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Lara Lavi
Lara Lavi brings a different kind of experience to her clients in the entertainment industry. Before becoming a lawyer, Lara was a singer-songwriter, an entertainment company executive, a TV and film producer, and a screenplay writer. As a result of her many experiences, she understands the legal challenges her clients may face. She also realizes that the music industry— and the world we live in—is constantly evolving. Her adaptability enables her clients to thrive in an ever-changing world.
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Drew Stokesbary
Drew Stokesbary is a corporate lawyer that primarily specializes in providing legal assistance to startup companies. He has been licensed to practice law in Washington for the past four years. Drew received a legal degree after he graduated from the Notre Dame Law School. He specializes in legal cases related to securities and finances, as well as labor and employment law. In July 2015, Drew founded a law boutique, Stokesbary PPLC, where he now acts as a managing member.
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Brooks Lindsay
Brooks is the Founding Attorney of Light Legal PLLC, providing light-weight, light-speed, top-quality legal services for businesses at about half the price of BigLaw. Brook... read more
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Alistair Chan
Alistair is a skilled IP Attorney with nearly 20 years of experience. He holds a PhD. in Aerospace Engineering and is registered with the USPTO. He has written and prosecut... read more
Devon Thurtle Anderson
Devon works with businesses at all stages, from startup to growth to established maintenance. Her accomplishments
- Recovering over $100M on behalf of a national institut... read more
Ryan Carpenter
Ryan Carpenter serves as Attorney and Managing Director of Carpenter Wellington, and advises clients across multiple industries, on a range of corporate and commercial tran... read more
Tim Billick
Before law school, my life was equal parts music, carpentry, and all things geeky. I've helped build dozens of homes, assemble guitar pedals, customize computers, ran a mus... read more
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May Xu
As an Attorney and CPA in Washington State, I have more than 15 years of extensive experience in auditing, compliance, and business consultation.
My professional backgrou... read more
Robert Ellis
Robert has been an attorney for over 27 years and as a general counsel, he managed much of the activity of a successful Seattle-based wind energy company. He currently provides legal and consulting services to small and medium-sized businesses, particularly for green energy companies. During his career, Robert has spent time at sea as a ship’s officer.
Carl Marquardt
Carl Marquardt is a commercial litigator with twenty years of experience. His practice focuses on real estate and business law. Formerly a shareholder with the firm Stokes Lawrence, Carl represented corporate defendants in class action lawsuits. From 2010-2013 he was legal counsel to Seattle Mayor Michael McGinn. Carl participates in the King County Neighborhood Legal Clinic Program.
Peter Parsons
Peter Parsons has more than 43 years’ experience and have a strong background in corporate law, securities, mergers and other business-related legal matters. Peter is licensed to practice law in Washington and received his law degree from the Duke University School of Law. Since 1988 to 2011, Peter was a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine. He then moved on to be the chief operating officer at Skycast Solutions and later became the chair of the World Financial Symposium.
John Dorsey
Practical and responsive corporate and commercial transactions lawyer with over 14 years of experience. Prior to starting my own law firm in 2015, I was a Partner at Strasburger & Price LLP in Austin, Texas, where I practiced law for 11 years and served as Co-Chair of the firm’s International Practice Group. I was named as a Texas Super Lawyers’ “Rising Star” by Thomson Reuters in 2012, 2013, and 2014. I am a licensed attorney in Washington and Texas, and I am fluent in Spanish.
Mudit Kakar
Mudit Kakar is primarily an intellectual property attorney, but he also specializes in commercial contracts and copyright law. Mudit has represented numerous high-stake clients, including CoinMe, Bayer Healthcare and Bosch Healthcare. He has been practicing law for the past six years in Washington. Mudit obtained his J.D. from the University Of Washington School Of Law. He recently became a partner at Choi Capital Law PLLC.
Jay Rodne
Jay Rodne is a business lawyer with over two decades of experience. He is licensed to practice law in Washington and has been serving as an elected state representative in the state since 2004. Jay received his Juris Doctor degree in law from the Gonzaga University School of Law. He is exceptionally skilled in dealing with commercial contracts, as well as mergers and acquisitions. Between 2007 and 2017, Jay has been serving as a general counselor at King County Public Hospital District No 4.
Boyoon Choi
Boyoon Choi is a commercial contract attorney with more than five years of experience. She serves clients in the United States, as well as in Asia, and often deals with international legal matters. Boyoon is licensed to practice law in Washington, D.C. and obtained her legal degree from the Seattle University School of Law. In June 2012, Boyoon founded her own legal firm, Choi Capital Law PLLC. Prior to this position, she was a director at Choi Capital Ventures LLC.
Sarah Shields
With over 30 years of experience in analysis, research, writing, oral advocacy, negotiations and strategic advice, I bring the experience and savvy to handle a wide variety... read more
Shahzad Qadri
Shahzad Qadri is a Partner in the Firm’s Bellevue, Washington office of Wong Fleming and Chair of theCorporate & Immigration Law practice group. He concentrates his pra... read more
Heather Morado
Heather M. Morado counsels both emerging and established clients with regard to intellectual property, entertainment, and general business matters. Heather is the founder o... read more
Brent Finley
Currently, Brent Finley is the Managing Attorney of Finley Legal PLLC, providing legal services to entrepreneurs, small businesses and startups. Brent worked as an Attorney for Acadia Law, PLLC for over 12 years. After that, Brent served in-house as the Policy Adviser for Environment International Ltd. Some of the services he performs include incorporation and formation, contracts and agreements. Brent obtained his Masters of Law from The University of Washington School of Law.
Madhu Singh
Madhu Singh has a passion for the city of Seattle and, especially, helping entrepreneurs and small businesses in Seattle’s community. She takes pride in working closely with her clients to find solutions for their entrepreneurial needs. Madhu is also a pioneer and takes a nontraditional approach to legal support in order to foster hands-on-collaboration, efficiency, and agility in handling her clients’ legal matters.
David S. Rubenstein
David S. Rubenstein is a Seattle-based attorney with extensive experience in business law and issues with compliance and corporate governance. He previously served as counsel to the Washington State House of Representatives. David is the founder and COO of Revity Health, a health startup. He received his J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law and holds a B.A. from Northwestern.
Shanika Weerasundara, Attorney, Mba
Shanika Weerasundara uses her experience in product development, corporate law, and finance to help her clients. She has over 8 years of experience and works with all types of clients including international agencies, startups, and even corporations. Shanika first started practicing commercial law in Sri Lanka and has brought her knowledge and willingness to help to Seattle. Having represented many top name clients, Shanika is ready to help you navigate business and corporate law.
Karen Nadler
Karen Nadler has over 25 years of experience as a corporate attorney. She primarily specializes in serving companies in the technology and privacy sectors. Karen has represented NCR, Avanade, DocuSign and many other corporate clients. She is licensed to practice law in multiple states, including Georgia, Washington and New York. Karen obtained her legal degree from the University of Georgia. Karen is experienced in dealing with commercial contracts, as well as legal research and writing.
Hubert Cheng
I am a seasoned and accomplished corporate attorney with extensive experience representing leading high-tech companies in a wide range of legal matters, including contract ... read more
Paul Barrera
Paul is the founding attorney of North City Law. Paul offers business, estate planning, and probate advice and representation, as well as dispute resolution and litigation ... read more
Yuan "Ruth" Qi
Ruth Qi has been a business consultant (in China and the U.S.) for the past 15 years and an attorney for over a decade.
Ruth provides one-stop services to businesses, star... read more
Kyle Richard
Kyle graduated from the University of Washington School of Law and holds a has a bachelor's degree in finance. His practice includes business law, commercial contracts, int... read more
Robert Franco
Before starting Franco Law, Robert served as Corporate Counsel for Harley Marine Services, a global oil transportation company with over 700 employees and 150 vessels. At H... read more
Sheila Osullivan
Sheila O'Sullivan is a lawyer with 25 years experience in the legal field including contract drafting and negotiation, licensing, intellectual property, privacy, commercial... read more
Sean Nelson
I am an attorney specializing in contracts pertaining to SaaS solutions and other technology- and commercial- related contract agreements. I also have experience with gener... read more
Elizabeth Breakstone
Elizabeth helps her clients on a variety of commercial and intellectual property matters. Elizabeth has been on the in-house legal teams of technology companies and practic... read more
Mark Tyson
I'm the founder and sole attorney of Tyson Law, a Seattle law firm that provides prompt, practical, and cost-effective legal services to businesses, startups, entrepreneurs... read more
Dana Romans
Dana has a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Washington, a JD from the Seattle University School of Law, as well as a tax LLM from the Universit... read more
Taylor Halperin
I've been working with startups and emerging companies since 2016, providing legal and business advice, in the following sustainable garmentware, Esports, waste disposal, a... read more
William Justyk
William has worked with real estate clients throughout Washington, including property owners, commercial and residential landlords and tenants, and condominium and homeowne... read more
Kasey Burton
Kasey is an attorney with a broad range of experience--from business law to workers' compensation to family law. This adaptability has served my clients well, as has my ded... read more
Kenneth Dehn
Data Privacy - Over 10 years’ experience working in data privacy law, and CIPP/US certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Compliance with GDPR,... read more
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Frederic Vimeux
Frederic has over fifteen years of transactional experience, helping large and small companies develop strategies for domestic and international expansion. Beyond being sim... read more
Matthew Parman
My name is Matt Parman and I have over 14 years of experience as an attorney, and over 17 years of legal experience overall.
I've personally handled a wide breadth of mat... read more
John Graham
A partner at Graham Lunderberg Peschel, John Graham is a graduate of Northwestern University where he earned his B.A. in just three years. He also attended Seattle University School of Law. He has been a member of the Washington State Bar since 1979. In the past, he has worked for the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Office of Counsel for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
John Houlihan
In Seattle’s eclectic Fremont neighborhood, John Houlihan and his law firm fit right in. His 20 years of experience include an eclectic blend of environmental, commercial real estate, land use, and general business law, litigation andcounseling. John’s environmental law experience is focused on all aspects of contaminated real property including investigation and insurance coverage.
Kenneth Mitchell-Phillips
Kenneth Mitchell-Phillips owns and operates a full-service law firm out of Oregon and Washington serving businesses of all sizes. From small start-ups who just opened their doors to Fortune 500 companies of the Northwest, Mitchell-Phillips focuses his 25-years of business experience on helping his clients with business transactions, real estate matters, civil litigation, and estate planning.
Daniel R. Prince
Daniel Prince is an attorney based in Washington state who is licensed to practice in both Oregon and Washington. He counsels startups and he previously worked with law firms specialized in personal injury and employment law. Daniel received his J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law and also holds a B.A., cum laude, from Ithaca College.
Collin Roberts Roberts
Collin helps entrepreneurs and inventors turn their ideas into thriving businesses by helping them set up the business, draft contracts, and protect intellectual property. He works at InVigor Law Group where he advises clients on how to raise capital, negotiate deal terms, and structure investment funds. Collin loves working with people who love what they do.
Matthew Mattson
Matthew is an experienced attorney and businessman who provides legal counsel and advocates for clients on a wide range of complex legal issues in Oregon and Washington. He is known to be an efficient, practical, and creative problem solver. He is currently the Principal of Mattson Law Group, which was established in 2010, with offices in Portland, Seattle, and Spokane.
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Seann Hallisky
Seann is the president of Saffron, PC, a law practice focused on counseling clients regarding their emerging media and mobile technology-related activities. He has advised on a range of issues including intellectual property, open source licensing, and data privacy concerns. His experience extends to legislative and regulatory policy development on a range of technology-related cases.
Blake Ilstrup
Blake Illstrup is both a strategic advisor and a business attorney. He has 14 years’ experience and have represented large companies, including Amazon.com, Zipwhip and KINETA. Blake is licensed to practice law in Washington and holds a Juris Doctor degree in law, which he obtained after graduating from the University of California Hastings College of the Law. Blake is the executive vice present at KPI Therapeutics and also acts as a general counsel.
Ken Moyle
Ken Moyle is an expert in all facets of digital transformation. He was once Chief Counsel and Vice President of the Legal and Corporate Affairs at DocuSign. He also has experience as a Board Member and Chair of the public policy committee for the ESRA. His specialties include practical, legal, and policy issues that accompany digital transformation - specifically global electronic signature law and e-identity. He obtained his J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law.
Sebastian Toth
Sebastian Toth's previous experience includes working as a Law Clerk for The Crowley Law Firm, PLLC, as well as in-house counsel for MultiCare Health System. His main focus areas are vast, some of which are criminal litigation and negotiation, corporate governance, medical malpractice and commercial contracts. In 2008 to 2011, Sebastian appeared on the Dean's List. He graduated from The Seattle University School of Law with his J.D. in 2016.
Kishan Nathwani
Kishan Nathwani is a business lawyer who was recently licensed to practice law in Washington. He has a Juris Doctorate degree in law, which he obtained after he graduated from the Seattle University School of Law. Kishan specializes in a wide variety of legal practice area, including intellectual property law, real estate transactions, securities and finances, and more. He has been serving as an associate at the Sophos Law Firm since March 2017.
Erin Albanese
My corporate and business law practice includes mergers & acquisitions, corporate formations, startups, seed financings, technology agreements, employment and consultin... read more
Marcus Harjani
A graduate of Duke, USF, and Berkeley, Marcus has spent the past decade working at the intersection of law and technology advising growth stage companies, entreprenuers, an... read more
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Why Hire a Contract Lawyer?
Contracts are a necessary part of business, but if they aren't airtight, you leave yourself open to a bevy of problems. Hiring a contract lawyer can tackle these issues and leave you with more time to attend to your business affairs. Some reasons for hiring a contract lawyer include:
- Handling issues when they arise
- When you hire a contract lawyer, they can handle any problems before they become a true nuisance. If you're a business owner in Seattle, Washington, law has a statute of limitation on written contracts of six years and a statute of limitations of three years for oral contracts. If breached, you need someone that's going to take on the task diligently so these limits don't leave you high and dry.
- It's a variable cost
- Hiring a contract lawyer saves you money over time. If you have to draft a contract yourself or have an employee do it, not only do they not have the expertise, but it will usually take longer. With a contract attorney, you have a variable cost and you only pay for the work you need. This allows you to focus on business tasks and increase your bottom line.
- Limiting the scope
- Most contract lawyers deal only with research and writing. They don't conduct any other tasks, so they confine the workload to just those topics. With experience, this cuts down on any work you don't need and provides a foundation for a top-notch contract.
- Negotiating the Terms
- If someone presents you with a contract, but you're wary of signing it because of unfavorable terms, a contract lawyer can help iron out some of the details. The lawyer will go over the clauses of the contract, providing you with solutions and helping you consider alternatives. If you're the one writing the contract, they can help you draft the document, including everything you want in legal terms.
- Understanding the jargon
- Because many contracts are filled with legal jargon and terms you aren't familiar with, a contract attorney can pore over the document to make sure it's exactly how you want it.
How to Find the Best Contract Lawyer?
Finding the best contract lawyer isn't always as easy as it sounds. You need someone to trust that has experience and knowledge in the industry.
- Read the lawyer's testimonials
- To increase their revenue, many lawyers will take any case that's thrown their way. However, many of these attorneys practice a broad spectrum of law. This doesn't mean that they aren't qualified, but it's not the same as hiring a lawyer who only practices contract law.
- Use search resources
- One of the worst mistakes you can make regarding contract law is to pick the first lawyer you see online or in the Yellow Pages. Instead of this approach, use some beneficial resources that are out there. The Washington State Bar Association has detailed listings of practicing attorneys, and a quick search will reveal which lawyers are the ones up to the task of your contract. If you use a search engine, look for attorneys that handle specific areas of contract law such as breach of contract or contract drafting.
- Discuss the project ad nauseam
- Finding the best contract lawyer is all about first impressions. As soon as you sit down for a consultation, analyze what the attorney does. A solid attorney will ask you for all the details involving the contract before discussing anything else such as pricing. If they start off any other way, it's a red flag that you are just another client for them to earn some revenue.
- Check their experience
- Reading testimonials is a good place to start to find the best contract lawyer, but you should also see what experience they bring to the table. One aspect to look for is where they gained their experience. Top law firms always try to attract the best and brightest students, so if they've worked for some of the bigger firms in Seattle or somewhere else in the country, it's a good sign. Solo practitioners may also have experience in these firms, plus they'll offer comprehensive service that you may not get with a huge company.
Questions for a Contract Lawyer
When you finally decide on a lawyer and sit down for a consultation, make sure to ask all the right questions.
- Is there an attorney's fee provision in my contract?
- After the initial meeting, you're ready to sit down and draft the contract. One thing you need to ask is if there are any attorney's fee provisions. These fees end up costing you more in the long run, as they're dependent upon certain circumstances.
- Is there a "time of the essence" clause?
- Make sure that you have a "time of the essence" clause regarding your attorney. Including this will ensure that they handle your case immediately if there's any legal issue that arises with your contract.
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