Jacqueline Houser
Practice Jacqueline devotes her practice to management-side employment law advice,counseling, and litigation. She represents employers of all sizes in a myriad of employment law matters including disability accommodations, leaves of absence, discrimination and harassment, and terminations. She advises and counsels employers on best practices for avoiding litigation and on...Read More
Benjamin J. Stone
Practice Ben’s practice is focused on employment and civil-rights defense work. He defends companies and other employers against federal and state law employment claims and has handled matters in Washington State federal and state court, in arbitration, and before the EEOC, the Department of Labor, the Washington State Human Rights Commission and the Seattle Office for Civil Rights....Read More
Christopher J. Greenleaf
Practice Christopher’s practice focuses on complex business & commercial litigation and the insurance law practice. He has more than 20 years of litigation experience, handling matters such as contract disputes, trade secret litigation, corporate and partnership disputes, collection of judgements, and banking litigation. He also has extensive experience and expertise in the...Read More
David M. Samuels
Practice David’s practice focuses on hospitality, complex business and commercial litigation and general liability. With over 25 years of litigation experience, he provides counsel to a wide range of clients in the hospitality, construction and insurance industries. He has won numerous jury and bench trials and has an impressive track record of successfully arbitrating and mediating...Read More
Kathleen A. Nelson
Practice Kathleen is a trial lawyer who focuses her practice on class actions, professional liability litigation, and commercial and real estate litigation. She has tried several jury trials, been involved in more than 50 arbitrations and over one-hundred mediations in her over 20-year career. She also serves as a King County arbitrator. Education J.D. (with honors), 1991, Santa Clara...Read More
Melissa Tara Dougherty
Practice Melissa’s practice focuses on labor & employment and ADA compliance and defense. She has extensive experience in providing employment counseling to clients, including policy and handbook drafting, employment practice audits and seminar presentations. She also has experience in all aspects of employment litigation including: wage and hour class actions, defending employers...Read More
Irina Roth Neumann
Practice Irina is a transactional attorney whose practice is focused on business law, specifically for restaurants and food and beverage manufacturers. Irina’s clientele is mainly made up of Latin owned businesses, given her background and the community that she’s in. She is skilled at understanding her client’s needs and guiding them through the U.S. legal system. Irina encourages clients to...Read More
Daniel Montopoli
Practice Dan’s practice addresses client needs in a wide range of challenging issues, including commercial litigation, employment law, and intellectual property. Since 2003, Dan has also enjoyed teaching School Law, first at the UPS School of Education and currently at the graduate education programs at the University of Washington at Tacoma and Pacific Lutheran University. Education...Read More
Bob de la Fuente
Practice Bob is a land use, zoning and governmental relations attorney. He has represented a variety of clients in matters requiring administrative and public hearing approvals throughout South Florida, including Miami-Dade County, the City of Miami Beach, the City of Miami and the City of Hialeah. He has extensive experience obtaining approvals for his clients’ projects, including...Read More