Suquamish 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,...

Dean Swanson is a civil litigation attorney focused entirely on helping those who have been injured or wronged by others. He has represented individuals and businesses. Dean is a native of the Northwest US, and is a member of the Washington State Bar Rules of Professional Conduct Committee. Dean is dedicated to getting justice for his clients.

Lisa Christoffersen assists northwest businesses and professionals with work visas, employment-based and family-based permanent residency, and citizenship. She is active with the American Immigration Lawyers Association and has been named a Washington SuperLawyer.

Emma Kazaryan has a civil litigation practice with an emphasis on employment law. She has successfully represented clients in severance negotiations, workplace investigations, government investigations, and licensing matters. Her accomplishments include helping clients obtain professional licensure despite challenging obstacles and resolving a wide variety of matters (including workplace and government investigations) with stellar settlements for her clients. Emma’s pragmatic and focused approach to litigation has enabled her to resolve several cases with a motion for summary judgment. Emma’s transactional work – which includes drafting employee handbooks and policies for the firm’s employer clients and counseling them...

Brian McMahon focuses his practice specifically on intellectual property litigation matters for clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to individual inventors, involving technologies relating to chemical, mechanical, and electrical arts alike. In so doing, he has appeared before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, several federal district courts, and the United States International Trade Commission.
Brian has extensive experience in all phases of litigation, including prelitigation investigation and due diligence, case management, strategy and development, discovery, motion practice, obtaining and opposing injunctive relief, damages analysis, expert witness preparation, depositions, settlement negotiations, mediation, trial, and appeals. Some highlights...

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...

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...