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James Kelly Vucinovich
Seattle, WA Attorney with 59 years of experience
Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
William Mitchell College of Law
Jim Vucinovich is President and Managing Partner of Rossi Vucinovich PC located in Seattle, WA and Denver, CO. James is a nationally-recognized FELA attorney with over 20 years of committed representation of injured railroad workers and their families. From the beginning of his legal career Jim has focused his practice on the individual, recognizing that it is often the “little guy” who needs the most help in winning settlements and verdicts in personal injury cases. Every client is important and every case is unique and, therefore Jim approaches each and every one of his clients with compassion, honesty and commitment...
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Maria Hajar
BELLEVUE, WA Attorney with 7 years of experience
Immigration
University of Washington School of Law
Maria Hajar is the founder and principal attorney of the Law Office of Maria Hajar. She is a licensed attorney in the U.S. and a French legal counsel. She is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Her practice focuses on Immigration Law. Ms. Hajar has extensive experience representing clients in family-based immigration cases before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and the U.S. consulates abroad. Ms. Hajar also represents clients in removal and deportation proceedings before the immigration courts in both non detained and detained dockets. Ms....
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Shana Erin Thompson
Seattle, WA Attorney with 25 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Seattle University School of Law
Shana E. Thompson has achieved success by listening carefully, understanding her clients’ long-term objectives, and helping resolve dissolutions as amicably and expeditiously as possible.For the past 17 years, Shana E. Thompson has been proudly serving individuals in family law cases throughout the cities of Seattle, Everett, and Kent.
Her client base has been built on hard work and determination that has allowed her to become what she is today. She takes great pride in providing top-level service and promises your complete satisfaction when you choose her to handle your legal needs. Shana and her team...
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Kyle Drinnon
Seattle, WA Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Seattle University School of Law
Kyle Drinnon is a Seattle personal injury attorney. He represents individuals who have been injured through the negligence of others in car accidents, slip and falls, and other incidents.
Kyle has represented injured clients throughout the Puget Sound region in jury trials, arbitrations, and mediations, and has successfully argued before the Washington Court of Appeals and Washington Supreme Court.
Kyle is a Puget Sound native and graduate of the University of Washington. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the Seattle University School of Law located in heart of Seattle.
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Eric John Makus
Seattle, WA Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and Personal Injury
Active personal injury and criminal defense practice. Read for the bar exam through the Washington State Bar Association’s Rule 6 Law Clerk Program under attorney Dean Standish Perkins in Seattle, Washington. Former special assistant to Representative Thomas S. Foley, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Taught English in Viet Nam. Member of Tribal Court Bars. Member of Phi Delta Theta.
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Jakob Daniel McGhie
Centralia, WA Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
Gonzaga University School of Law
Jakob graduated cum laude from Gonzaga University in 2011 with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a minor in Philosophy. He then attended Gonzaga University School of Law, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He excelled academically, earning CALI awards in several courses including Constitutional Law, Professional Responsibility, and Real Estate Law. He also excelled in Moot Court competition, competing in the National Appellate Advocacy Competition twice, and winning the Gonzaga University Clarke Cup oral advocacy competition in 2012. During law school, Jakob volunteered for several organizations such as the Washington Moderate Means Program, the Center for Justice,...
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Kevin Coluccio
Seattle, WA Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Seattle University School of Law
A Seattle, Washington native, attorney Kevin Coluccio is an accomplished personal injury and trucking liability attorney.
For nearly thirty years, he has been helping seriously injured people and the families of wrongful death victims. Coluccio has earned over $80 million dollars in trial verdicts and case settlements for injury and death claims.
Washington Super Lawyers named Kevin Coluccio one of the Top 100 Lawyers every year since 2003. He is listed in Best Lawyers In America, and has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, as well as the highest rating...
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Bruce Pruitt-Hamm
Seattle, WA Attorney with 30 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce, Elder and Family
University of Washington School of Law
Bruce Pruitt-Hamm is an attorney who can litigate, mediate or collaborate.
Litigation- As an attorney with over 20 years experience, Bruce Pruitt-Hamm has been awarded the highest rating by the national lawyer-rating service, Avvo.com. Since graduating in 1994 from the University of Washington School of Law near the top of his class, he has litigated over one thousand cases in a wide variety of areas of the law. Bruce volunteers for the Washington State Bar Association’s “Moderate Means Program“, offering reduced rates to people of moderate means. Bruce’s standard rate is $280/hr.; but he offers discounts for those on legal insurance...
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Justin A Avellar
Seattle, WA Attorney with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment and Tax
The University of Chicago Law School
I am a lawyer who helps small businesses, nonprofits and individuals with contracts, agreements and business/nonprofit formation and governance. I also am knowledgeable about government and environmental law.
After working for an international law firm in New York, I decided I wanted to make a positive, local impact, so I opened my own law firm in Seattle.
I earned my BA from Tulane University and my JD from the University of Chicago Law School. I have lived all over the US and am thrilled to called the PNW my home.
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Lesley Ann Irizarry-Hougan
Seattle, WA Attorney with 20 years of experience
Immigration
Northern Illinois University
Lesley has been practicing exclusively immigration law since July, 2005. She has significant experience in representing clients in Immigration Court, both detained and non-detained cases; appeals from Immigration Judge decisions, both at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; and the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Lesley also specializes in affirmative applications, including green card applications, asylum, NACARA, and citizenship applications filed with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Lesley handles labor certifications, including specialty cook applications. She is fluent in Spanish.
Lesley is actively involved in her community and was appointed by Mayor Greg Nickels to the Seattle Immigrants and...
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James M. Beard
Woodinville, WA Lawyer with 42 years of experience
(800) 621-1091
15620 NE Woodinville Duvall Pl
#6
Woodinville, WA 98072
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Maritime and Personal Injury
University of Washington - Tacoma campus and University of Puget Sound
Maritime Injury Lawyer James Beard has a unique understanding and compassion for the clients he represents. For 30 years his legal career has been devoted to representing crewmen and commercial fishermen who have been injured while working at sea. He is widely recognized as one of the most experienced maritime injury lawyers in the Pacific Northwest in handling maritime wrongful death and personal injury cases. He has recovered millions of dollars in compensation for his clients located throughout the United States.
Beard begins each maritime injury case by making sure that his clients are getting the proper medical treatment and care...
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Lanning M. Trueb
Woodinville, WA Lawyer with 36 years of experience
(800) 621-1091
15620 NE Woodinville Duvall Pl
#6
Woodinville, WA 98072
Free ConsultationMaritime, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Montana School of Law
Lanning M. Trueb has spent almost 30 years representing seamen in plaintiff maritime cases arising throughout the North Pacific; including waters off Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California and Russia. In addition to practicing maritime law, Lanning owned and operated his own commercial fishing vessel in the Alaska commercial salmon fishery. Lanning has been involved in over a thousand maritime matters covering a wide range of maritime issues - from commercial fishing injury and death claims, to serious injury and death claims involving oil spill response, tug and barge, SERVS, off-shore supply, tankers, and cargo vessels. He's represented crew and family members...
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Britt Birkenbuel
Seattle, WA Attorney with 12 years of experience
Personal Injury
University of Oregon School of Law and Gonzaga University School of Law
Britt Birkenbuel is a graduate of Gonzaga University and the University of Oregon School of Law. She originally started her career working on criminal defense and personal injury cases before obtaining a judicial clerkship with Judge Bruce I. Weiss in Snohomish County Superior Court. As a judicial clerk, Britt gained invaluable experience researching, briefing, and working with the Judge on trials and motions that came before the Court. By working within the court, Britt has hands-on experience understanding jury trials and the litigation process.
Britt is passionate about fighting for the “underdog.” She works tirelessly to battle insurance companies and big...
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David A. Kubat
Seattle, WA Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Business 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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Mark B. Saku
Seattle, WA Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationCommunications, Entertainment & Sports, IP and Trademarks
Seattle University School of Law
Mark B. Saku, Esq. is a Seattle-based attorney whose practice focuses on copyright and trademark law and the protection of intellectual property in the the entertainment and new media industries. Mark received his J.D. from Seattle University School of Law with a focus in Intellectual Property. Mark's work commonly involves content and media licensing, business development, copyright and trademark law. Some of his recent work covered: contract negotiation involving media distribution and music publishing; legal counsel in the use of copyrighted images in live performances; and legal assistance in the development and negotiation of small business development and content licensing.
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Donald S. Cohen
Seattle, WA Attorney with 55 years of experience
Business, Energy and Municipal
Northwestern University School of Law and Washington University School of Law
Early in his career, Don became a part of legal history when he served as counsel at the trial and appellate levels in the famous “snail darter” case (Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill, 437 U.S. 153 [1978]), litigated under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The litigation resulted in a successful review by the U.S. Supreme Court. In addition to practicing law in Chicago and the Pacific Northwest, Don has also taught law and served in senior administrative positions at the University of Puget Sound, University of Michigan, and University of Tennessee law schools.
Since joining GTH in 1982, Don’s practice...
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Elijah Hartman
Seattle, WA Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Business, Entertainment & Sports, IP and Real Estate
Whether working hands-on with clients, or spearheading a novel legal matter, Elijah is dedicated to crafting meaningful and lasting legal solutions for his clients. He provides a wide range of legal services, including intellectual property, corporate, contract and litigation services. Over the years he has learned that the law cannot be practiced in a vacuum. Effective legal assistance requires an understanding of each client's unique business and personal realities. In addition to representing clients with their personal matters, he has successfully assisted with matters including trademark and copyright registrations, cease and desist letters and infringement, civil litigation, settlement negotiations, licensing...
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Douglas Paul Levinson
Tukwila, WA Attorney with 23 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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Carol Lynn Finklehoffe
Seattle, WA Attorney with 30 years of experience
1325 Fourth Ave.
Suite 1744
Seattle, WA 98101
Administrative, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Miami School of Law
Carol L. Finklehoffe is a partner at Lipcon, Margulies and Winkleman, P.A. who has been practicing for 30 years in both the state and federal courts throughout Florida, California and Massachusetts. Ms. Finklehoffe is an “AV” rated trial attorney who is a certified specialist in Maritime and Admiralty law.
The main concentration of her practice relates to complex personal injury, resort law, wrongful death, sexual assault and medical malpractice. Ms. Finklehoffe is also a skilled maritime lawyer who has developed an expertise in cases involving cruise ship passengers and maritime crew members on various types of commercial and private vessels. Ms....
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Jacqueline Garcell
Seattle, WA Attorney with 12 years of experience
1325 Fourth Ave.
Suite 1744
Seattle, WA 98101
Maritime and Personal Injury
Florida International University College of Law
Jacqueline Garcell is a senior partner and active trial attorney in maritime law for Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, P.A. She routinely handles passengers’ personal injury, sexual assault and wrongful death claims, as well as non-maritime personal injury claims. Ms. Garcell is the fastest attorney to ever make partner at the firm, having been promoted to the partner position after being with us for a decade.
Ms. Garcell has helped settle hundreds of cases on behalf of both cruise ship passengers and crew members. She achieved one of the Top 50 Personal Injury Verdicts in Florida in 2017 — this rare and...
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Paul Mark Rosner
Seattle, WA Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Insurance Claims and Insurance Defense
Southwestern Law School
I began my insurance career as a casualty adjuster for Farmers Insurance in 1989. In addition to Farmers Insurance, I worked as a large loss property adjuster, supervisor, and claims manager for 21st Century Insurance and SAFECO, and have over sixteen years of property and casualty claims experience. In 2005, I received my J.D., summa cum laude, from Southwestern University School of Law, where I served as Lead Articles Editor for the law review. I earned my CPCU designation in 2008, and am currently serving as Vice President of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the CPCU Society....
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Timothy Charles Milios
Seattle, WA Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and DUI & DWI
James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona and University of Washington
I am a graduate of the University of Washington where I received my bachelor’s degree in 1989. In 1993 I graduated from the University of Arizona College of Law. After a brief stint working for the Pima County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, I realized my talents and passions were better served to defend people and not prosecuting them. The “obtain a conviction regardless of the individual facts” mentality has never appealed to me and seems counterproductive to obtaining a just result. I moved back to Washington and began my criminal defense practice.
Though I have defended people who have been charged with...
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Sarah Elizabeth Hovland
Seattle, WA Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Divorce and Family
University of Warwick School of Law and Gonzaga University School of Law
Sarah is a person (who happens to also be an attorney) fueled by compassion, curiosity, and the desire to see justice prevail. She started her path towards the legal profession at age 7 when she negotiated her first deal: to stay up past her bedtime. She did not win. Several decades later, she applied this and many other life lessons to the practice of law. In her spare time, you can find Sarah at the local dog park trying and failing to get her dog to fetch a tennis ball, playing on the water, listening to music, traveling around this...
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Robert Boeshaar
Seattle, WA Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Tax
University of Washington School of Law and Willamette University College of Law
Robert V. Boeshaar is a sole-practitioner focusing on tax controversy work in Seattle, Washington. He helps individuals and small businesses find the best resolution of their disputes with the IRS and stay out of trouble. Prior to opening his own practice, he was an attorney for the Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel for over fourteen years. He is Past President of the Washington State Bar Association Tax Section.
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Nicholas A. Alexander
Vanouver, WA Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Estate Planning, Nursing Home and Probate
Willamette University College of Law
Nick Alexander is a Vancouver native, growing up in this great city before leaving for college and law school. After passing the bar, he had an opportunity to return to the area that he loves and has been practicing law in Clark County ever since. Prior to founding Vancouver Wills and Trusts Nick was an associate attorney for the law firm of Greenen & Greenen, and later an Executive Trust Officer at InTrustment NW where he was a professional Trustee, administering trusts and estates. With experience and an ever growing passion for family and community, Nick is eager to help...
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Michael R. Charbonneau
Mountlake Terrace, WA Attorney with 13 years of experience
(206) 259-1259
6100 219th Street, Suite 480
Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043-2222
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Seattle University School of Law
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Erin Priest
Vancouver, WA Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense
Florida Coastal School of Law
Priest and Ellis PLLC is a Vancouver WA law firm, whose attorneys practice Divorce and Family Law, Criminal Law, and Guardianship and Estate Planning law. We practice law with a better perspective. We emphasize building strong relationships with clients, based on good communication and using negotiation and litigation skills to achieve favorable results. Our specific areas of practice are diverse and include divorce, collaborative law, child custody, modifications, paternity, child support, criminal defense, DUI, domestic violence, felony charges, guardianships, probate, wills and trust, and much more. Call today to schedule a lawyer consultation in our convenient...
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Lucas D McWethy
Lynnwood, WA Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationSeattle University School of Law
Lucas McWethy, an Experienced DUI Lawyer Who Cares About You
With a steadfast dedication to defending your rights and ensuring fair treatment, Lucas is a seasoned DUI lawyer committed to advocating for his clients with integrity and compassion. With 10+ years of experience in the DUI law, Lucas has successfully represented numerous individuals facing DUI charges, providing them with expert legal guidance and unwavering support every step of the way.
Driven by a genuine concern for people and their well-being, Lucas approaches each case with a personalized touch, taking the time to understand the unique circumstances and challenges that his clients may...
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Rachel Edmiston
Lynnwood, WA Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
University of New Mexico
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Thomas Duane D'Amore
Vancouver, WA Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Tom D’Amore’s practice emphasizes serious personal injury, wrongful death, product liability and other complex litigation. His law firm, D’Amore Law Group, has been seeking justice for injured people and their families in Oregon, Washington and California since 1994. Tom D’Amore has earned a reputation among insurance companies and corporations as an ethical, experienced and aggressive personal injury attorney. He is often asked to assist other attorneys and law firms with difficult cases throughout the U.S. Tom is deeply committed to both his clients and the legal community. He serves on the Board of Governors and the Executive Committee...
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Mercedes Riggs
Vancouver, WA Attorney with 15 years of experience
Immigration
Santa Clara University School of Law
I'm an immigration attorney with a focus on family based immigration. I love seeing the change in my clients - from stressed and worried about being separated from their family members, to confident, successful U.S. residents and citizens.
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Casey Sanders
Vancouver, WA Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Divorce and Family
University of Oregon School of Law
Family law attorney Casey Sanders is fiercely committed to his client’s well-being. He understands that his clients are dealing with stress and uncertainty, and is determined to protect what is most important to them. Casey focuses his practice on divorce and custody cases, including parenting plans and parenting plan modifications. He is an active member of the Vancouver community and the Clark County Bar Association.
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Teresa Loustaunau Foster
Vancouver, WA Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
Teresa Foster is Partner in Charge at McKinley Irvin's Vancouver office. A former social worker, she is now regarded as one of the most skilled family law attorneys in Vancouver. Teresa is a knowledgeable and formidable advocate with exceptional courtroom skills who focuses her practice on complex divorce cases, especially those involving high net worth property division, complex child custody issues, international family law, relocation, third party custody, and unmarried couples. She has successfully litigated cases in both Washington and Oregon. Teresa believes in providing her clients with personalized and responsive service, keeping her clients informed on the status of...
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Laurence Wagner
Vancouver, WA Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Lewis & Clark Law School
A personal injury attorney in Vancouver, WA. Over 30 years experience handling claims arising from car and auto accidents, slip and trip and falls, dog attacks, negligence, and wrongful death.
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Craig Frazier Schauermann
Vancouver, WA Attorney with 48 years of experience
Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Puget Sound
Before going of counsel July 1, 2015, Craig advised and advocated for his clients in personal injury and wrongful death cases for nearly 40 years. He continues to work part time with the attorneys at Schauermann Thayer on matters relating to serious personal injuries and wrongful death. He serves frequently as an arbitrator.
Craig obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973 from Washington State University and later earned a Juris Doctor degree in 1976 from the University of Puget Sound. He is licensed to practice before all courts in the State of Washington, the Western and Eastern District Federal...
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Gideon Caron
Vancouver, WA Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Business, Personal Injury, Products Liability and Real Estate
Lewis & Clark Law School
Gideon Caron was born in London England. His family immigrated to Portland when he was a young child and he has lived in the Northwest since. He attended Oregon State University and Northwest School of Law of Lewis and Clark College. He has practiced in Vancouver since 1989, emphasizing civil litigation, including personal injury, car crashes, trip and fall, dog bites, sexual harassment, product liability, real estate and probate disputes. Mr. Caron has been involved in many significant settlements and verdicts, defending them both at trial and appeal.
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Kris Carrasco
Vancouver , WA Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Personal Injury
Lewis & Clark Law School
Vancouver Washington attorney handling all crimes including DUI, deferred prosecution, theft, assault, drug crimes and domestic violence. Kris Carrasco also represents clients in personal injury matters. Kris actively practices law throughout Washington and Oregon. He is licensed in Washington, Oregon and California.
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Jesse Jacobs
Vancouver, WA Lawyer
Personal Injury
Seattle University
With years of experience advocating for personal injury victims in Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon, I have the skills necessary to maximize your compensation and get you back on the road to recovery.
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Jack Green
Vancouver, WA Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Insurance Claims
Lewis & Clark Law School
As a resident of the Pacific Northwest for over 20 years, Jack attended the University of Washington and graduated with a degree in Political Science and Economics. Jack received his Juris Doctorate from Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, OR.
While in law school, Jack clerked at Vancouver's Blair, Schaefer, Hutchison, and Wolfe law firm where he gained experience in personal injury law, real estate transactions and litigation, and general civil practice. Following his graduation, he was hired as an associate. Jack then became a prosecutor for the City of Vancouver and for the Clark County Domestic Violence Prosecution Center...
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Matthew R. Hoff
Vancouver, WA Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
University of Oregon School of Law
Dedicated criminal defense attorney. Over 10+ years representing clients on a variety of criminal matters including DUI/DWI; Domestic Violence; Felonies and Misdemeanors. My hard work has lead to dismissal of cases pre-trial; not guilty verdicts at trial and no action on cases by conducting pre-charge investigations. I take pride in my work. And i am genuinely honored when a client hires me to represent him/her.