of Washington Spirits & Wine Distributors, John is also actively involved in alcohol regulation issues on the legislative level and enforcement levels.
As co-lead counsel in a case of national significance (Costco v. Hoen), John represented distributor intervenors in a successful effort to defend Washington State laws governing distribution and sale of beer and wine against an antitrust claim brought...
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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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Lisa A. Kremer
Tacoma, WA Business Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and IP
University of Washington School of Law
Lisa Kremer's practice focuses primarily on estate planning, probate, and guardianship. She particularly enjoys working with families to try to resolve issues with a minimum amount of stress and turmoil. Lisa also advises businesses, particularly on trademark, copyright and privacy issues, including HIPPA compliance.
Lisa began her professional career as a journalist. She was an award-winning reporter for The News Tribune. In 2005 she decided to move from writing about people’s problems to helping solve them. She commuted from Tacoma to the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle and graduated in 2008.
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Stephanie L. Bloomfield
Tacoma, WA Business Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Business, Appeals, Employment and Personal Injury
University of Washington School of Law
Since joining the firm in 1994, Stephanie has worked on a wide variety of cases representing clients in employment, business and injury litigation, as well as estate litigation and business disputes. She also represents clients in matters involving misappropriation of trade secrets, noncompetition contracts, Consumer Protection Act claims, unfair competition issues, contract disputes and consults on matters of legal ethics.
In her commercial litigation practice, Stephanie focuses on complex business disputes, disputes between members of closely held companies and trust and estate litigation. She represents corporations, closely held businesses, fiduciaries as well as individual parties involved in these types of...
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F. Fraser Mendel
Seattle, WA Business Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP and International
University of Washington School of Law
A partner in Mendel Owens PS, Fraser Mendel focuses his practice on corporate law, with special attention to international transactions. Mr. Mendel has extensive experience in the areas of cross-border transactions, direct investment in China, venture capital investments, mergers and acquisitions, corporate structuring, international employment issues, technology regulation, and intellectual property. He has over 25 years of experience in international corporate law, including promoting cutting-edge investment and diversification in Asia. Mr. Mendel advises multinational firms and has built a diverse practice representing companies entering the Asian market, particularly in technology industries. He has been the driving force for over...
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Kurt Hermanns
Tacoma, WA Business Law Attorney
Business, Criminal Defense, IP and Tax
University of Puget Sound
Kurt represents South Sound businesses and individuals in White Collar Crime matters. He advises clients on corporate criminal risks, federal grand jury investigations, financial crimes, securities frauds, bankruptcy crimes, government contract frauds, real estate schemes, Medicare frauds-and tax frauds. He is GTH’s authority on cybercrime and legal issues relating to cybersecurity and data privacy. His work includes assisting South Sound businesses in creating cybersecurity plans consistent with the US protocols issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). He also advises clients on data privacy requirements arising from the European Union’s General Data Privacy Regulations (GDPR)...
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Alan D. Macpherson
Tacoma, WA Business Law Lawyer with 49 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
University of Washington School of Law
Alan Macpherson’s primary area of practice at GTH is estate planning and taxation. He particularly enjoys working on projects that combine financial and tax as well as legal aspects, such as establishing and monitoring investment LLCs and generation-skipping trusts and helping clients build specific themes into their estate plans, like helping with the education of grandchildren.
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Jemima J. McCullum
Tacoma, WA Business Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Seattle University School of Law and University of Washington School of Law
Jemima has handled hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of real estate transactions involving almost every sector of the market. Her primary practice areas are commercial and real estate transactions. She has extensive experience with all facets of land use matters including title and survey review, development, and environmental studies and reports.
Her clients include private developers, landowners, purchasers and sellers, landlords and tenants, borrowers and lenders, regional and national banks, universities, non-profit organizations, assisted living facilities, hotels, and homeowner’s associations, each of whom have various business and real estate needs. With the passage of I-502, her work has also...
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James C. Waldo
Tacoma, WA Business Law Attorney with 51 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation and Environmental
Willamette University School of Law
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William E. Holt
Tacoma, WA Business Law Attorney with 54 years of experience
Business, IP and Real Estate
University of Iowa College of Law
Born in Philadelphia and raised in Des Moines, Iowa, Bill Holt moved gradually westward—with a 7-year stop in Iowa City to pick up his undergraduate and law degrees—until he got to Tacoma in 1970. He has lived and worked here in the Northwest ever since, joining GTH in 1971 after clerking for Judge William T. Beeks in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington.
His primary areas of practice include the purchase and sale of businesses and large commercial real estate projects, as well as intellectual property law, privacy and publicity law, public records law, and finance.
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Margaret Y. Archer
Tacoma, WA Business Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Business, Appeals and Real Estate
Gonzaga University School of Law
Before earning her law degree, magna cum laude, from Gonzaga University School and joining GTH in 1991, Margaret Archer was a financial analyst for Westinghouse Hanford Company. She puts her business acumen and insight into the world of finance to good use in her position as Chair of our Board of Directors and in her practice areas of land use, real estate litigation and commercial litigation.
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Michael T. Smith
Tacoma, WA Business Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
Seattle University School of Law and The George Washington University Law School
Michael T. Smith advises individuals and companies of all types and sizes regarding the proper formation and structure of a business entity (corporation, limited liability company, etc.), their general business and corporate matters, issues related to the purchase or sale or lease of real property and transactions to purchase or sell their business.
Michael also focuses his practice on assisting people prepare their estate plan, including wills, trusts, community property agreements, durable powers of attorney, health care directives, and helping families navigate and administer a loved one's estate in probate proceedings. Michael can also assist with guardianship proceedings for loved ones...
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Shelly M. Andrew
Tacoma, WA Business Law Lawyer
Business, Appeals, Construction and Employment
University of Washington School of Law, University of Alabama School of Law and University of Washington School of Law
Shelly focuses her practice on employment law and litigation, commercial litigation, products liability, construction law, insurance defense and coverage, and appellate advocacy. She represents individuals and businesses in all aspects of commercial and employment disputes and especially enjoys working with clients to help them understand the legal process. Shelly prides herself on being a tough advocate for her clients and finding strategic and creative solutions in tough cases.
Shelly joined GTH in 2011. A graduate of the University of Washington School of Law, she began her legal career in Alaska, first serving as a judicial law clerk for...
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Warren J. Daheim
Tacoma, WA Business Law Attorney with 63 years of experience
Business, Appeals and Real Estate
University of Minnesota School of Law
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Andrea H. McNeely
Tacoma, WA Business Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Business, Appeals, Employment and Health Care
Seattle University School of Law and University of Washington School of Law
Andrea is a trial lawyer with an emphasis in business and employment litigation for both plaintiffs and defendants. She has successfully represented clients litigating shareholder, non-competition, and employment discrimination disputes, and obtained pre-trial injunctions. She has achieved jury verdicts enforcing her clients’ contract rights, represented clients in trust and estates disputes, and obtained protection for vulnerable adults. She also regularly represents clients in the areas of regulatory monitoring and advocacy, including extensive work in alcohol regulation and policy, and with Washington's Liquor and Cannabis Board.
Andrea joined GTH in 2005 after graduating from Seattle University School of Law,...
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Ellis McGehee Carter
Tacoma, WA Business Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Business
Seattle University School of Law and University of Washington School of Law
Ellis McGehee Carter is a distinguished attorney specializing in corporate and tax matters for nonprofit, tax-exempt, and mission-based businesses, alongside advising donors on major gifts. With a profound dedication to serving organizations that make a significant impact, Ms. Carter leverages her extensive experience in nonprofit governance, tax law, and business transactions to provide unparalleled legal guidance. Her expertise extends to navigating complex tax issues for exempt entities, ensuring they remain compliant while advancing their mission.
Ms. Carter's adeptness in handling intricate business transactions for nonprofits is evident through her work on reorganizations, the creation of affiliates and subsidiaries, and facilitating mergers,...
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Conor Emery McCarthy
Tacoma, WA Business Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Business, Probate and Real Estate
Seattle University School of Law
Conor McCarthy is an experienced Real Estate and Estate Planning attorney, and has spent nearly 15 years helping his clients navigate and resolve complex transactions and disputes. Serving clients large and small, private and public, Conor prides himself on taking the time to listen and fully understand a client’s challenges and goals.
Conor began his career as a civil litigator zealously advocating in contract, construction, real estate, land use and commercial disputes. He then transitioned to become a skilled municipal and transactional attorney negotiating and closing complex commercial and real estate deals, and resolving difficult land use challenges. After managing...
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Teresa B. Daggett
Tacoma, WA Business Law Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Business and Securities
University of Washington School of Law
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Robert Dickson
Tacoma, WA Business Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Business
The George Washington University Law School
Robert Dickson practices civil litigation, with a focus on issues related to business, real property and construction law. His clients are diverse, ranging from large corporations to residential homeowners. Recently, Mr. Dickson expanded his practice to include the representation of property owners in mediating their distressed property matters through the Foreclosure Fairness Act. Another element of Mr. Dickson's practice includes contributing to various legal publications. In particular, he serves as an editor and contributing author of the LexisNexis Practice Guide: Washington Real Estate Litigation (LexisNexis 2014) and a contributing author for the Washington Lawyers Practice Manual. At present,...
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Erik Halverson
Normandy Park, WA Business Law Attorney
(206) 489-2712
19655 1st Ave S Ste. 106
Suite 106
Normandy Park, WA 98148
Business, Cannabis Law and Personal Injury
Seattle University School of Law
Clients value Erik for his sense of strategy, diplomacy and willingness to jump into the trenches with them to truly understand their actual legal needs.
Erik's practice areas include contract drafting; small/mid-size business counsel; general litigation including personal injury pre-litigation and trial work.
He is heavily involved on the front lines of the cannabis industry, having been introduced to the industry during the legalization phase in Colorado and following this up with providing business counsel to the top retailers and producer/processors in Washington State.
Erik has a long track record of pro-bono public legal service, gaining him recognition in both Colorado and...
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Travis Mahugh
Tacoma, WA Business Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
University of Oregon
Travis’ practice focuses primarily on business and real estate transactions, with an emphasis on entity formation, governance, and mergers and acquisitions. Travis believes that a good process is the best way to arrive at good results. Thus, before he can provide effective legal advice, he must first carefully listen to the client’s particular situation and understand exactly what the client both needs and wants. Only then can a comprehensive strategy be crafted to help resolve the client’s current legal needs but also allow the client to continue working towards the client’s aspirations. Travis’ practice gives him great satisfaction because he...
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Philip Bradley Wade
Bremerton, WA Business Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Civil Rights, Construction and Divorce
Seattle University School of Law
Although often I have a full case load, I will try to assist you in any way I can even if I can't take your case at the time you contact me.
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Susan L. Beecher
Kent, WA Business Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
University of Washington School of Law
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Shawna M. Mirghanbari
Puyallup, WA Business Law Lawyer with 29 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
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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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Alisha Myers
Normandy Park, WA Business Law Lawyer
(206) 489-2712
19655 First Ave South
Suite 106
Normandy Park, WA 98148
Business, Cannabis Law and IP
Gonzaga University School of Law