Nicholas Gillard-Byers

Michael Hall, a partner in the firm's Workers' Compensation practice, has been representing clients for more than 20 years in the areas of workers compensation, industrial insurance, occupational safety and health, and employers' service matters.

Timothy J. Billick is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Patent Law and Trademark Law. Timothy J., 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 Timothy J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Scott Adams is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Intellectual Property and Patent Law. Scott, who practices law in Seattle, Washington, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Scott is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Deborah J. Phillips is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Trusts and Estates. Deborah J., who practices law in Seattle, Washington, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Deborah J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jessica S. Gritton is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice. Jessica S., 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 Jessica S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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.

Stanberry Foster Jr. serves as Of Counsel in the Seattle office of Williams Kastner, where he guides clients through the development and implementation of personalized wealth and legacy plans. His practice spans a wide range of asset sizes—from under $100,000 to estates exceeding $50 million—and focuses on strategies to manage, control, and protect those assets across generations. Stan’s legal work includes estate planning tools such as wills, trusts, and community property ...

Colleen Durkin Peterson represents victims injured through negligent health care and nursing homes whose actions result in devastating—and sometimes grave—losses. Most of her clients face a lifetime of permanent injury, pain, suffering, and expense. Their worlds, and their family’s lives, have been turned upside down through no fault of their own. Many have to relearn basic activities of daily living or need full-time assistance. While Colleen can’t turn back the clock...

Anne Lawler has extensive experience representing owners, landlords, developers, lenders and business owners in a wide variety of transactions involving real property. In that capacity, she has prepared purchase and sale agreements; exchange agreements; commercial, retail, office & industrial leases; commercial loan documents; opinion letters; organizational documents for limited liability companies, corporations, partnerships and tenancies in common; easements; development agreements wit...

Robert G. Woolston is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of 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.