UTAH – WYOMING
BUSINESS & TRANSACTIONS
L
ITI
GATION
GREGORY J. SANDERS
KIPP AND CHRISTIAN, P.C.
10 Exchange Place
4th Floor
Salt Lake City, U T 84111
Tel: 801-521-3773
Fax: 801-359-9004
gjsanders@kippandchristian.com
www.kippandchristian.com
Greg Sanders practices professional and product liability
defense, among other insurance defense actions. Clients include
multiple interstate corporations. He retired as a Colonel and
Judge Advocate, U.S. Army Reserve. His last duty assignment
was Deputy Chief of the office defending all lawsuits against
the U.S. Army. He has practiced 36 years, 29 of them with Kipp
and Christian, where he is a shareholder and presently president
of the firm. He is admitted to the Utah State Courts, the U.S.
District Court, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S.
Supreme Court. He is a member of the Defense Research
Institute and Federal Bar Association and a fellow, Litigation
Counsel of America.
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
PROFESSIONAL LIABILIT Y: DEFENSE
CIVIL LI TIGATION DEFENSE
ROBERT G. CHADWELL
MCKAY CHADWELL, PLLC
600 University Street
Suite 1601
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-233-2800
Fax: 206-233-2809
rgc1@mckay-chadwell.com
www.mckay-chadwell.com
Bob Chadwell’s law practice focuses on federal white collar
criminal defense such as government program fraud, securities
fraud, and environmental offenses. He has represented
individuals and corporations in the criminal arena, with clients
ranging from an oil company executive in an environmental
investigation (no charges were filed), a prominent
stockbroker charged with tax fraud (who was acquitted at
trial), an international construction company in a government
contracting fraud investigation (no charges were filed), and an
Internet-based company involved in the sale of unregistered
securities (case was resolved without criminal charges against
the company by a unique settlement with regulators).
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
SECURITIES LITIGATION
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHI TE COLLAR
DIANA M. DEARMIN
DEARMIN FOGAR T Y PLLC
705 Second Avenue
Suite 1050
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: 206-826-9400
Fax: 206-826-9405
ddearmin@dearminfogarty.com
www.dearminfogarty.com
Diana is a civil trial lawyer who represents corporate, public, and
individual clients in a broad range of matters. Diana’s litigation
practice emphasizes business and commercial disputes, fraud,
employment defense, torts, and products liability. Having
practiced with large law firms and as insurance defense counsel,
Diana is positioned to efficiently and effectively assist her clients
while providing personalized service. Diana also acts as an
arbitrator and has been approved as a CR 39.1 mediator. From
1993 to 1995, Diana served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable
Rosselle Pekelis (retired) for the Washington State Supreme
Court and the Washington Court of Appeals, Division I. Diana
earned her J.D., summa cum laude, from the Seattle University
School of Law in 1993.
GENERAL LI TIGATION
EMPLOYMEN T LITIGATION: DEFENSE
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
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
John McKay is a Visiting Professor at Seattle University School
of Law where he teaches Constitutional Law of Terrorism and
National Security Law as well as courses in ethics and law
practice. 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.
GENERAL LITIGATION
POLITICAL LAW
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHI TE COLLAR
MICHAEL D. MCKAY
MCKAY CHADWELL, PLLC
600 University Street
Suite 1601
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-233-2805
Fax: 206-233-2809
mdm@mckay-chadwell.com
www.mckay-chadwell.com
Using the valuable experience he gained as U.S. Attorney and
Senior Deputy Prosecutor, Mike McKay represents corporations
and individuals who experience problems with the government
(regulatory, civil, and criminal). He also handles civil litigation
and conducts corporate and government internal investigations.
McKay has been a trial lawyer since 1976, including service as a
King County Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney (1976-1981)
and as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington
(1989-1993). Mike has also been hired on multiple occasions
to conduct corporate and government internal investigations,
including investigations of the Port of Seattle, the Washington
Attorney General’s office, and the Seattle Police Department.
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHI TE COLLAR
GOVERNMENT/CITIES/MUNICIPALITIES
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
JOHN W. PHILLIPS
PHILLIPS LAW GROUP, PLLC
315 Fifth Avenue South
Suite 1000
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: 206-382-6163
Fax: 206-382-6168
jphillips@jphillipslaw.com
www.jphillipslaw.com
Ten years ago, John founded Phillips Law Group, PLLC, where
he represents plaintiffs and defendants in courts throughout
the United States. John is a fellow of the American College
of Trial Lawyers and is also an active appellate advocate with
significant victories in Washington’s appellate courts. His recent
experience includes obtaining a defense judgment for a Fortune
500 company in a RICO/antitrust suit, defense judgments
for other Fortune 500 companies in antitrust and products
cases, and victories for plaintiffs in product liability, medical
malpractice, and consumer class actions brought by hospital
patients, subprime borrowers, and athletic club members.
He also has successfully prosecuted trademark and copyright
infrigement claims for a famous author and other businesses.
BUSINESS LITIGATION
CLASS AC TION/MASS TORTS
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: PRODUC TS
JOEL E. WRIGHT
LEE SMART, P. S., INC.
1800 One Convention Place
701 Pike Street
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-624-7990
Fax: 206-624-5944
jw@leesmart.com
www.leesmart.com
Joel Wright is a past President of Lee Smart, P.S., Inc. and
member of the firm’s executive committee. He is a litigator with
an emphasis on the areas of legal malpractice, employment,
and complex litigation involving securities and director and
officer liability. Joel graduated in 1974 with a B.A. in English
from Ohio State University. He was awarded his J.D., magna
cum laude, from Gonzaga University School of Law. He is an
AV-rated lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell and a member of the
American Bar Association, Washington State Bar Association,
Washington Defense Counsel Association, and the Defense
Research Institute.
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
PROFESSIONAL LIABILI T Y: DEFENSE
ROBERT P. SCHUSTER
ROBER T P. SCHUSTER, PC
250 Veronica Lane, Suite 204
PO Box 13160
Jackson, W Y 83002
Tel: 307-732-7800
Fax: 307-732-7801
bob@bobschuster.com
www.bobschuster.com
Robert P. Schuster’s firm is located in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Representing clients from more than 30 states, he has had a
national trial practice for four decades that concentrates on
complex commercial litigation, white collar criminal defense,
and selected personal injury cases. His experience with personal
injury cases has been broad and successful, including trying
natural gas pipeline explosions, traumatic brain injury, products
liability, workplace injuries, medical malpractice, and carbon
monoxide deaths and injuries. He is rated AV preeminent by
Martindale-Hubbell and is recognized in Mountain States Super
Lawyers and in Super Lawyers Business Edition. He is a member
of the Wyoming, New York, and Utah State bars, and the NYSBA,
ABA, NACDL, AAJ, and the AAJ’s Traumatic Brain Injury Section.
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHI TE COLLAR
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
Search for outstanding attorneys across the
United States in more than 70 practice areas
A GREAT PLACE
TO FIND
GREAT LAWYERS
SUPERLAWYERS.COM
