Denise L. Ashbaugh

Portia R. Moore is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management. Portia R., who practices law in Seattle, Washington, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Portia R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Susan O'Toole is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Susan, who practices law in Seattle, Washington, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Susan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Sara Amies is a Seattle employment lawyer with more than two decades of experience advising employees and small businesses on workplace legal matters. Based in Seattle, Washington, she practices with Helsell Fetterman LLP and focuses on Litigation – Labor and Employment. Sara counsels both employees and employers on a wide range of workplace disputes and works with clients to pursue practical resolutions through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and litigation when necessary. Her pra...

Jeff Bone is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Insurance. Jeff, who practices law in Seattle, Washington, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jeff is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Pete Becker develops and implements global trademark, copyright, trade secret, and domain name protection, policing, and licensing strategies for clients. He has decades of experience building, maintaining, monetizing, and right-sizing clients’ soft IP portfolios. Pete has cleared global branding runways for large (US$500M+) new product launches by identifying, evaluating, and eliminating trademark obstacles in over 150 jurisdictions. While serving as in-house counsel, he managed one of...

Devin Smith is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Devin, who practices law in Seattle, Washington, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Devin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Based in Seattle, Susman Godfrey partner, Rachel Black, focuses her practice on high-stakes commercial litigation for plaintiffs and defendants, both at the trial and appellate levels. Ms. Black has tried and managed high profile, high stakes, and widely covered matters in state and federal courts across the country involving a variety of claims, including patent infringement, audit malpractice, financial fraud, unfair business practices, environmental remediation, breach of contract, and ant...

Pamela Charles advises clients on federal tax matters. She offers tax planning advice to public and private companies, both domestic and foreign, on a variety of business transactions, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, restructurings and financial products. Pamela’s work includes advising real estate owners and developers on acquisitions, dispositions and like-kind exchanges as well as on REIT, tax-exempt title holding entity, historic tax credit ...

Andrew Hoyal is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Consumer Protection Law and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Andrew, who practices law in Seattle, Washington, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Andrew is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Steve Koh chairs the firm's International Arbitration practice. In addition, Steve handles product liability, civil fraud and class action matters. He has represented clients such as The Boeing Company, OfficeMax , Boise Cascade Corporation, T-Mobile and Honeywell . Steve also acts as arbitrator in commercial matters.