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Brad S Kane
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfWenatchee, WA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 34 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Brad S. Kane has practiced law for more than twenty years in California, Washington, and Alaska. After a decade-long career in “Big Law,” in 2001 Mr. Kane started the Kane Law Firm, a Los Angeles-based practice. Mr. Kane takes a unique, humanistic approach with clients, always keeping the client engaged in their case and counseling clients toward fair and reasonable solutions to often emotional and complex problems.
The Kane Law Firm follows Mr. Kane’s interdisciplinary approach to law and avoids the often myopic “over-specialization” or one-sided thinking caused by only representing one side to a particular kind of...
J Kevin Bromiley
Wenatchee, WA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 19 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Agricultural, Business and Construction
Norman Messer
Wenatchee, WA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 11 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Environmental
Steven Arden Zimmerman
Wenatchee, WA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Bankruptcy, Collections and Consumer
N Smith Hagopian
Wenatchee, WA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 31 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Criminal and Family
Deforest Neil Fuller
Wenatchee, WA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 50 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Criminal and Family
Shannon Mary Moreau
Wenatchee, WA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Collections and Family
Rami Amaro
Leavenworth, WA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 26 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Consumer and Family
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David Neuman
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Free ConsultationSeattle, WA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Securities, Stockbroker Fraud and White Collar Crime
Northern Illinois University
The attorneys at the law firm of Israels & Neuman, PLC, have recovered millions of dollars for victims of securities and investment fraud.
David P. Neuman is an active member of PIABA (The Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association) and currently sits on the Board of Directors. He has chaired multiple PIABA committees and has written several articles advocating for investor protection.
The law firm of Israels & Neuman represents investors in all 50 states and offers contingent representation, meaning you DO NOT pay unless we recover money for you!
Call (206) 795-5798 for a Free and Confidential case review.
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Amber Nicole Austin
Tacoma, WA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 17 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfArbitration & Mediation, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Florida Coastal School of Law
I have practiced family law since 2010. I was admitted to the Washington State Bar Association in 2007 and have operated my solo practice since 2013 in Tacoma, WA. I have worked hard to develop litigation skills as well as skills in alternative dispute resolution (mediation and arbitration) and in other services that support families that are involved in legal matters. Compassion working together with experience is a great approach for resolving conflicts.
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Janice K. Langbehn
Bellevue, WA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfArbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Family
Seattle University School of Law
After earning two master’s degrees in Social Work and Public Administration, Janice Langbehn started her career as a social worker for the State of Washington. Upon retiring from social work, Janice became an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, seeking equal rights and treatment for families regarding hospital visitations. In 2011 her work as an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community was recognized by President Barack Obama who awarded her the second highest civilian honor in the country: the Presidential Citizen's Medal. That same year, she was presented with the National Liberty Award for securing hospital visitation for same-sex couples...
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Laura Sell
Issaquah, WA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation and Divorce
University of Dayton School of Law
Laura is a Family Law Mediator. She has over 20 years of experience helping family law clients resolve their cases through litigation and negotiation. She is an accomplished lawyer, leader, mediator and mentor. Laura is dedicated to assisting clients and their attorneys resolve family law disputes with creativity and respect.
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Scott Seeley
Bellevue, WA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfArbitration & Mediation, IP, Patents and Trademarks
University of Washington School of Law
Scott is an intellectual property lawyer and registered patent attorney.
Scott was trained at one of the nation’s top intellectual property law firms. Prior to Eastgate IP, Scott practiced intellectual property law as a patent attorney at Knobbe Martens, managing portfolios of intellectual property, prosecuting patent applications, and conducting due diligence for companies of all sizes – including Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, and independent inventors.
Scott has prosecuted patents across a wide range of technologies including software, mechanical devices, medical devices, cosmetics, food & beverage, and biotechnology. Scott has extensive experience preparing infringement opinions and conducting validity...
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Molly Kenny
Bellevue, WA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
University of Dayton School of Law
Molly Kenny, who grew up in the Midwest and has been licensed to practice law since 1980, has always had a passion for practicing law.
Molly completed her undergraduate studies at Michigan State University. Upon graduating with honors, she attended law school at Ohio's University of Dayton, where she was an editor on the law review and published 2 articles. She received her Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and graduated cum laude.
Yearning for adventure, she moved west immediately upon graduation. After clerking for a federal judge in Portland, Oregon, she relocated to Seattle and worked at the Public Defender's office where she...
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Son "Sonny" Nguyen
Federal Way, WA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfArbitration & Mediation, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Willamette University College of Law and Concord Law School - Now Purdue Global
Sonny Nguyen is a Vietnamese American, the first generation of South Vietnamese immigrants in the United States. His father, Thu-Ba Nguyen, was one of the early refugees known as "boat people", who served and was loyal to South Vietnam. After many years of political imprisonment, Thu-Ba took his two-year-old son and fled from their beloved homeland.
Sonny is bilingual, he speaks and writes Vietnamese and English fluently. He earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.) in 2015 and continued to Willamette University where he received his Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) with Mediation and Arbitration.
Growing up in Seattle, Sonny...
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Samuel Michael Meyler
Seattle, WA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 17 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfArbitration & Mediation, Business, Consumer and Real Estate
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Since 2007 Samuel Meyler has been a trusted advisor and advocate for individuals and businesses alike; providing clients with counseling and representation in transactions and litigation spanning a broad range of industries and legal matters.
Mr. Meyler serves as outside general counsel to businesses of varying types and sizes, including: general contractors, subcontractors, real estate firms/brokerages, automotive dealerships, automotive repair shops, real estate investment and holding companies, restaurants, tech start-ups, beauty salons, dental offices, fitness studios, and others.
Mr. Meyler's diverse background and experience positions him to better assist his clients in navigating the often confusing and daunting legal landscape, regardless of...
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J. Mark Weiss
Seattle, WA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 37 years of experience
(206) 622-6707
100 West Harrison Street, South Tower, Suite 470
Seattle, WA 98119
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation and Family
Lewis & Clark Law School and University of Washington School of Law
Mark works as a separation and divorce mediator to help his clients reach solid agreements by working together. He helps his clients create reality-based agreements that are consistent with their needs, values, and goals, without engaging in the dynamics of the adversarial court system. Mark is particularly experienced and skilled in cases involving businesses and complex property issues, including professional practices, and complex parenting (custody/visitation) matters. He is also certified as a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst(R).
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Kelly LeBlanc
Tacoma, WA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfArbitration & Mediation, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
The John Marshall Law School
Kelly LeBlanc has been practicing law for over 33 years (21 in Washington). She has been admitted to practice in 5 jurisdictions and appeared on behalf of litigants at the state and federal level. She served as an Administrative Health Law Judge with the Department of Health and worked as a Guardian ad Litem in Pierce County many years before joining Envision Family Law Group as Senior Counsel. When the Court was faced with particularly difficult cases, Kelly was often designated to investigate and provide recommendations on how best to protect the interests of the child(ren) involved.
As a GAL, Kelly...
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Mark G. Honeywell
Seattle, WA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 56 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Insurance Defense and Personal Injury
University of Washington School of Law
For more than 40 years, Mark Honeywell has been an active litigator with a track record of resolving a wide variety of complex disputes. Over the course of his distinguished career, he has gained experience in a broad array of legal issues as well as a practical understanding of the benefits of resolution. He now devotes his practice full-time to mediations and arbitrations.
As an approved United States District Court Rule 39 mediator, he has successfully mediated and arbitrated hundreds of cases involving personal injury, professional negligence, products liability, real estate and commercial litigation, sexual abuse of minors, and insurance claims...
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F. Richard Ricketts
Tacoma, WA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 21 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Divorce and Family
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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Eileen S. Peterson
Tacoma, WA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Estate Planning and Probate
Seattle University School of Law
There are few attorneys in the Pacific Northwest who possess as much knowledge and experience in the field of elder law as Eileen Peterson. In fact, she is the only attorney in Pierce County certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation since the program began in 1994.
Eileen has also served as Chair of the Guardianship Task Force for WSBA Elder Law Section from 2007-2013 and was the recipient of the WSBA Elder Law Exceptional Service Award in 2009. She is a frequent speaker and presenter on a wide range of topics including elder law, guardianship,...
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Joe Gordon Jr.
Tacoma, WA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, 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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Ray S Pollari
Bellevue, WA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfArbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Family
Gonzaga University School of Law
Ray Pollari is a well-established family law attorney. He has over 27 years’ experience of litigation and mediation in numerous counties across Washington State. Ray has also served as a C.A.S.A Guardian ad Litem and a Family Law Guardian ad Litem in both Juvenile and Superior Courts. That experience has given him a unique perspective on custody disputes and how the courts view the “best interests” of children. Over the years, Ray has dealt primarily in divorce cases, parentage, and domestic violence. He also has experience with prenuptial contracts, restraining orders, military family law, and parenting modifications. Before Ray...
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Darcia Carlette Tudor
Kirkland, WA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation
Seattle University School of Law
Darcia C. Tudor JD, MHP, CWM is an experienced attorney, and mediator working with a practice focus on mediation of family law matters, Discernment Therapy, Forensic reconciliation and Parent Coordination therapy. She has served as a Title 4, 11, and 26 Guardian ad Litem appointed by the court in these matters, and as a Parent Coordination, Child Specialist, Re-unification Therapist, and Co-parent Conflict Reduction specialist.
She graduated from the University of Puget Sound Law School in 1981.
She obtained her certification in Family Law Mediation in 1995, completed the King County Dispute Resolution Training in...
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Jason Benjamin
Bellevue, WA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 29 years of experience
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Seattle University School of Law
Jason Benjamin has spent the past 23 years immersing himself in the intricacies of Family Law and particularly Child Custody cases. He has personally handled more than 1000 cases where child custody is at issue.
He particularly welcomes families who have emergency custody, domestic violence or restraining order issues, as he can typically obtain appropriate orders within hours to protect you and the children.
From the beginning of his legal career, Jason has aggressively advocated on behalf of victims of domestic violence (even when domestic violence was not treated seriously by the courts). He understands the complexities of...
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Jacqueline Clark
Bellevue, WA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfArbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Family
McGill University Faculty of Law
Jacqueline Clark is a licensed Family Law Attorney in both Washington State and in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Jacqueline specializes in highly contentious cases for division of assets including high net worth family businesses and litigating the enforceability of pre-nuptial and settlement agreements. She has appeared in front of the British Columbia Court of Appeals on a Hague Convention Child Abduction Case and was a part of a legal team that took a child custody matter up all the way up to the Supreme Court of Canada. Throughout the course of her career, Jacqueline has become a trained Divorce...
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Richard Lowell
Duvall, WA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Pepperdine University School of Law and University of Colorado Law School
Growing up in New York and Pennsylvania, Rick attended the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating with a degree in Oceanography in 1978. Figuring he should put his knowledge of the oceans to some practical use, Rick became a nuclear-trained officer and served aboard the USS Patrick Henry, a nuclear submarine, until 1983. At that point, realizing that a continued career in submarines might let him see the light of day for one of every ten years or so, Rick elected to head off to law school. As he explained to the squadron commodore, "Perry Mason always surprises; L.A. Law is intense;...
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Jonathan Moffitt
Tacoma, WA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfArbitration & Mediation, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Regent University School of Law
There are two things that are more important than anything to Assistant Managing Attorney Jonathan Moffitt, his faith and his family. Because of these values and his belief that every parent has a right to be intimately involved in the lives and upbringing of their children, Jonathan chooses to practice family law as a primary component of his practice.
As a husband and father of four, Jonathan understands the bond between a parent and child. This is a bond that should not be interfered with lightly and one that should be fought for vigorously.
Additionally, there are two characteristics that Jonathan values...
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Bradley B. Jones
Tacoma, WA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 37 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Environmental and Securities
Seattle University School of Law
His primary areas of practice at GTH include environmental law with an emphasis on negotiations, mediation and litigation involving responsibility for hazardous and toxic waste cleanup. Brad has extensive experience in complex securities and business litigation, he has prosecuted several successful class actions, and he is often asked to speak about hazardous waste issues, environmental master planning, and liability issues affecting real estate transactions.
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James C. Waldo
Tacoma, WA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 50 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Environmental
Willamette University School of Law
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Andrew May
Bellevue, WA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfArbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Family
University of Maryland - Baltimore
Andrew has been a member of the Washington State Bar Association for over 15 years and is an associate attorney at Envision Family Law. For the past decade, he has exclusively practiced in the area of family law to include divorce and custody cases. His wide-ranging background of litigation experience is extensively combined with years of knowledge as a skilled mediator.
Prior to entering law school, Andrew graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in political science. From there, he continued his journey into the legal profession at the University of Maryland School of Law, graduating at the top 10% of...
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Scott Martin Ellerby
Seattle, WA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Municipal and Real Estate
University of Washington School of Law
Scott Ellerby is a partner in the firm. His main areas of practice are real estate litigation, probate, trusts and estates litigation, municipal law, creditor-debtor law, commercial transactions and commercial litigation. He has lectured at numerous legal seminars over the past 25 years on topics in his practice areas, and has represented a wide range of private clients and public entities in negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, and bench and jury trials. Scott was a contributing author of the Washington Lawyers Practice Manual, and was chair of the King County Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trust Section. He earned his B.A....
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Natalie Roberts
Seattle, WA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfArbitration & Mediation, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Seattle University School of Law
Natalie Roberts has spent the entirety of her legal career mastering her skills in family law. She is well distinguished in the legal community and known for her persistent, intelligent and strategic litigation – both in the court room and in negotiations.
When hand-crafting her legal arguments for the court room, Natalie keeps her client’s quality of life and financial stability at the forefront. She understands that every decision/request throughout a case can have major life impacts on her clients such as transporting your children to and from exchanges, ensuring you have enough spousal maintenance to pay your monthly...
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Robert D. Bohm
Federal Way, WA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation and Personal Injury
University of Arizona
For 40 years, Robert has limited his practice to the representation of people injured through the negligence of others, including while on the property of others, in motor vehicle and commercial truck collisions, in wrecks caused by drunk drivers, as well as those who have been harmed in nursing home and other care facilities. He has represented thousands of Arizonans and Washingtonians who have been injured by the misconduct of others. On behalf of his clients he has collected millions of dollars from large insurance companies, major corporations, and numerous others who have caused harm to those clients....
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Ms. Susan S. Kennedy
Bellevue, WA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfArbitration & Mediation, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Seattle University School of Law
Susan has worked as a family law attorney for over a decade handling all areas of divorce and custody cases. Additionally, she has spent many years as a Guardian ad Litem in Washington. This role required hard work and dedication. During that time, she was called as an expert in several trials. She was subject to cross-examination and highly regarded by judges. As a result, she can process complex situations quickly.
In addition to her experience, Susan takes a realistic approach with her clients. She will provide you with information to make good decisions...
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Bruce Pruitt-Hamm
Seattle, WA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 30 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfArbitration & 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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Ululani Akiona
Everett, WA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
I am a compassionate and empathetic individual, and I founded Akiona Law, PLLC to fully realize my passion for helping people in this turbulent and uncertain economic climate and to ensure people are being treated fairly and are not being taken advantage of.
I practice family law in Snohomish County, Washington and my office is located in Everett. I support and encourage parties to work together to resolve their issues, especially when children are involved. The fact of the matter is when you have children, you are going to have deal with your former spouse for the rest...
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Donna E. Lurie
Woodinville, WA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 41 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfArbitration & Mediation, Business, Consumer and Employment
University of Wisconsin - Madison
In addition to a college degree in Labor Relations and a Law degree, Donna has specialized in employment and discrimination law throughout her career. She has adjudicated 120+ arbitration cases in the public and private sectors, mediated 100+ workplace disputes, served as a lead in contract negotiations, and co-chaired labor-management committees on numerous issues. Donna has served as a Hearing Officer, Arbitrator, Mediator, and organizational development consultant since 2012. Donna has developed job classification systems, evaluation protocols, and employee handbooks for nonprofit organizations and public agencies.
Donna is the former Chair of the King County Bar Dispute Resolution Section, a former...
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Patrick Joseph Manley
Seattle, WA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 29 years of experience
(800) 494-8082
14900 Interurban Avenue South, #271
P.O. Box 16324
Seattle, WA 98116
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, IP, Insurance Claims and Products Liability
Seattle University School of Law
Experienced Personal Injury, Bankruptcy and Employment Law Attorney. Tried cases before Superior Courts in King, Pierce and Snohomish County, and U.S. Federal Court for the Western District of Washington, including the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. 19 years as a Practicing Attorney in WA, Graduated from University of Washington, BA - Psychology, in 1990. Graduated from Seattle University School of Law in 1994.
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Terri Rae Luken
Seattle, WA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Appeals, Elder and Estate Planning
University of Washington School of Law and University of Washington School of Law
My practice focuses on probate, guardianships, estate planning, TEDRA (Trusts and Estate Dispute Resolution Act of Washington) litigation and alternate dispute resolution.