CATHERINE C. CLARK
LAW OFFICES OF
CATHERINE C. CLARK, PLLC
701 5th Avenue
Suite 4785
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: 206-838-2528
Fax: 206-374-3003
cat@loccc.com
www.loccc.com
REAL ESTATE
BUSINESS LITIGATION
EMINEN T DOMAIN
Catherine C. Clark practices in commercial litigation, real estate,
condemnation and appellate matters. Ms. Clark represents all
property owners at both the trial court and appellate court levels.
A law clerk for the Honorable Robert F. Brachtenbach of the
Washington Supreme Court, she also served as counsel for a title
insurer in the Pacific Northwest. She received her B.A. from the
University of Washington in history and political science, where
she achieved academic honors, a varsity letter, and scholarship
while participating on the swimming team. Ms. Clark received
her J.D. from Gonzaga School of Law. Ms. Clark serves on
the Gonzaga Law School Board of Advisors, the Board for the
UW Women’s Center, and the Big W Club, and is a Girlfriend of the
Center for Women & Democracy. She is an avid skier and cyclist
riding with Team ByrneInvent.
KENNETH J. DIAMOND
WINTERBAUER & DIAMOND
PLLC
1200 Fifth Avenue
Suite 1700
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-676-8440
Fax: 206-676-8441
ken@winterbauerdiamond.com
www.winterbauerdiamond.com
EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: DEFENSE
EMPLOYMEN T & LABOR
Kenneth J. Diamond is a member of Winterbauer & Diamond
PLLC, a Seattle firm dedicated exclusively to management
defense in labor and employment matters. Mr. Diamond’s practice
includes both litigation and consulting on the full range of
employment and labor matters. Before moving to Seattle, he
served as a law clerk to the Hon. J. Frederick Motz, former
Chief Judge of the USDC for the District of Maryland, and
practiced in Washington, D.C. with Covington & Burling and
Chadbourne & Parke. Mr. Diamond serves as Co-Chair of the
Western Washington Stanford Law School Society, is a member of
the Stanford Law School Board of Visitors, and lectures and writes
on employment matters. He holds an AV preeminent peer rating
in Martindale-Hubbell and is recognized as one of the top labor
and employment attorneys in Washington by Chambers USA.
STEVEN GOLDSTEIN
BET TS, PAT TERSON & MINES,
P.S.
One Convention Place
701 Pike Street, Suite 1400
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-268-8681
Fax: 206-343-7053
sgoldstein@bpmlaw.com
www.bpmlaw.com
GENERAL LITIGATION
EMPLOYMEN T LI TIGATION: DEFENSE
Steven Goldstein has a diverse litigation practice with an
emphasis on employment law and is the chair of the firm’s
Employment Practice Group. With over 30 years of experience,
Mr. Goldstein has defended a wide variety of public, private, and
non-profit employers against employment discrimination claims.
He has also defended nursing homes, religious institutions,
homeowners’ associations, environmental claims, professional
malpractice claims, and personal injury claims for both insurers
and self-insured companies. Mr. Goldstein is a member of the
Washington State Bar Association, Washington Association of
Defense Counsel, and the Labor Law Sections of the King
County Bar Association, the Federation of Defense and Corporate
Counsel, and the Defense Research Institute.
FREDERICK P. LANGER
NELSON LANGER ENGLE, PLLC
1015 Northeast 113th Street
Seattle, WA 98125
Tel: 206-623-7520
Fax: 206-622-7068
langerf@nlelaw.com
www.nlelaw.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
INSURANCE COVERAGE
EMPLOYEE BENEFI TS/ERISA
Fred Langer’s experience as a nurse combined with his skill as
a lawyer brings a powerful combination to NLE. With his clinical
expertise, he has the ability to assess his clients’ long-term care
needs and the legal wherewithal to recover fair compensation
for the harm they have suffered. Fred served on the Executive
Committee of the South Snohomish County Commission
for Health, and he continues to work toward improving the
health of his community. He served on the Board of the Brain
Injury Association of Washington and has developed expertise
representing brain injured people. He is a WSAJ Eagle Member,
a member of AAJ, and OTLA. Fred’s success in federal long-term
disability denials is shared by few lawyers in this state. His work
efforts have successfully changed the way courts view disability
cases, which benefits all disabled people in Washington.
COLLEEN KINERK
CABLE, LANGENBACH,
KINERK & BAUER, LLP
1000 2nd Avenue
Suite 3500
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: 206-292-8800
Fax: 206-292-0494
ckinerk@cablelang.com
www.cablelang.com
CIVIL RIGH TS/FIRST AMENDMENT
EMPLOYMENT & LABOR
Colleen Kinerk is a partner in the law firm of Cable, Langenbach,
Kinerk & Bauer, LLP. She represents employees and employers
in a wide range of labor-related issues in state and federal court.
Ms. Kinerk often serves as a mediator in labor-related litigation.
She has helped to implement workplace policies, training, and
prevention programs for businesses. She is a frequent lecturer
at CLEs, is a former adjunct faculty member of the University of
Washington Law School, and teaches in the NITA program. A
former state president of Washington Women Lawyers, Ms. Kinerk
is active on committees of the Washington State and King County
Bar Associations. Ms. Kinerk served as the Chairperson of the
Seattle University Regents and as President of the Washington
Women Lawyers Foundation. She has been a Trustee and served
as President of the Board of the King County Bar Foundation.
TOM KILBANE
SHORT CRESSMAN & BURGESS
PLLC
999 Third Avenue
Suite 3000
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: 206-515-2235
Fax: 206-340-8856
tkilbane@scblaw.com
www.scblaw.com
ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION
REAL ESTATE
ENVIRONMENTAL
Tom Kilbane has advised Northwest clients on a wide range of
environmental issues since entering private practice in Seattle in
1980. He represents potentially responsible parties in hazardous
waste cleanups, including negotiation with government agencies,
allocation of liability for response costs and natural resources
damages, and related litigation or alternative dispute resolution.
He regularly serves on PRP group steering committees and as
a common counsel, and he is available to serve as a mediator
in environmental disputes. Tom enjoys helping clients resolve
environmental issues in real estate and corporate transactions.
He also counsels clients on permitting and compliance with air
quality, water quality, and other regulatory requirements, and he
defends parties in agency enforcement actions. In addition, Tom
has experience in land use and project development.
STANLEY A. BASTIAN
JEFFERS, DANIELSON, SONN &
AYLWARD, P.S.
2600 Chester Kimm Road
PO Box 1688
Wenatchee, WA 98807
Tel: 509-662-3685
Fax: 509-662-2452
stanb@jdsalaw.com
www.jdsalaw.com
GOVERNMENT/CITIES/MUNICIPALITIES
EMPLOYMEN T & LABOR
Mr. Bastian is a shareholder in the Wenatchee firm of Jeffers,
Danielson, Sonn & Aylward, P.S. His practice focuses on trial work,
employment law, labor negotiations, and municipal defense.
He also serves as both a mediator and arbitrator. He is a Fellow
in the American College of Trial Lawyers and served as the
WSBA President in 2007-2008. Mr. Bastian graduated from the
University of Washington School of Law in 1983. From 1984 to
1985, he served as the law clerk for Washington State Court of
Appeals Judge Ward Williams. From 1992 to 2004, Mr. Bastian
was a board member of Legal Aid for Washington (LAW) Fund,
a non-profit organization committed to ensuring the promise
of equal justice for residents of Washington State, regardless of
income level. He also conducts continuing legal education courses
and has contributed articles to the Wenatchee Business Journal.
STEVEN H.
WINTERBAUER
WINTERBAUER & DIAMOND
PLLC
1200 Fifth Avenue
Suite 1700
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-676-8440
Fax: 206-676-8441
steven@winterbauerdiamond.com
www.winterbauerdiamond.com
EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: DEFENSE
CIVIL RIGHTS/FIRST AMENDMEN T
EMPLOYMEN T & LABOR
Steven H. Winterbauer is the founder and managing member
of Winterbauer & Diamond PLLC, a Seattle firm dedicated
exclusively to management defense in labor and employment
matters. Before founding the firm, Mr. Winterbauer was partner
at Foster, Pepper & Shefelman, where he served as Chair of the
Employment and Labor Group. He has more than 20 years of
experience defending and counseling a wide variety of entities,
both private and public. Mr. Winterbauer is on the Employee
Relations Law Journal editorial board, is co-founder and past
co-chair of the WSBA’s Employment Law Institute, and formerly
served as a panelist with JAMS/Endispute. He holds an AV
preeminent peer rating in Martindale-Hubbell and is recognized
as one of the top labor and employment attorneys in Washington
by The Best Lawyers In America and Chambers USA.
SARAH E. MACK
TUPPER MACK JENSEN WELLS
PLLC
2025 First Avenue
Suite 1100
Seattle, WA 98121
Tel: 206-493-2300
Fax: 206-493-2310
mack@tmjwlaw.com
www.tmjwlaw.com
LAND USE/ZONING
ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL
Sarah Mack has over 25 years of experience representing clients
in complex project permitting and related litigation. Her practice
emphasizes water rights and water supply planning, including
administrative and judicial appeals, for both public sector clients
and private developers. She assists developers of resorts, energy
projects, municipal water supply facilities, and commercial projects
with land use and shoreline permitting, environmental revie w, and
litigation. Sarah also advises clients on proposed legislation and
administrative regulations relating to land use and water law.
Sarah is a member of the Washington Water Policy Alliance and
AWB’s Water Resources Committee, and a past member of the
Executive Committee for the WSBA Environmental & Land Use
Law Section.
