SAMUEL W. PLAUCHÉ, IV
PLAUCHÉ & S TOCK LLP
811 First Avenue
Suite 320
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: 206-588-4188
billy@plauchestock.com
www.plauchestock.com
LAND USE/ZONING
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
ENVIRONMENTAL
Samuel W. “Billy” Plauché is a partner at Plauché & Stock LLP, a
natural resources and environmental law firm focusing on natural
resource, marine, and shoreline issues. Billy assists clients with
strategic planning, project permitting, regulatory compliance,
natural resource damage assessments and enforcement matters
under a variety of federal and state environmental statutes.
He also represents governmental entities, businesses and
individuals in both administrative and judicial litigation. Billy’s
clients include natural resource-based industries, proponents
of commercial and residential developments, proponents of
environmental restoration projects, and public sector clients
involved in environmental, land use, and infrastructure issues. He
is a Board member of the Puget Sound Restoration Fund and a
Trustee for the Harbor School on Vashon Island.
WATSON B. BLAIR
WATSON BLAIR LAW GROUP
PLLC
1191 2nd Avenue
Suite 1800
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-654-5500
Fax: 206-464-0125
wb@watsonblair.com
CLOSELY HELD BUSINESS
NON-PROFIT
ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE
Watson Blair practices in the areas of estate planning, probate
and trust administration, family-owned and other closely held
businesses, charitable giving, trust and estate dispute resolution,
contested guardianships, and non-profit organizations. Mr. Blair
has played a major role in the design and drafting of Washington’s
trust and probate laws. He has served on the Executive
Committees of the Real Property, Probate & Trust Section and the
Tax Section of the Washington State Bar Association and of the
Estate Planning Council of Seattle; serves as a director and officer
of several non-profit organizations in Washington; and serves as a
fiduciary in Washington and New York. Mr. Blair received his B.A.
from Yale University and his J.D. from the University of California,
Hastings College of the Law, and is a Fellow of the American
College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
RITA L. BENDER
SKELLENGER BENDER, P. S.
1301 Fifth Avenue
Suite 3401
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-623-6501
Fax: 206-447-1973
rbender@skellengerbender.com
www.skellengerbender.com
PROFESSIONAL LIABILIT Y: DEFENSE
FAMILY LAW
Rita practices family law, adoption, attorney ethics and discipline.
Listed in Super Lawyers since 2001; Top 25 Family Law Attorneys,
2006, 2008; and Top 50 Women Attorneys, 2003, 2006,
2008, 2009, 2011. She is a fellow of the American Academy of
Adoption Attorneys; past member, Board of Trustees and Board
of Grievances; fellow of the American Academy of Assisted
Reproduction Technology Attorneys; and a member of Association
of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. A frequent speaker on
family law, adoption and assisted reproduction, and legal ethics,
Rita also serves as a mediator and settlement master. She is a
designated counsel for the Commission on Judicial Conduct’s
prosecution of judicial misconduct. Rita speaks at universities
and public forums and works with communities on issues of
restorative justice.
JAMES A. TUPPER, JR.
TUPPER MACK JENSEN WELLS
PLLC
2025 First Avenue
Suite 1100
Seattle, WA 98121
Tel: 206-493-2300
Fax: 206-493-2310
tupper@tmjwlaw.com
www.tmjwlaw.com
ENVIRONMENTAL
NATURAL RESOURCES
ENVIRONMEN TAL LI TIGATION
James Tupper focuses his practice on environmental law, with
an emphasis on water quality, water resources, and shoreline
development. James has successfully represented business
associations and local governments in resolving complex disputes
involving stormwater regulation and water resources policy. He
frequently represents clients in matters before the Environmental
Hearings Office, including shoreline management, water rights,
and NPDES permit appeals. He also advises clients regarding
hazardous waste cleanup issues in real estate development and
financing. James served two terms on the Washington State
Pollution Control Hearings Board and Shoreline Hearings Board.
SANDRA LYNN PERKINS
SANDRA LYNN PERKINS PLLC
1325 Fourth Avenue
Suite 940
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-381-8500
Fax: 206-299-3890
sandra@slplaw.net
ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE
Sandra Lynn Perkins practices in the areas of estate planning
and probate law, including assisting clients with prenuptial and
postnuptial agreements, charitable transfers, and challenging
family issues. After 20 years in practice, she opened her own law
office in January 2000. Sandra is a Fellow of the American College
of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), and she has served on the
Executive Committee of WSBA’s Real Property, Probate, and
Trust Section. She is an active member of Washington Women’s
Foundation. Sandra is a third generation lawyer who grew up
helping out in her father’s law office in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
She and her husband, U W architecture professor Jeffrey Ochsner
(author of Lionel H. Pries, Architect, Artist, Educator, and co-author
of Shaping Seattle Architecture), live in northeast Seattle with their
cats, Summer, Autumn and Lionel.
KENNETH E. BREWE
BREWE LAYMAN
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, PSC
3525 Colby Avenue, Suite 333
PO Box 488
Everett, WA 98206
Tel: 425-252-5167
Fax: 425-252-9055
kenb@brewelaw.com
www.brewelaw.com
ALTERNATIVE DISPU TE RESOLU TION
GENERAL LITIGATION
FAMILY LAW
Ken Brewe has been in practice since 1979 after graduating
from the University of Washington (1976) and the University of
Puget Sound Law School (1979). He is AV-rated (very high to
preeminent) by Martindale-Hubbell. Ken practices at Brewe
Layman, PSC, primarily in family law involving complex domestic
relations matters (typically involving larger estates, family-owned
businesses, or professional practices) and living together
(meretricious) controversies. He provides family law mediation
services and presents frequently at CLEs. He is a Fellow in the
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, is a Top 100 Trial
Lawyer in the American Trial Lawyers Association, and has been
on the Washington Super Lawyers list annually since 2001.
CARL J. CARLSON
CARLSON & DENNE TT, P.S.
1601 5th Avenue
Suite 2150
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-621-1111
Fax: 206-621-1151
carl@carlsonlaw.com
www.carlsondennettlaw.com
SECURITIES LITIGATION
BUSINESS LITIGATION
ESTATE & TRUST LI TIGATION
Carl Carlson is a trial lawyer and the founding principal of
Carlson & Dennett, P.S. While he handles other types of business
litigation, for over 20 years his firm has emphasized trust and
estate litigation, and investor litigation (representing investors,
financial advisors, stockbrokers and brokerage firms in FINRA
arbitrations and securities-related disputes). A graduate of
Stanford University and Stanford Law School, Mr. Carlson writes
and lectures extensively on trust and estate litigation and investor
litigation. He is a FINRA arbitrator, hearing customer claims
against stockbrokers and intra-industry disputes, and an active
member of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association.
He recently served a three-year term on the WSBA Board
of Governors, and before that was on the King County Bar
Association Board of Trustees.
RUSSELL J. SPEIDEL
SPEIDEL LAW FIRM
PO Box 881
Wenatchee, WA 98807
Tel: 509-662-1211
Fax: 509-662-3311
russ.speidel@speidellaw.com
www.speidellaw.com
REAL ESTATE
CLOSELY HELD BUSINESS
ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE
Russell J. Speidel has emphasized estate planning in his law
practice for over 30 years. In 2011, Mr. Speidel was appointed
to the statewide Board of Directors of the Northwest Justice
Project by the Board of Governors of the Washington State
Bar Association. He is a past president of the Chelan-Douglas
County Bar Association. Mr. Speidel and the Chelan-Douglas
County Bar Association were co-recipients of the 2003 Charles A.
Goldmark Distinguished Service Award of the Legal Foundation
of Washington. Mr. Speidel is a frequent speaker at seminars of
the Washington State Bar Association and other professional
organizations. Mr. Speidel is a Fellow of the American College of
Trust and Estate Counsel.
LORI LOPEZ GUZZO
SOCIUS LAW GROUP, PLLC
601 Union Street
Suite 4950
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-838-9108
Fax: 206-838-9109
lguzzo@sociuslaw.com
www.sociuslaw.com
ALTERNATIVE DISPU TE RESOLU TION
FAMILY LAW
Lori has been named repeatedly in the Top 50 Women list in
Washington Super Lawyers and has previously been recognized
among the Top 25 Attorneys in Family Law. Her practice focuses
on marital dissolutions involving complex property issues or large
estates. In addition to handling contested matters, she serves as
collaborative law counsel and as a mediator. Lori has represented
individuals and businesses in various litigation contexts in state
and federal courts in Washington, Alaska, and Oregon. Her clients
benefit from her diverse litigation experience, particularly in cases
involving challenging issues. While clients usually hire Lori for her
skill and experience, they can count on a high level of personal
attention and care during one of the most difficult experiences
they will ever face.
