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Tom Cristy, a partner in the firm’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice, focuses on employee benefits, ERISA and executive compensation. Tom has more than 20 years of experience drafting and reviewing employee benefit plans and counseling clients with respect to employee benefits and executive compensation, including ERISA, qualified plans (pension, profit sharing, 401(k) and employee stock ownership plans), non-qualified deferred compensation, supplemental executive...

Bill Kessler is the chair of the Litigation Group at Beresford Booth in Edmonds, Washington. His practice focuses on Commercial Litigation, representing businesses, individuals, and families in real estate disputes and business disputes. Bill has litigated matters in Superior Courts throughout Washington, as well as in the United States District Courts for the Western District of Washington and the Eastern District of Washington. He has also argued cases before the Washington Court of Appeals...

William (Bill) Symmes is a Spokane-based attorney who focuses on labor and employment law and commercial litigation. He represents businesses and employers in disputes before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Bill’s practice includes matters involving employment claims, regulatory compliance, and workplace disputes before agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the National Labor Relations Board, as well as related state agencies. He also adv...

Professional Experience Kristy practices in the firm’s litigation department, handling cases involving personal injury, employment, business disputes, health insurance and property disputes. Kristy also represents physicians and other health care providers in licensing and disciplinary disputes. Prior to joining Helsell Fetterman, Kristy worked at a boutique law firm for fourteen years. During her time at the firm, she successfully represented clients in a number of matters. Her experie...

Simeon J. Osborn is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Simeon J., who practices law in Seattle, Washington, has been recognized since 2015. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Simeon J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jerry Nagae is an of counsel IP attorney with over four decades of experience advising clients across various industries on patents, trademarks, copyrights, IP transactions, and litigation. He has held leadership roles at COJK and is recognized by multiple legal directories. Jerry supports clients across a wide range of technologies and industries, including automotive, heavy tools and machinery, consumer goods, sporting goods, food processing, video and audio hardware and software developmen...

Greg Colburn is the Founder and Managing Attorney of Colburn Law Accident and Injury Lawyers , a Washington-based firm dedicated to representing individuals and families affected by serious injuries and wrongful death. Greg’s commitment to injury law is deeply rooted in personal experience: after suffering a life-altering construction accident injuries in his early twenties that required him to use a wheelchair for nearly two years, he endured the same legal and medical challenges many ...

Missy Mordy is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Missy, who practices law in Bellevue, Washington, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Missy is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Scott H. Wallace is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Trusts and Estates. Scott H., 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 Scott H. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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...