Practice Areas
- Business
- Corporate and Transactions
- Commercial and Civil Litigation
- Administrative Law
- Personal Injury
- Criminal Defense
- Franchise Law
Bar Admissions
- Washington
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
Education
- Fordham University School of Law, J.D.
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A.
Recent Notable Results
Trial Accomplishments:
- After a month-long jury trial, obtained a complete defense verdict for franchisor being sued by multiple franchisees and successor franchisor for violations of Washington's Franchise Investment Protection Act and other breach of contract claims.
- After trial, obtained complete reversal of industrial insurance premiums assessed against trucking company by Washington's Department of Labor & Industries.
- Obtained a hung jury for a Defendant with a blood alcohol limit above .11 and charged with driving under the influence. After the trial, successfully renegotiated the charge with the prosecutor so that the Defendant could plead to a significantly lesser charge and receive no jail time or other conditions associated with a conviction for driving under the influence.
Personal Injury Litigation:
- Settled a personal injury claim by an inmate of county correctional facility for $250,000.
- Settled a personal injury claim by a pedestrian struck by a bus for $150,000.
- Settled the claim of a homeowner injured by a contractor during a remodel for $125,000.
- Millions of dollars obtained for injured individuals for their medical malpractice, hospital malpractice, and nursing home malpractice claims subject to confidentiality provisions.
Commercial Transactions:
- Corporate counsel for scores of Washington small businesses advising, negotiating and drafting: joint venture agreements, commercial leases, purchase and sale agreements, licensing/franchise agreements, noncompetition and other employment agreements.
- Negotiated and drafted a multi-million dollar construction contract on behalf of the general contractor for a condominium conversion of a historic building in Seattle, Washington.
- Negotiated and drafted the terms of a stock purchase buy out whereby one shareholder bought out the remaining shareholder and acquired full ownership of a well known retail brand.
Audit/Regulatory Defense:
- Successful defense of dermatologist's medical license accused of violating Washington Department of Health regulations governing medical spas.
- Successful defense of mortgage brokers' license accused of violating Washington Department of Financial Institution regulations governing the mortgage industry.
- Successful savings of hundreds of thousands of dollars representing small businesses in Department of Revenue, Labor & Industries, and Employment Security Department audits, charges and hearings. Scores of successful representations in various governmental administrative hearings and before the board of industrial insurance appeals.
Commercial Litigation:
- Litigation on behalf of commercial landlords and commercial tenants settling millions of dollars of disputed lease provisions.
- Litigation on behalf of both creditors and debtors settling millions of dollars in disputed debts.
- Litigation on behalf of business partners negotiating and settling disputed relationships and allowing businesses to remove partners and/or partners to be released.
Appellate/Post-Conviction Criminal Defense:
- Filed a motion for new trial, after Defendant was convicted by a jury after a three-day trial. Through thorough investigation and persuasive argument, convinced the trial judge to reverse the jury's verdict and dismiss the case against the Defendant. The defendant was saved from imminent deportation to Somalia.
- Filed a motion to withdraw guilty pleas on the basis Defendant was incompetent to enter the pleas due to extreme schizophrenia. Through thorough investigation and persuasive argument, convinced the judge to allow the Defendant to withdraw guilty pleas and dismiss the charges. The defendant was saved from imminent deportation to Cambodia.
- After being sentenced by a King County Superior Court judge for two separate felonies causing an increase in client's offender score and sentence, appealed to the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division I arguing that the two felonies were part of the same criminal conduct and should not be sentenced separately. The Court of Appeals agreed and remanded the case back to King County Superior Court to resentence client.
Public Presentations:
- “Litigating For Small Business Clients. Realities & Strategies” Presented to the King County Bar Association
- “Structuring Creative Collaborations. Simple Legal Steps To Protect Your Ideas, Friendships & Sanity” Presented to the City of Seattle-Office of Film + Music
- “Your Business' First Steps. A Primer On Partnerships, Incorporation/LLC, Joint Ventures
- Traditional Funding & Crowdfunding” Presented to William Factory Small Business Incubator