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Helsell Fetterman LLP


1001 Fourth Avenue Plaza, Suite 4200 Seattle, Washington 98154View Map

Practice Areas:

Commercial Litigation, Business and Transactions Law, Corporate Counsel, Real Estate Law, Family and Divorce Law, Medical Malpractice, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts and Probate, Employment Law, Discrimination, Construction Law, Personal Injury, Appellate Law, Class Actions, Child Custody and Support, Land Use and Zoning, Arbitrations and Mediations, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Aviation Law, Bankruptcy, Debtor and Creditor, Environmental Law, Securities, Trademarks.

Year Established: 1890

Firm Size: 36

Representative Clients:

Kone, Inc.; Museum of Glass; Chevron U.S.A. Inc.; Farmers Insurance Group; Star Industries, Inc.; Nicholson Industries, Inc.; Northwest Hospital; Washington Schools Risk Management Pool; Washington Casualty Company.

Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

David F. Jurca (Member) admitted to bar, 1971, New York; 1974, Washington. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1967); Columbia University (J.D., 1970). Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.

John G. Bergmann (Member) admitted to bar, 1965, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court; 1975, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington. Education: St. Thomas (A.B., 1961); Gregorian University, Rome, Italy; University of Washington (LL.B., 1965). Delta Theta Phi. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations; Washington Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1976-1977); Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury.

Pauline V. Smetka (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., with honors, 1976; J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Construction Defects; Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Family Law.

David Gross (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, Washington. Education: Bucknell University (B.S.B.A., 1977); George Washington University (J.D., 1980). Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Malpractice Defense; Negligence Law; Products Liability Law; Insurance Defense Law.

Andrew J. Kinstler (Member) admitted to bar, 1982, Washington. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); University of Michigan (J.D.,1982). Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Contract Litigation; Tort Litigation; Employment Law; Insurance Defense.

Mark F. Rising (Member) admitted to bar, 1984, Washington; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Whitman College (A.B., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, honors in Political Science, 1979); University of Chicago (J.D., 1983). Member: King County, Washington State and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Business Law; Business Litigation.

Llewelyn G. Pritchard (Member) admitted to bar, 1963, Washington. Education: Drew University (A.B., cum laude, 1958); Duke University (LL.B., 1961). Phi Delta Phi. Chancellor, Pacific Northwest Annual Conference United Methodist Church, 1967—. Trustee, University of Puget Sound, 1971-1999. Chairman, Board of Visitors, University of Puget Sound School of Law, 1984-1987. Chairman of the Board, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, 1980-1982. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Member: King County (Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1967-1968), Washington State (Board of Governors, 1972-1975) and American (Board of Governors, 1986-1989; State Delegate, 1983-1986; House of Delegates, 1975—; Chair, Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities, 1978-1979; Delegate-at-Large, 1994—; Executive Council, Family Law Section, 1991-1998, 2001—; Board of Editors, American Bar Journal, 1981-1987; Board, Center for Human Rights, 2002) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Institutions; Church Law.

Scott E. Collins (Member) admitted to bar, 1988, Washington; 1989, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington. Education: Union College, Schenectady, New York (B.A., 1985 includes 1983 semester at William College Mystic Seaport Museum Program in American Maritime Studies); University of Washington (J.D., 1988). Author: "Managing Historic Shipwrecks in the United States," 17 Coastal Management 309-32, 1989. Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association of the United States. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Employment Law; Bankruptcy.

Larry Setchell (Member) admitted to bar, 1972, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1969); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 1972). Member, Board of Editors, Wisconsin Law Review, 1970-1972. Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Aviation and Aerospace; Products Liability; Environmental Law.

Darla J. Goodwin (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1988); Seattle University (J.D., 1995). Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations.

Jennifer S. Divine (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, New York; 1988, District of Columbia; 1993, Washington. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1982); University of Chicago (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Judicial Clerk, Honorable Danny J. Boggs, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1986-1987. Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations; Washington Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Civil Litigation.

Polly Becker-Johnson (Member) admitted to bar, 1990, Washington; 1991, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1987; J.D., 1990). Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Employment Law; Commercial Litigation.

Laura E. Hoexter (Member) admitted to bar, 1993, Washington. Education: McGill University (B.A., Economics and Political Science, 1990); University of Washington (J.D., 1993; LL.M., Taxation, 1997). Associate Editor-in-Chief, Washington Law Review. Author: "A Minor Hazard: Social Host Liability in Washington," University of Washington Law Review. Member, East King County Estate Planning Council. Member: Washington State Bar Association; King County Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Business Planning; Taxation.

Natalie M. Beckmann (Member) admitted to bar, 1999, Washington. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1985); Seattle University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member: King County, Washington State (Member, Family Law Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations.

Connie K. Haslam (Member) admitted to bar, 1988, Washington; 1989, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., Jackson School of International Studies, 1985; J.D., 1988). Member, 1986-1988, and Editorial Board, 1987-1988, Washington Law Review. Author: "Indian Sovereignty: Confusion Prevails," 63 Washington Law Review 169, 1988. Co-Author: Supplement to "The Recovery of Economic Loss in Washington Under Article Two of the Uniform Commercial Code," Washington Commercial Law Deskbook, 1995 Supp. Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Property Litigation; Tort Litigation.

Michael C. Harman (Member) admitted to bar, 1998, Washington. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1995); Gonzaga University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998); University of Washington (LL.M., Taxation, 1999). Member: Washington State Bar Association (Member, Tax Section). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Planning; Tax; Probate.

COUNSEL

Elizabeth Berns (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1993, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.S., 1989); Seattle University (J.D., 1993). Legal Advisor, Business and Economic Development Program, University of Washington Business School. Fellow: University of Washington (Board Member, Washington Estate and Gift Planning Council). Member: King County Bar Association; Washington State Bar Association (Judicial Screening Committee). Practice Areas: Business Law; Family Law; Probate.

Richard S. White (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1947, Washington. Education: Hamilton College (B.S., 1941); Yale University (LL.B., 1947). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, Yale Law Journal, 1946-47. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Construction Law; Electric and Telephone Utilities Law.

John Edward Ederer (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1966, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1963; LL.B., 1966). Phi Delta Phi. Chair of the Board, United Way of King County, 1996-1997. Chair of the Board, Seattle Goodwill, 1991-1994. Member: King County, Washington State (Executive Committee Member, 1979-1985 and Chairperson, 1983-1984, Antitrust Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Probate and Estate Planning.

Jerry E. Thonn (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1960, Washington, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Washington (B.B.A., 1954); Columbia University (LL.B., 1959). Member: King County, Washington State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Washington Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Litigation; Insurance Coverage.

Katharine Witter Brindley (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1984, Washington, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1985, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Education: Washington State University (B.S.N., cum laude, 1979); Gonzaga University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Registered Nurse, Washington, 1979. Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations; Idaho State Bar; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association; Washington Health Care Risk Management Society; American Board of Trial Advocates; Washington State Society of Hospital Attorneys; Washington Women Lawyers (Past President, 1987). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Litigation; Product Liability Litigation; Hospital and Health Care Law; Professional Licensing and Discipline.

John D. Winfrey, III (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1999, Washington; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1996); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington. Member: Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Liability Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense.

Dan J. Keefe (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1995, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1991); Gonzaga University (J.D., 1995). Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Civil Appeals.

Nancy C. Elliott (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1980, Montana and Washington; 1982, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington. Education: Gonzaga University (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1980). Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers; Washington State Society of Hospital Attorneys. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Health Care.

Gary F. Linden (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1960, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1957); Columbia University (LL.B., 1960). Phi Delta Phi. Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law.

Bradley H. Bagshaw (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1981, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1975); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Employment Litigation.

ASSOCIATES

Benjamin Ta-Shin Shih (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1999); Seattle University (J.D., 2007). Member: King County, Washington State and Asian Bar Associations. Languages: Mandarin Chinese. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Business Law; Commercial Litigation.

Kristen Dorrity (Associate) admitted to bar, 1994, Washington and California; 1995, Colorado. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., 1989); University of California, Los Angeles (J.D., 1993). Member: Washington State Bar Association; State Bar of California. Reported Cases: U.S. Oil v. Lee and Eastes, 104 Wm. App. 823, 16 P.3d 1278 (2001). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Professional Liability Defense; Appellate Practice; Litigation; Risk Management.

Lisa M. Gilmore (Associate) admitted to bar, 1992, New Jersey and Pennsylvania; 1995, Washington. Education: Ursinus College (B.A., 1989); Rutgers University (J.D., 1992). Member: Washington State and American (Member, Alternative Families Committee, Family Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations.

Sean K. Griffee (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2002). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Law.

Colette M. Kostelec (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Washington. Education: California State University, Chico (B.A., Geology, 1981); University of Washington (J.D., 2005). Registered Professional Engineer in Civil, California, 1990 and Washington, 1996. Member, Jefferson County Washington Planning Commission, (1998-2001). Mediator, King County Washington Dispute Resolution Center. Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Land Use.

Jill R. Skinner (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Washington. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., with high honors, 1992); University of Washington (M.A., 1999); Seattle University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Washington State Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Alpental Community Club v. Seattle Gymnastics Soc. 154 Wash 2d 313 111 P3d 257 (2005). Practice Areas: Health Law; Tort Defense.

Katherine A. Walter (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Washington; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., 1981); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S.M.E., 1987); Seattle University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Professional Engineer, Washington, 1996. Project Management Professional (PMP), 1995. Formerly with Stoel Rives. Member, Naval Reserve Association, 1992—. Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Washington State Trial Lawyers Association; Washington State Patent Law Association. [Cmdr., U.S. Naval Reserve, 1981—]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Intellectual Property.

Misty M. Willits (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1996); Willamette University (J.D., 2004). Member: Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law.

Catherine L. Vuong (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1999); Seattle University (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations; Asian Bar Association; Vietnamese American Bar Association. Languages: Vietnamese. Practice Areas: Business Law.

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