Beaver Lawyers

Russ Mead is a business attorney who for the last several years has served as general counsel for two of the nation’s most notable animal welfare non-profits, Best Friends Animal Society and Farm Sanctuary. He is also a founder and general counsel for Animal Law Coalition. He is licensed as an attorney in Washington and Utah. Russ has represented a number of nonprofits as well as businesses as large as Chrysler and as small as a local shipwright. He counsels individuals on business matters. His practice has included business litigation and advising clients about organizational structure, business and entertainment contracts,...

Sheri Pewitt founded Pewitt Law, PLLC after working as a Snohomish County public defender for several years. She has handled hundreds of cases through all phases of the criminal process, from arraignments to motions and trials. She has significant experience defending DUIs,criminal traffic, domestic violence, felony and misdemeanor matters. She has a reputation as a strong courtroom presence who vigorously advocates for her clients using her significant courtroom experience and legal training. She has been a featured speaker for the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Citizens for Judicial Excellence, Washington Criminal Justice Foundation, and the and the Washington State...

Jessica Ferreira is the founding partner at Ferreira Legal. Her practice is based in Seattle and she serves clients located in the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma. She graduated from St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami Gardens, Florida. There she gained invaluable immigration experience. ?As a recipient of a Florida Bar Public Service Fellowship, she began studying immigration with the Colombian American Service Association (CASA) in Miami, Florida under the supervision of the legal director. During her three months with CASA, she researched the Immigration and Nationality Act and attended master calendar hearings with...

Stephen L. Day is currently in-house counsel for Isola Enterprises and Northwest Builders Finance, LLC, located on Mercer Island, WA. Prior to joining Isola and NWBF he retired from American Fast Freight (AFF), the parent company of Hawaiian Ocean Transport (HOT) and AFF, Inc. (AFFI), in June 2014. He joined AFF as Vice President, Corporate Counsel in June of 2005, became Chief Operating Officer thereafter and then served as President and CEO until retirement. He was also the Chairman, President and CEO of AFFI, AFF’s parent company at the time of his retirement. Prior to joining AFF,...