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Gary Metro
Richland, WA Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
University of Oregon School of Law
Gary Metro graduated with his J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law. He started practicing law in the Silicon Valley and Los Angeles, defending individuals charged with felonies and misdemeanors. In 2006, Gary moved to Eastern Washington and continued to focus on practicing criminal defense. He has successfully defended numerous clients against charges such as domestic violence, DUI, murder, and those facing life in prison without parole. His past clients have included high-profile individuals, such as Hollywood producers and major league baseball players. To speak with Gary about your charges, call Metro Law Firm for a free consultation.
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Elizabeth Elaine Christy
Vancouver, WA Attorney with 16 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Teresa Loustaunau Foster
Vancouver, WA Lawyer with 27 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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Matthew R Kaminski
Yakima, WA Attorney with 14 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Florida A&M University College of Law
Matthew Kaminski was born and raised in South Florida, attending the University of Florida for undergrad and then Florida A&M College of Law for his Juris Doctorate.
After two years of practice, he relocated to Washington State and began a law office in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle. Mr. Kaminski was later recruited to assist Ashby Law as a senior managing attorney in order to help develop their office, including their Yakima office.
Mr. Kaminski fell in love with Yakima and the surrounding Valley and with the assistance of his partner Brooke Barnes founded Yakima Law PLLC.
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Eli T Marchbanks
Vancouver, WA Attorney with 9 years of experience
Collections and Consumer
Gonzaga University
For six years I've helped clients in the Pacific Northwest deal with debt collectors. While I can help clients who have any type of consumer debt whether it's credit card, utility bill, micro-loans, etc., I have particular expertise in defending medical bills. People often do not know that they have very specific and powerful rights when dealing with a collection agency. If you have been contacted by a debt collector I can likely help.
I was one of the founders of my firm, Navigate Law Group. A core value of our firm is to try to expand access to the...
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Ryan D Griffee
Yakima, WA Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Agricultural, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Pepperdine University School of Law
Attorney with general practice focusing on real estate (agricultural, commercial, and residential) and business transactions, probate, estate planning, landlord-tenant, and creditor’s rights with a wide variety of clients including banks, contractors, credit unions, dentists, landlords, orchardists, petroleum distributors, physicians, realtors, restaurateurs, and vintners.
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Deanna L. Rusch
Vancouver, WA Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Divorce and Family
University of Washington and Gonzaga University School of Law
Deanna Rusch is a highly respected family law and divorce attorney in Vancouver, WA known for her intellect, humor, and straightforward yet kind approach to solving her clients’ challenges. Her practice includes all areas of family law, with an emphasis on complex divorce, relocation, inter-state, and UCCJEA issues. She is particularly skilled in assisting divorce clients who own businesses or other complex financial assets. She has been ranked a Rising Star by Washington Super Lawyers every year since 2010 and has been named a “Washington Outstanding Young Lawyer” by Seattle Met magazine. While the legal complexities of family law can...
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Lisa Elizabeth Martin
Vancouver, WA Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Gonzaga University School of Law
Lisa E. Martin feels rewarded when she has helped her clients recover their peace of mind.
“I am moved when clients who felt hopeless come out of the divorce process feeling like life isn’t so bad. It’s an overall feeling of ‘I’m going to be okay, and I’m going to land on my feet.’”
Lisa has twenty years of family law experience, and has litigated countless divorce cases in both Washington and Oregon. Her clients regard her as approachable and easy to talk to.
“I owe it to my clients to educate them and help them make the best choices, so that everyone...
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Roger Priest
Vancouver, WA Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
Florida Coastal School of Law
Roger Priest is a former prosecutor and Vancouver, Washington attorney helping clients with DUI, Criminal Defense, Car Accident, and other Personal Injury cases.
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Joshua A. Pops
Vancouver, WA Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Elder and Estate Planning
Willamette University College of Law
I decided to become a lawyer after many years in education in Los Angeles. I was everything from a substitute teacher with a Kindergarten class to teaching English and P.E. to students just out of juvenile hall or on probation. After my time teaching, I knew that I wanted to continue to help others, but in a different way. I attended school to become a lawyer, attending Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. I enjoyed law school incredibly, and also excelled at it. Being a lawyer continues that good feeling for me. I get to do something I am passionate about...
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Dean Ralph Brett
Vancouver, WA Lawyer with 52 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Stanford University
I grew up on Badger Mountain, in Eastern Washington, on a dry land dirt farm in an area the locals refer to as "Poverty Point." No TV. No electricity. No inside plumbing. But we did have books -- lots of books. I talked before I could walk, and carried a book everywhere, so my dad used to pat me on the head and say "This one's going to be a lawyer." He knew what kind of a lawyer I would be: a lawyer for real people, not a lawyer for big corporations -- a lawyer for the little guy...
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Brian Anderson
Kennewick, WA Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of Houston Law Center
As a personal injury lawyer, being an attorney and advocate is about addressing inequities and the imbalance of power that exists between individuals and large corporations or governmental entities, usually behemoth insurance companies. I have extensive experience in civil litigation, including torts (personal injury) and breach of contract (insurance bad faith), and find the story of David vs Goliath fascinating.
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Zach Walsh
Vancouver, WA Attorney with 10 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Family
University of Oregon School of Law
Zach Walsh’s background spans the globe, from litigating criminal and family law cases in the Pacific Northwest’s smallest jurisdictions to fighting piracy in Moscow. Prior to joining McKean Smith to practice criminal and family law, Zach honed his courtroom skills as a prosecutor, and as an attorney at one of Portland’s largest family law firms.
Zach has the experience to manage complex criminal and family law cases; he also knows how to help clients protect their liberties and navigate the complicated intersection of family and criminal law. He doggedly pursues just and expedient resolutions on complicated legal matters for his clients....
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Mary Anne Royle
Vancouver, WA Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and Military
University of Wisconsin - Madison
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Laurence Wagner
Vancouver, WA Lawyer with 25 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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David A. Schuck
Vancouver, WA Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
Texas Tech University School of Law
I grew up in Portland, Oregon. I graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and Portland State University. I left the Northwest to continue my education at Texas Tech University. There I obtained both a Master of Business Administration ("MBA") and a Juris Doctorate (Law) degrees.
After graduating I returned to Portland, Oregon. I joined the Oregon State Bar Association in 1999 and the Washington State Bar Association in 2006. For almost 10 years my practice has focused on representing Oregon and Washington employees against their current or former employers and individuals against harassing debt collectors. I have represented my...
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Richard Byers
Richland, WA Attorney with 12 years of experience
Estate Planning and Workers' Comp
Gonzaga University School of Law
With a double concentration in marketing, and communication and media methods from Gonzaga University, Rich went on to get his Juris Doctor, also from Gonzaga, in 2010. A member of the Spokane County and Washington State Bar Associations, as well as the SCBA Solo and Small Practitioners Section, Rich is active in the Spokane Community After helping lower income families with pro-bono representation at the Federal Tax Clinic at Gonzaga, Rich spent two years with the law firm of Stiley & Cikutovich before deciding to partner up with Chris Carlisle, realizing that the Spokane market was underserved by attorneys...
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Bradley Thayer
Vancouver, WA Lawyer
Personal Injury
Willamette University College of Law
Brad Thayer joined Schauermann Thayer in 2015 and became a partner in 2018. He was presented the 2018 Rising Star Award by the Clark County Bar Association. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism with a minor in Sociology from Western Washington University and a Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude, from Willamette University College of Law. His practice focuses on personal injury, auto accident, dog bite, and wrongful death cases. Brad speaks Spanish at an intermediate level. He has studied it at various levels over the years in school and lived in Spain from 2009 to 2011 teaching English. In...
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Justin Michael Baxter
Vancouver, WA Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Consumer
Lewis & Clark Law School
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Adam David Boklage
Vancouver, WA Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability
Washburn University School of Law
I represent clients in all aspects of Social Security disability law. I assist clients with initial filing of claims, all levels of appeal, and hearings before administrative law judges. For clients that I have represented at the administrative level, I also litigate federal court claims.
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Scott A. Staples
Vancouver, WA Attorney
Personal Injury
Willamette University College of Law
Scott Staples joined Schauermann Thayer in 2006 as a clerk during law school, and joined the firm as an associate attorney in 2007. He was made a partner in the firm in 2010. Scott graduated, cum laude, from Washington State University Vancouver with a BA in English, and obtained his Juris Doctorate from Willamette University College of Law, with cum laude honors there as well. He has successfully represented clients in a variety of different types of injury cases, including auto collisions, premises liability, animal attacks, watercraft accidents, and construction site injuries. He has appeared, and won, before the Washington...
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Kirsten A. Samwel
Vancouver, WA Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
Seattle University School of Law
Kirsten A. Samwel founded her law firm with a genuine desire to solve client problems effectively and efficiently. Her motivation lies in helping clients through their legal issues compassionately, while advocating on behalf of those clients in a tough and competent manner.
Kirsten has a reputation for being an approachable, open-minded attorney. She is someone you can talk to and is a bright, well-qualified lawyer who dedicates herself to achieving her client’s goals. Kirsten Samwel is a trusted counselor and attorney at law whose practice area emphasizes...
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Erin Priest
Vancouver, WA Attorney with 13 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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Nicholas A. Alexander
Vanouver, WA Lawyer with 9 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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Katie Lee Archer
Vancouver, WA Attorney with 9 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Willamette University College of Law
I am a third-generation Vancouver, WA resident, and I'm proud to currently serve as an attorney to the community I was born and raised in. Throughout my college years, I lived in places such as, Honolulu, HI, Albertville, France, Seattle, WA, Salem, OR, and San Mateo, CA. I have also traveled extensively throughout Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, China, Mexico, and Canada. My goal is to provide excellent legal advice and services to my clients by utilizing my world experience, along with my grounded, hometown knowledge in order to best suit each client's individual needs.
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Gideon Caron
Vancouver, WA Lawyer with 36 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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Jeffrey D Ott
Vancouver, WA Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Criminal Defense, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
University of Oregon
Jeff’s practice is primarily family law and criminal defense. He enjoys complex family law cases, involving businesses and other complicated scenarios. He has also done work in construction defect cases. Jeff especially enjoys helping people to clean up their criminal record through vacations/expungements and restoring rights to buy firearms.
In addition to helping establish compliance procedures for highly regulated industries, he is also certified in Collaborative Law. Jeff is an avid believer in alternative dispute resolution, due to its low-conflict approach to settling a dispute outside of the courtroom, and the benefits it serves to all parties involved.
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Jesse David Conway
Vancouver, WA Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Business, Construction and Real Estate
Lewis & Clark Law School
Welcome to the Law Offices of Jesse D. Conway, PC. Jesse works closely with his clients to create solutions to the legal challenges in their personal and business lives.
Jesse listens carefully to his clients in order become better acquainted with them, their business and the challenges they face. He advises clients on how to best avoid financial hazards and emotional strains that can accompany legal issues. Whether a matter is simple or complex, Jesse aggressively, efficiently and effectively pursues fair and equitable resolutions.
Jesse timely returns the phone calls and emails that he receives from clients. He continually keeps his...
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M. Erica Aquadro
Vancouver, WA Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Saint Louis University School of Law
Erica has dedicated her practice exclusively to the area of family law, handling divorce, separation, support, custody, and relocation matters with sincerity and confidence. Erica is knowledgeable and professional in her advocacy and she is passionate about helping individuals and parents through difficult times.
Erica graduated from Rhodes College in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and a minor in English. Prior to earning her law degree from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2012, Erica spent a year in private practice litigating employment disputes and ERISA matters on behalf of employers, plan fiduciaries, and...
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Ryan Hackett
Vancouver, WA Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
University of Oregon School of Law
Ryan practices exclusively in the area of consumer bankruptcy. Ryan has represented thousands of debtors in bankruptcy matters in Oregon and SW Washington. Ryan handles chapter 7 and chapter 13 bankruptcy cases.
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Matthew R. Hoff
Vancouver, WA Attorney with 22 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.
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Michelle Bos
Zillah, WA Lawyer with 24 years of experience
IP and Patents
WSBA APR Rule 6
Michelle has a strong background in identifying and procuring protection for the intellectual property rights of her clients. She has significant experience in protecting new commercial fruit varieties in the United States, and coordinating rights in other countries. Michelle welcomes inquiries from plant breeders and variety owners outside the United States.
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Brandy Jeffers
Vancouver, WA Attorney with 19 years of experience
Family
University of Washington School of Law
Ms. Jeffers is known to be a strong advocate for her clients during negotiations and when arguing in front of judges and juries. She treats her clients as the individual people they are and makes sure they understand the process every step of the way.
Ms. Jeffers is admitted to both the Oregon and Washington Bar Associations and has been working in criminal defense since 2005. Her membership has included the Clark County Bar Association, Washington Women Lawyers, Northwest Indian Bar, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Trial Bar Association, Washington Defender Association, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and she...
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Sean Downs
Vancouver, WA Attorney with 16 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
Gonzaga University School of Law
Sean M. Downs is a criminal defense attorney serving those accused of crimes in the states of Washington and Oregon. Sean started his law career at a small private firm in Spokane, Washington learning the ins and outs of criminal defense, traffic offenses, and driver's license hearings. He then moved on to work at the Spokane County Public Defender Office where he represented people accused of misdemeanor and felony offenses, as well as working on appellate cases. In 2013, after over twenty-one years of combined private and public practice, Sean joined together with attorney Diane Grecco to found the law...
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Aliya Alisheva
KENNEWICK, WA Attorney with 13 years of experience
Immigration
University of California, Davis, School of Law and Eurasian National University
Aliya knew from an early age what she wanted to do with her life. Born in the former Soviet Union in what is now Kazakhstan, a large landlocked nation in Central Asia that gained its independence in 1991, Aliya's passion for law and justice led her to the legal profession. She attended Eurasian National University in Astana, the national capital and business epicenter of Kazakhstan, where she received a Law Degree in International Law. Upon graduation, Aliya traveled extensively and after concluding a trip to the United States, where she also acquired fluency in the English language, Aliya decided to...
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Allen Kim
Vancouver, WA Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Mr. Kim is an Attorney who limits his practice representing victims in Personal Injury / Wrongful Death cases. Practicing only personal injury / wrongful death law allows us to apply a tremendous amount of resources in gaining the absolute best results in your case. Although Mr. Kim was born in Southern California, he has called Vancouver, Washington his home for the last 30 plus years. He earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Law and Justice from Central Washington University in 2003, WSBA Law Clerk Certification in 2008 and became a member of the Washington State Bar...
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Michele Nina Carney
Kennewick, WA Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Immigration
Southern Methodist University
Michele Carney is a partner at Carney & Marchi, PS in Seattle, Washington. Michele has represented a wide range of immigration cases – from business clients to removal defense. She has served on the AILA National Ethics Committee, WSBA Disciplinary Board (Chair 2016-2017), Washington Supreme Court Practice of Law Board and is the past Chapter Chair for AILA, Washington state. She has also been active within AILAWA for many years, serving on different committees and the Executive Board. Michele has also been a speaker at local, regional and national conferences in immigration law. Michele obtained her JD from SMU Dedman...
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Mark Anthony Chmelewski
Ellensburg, WA Attorney with 33 years of experience
(509) 933-1529
The Chmelewski Building
410 North Pine Street
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Juvenile
University of Puget Sound
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Scott E Snyder
YAKIMA, WA Attorney with 31 years of experience
Business, Construction, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and Gonzaga University School of Law
MULTILINGUAL ATTORNEY FOCUSED ON ASSISTING CLIENTS IN WEALTH CREATION AND PROTECTION
• Member, Washington State Bar Association, since 1992
• Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Transnational Business Practice
• Professional Linguist, since 2004
For business clients, I am able to draw on the experience I've gained as an attorney in private practice and as in-house counsel for a Seattle-area export company, including:
• Drafting and reviewing (in English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and French) a wide variety of contracts/documents in the domestic and international setting. Examples are: (1) corporate agreements/documents, such as shareholder, LLC or partnership agreements, powers of attorney, notary deeds in the international context, corporate minutes/reports; (2)...
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Thomas Duane D'Amore
Vancouver, WA Lawyer with 30 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...