Best Lawyers in Washington, United States

Hunter Abell focuses his legal practice on residential real estate, civil litigation, and Indian law. A lifelong Washington resident, Hunter grew up on a ranch in rural Ferry County, located on the Colville Indian Reservation. He is an alumnus of The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, earned his Juris Doctor from Gonzaga University School of Law, and completed his Master of Laws (LL.M.) at Georgetown University Law Center. He previously contributed to the legal education c...

Although practicing in the most conservative area of the state, Terry P. Abeyta has earned recognition as one of the top plaintiff’s personal injury attorneys in Washington. He recovered $6.9 million on a bleacher fall case (the largest settlement in the history of Yakima County), $6.25 million on a car-truck crash (the largest settlement in the history of Franklin County), $4.1 million on a car crash case (the largest settlement in the history of Kittitas County), $3.5 million on a sch...

Frank focuses on patent procurement and patent portfolio strategizing in electrical, software, electro-mechanical engineering and medical device related technologies. In addition, Frank provides services in licensing, diligence exercises, and validity and infringement studies and opinions, as well as related litigation counseling. Frank counsels a range of businesses from established public companies through early and late stage startup businesses.In addition to his years as a patent attorney...

Ramsey Al-Salam focuses on intellectual property litigation, with a particular emphasis on patent litigation. He has been lead counsel for large and small clients in cases throughout the country. He works hard to ensure that he understands his clients' goals, and pursues them in an efficient and effective manner. Publications such as Chambers USA (Band One), Best Lawyers in America and Washington Super Lawyers have repeatedly listed him as a leading practitioner in his field. Best Lawyers, fo...

Jason P. Amala has dedicated his law practice to representing people and businesses who have been victimized by others. The majority of his work is on behalf of survivors of childhood sexual abuse, but he continues to help people who have been severely injured and need an attorney and law firm who can navigate the most complex of cases and the most difficult of defense attorneys and insurance companies. Jason began helping survivors of childhood sexual abuse after the clergy sexual abuse scan...

I have dedicated my entire professional career to representing clients needing help with family law issues. It is this experience that I will put to work on your behalf. I consider my advocacy style to be compassionate, honest and assertive. I have successfully tried numerous cases and settled hundreds more with equal or greater success. I am a litigator. This means I can see an issue, seek to resolve it amicably but if that is not realistic, I have the skills necessary to advance your issues...

Pam Anderson, a partner in the Environment, Energy & Resources practice, represents utilities, local distribution companies, energy marketers, producers, and natural gas, crude oil and products pipelines throughout the country. Pam has represented energy clients before the FERC, NERC, CFTC, PHMSA, DOE and various state regulators. A certified public accountant, she combines her legal and financial experience to help clients negotiate complex business transactions and conduct due diligence...

Margie Aoki collaborates with clients to develop strategies to protect their intellectual property, working closely with inventors to craft robust utility and design patent applications that highlight the client's innovations. During examination, Margie encourages open communication with patent examiners to find the most efficient path towards allowance. Margie's experience extends to freedom-to-operate and validity opinions, design-around strategies, and due diligence for portfolio acquisiti...

Davis Bae is the managing partner of the Seattle office and is co-chair of the firm's Global Immigration practice group. His practice focuses on providing effective immigration solutions for companies in the Pacific Northwest and throughout the United States. His clients are leaders in fields such as software, design, construction, manufacturing, utilities, fine arts, sports, international trade, and engineering. Davis is a frequent speaker before business and employer associations, including...

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...

Gregg Barton, a partner in the firm’s Business practice, has 25 years of experience focusing on state and local taxes principally in Washington (including Seattle, Bellevue and Tacoma matters), Oregon and Alaska. His experience includes advising clients with respect to gross receipt, sales and use, net income, ad valorem , real estate excise and public utility taxes, seeking private rulings, handling administrative appeals and litigating in state courts.

Ian Bauer represents vulnerable children, developmentally disabled adults, the elderly, and others who are victims of severe abuse or neglect. His clients, who have endured what no one should have to, suffer permanent, life-changing consequences as a result of the actions of others. Although Ian can’t turn back the clock on the devastating events his clients have experienced, he can work to achieve the justice they deserve, including the healing that results from holding their abusers a...

Professional Experience Jacquelyn Beatty focuses her practice on litigation with an emphasis in insurance coverage and appellate matters. She has over 35 years of experience primarily representing insurers in complex coverage and bad faith matters. Jacquelyn also represents clients in complex commercial litigation. Jacquelyn has been lead trial and appellate counsel in several Washington insurance cases of first impression that resulted in significant victories for her insurer clients. She ha...

Lincoln is a founding partner of Connelly Law Offices. He is a seasoned plaintiff trial lawyer with an in-depth knowledge of personal injury, civil rights and insurance bad faith law. Lincoln’s track record lists dozens of jury trials and settlements that far exceed multi-million dollar results on behalf of his clients. His powerful courtroom reputation brings him some of the best, most complicated cases in Washington state. He has a passion for taking on cases that involve the abuse of...

Pete Becker develops and implements global trademark, copyright, trade secret, and domain name protection, policing, and licensing strategies for clients. He has decades of experience building, maintaining, monetizing, and right-sizing clients’ soft IP portfolios. Pete has cleared global branding runways for large (US$500M+) new product launches by identifying, evaluating, and eliminating trademark obstacles in over 150 jurisdictions. While serving as in-house counsel, he managed one of...

Brent excels at taking complicated problems and making them accessible for his clients, jurors and judges. His M.B.A. training allows him to assist clients in making decisions that are truly in their best financial interests. Brent concentrates on insurance policy and bad faith disputes. His practice is unusual in that he represents both insurance policy holders and insurance companies, depending on the case, providing unique insights into both perspectives. This experience allows him to get ...

David Beninger has successfully handled a number of complex and high profile cases. He has achieved over 70 verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 million, including the largest results in the state for wrongful death , nursing home negligence , post-concussive syndrome and three of the four largest insurance bad faith outcomes in Washington.

Ronald Berenstain, a partner in the firm's Litigation practice, has been lead counsel in scores of high-stakes securities and corporate governance cases for more than 30 years. His practice is focused on representing public companies and their officers and directors, as well as underwriters and accountants in shareholder class action litigation, shareholder derivative litigation, merger and acquisition litigation, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) class action litigation, Securi...

Mark Berry advises employers on all aspects of the employment relationship, including employment agreements, policies and challenging workplace situations.

Colonel Betz focuses his practice on personal, tax and estate planning for individuals and families as well as the representation of fiduciaries in estate and trust administration. He advises clients on a broad range of basic and sophisticated estate planning strategies, estate and trust administration issues, probate, estate and trust dispute resolution matters, and the preparation of gift and estate tax returns. His practice includes planning for executives, business owners and multigenerat...

Tim Billick is an intellectual property attorney based in Seattle, Washington. The founder of TBillick Law PLLC, Mr. Billick handles a diverse range of intellectual property disputes involving business litigation, entertainment contracts, information technology, patents and trademarks. A natural problem solver, he serves clients throughout the Seattle metropolitan area and is committed to helping individuals protect their creations. Mr. Billick advises clients on intellectual property subject...

Rich Birmingham has over 30 years of experience in both employee benefit consulting and ERISA litigation. He is one of the few lawyers in the country who is listed in "Best Lawyers in America" in two employee benefit categories—ERISA law and ERISA litigation. His command of both the substantive and litigation areas of ERISA enable him to give practical proactive advice when consulting with clients and to obtain early dismissal or settlement when litigating ERISA matters. Rich is a frequ...

Stephen Bishop focuses his practice on the preparation and prosecution of electrical, software and business method patent applications and the strategic analysis of patent portfolios. He counsels clients on ways to avoid patent infringement, as well as how to respond to allegations that they are infringing a patent. Steve also assists clients in developing corporate intellectual property programs that capture and protect the most valuable assets of the client. While at Amazon.com Inc., Stephe...

Based in Seattle, Susman Godfrey partner, Rachel Black, focuses her practice on high-stakes commercial litigation for plaintiffs and defendants, both at the trial and appellate levels. Ms. Black has tried and managed high profile, high stakes, and widely covered matters in state and federal courts across the country involving a variety of claims, including patent infringement, audit malpractice, financial fraud, unfair business practices, environmental remediation, breach of contract, and ant...

Scott Blankenship believes that no person, government, or corporate entity is beyond the reach of the law, and is committed to seeing that our court system protects and advances fundamental rights, not only for his clients, but for our nation and community. He has built a law firm committed to enforcing justice for individual and employee rights. For more than two decades, the firm’s passionate and experienced lawyers have prevailed against the largest companies and entities in both tri...

Tom Boeder has more than 25 years' experience as a commercial litigator. His practice includes cases involving antitrust, antitrust clearance for mergers and acquisitions, class actions, consumer product liability and consumer protection litigation, and intellectual property litigation. A former deputy attorney general and chief of Antitrust, Consumer Protection and Criminal Law Enforcement in the Washington State Attorney General's Office, Tom has worked on a number of significant cases over...

Andrew Bor, a partner in the firm’s Business practice, has over 30 years of experience providing counsel in the areas of corporate governance and securities regulation, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and strategic divestitures and spin-offs. He also handles significant strategic assignments for a number of public companies, boards of directors and special committees, including advising on relationships with activist shareholders, proxy contests, evaluating strategic alterna...

Scott Borth is a partner in the firm's Business and Real Estate practices. He focuses on representing banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders in all aspects of commercial finance, real estate finance and asset-based finance transactions. Scott regularly provides advice to lenders with respect to senior secured credit facilities, real estate mortgage loans, construction loans, syndications and participations, leveraged buyouts, acquisition financing, cash flow lending, cr...

Karen Boxx is currently of counsel with Keller Rohrback L.L.P. She focuses her practice on estate planning and consulting in probate, trust, and estate tax matters. Since 1997, Ms. Boxx has been on the faculty of the University of Washington School of Law, where she teaches in the areas of wills and trusts, estate and gift tax, community property, and estate planning. Before joining the faculty, she was in private practice for fourteen years, representing clients in estate planning, probate, ...