JOHN MCKAY
MCKAY CHADWELL, PLLC
600 University Street
Suite 1601
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-233-2800
Fax: 206-233-2809
jlm@mckay-chadwell.com
www.mckay-chadwell.com
GENERAL LITIGATION
POLI TICAL LAW
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHI TE COLLAR
John McKay is Professor from Practice at Seattle University
School of Law where he teaches Constitutional Law of Terrorism
and National Security Law. He joined the faculty full time in
2007 and previously served as the United States Attorney for the
Western District of Washington (2001-2007). Professor McKay
frequently lectures on the topics of business and government
ethics, leadership, and accountability. He serves as expert
witness and consults on criminal prosecutions in state and
federal courts.
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
Ms. Clark has over 20 years of experience in eminent domain,
commercial/business and real estate litigation at both the trial
and appellate courts. She is the responsible attorney for several
appellate decisions on real estate and has been lead counsel in
high-profile cases involving eminent domain issues. Ms. Clark
was honored by the Washington State Bar Association Best
of CLE for 2006 for her presentation on The Law of Adjoining
Property O wners. She was recognized in Rising Stars in 2001 and
in Super Lawyers beginning in 2011. She also holds the AV
preeminent peer rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Ms. Clark
serves on the Gonzaga Law School Board of Advisors and is an
avid cyclist and skier.
STEVEN GOLDSTEIN
BET TS, PAT TERSON & MINES,
P.S.
One Convention Place
701 Pike Street, Suite 1400
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-292-9988
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.
PETER OFFENBECHER
SKELLENGER BENDER, P. S.
1301 Fifth Avenue
Suite 3401
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-623-6501
Fax: 206-447-1973
poffenbecher@skellengerbender.com
www.skellengerbender.com
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
LAW YER DISCIPLINE DEFENSE
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHI TE COLLAR
As a shareholder with Skellenger Bender, Peter Offenbecher’s
practice focuses on complex criminal defense in federal and state
courts. For over 30 years, he has provided vigorous representation
to a broad range of clients at the investigative, trial, and appellate
stages of the criminal justice system. Mr. Offenbecher also helps
businesses and individuals manage regulatory and criminal
investigations in a variety of areas, involving environmental
regulations, customs and import and export laws, health care
regulations, public contracting regulations, securities laws, food
safety regulations, and insurance and banking regulations. He
works with clients to assure compliance with the lawful authority
of regulators and to ensure the maximum protection available
under the law. Mr. Offenbecher also assists lawyers subject to
disciplinary investigations.
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
HEALTH CARE
EMPLOYMENT & 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, he was a
board member of Legal Aid for Washington 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.
SCOTT C.G.
BLANKENSHIP
THE BLANKENSHIP
LAW FIRM, P.S.
1201 Third Avenue
Suite 2880
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-343-2700
Fax: 206-343-2704
sblankenship@blankenshiplawfirm.com
www.blankenshiplawfirm.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF
Scott’s practice – which includes trial and appellate work –
focuses on employment law and serious injuries. In the last
three years, he has achieved seven-figure results in seven
cases. Last year, he served as lead counsel on EEOC v. Mason
County, Lindell v. Mercer Island, and a single plaintiff discharge
case resulting in $1.45 million. In 2009, he achieved the largest
recorded settlement per plaintiff in a sexual harassment case in
the Western U.S. (EEOC v. Lowe’s), and, in 2008, he obtained the
largest single-victim discrimination settlement in Jury Verdicts
Northwest (Sharma v. City of Vancouver). A discrimination case he
tried was also selected as one of the five most important cases
for employee rights (Zhang v. American Gem Seafoods). Scott
is rated AV preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and had been
selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America.
SUZANNE C. HOWLE
THOMPSON & HOWLE
Two Union Square
601 Union Street, Suite 3232
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-682-8400
Fax: 206-682-9491
showle@thompsonhowle.com
www.thompsonhowle.com
ESTATE & TRUST LITIGATION
Suzanne C. Howle was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in
1980 and the Washington Bar in 1982. Since 1984, Suzanne
Howle’s practice has emphasized guardianship, probate, estate
planning, and representation of fiduciaries in various roles. She
co-authored the guardianship section of the King County Probate
and Guardianship Manual, published in 1995, and edited the
updated manual in 2002, 2009, and 2011. She has been lead
co-author and editor of “Chapter 10: Probate and Guardianship”
of the Washington Lawyers Practice Manual for many years. She
is past Chair of the Elder Law Section of the Washington Bar
Association and was a founding Director and past President of
the Washington Chapter of NAELA. Recognized in the Super
Lawyers list, she has been honored as one of the top lawyers in
Seattle by Seattle Magazine and Seattle Business Monthly.
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 RIGHTS/FIRST AMENDMEN T
EMPLOYMEN T & 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, she 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
ENVIRONMEN TAL LITIGATION
REAL ESTATE
ENVIRONMENTAL
Tom Kilbane has assisted Northwest clients on a wide range
of environmental issues over the past 30 years. He represents
potentially responsible parties and works with PRP groups
on hazardous waste cleanups, including negotiation with
government agencies, allocation of liability for response
costs and natural resource damages, related litigation and
alternative dispute resolution. He is also qualified to serve as a
mediator of environmental disputes. Tom advises clients on air
quality, water quality, and other regulatory requirements and
defends them in agency enforcement actions. He also enjoys
helping clients resolve environmental issues in real estate and
corporate transactions. In addition, Tom has experience in
project development, including energy facility siting, shoreline
permitting, wetlands regulation, and brownfields.
