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| | Address | | 1700 D Street, P.O. Box 5226 | | Bellingham, Washington 98227 | | (Whatcom Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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(Main Office)
| Zender Thurston, P.S. practices in the following areas of law:
Corporate Business Law, Contracts, Business Planning, Franchises, Limited Liability Companies, Buying and Selling of Businesses, Creditors Rights, Natural Resource Law, Land Use, Insurance Defense, Real Estate, Probate and Estate Planning, Automobile Accidents, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Asset Protection, Wills, Trusts and Estates, Guardianships, Discrimination, Employment, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury. | | Year Established: 1914 | Firm Profile:
One of Bellingham's largest firms, and the oldest in Whatcom County, we maintain a diverse civil practice with emphasis on commercial practice and litigation. Individual areas of focus include real estate, business and commercial law, civil litigation, creditor/debtor relations, employment law, municipal law; land use policy and planning, personal injury and employment litigation. | | Firm Size: 8 | Representative Clients:
Trillium Corporation; Heath Tecna Inc.; St. Joseph Hospital; General Growth Management, Inc.; C B Wholesale, Inc.; Z Construction, Inc.; Mt. Baker Roofing, Inc.; Whatcom Educational Credit Union; North Coast Credit Union; Pemco Insurance; Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance Company; Lloyds London; Grange Insurance; Northwest Clean Air Agency, City of Lynden; Birch Bay Water & Sewer District; Bellingham/Whatcom Economic Development Council; Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce; United Way of Whatcom County; Northwest Youth Services; Opportunity Council; Womencare Shelter. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
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MasterCard | | Hal Thurston (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, April 16, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, District of Columbia; 1979, Washington. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1970); Georgetown University (J.D., 1974). Assistant Professor, Trial Techniques, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1978. Member: Washington State Trial Lawyers Association; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Geschwind v. Flanagan, 121 Wn.2d 833 (1993); Zander v. Whatcom County, 128 Wh. 2d 1015 (1996); Stoughton v. Mutual of Enumclaw, 61 Wn. App. 365 (1991); Honcoop v. State of WA, 111 Wn. 2d 182 (1988); Roe v. Ludtke Trucking, 46 Wn. App. (1987). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice. Email: Hal Thurston | | Laughlan H. Clark (Member) born Hamilton, Ontario, August 8, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Washington; 1981, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Western Washington University (B.A., 1976); University of Puget Sound (J.D., 1980). Instructor, Approved Continuing Legal Education, Washington State Bar Association. Member: Washington State Bar Association (Member, Creditor-Debtor Section and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section); Whatcom County Bar Association. Reported Cases: In Re Plata, 958 F.2d 918 (9th Circuit 1992); In Re Gitts, 927 F.2d 1109 (9th Circuit 1991). Practice Areas: Debtor and Creditor; Construction Law; Real Estate Litigation; Business Transactions; Business Litigation. Email: Laughlan H. Clark | | Deborra E. Garrett (Member) born Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 6, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania; 1979, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1972); George Washington University (J.D., 1976). Instructor, WSBA approved continuing legal education seminars for attorneys sponsored by Washington State Bar Association, Washington Employment Lawyers Association, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association and Whatcom County Bar Association on selected topics of employment law and civil litigation. Frequent Lecturer, Western Washington University on selected topics of employment law. Presenter, annual legal seminar, Bellingham, for human resource professionals on selected issues of employment law. Member: Washington State Bar Association; National Employment Lawyers Association; Washington State Trial Lawyers Association; Washington Women Lawyers. Reported Cases: Kimbro v. Arco 889 F.2d. 869 (1989); Hayes v. Trulock 51 Wn. App. 795, 755 P.2d 830 (1988). Kohn v. Georgia Pacific Corp., 69 Wn. App. 709, 850 P.2d 517 (1993). Languages: (Conversational) Spanish and French. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Discrimination Law; Civil Law; Personal Injury. Email: Deborra E. Garrett | | Robert A. Carmichael (Member) born Los Angeles, California, April 30, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1980); University of Washington (J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa. Lecturer: "Procedural Pitfalls in Administrative Litigation," Washington State Bar Association, June, 1999; "Land Use and Growth Management," Whatcom County Bar Association, October, 1998; "Growth Management Act On Trial," Law Seminars International, September, 1998. Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Whatcom County, Washington, 1984-1992. Member: Washington State Bar Association. Reported Cases: Lummi Indian Tribe v. Whatcom County, 5F.3rd 1355 (9th Cir. 1993); Wells v. Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board No. 43028-9-I, (Slip Op., April 10, 2000); In re J.D., 112 Wn. 2d 164, 769 P.2d 291 (1989); State v. Stannard, 109 Wn. 2d 29, 742 P.2d 1244 (1987); State v. Zwicker, 105 Wn. 2d 228, 713 P.2d 1101 (1986); State v. Ortiz, 52 Wn. App. 523, 762 P.2d 12 (1988); State v. Hayes, 46 Wn. App. 684, 732 P.2d 168 (1987); State v. Rome, 47 Wn. App. 666, 736 P.2d 709 (1987); State v. Dagenais, 47 Wn. App. 260, 734 P.2d 539 (1987). Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Municipal Law; Water Law; Real Property. Email: Robert A. Carmichael | | T. Gregory Greenan (Member) born Olympia, Washington, March 19, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Washington; 1986, Alaska. Education: Gonzaga University (B.A., 1981); University of Puget Sound (J.D., 1985). Whatcom County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. Member: Washington State Bar Association; Whatcom County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Land Use; Construction; Business. Email: T. Gregory Greenan | | —————————— | | Simi Jain (Associate) born Albany, New York, February 23, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Washington. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., 2000); Vermont Law School (J.D., 2004). Member: Whatcom County and Washington State Bar Associations. Languages: Hindi, Spanish. Practice Areas: Land Use; Municipal Law; Business Law; Real Property. Email: Simi Jain | | Bryan L. Page (Associate) born Renton, Washington, March 7, 1981; Education: Western Washington University (B.A., 2003); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Whatcom County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business; Real Estate. Email: Bryan L. Page | | All Are Members of Whatcom County and Washington State Bar Associations. |
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