Lara S. Garner

Tana Materi has been with Carney Badley Spellman since 1999, serving as a member of the firm's Board of Directors and Chair of its Business Department. Her practice focuses on corporate, finance, and M&A transactions, including representing buyers and sellers across a broad range of industries — retail, e-commerce, manufacturing, food and beverage, construction, dental services, aerospace, and more. She also works extensively with family-owned and closely held businesses on contract...

Laurence A. Shapero is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Laurence A. practices law in Seattle, Washington Best Lawyers has recognized Laurence A. Shapero since 2013. 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 Laurence A. Shapero is held...

Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans forcing the evacuation of my family. Initially we moved to rural Georgia, then to Minnesota, and finally to the Pacific Northwest. After undergoing my own divorce and multiple relocations due to Hurricane Katrina, I truly understood what it meant to put the “best interest of the kids” ahead of my own. I decided to focus my practice on family law and serving as a guardian ad litem, advocating for children’s best interest in high-conf...

Douglas F. Stewart is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Intellectual Property. Douglas F. practices law in Seattle, Washington Best Lawyers has recognized Douglas F. Stewart since 2016. 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 Douglas F. Stewart is held by other lawyers.

Stew Cogan is in his thirty-first year as a full-time arbitrator and mediator, following twenty years practicing primarily business, corporate, and real estate law. Stew has arbitrated more than 300 cases and mediated more than 3,500 cases. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in both the Mediation and Arbitration categories, and is Ranked Tier 1 in both categories in the Metropolitan Seattle area. He was named by Best Lawyers as the Arbitration Lawyer of the Year in Seattle in 2016, 2...

Anne M. Redman is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Corporate Law. Anne M. practices law in Seattle, Washington Best Lawyers has recognized Anne M. Redman since 2019. 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 Anne M. Redman is held by other lawyers.

Divorce, complex child custody disputes, collaborative law, and high conflict litigation.

Jason W. Anderson is a Seattle-based appellate attorney with more than two decades of experience handling appeals in Washington and Oregon state and federal courts, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. He focuses exclusively on appellate advocacy — including full briefing, oral argument, major motion work, and embedded appellate counsel services during trial proceedings to preserve error and position cases for review. Anderson has represe...

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...

Evan M. Shapiro is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Technology Law. Evan M. practices law in Seattle, Washington Best Lawyers has recognized Evan M. Shapiro since 2027. 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 Evan M. Shapiro is held by other lawyers.