Ferndale Landlord Tenant Lawyers

I have lived in and attended university in Canada, New Zealand and the US. I have degrees in history, political science and law. My practice is focusses on real estate law, business law, commercial and residential landlord tenant law and cross border legal issues.

Tough cases and just cases. No matter your legal problem, I will work tirelessly to insure a successful outcome for you. My motivation is to put my experience and training to work for my clients. I have over a decade’s experience representing families in custody and divorce cases, and in suits against corporations, insurance companies, banks and landlords. The vast majority of lawyers have never tried a case before judge and a jury. I have tried and co-counseled more than a dozen jury trials, resulting in hundreds-of-millions in settlement and verdicts for my clients.

My practice is focused is focused on resolving debt issues, protecting assets, and litigation regarding the same for individuals and small to mid size businesses. Prior to founding Washington Debt Law, PLLC, I worked at one of the largest creditor side law firms, representing financial institutions in bankruptcy, eviction, foreclosure, and litigation matters. Having both creditor and debtor side experience brings a nuanced approach in dealing with creditors as I am familiar with their tactics, budgets, resources, and how best to find an effective approach. Our major solutions focus on litigation, settlement, bankruptcy, and out of court...

A Pacific Northwest native, I grew up on Whidbey Island before moving to Seattle to attend the University of Washington. I received my law degree magna cum laude from Vermont Law School and was admitted to the Washington State Bar in 2011. Prior to joining Gillin Law Group, I was of counsel at Genesis Law Firm for three years and an associate at Purcell Legal & Mediation Services for two years. Prior to that, I was an Assistant City Attorney with the Seattle City Attorney’s Office for three years.

Sooner or later, most landlords find that they need to evict a tenant. The process can be confusing and can get expensive if not done correctly. I am here to help! I offer reasonable rates and will handle the process from start to finish. My practice is entirely dedicated and immersed exclusively in helping landlords with their tenant matters. From evictions to protecting and improving the rights of the landlords through my legislative work as the longest serving president of the state’s oldest landlord support and advocacy group, Washington Rental Owners Association, formerly known as Washington Apartment...

Justin Mishkin received his undergraduate degree from University of Washington, with certificates in Political Science and Economics. After undergraduate school, Justin attended law school at University of La Verne College of Law, a small private law school in Southern California. While in law school Justin spent two years at a family law clinic donating his time to helping those who could not afford to pay for legal representation. While at the legal clinic, Justin helped to prepare hundreds of family law petitions. After law school, Justin served as general counsel for a company that...

Practice and Experience Litigation practice encompassing business, contracts, residential and commercial real estate, commercial leasing, employment and labor, construction, and criminal. Representation has involves among others, business and entity formation, buying and selling businesses, assets, and business interests, commercial construction design defect and breach of contract/warranty, residential construction breach of contract, employment and labor disputes, real estate purchase and sale disputes, drafting and negotiating contracts, leases, and employment documents, drafting estate planning documents, and negotiated with city and county officials, and drafted documents on land use and permit matters. Represented clients in municipal, state and federal courts. Former King County Deputy Prosecutor. Prosecuted...

Oliver Spencer is a Seattle estate planning lawyer, Seattle real estate lawyer, and Seattle landlord-tenant lawyer. He has twenty-two years of experience as an attorney practicing in these areas of the law. He has also volunteered as a mediator for disputes in the King County District Court’s Small Claims Court in Seattle for landlord-tenant, commercial, construction, towing, breach of contract, personal injury, and merchant-consumer disputes, and is a graduate of the King County Dispute Resolution Center’s Mediation Practicum. He serves as a volunteer mediator for the King County Dispute Resolution Center and has mediated landlord-tenant disputes at the Center....

Jacob Flothe received his undergraduate degree in Political Communications from the University of Washington. He went on to earn his Juris Doctorate from Rutgers School of Law in Camden, New Jersey. Jacob is the newest Associate at Integrity Law Group, PLLC. Jacob focuses in civil litigation, particularly he represents clients in Mediation, Bankruptcy litigation and Transactional work. While in law school Jacob participated in multiple moot court competitions. He also served as an extern for a presiding family court judge, which exposed him to a plethora of domestic issues and gave him insight into how those matters...

Synthia Melton is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Dimension Law Group. Synthia’s practice focuses on Business Law and Commercial and Residential Real Estate, including Landlord-Tenant matters. Synthia works primarily with real estate investors and small business owners on matters involving complex transactional and litigation matters. She also serves as general counsel to various small to mid-size businesses throughout Washington State. Since 2016, Synthia was named a “Rising Star” each year by Super Lawyers, an award given to less than 2.5% of lawyers in the state. Synthia has a passion for working with Seattle’s small to mid-size business owners, assisting with...

Gurpreet Gill is a business, real estate, and estate planning attorney at Gill Legal Strategies PLLC. A Washington native, he received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington and his law degree from Seattle University. After graduating from law school, Gurpreet practiced corporate litigation at a large defense firm primarily focusing on insurance coverage and casualty matters. For the past few years, Gurpreet has assisted clients in real estate, business, estate planning, and landlord/tenant matters working at a boutique firm in Tacoma, Washington. With a background in corporate litigation, transactional work, and a finance degree from the Foster School...

Hello – my name is Chris Stahnke. I am an associate attorney, having come to the firm with great experience and hopes for a long and successful career. I attended and graduated from the University of Washington in 2002, and after a couple of years enrolled in Seattle University School of Law, graduating in 2007. After graduation I sought out and obtained trial experience, first with the Snohomish County Public Defender Association, and then with the King County Prosecuting Attorneys office as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney working in the District Court Unit and the Drug Diversion Court. If you...