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Bryan P. O'Connor is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Bryan P. practices law in Seattle, Washington Best Lawyers has recognized Bryan P. O'Connor since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Bryan P. O'Connor is held by other...

Susan Dippold advises privately held companies, entrepreneurs, and business owners in mergers and acquisitions, strategic business transactions, corporate governance, and succession planning. She serves as outside general counsel to family-owned, founder-led, and growth-stage businesses, helping clients navigate critical business decisions at every stage of the company lifecycle. Susan has extensive experience representing buyers and sellers in mergers, acquisitions, recapitalizations, and ot...

Rainer Frank is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Family Law. Rainer practices law in Tacoma, Washington Best Lawyers has recognized Rainer Frank since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Rainer Frank is held by other lawyers.

As the first in his family to attend college, Tom Vertetis was inspired to attend law school based on the encouragement of his father. It was the clearest path to try and make a big difference in helping others. If waking up at 3 a.m. and emailing colleagues to share a new legal strategy is an indication, Tom clearly found his calling. With a passionate commitment to assisting victims in complex personal injury cases, including medical malpractice, wrongful death, sexual abuse, school liabili...

A highly respected Seattle business and estate planning/probate attorney, George Holzapfel’s practice is concentrated in business law with an emphasis on tax and estate planning. George serves as general counsel to more than 320 corporations, LLC’s, partnerships and sole proprietorships, as well as many individuals and families. Businesses represented include accountants, architects, advertisers, apartment and commercial building owners, computer companies, contractors, distributo...

Sommer B. Clement represents developers, contractors, design professionals, property owners, and businesses in construction law, construction defect litigation, real estate disputes, and contract matters. With more than 20 years of litigation experience, she helps clients address disputes efficiently while protecting their business and project objectives. Sommer advises clients on construction contracts, design and consulting agreements, real estate transactions, and risk management issues ar...

BACKGROUND Karl Hermanns' practice focuses on pharmaceutical and biotechnology patent matters, emphasizing strategic management of patent portfolios, early-stage company counseling, investment due diligence, and competitive patent analysis. He graduated with both a B.S. and an M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Washington and received his J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law. EXPERIENCE Karl was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Washington School of Law and the Uni...

Professional Experience As chair of the firm’s estate planning and probate group, Laura Hoexter’s practice focuses on wills, trusts and estates. She works with individuals to help them establish foundational documents, such as tax-saving wills and living trusts, financial and health care powers of attorney, and health care directives. She addresses complex issues that may arise, including non-citizen status, retirement benefit planning and life insurance arrangements. Laura has si...

Bob Homchick is a health care regulatory lawyer, he counsels clients in areas such as physician self-referral (i.e., the federal Stark Law and its state law counterparts), regulatory compliance and fraud and abuse. Bob also regularly represents hospitals, physicians, ancillary services providers, and others in a wide variety of transactional matters including mergers, acquisitions and affiliations and the formation and operation of joint ventures. His extensive experience includes the develop...

Based in Seattle, Washington, Trish Murphy is a labor and employment lawyer at Northwest Workplace Law PLLC. With three decades of experience, Trish is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Management and Labor Law - Management. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Trish is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area. A seasoned investigator, Trish focuses t...