Julie Anne Halter

Hillary is a Principal of the firm. She is an experienced trial attorney whose practice focuses primarily on family law litigation, including complex marital dissolutions of high net worth estates that involve business valuations and separate property tracing. Hillary has broad experience with contested parenting matters, including establishing residential schedules and child support, as well as post-decree modifications of parenting plans, child support orders, and relocation actions. She al...

Professional Experience Andrew Kinstler has a civil trial practice with an emphasis on employment law and personal injury defense. He has extensive experience advising both employers and employees on issues arising under federal and state laws. Andrew has successfully tried cases in front of juries in courts throughout the Pacific Northwest, and has represented clients in appeals heard by the Washington Court of Appeals, the Washington Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Rec...

Tyler moved to Seattle in 2007 and became a partner of Harrigan Leyh Farmer & Thomsen LLP in 2010. He co-founded Martinez & Farmer LLP in 2025. Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America (Appellate, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property), Benchmark Litigation, Super Lawyers (Top 100), and Martindale-Hubbell rank Tyler among the top trial lawyers in the state. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America and included on America’s Top 10...

Craig Gannett focuses his practice in the fields of electric utility regulation, renewable energy development, and climate change-related regulation. He advises clients on a broad range of regulatory matters, including those relating to hydroelectric dams, wholesale electricity transactions, transmission lines, the creation and trading of renewable energy credits, and the impacts of potential changes to the Columbia River Treaty. As a former Senior Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Ener...

Mike has been licensed to practice law since 1986 and his practice emphasizes real estate transactions, land use/zoning, alternative dispute resolution and litigation. A significant part of his practice involves waterfront properties and aquatic lands. He is a certified mediator and arbitrator and has served as a court-appointed referee and expert witness on real estate matters. Prior to joining Helsell Fetterman, Mike practiced in his own firm for 20 years and represented the Realtor® or...

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

Cyrus E. Ansari is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Technology Law. Cyrus E., 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 Cyrus E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Professional Experience With more than 40 years of experience, Allen is a leader in Helsell Fetterman’s Business and Real Estate Groups. Allen represents numerous individuals and companies in all types of real estate transactions. He has regularly worked on boundary line disputes and homeowner and condominium owner association matters. He has considerable experience working on commercial leases representing both landlords and tenants. He is skilled in drafting all types of real estate d...

Andrew provides sophisticated estate, gift, generation skipping, and other tax-optimized wealth transfer strategies, business succession planning, trust administration, as well as customized “family office” solutions to high-net worth individuals, families, and private businesses across the Pacific Northwest. He serves as outside general counsel to many private businesses, guiding legal strategy for significant and complex matters associated with the business and legal affairs of ...

Jerry Nagae's practice spans over four decades, encompassing all aspects of intellectual property law providing vital counsel to clients on patents, trademarks, copyrights, IP transactions, and litigation. Jerry supports a wide range of clients in various fields such as automotive, consumer goods, sporting goods, food processing, video and audio hardware and software development, robotics, automated warehouses, airport ground support equipment, and semiconductor processing and packaging. With...