Felicia L. Gittleman

Melissa Nowak focuses her practice on developing trademark and patent portfolios to secure protection for her clients' intellectual property. Melissa has experience in all aspects of trademark practice including worldwide trademark search and clearance, preparation and prosecution of trademark applications, and trademark enforcement and defense. Melissa also counsels clients in the areas of copyright protection and infringement. She has collaborated with clients in many different industries i...

Juli Farris’ clients count on her commitment to excellence to meet their legal needs. Juli is a member of Keller Rohrback’s nationally-recognized Complex Litigation Group and divides her time between the firm’s Seattle and Santa Barbara offices. Her current cases include serving as co-lead counsel representing victims of the 2015 Refugio California Oil Spill and representing patients affected by prescription drug overcharges. She is also part of the team pursuing claims to h...

BACKGROUND Karl's practice focuses on patent prosecution of computer engineering and computer science matters. His expertise includes drafting and prosecuting utility and design patents in the United States and in many foreign jurisdictions. Karl has drafted and prosecuted patents in many different technical fields, including: telecommunications, distributed systems and cloud computing, audiovisual content distribution and set-top boxes, automobile head units, smart signs, video encoding, wir...

My practice is focused on representing creditors in state and federal courts, and in pre-litigation efforts to resolve disputes and non-payment matters. I serve clients including local, regional, national and international banks, private lenders, and other business creditors. In connection with non-performing real estate loans, I assist creditors in seeking to resolve non-payment matters through loan modifications, workouts, forbearance agreements, deeds in lieu of foreclosure, and other pote...

Mallory Allen is a devoted legal advocate for physically and emotionally injured people. She is a uniquely talented strategist, effective negotiator, and savvy trial lawyer. She has tried numerous cases to verdict in both state and federal courts, logging several seven- and eight-figure awards for her clients—victims of medical malpractice, dental malpractice, sex abuse, and other personal injuries. Mallory prioritizes and takes pride in putting clients at ease throughout the legal proc...

Mr. Uribe joined the firm as a partner in the Seattle office in January 2008. Mr. Uribe's has extensive experience in comprehensive client counseling in all aspects of intellectual property. He has been very active in the prosecution of patent applications in both the electrical engineering and computer software fields for a decade. Mr. Uribe has wide-ranging experience in developing patent portfolios and intellectual property assets. Mr. Uribe also provides counsel on patentability, due dili...

Rachel L. Merrill is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Trusts and Estates. Rachel L., who practices law in Bellevue, Washington, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Rachel L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Robert G. Woolston is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent and Patent Law. Robert G., who practices law in Seattle, Washington, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Robert G. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Greg Hendershott offers clients first-chair litigation and trial experience in a range of employment matters, including class action wage and hour matters, employment discrimination, bonus and commission pay, and noncompete/trade secret cases. Greg also handles labor matters including collective bargaining, unfair labor practice charges, arbitrations and strikes. Greg also advises employers in all areas of legal compliance, from compensation and executive employment agreements to disability, ...

James F. Nagle is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law. James F., who practices law in Seattle, Washington, has been recognized since 2017. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which James F. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.