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Address
524 Second Avenue, Suite 500
Seattle, Washington 98104-2323 (King Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
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(Main Office) Cairncross & Hempelmann, P.S. represents clients on a local, national and international basis. We value the cultivation of personal service, flexibility to handle needs on an expedited basis, the ability to perform exceptional legal work, broad and sophisticated legal expertise, and attention to business trends. We also believe in utilizing every resource available and that any problem can be resolved through hard work and creative problem-solving. Statement of PracticeBusiness Law, Securities, Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology Transactions, Banking, Contracts, Entertainment, Franchise Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Trademark and Licensing, E-Commerce, Internet Law, Communications Law, Software Computer Transactions and Licensing, Strategic Business Planning, Taxation, Emerging Markets, Land Use, Natural Resources and Environmental Law, Zoning, Real Estate, Construction Law, Hotel and Resort Law, Civil Trial and Appellate Litigation, Consumer Law, Mediation, Employment Law, Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy. Firm Size: 38
Representative Clients:Aegis Senior Communities, LLC
American Capital Development
Jones Soda Co.
J.P. Morgan Chase
Lehman Commercial Finance
Loudeye Technologies, Inc.
Microsoft Corporation
Plum Creek Timber Company L.P.
Timberline Ventures, LLC
Wave Division Networks, LLC.
Address524 Second Avenue, Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98104-2323, (King Co.)
PhonePhone: 206-587-0700
Fax: 206-587-2308
Website
http://www.cairncross.com
Yousef Arefi-Afshar (Attorney) born Ahwaz, Iran; admitted to bar, 2008, Washington. Education: Colorado College (B.A., Psychology, with distinction, cum laude, 2003); University of Washington School of Law (J.D., 2008). Instructor, University of Washington's Street Law Program, Chief Sealth High School. President, Sports and Entertainment Law Association. Student Attorney, Federal Tax Clinic, resolving disputes with the IRS. Practice Areas: Litigation(25%); Real Estate(25%); Corporate Law(25%); Business Law(25%).Email: Yousef Arefi-Afshar
Michael R. Beers (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2005, Washington. Education: Yale University (B.A., Psychology, 2002); University of Washington (J.D., 2005). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Washington Law Review, 2004-2005. Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: Michael R. Beers
Scott T. Bell (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1981, Washington. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1978); Harvard Law School; New York University (J.D., 1981). Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities.Email: Scott T. Bell
Michael S. Brunet (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2004, Washington. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 2000); University of Virginia (J.D., 2004). Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate Law.Email: Michael S. Brunet
Maureen D. Burke (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1998, Washington. Education: University of Oregon (B.A., summa cum laude, 1990); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor-in-Chief, Hastings Women's Law Journal, 1997-1998. Member: Washington State Bar Association. Languages: American Sign Language. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Commercial Banking; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Employment Law; Trademarks; International Trademarks; Trade Names.Email: Maureen D. Burke
Elizabeth C. Chambers (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1999, Washington. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); University of Washington (J.D., with honors, 1999). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Moot Court Honor Board. Member and Executive Editor, University of Washington Law Review. Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law.Email: Elizabeth C. Chambers
John Scott De Lanoy (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1995, Minnesota; 1996, Wisconsin; 1999, Washington. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1991); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1995). Member: Minnesota State Bar Association; Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate.Email: John Scott De Lanoy
Gregory J. Duff (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1994, Washington. Education: Pepperdine University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1991); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Hospitality Law; Resorts and Leisure; Commercial Real Estate; Contracts; Technology Transactions.Email: Gregory J. Duff
Shaun A. Gill (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2001, Washington. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1991); University of Washington School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member, University of Washington Law Review, 1998-2000. Member: Washington State Bar Association; South Asian Bar Association. Languages: Hindi, Punjabi and Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; General Business; Corporate Securities; Corporate Finance.Email: Shaun A. Gill
Matt B. Hanna (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts; 2004, Washington; 2006, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington. Education: Seattle University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); Université de Paris IV - The Sorbonne, Paris, France (Magistère degree in French, mention très bien, 1996); University of Cincinnati (M.A., French, 1997); Boston University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Washington State and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Condominium Law.Email: Matt B. Hanna
John W. Hempelmann (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1969, Washington; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., with honors, 1964; M.A., 1969); University of Washington (J.D., 1969). Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Land Use; Zoning Law; Environmental Law; Natural Resources.Email: John W. Hempelmann
John R. Knapp, Jr. (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1998, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 1999, Washington; 2000, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington; 2004, Idaho, U.S. District Court, District of Idaho and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., cum laude, 1993; J.D., 1997). Law Clerk to the Honorable Peter J. Walsh, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware, 1997-1998. Languages: German, Portuguese. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: John R. Knapp, Jr.
Azar Koulibaly (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2007, Washington. Education: Northern Arizona University (B.S., 2004); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Washington State Bar Association. Languages: Dutch. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Business Transactions.Email: Azar Koulibaly
Andrew S. Lane (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1996, Washington. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1982); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Associate Editor, Seattle University Law Review. Practice Areas: Land Use; Environmental Law; Zoning Law; Natural Resources.Email: Andrew S. Lane
Peggy Li (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2007, Washington. Education: Beijing University Law School (LL.B., with honors, 2000); University of Wisconsin Law School (LL.M., 2003); University of Washington Law School (J.D., 2007). Comments and Articles Editor, Pacific Rim Law and Policy Journal. Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Business Transactions; Intellectual Property.Email: Peggy Li
Jeremie Lipton (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2001, Oregon; 2007, Washington. Education: Pacific Lutheran University (B.A., 1997); Northeastern University (J.D., 2001). Member: Washington State and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar. [Captain, U.S. Air Force, Judge Advocate General Corps., 2002-2007, Honorable Separation]. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Land Use.Email: Jeremie Lipton
Donald E. Marcy (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1980, Washington. Education: Stanford University (A.B., with honors, 1975); University of Southern California (J.D., 1979). Southern California Law Review, 1978-1979. Executive Editor of Articles, 1978-1979. Author. "Wetlands" Washington Real Property Deskbook, 3rd Ed. (Wash State Bar Ass'n, 1996); "The Crashworthiness Doctrine and the Allocation of Risks in Commercial Aviation," 52 S. Cal. L. Rev. 1581 (1979). Member: Washington State (Director, Environmental and Land Use Law Section, 1983-1986) and American Bar Associations; National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (Washington Chapter - Chairman, Golden Gavel Group, 1991-1994; Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1996, 2005-2008). Practice Areas: Land Use; Commercial Real Estate; Environmental Law; Natural Resources.Email: Donald E. Marcy
Ryan D. McFarland (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2000, Washington. Education: Whitman College (B.A., 1996); Cornell University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Olin Law and Economics Scholar. Member, Cornell Law Review. Member: East King County (Trustee), Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Litigation; Business Counseling.Email: Ryan D. McFarland
Charles Newton (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2005, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 2002); University of Washington School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2005).
Jessica Nguyen (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2007, Oregon; 2008, Washington. Education: Seattle University (B.A. magna cum laude, 2003); University of Washington School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Liquor Licensing; Commercial Real Estate; Hospitality Law; Travel and Tourism.Email: Jessica Nguyen
John E. D. Powell (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1982, Washington. Education: Bethel College (B.A., 1978); Seattle University (J.D., 1982). Associate, Association of Average Adjusters. Member: Washington State Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Washington State Trial Lawyers Association; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Maritime Law; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Subrogation; Personal Injury; Construction Defects; Civil Litigation.Email: John E. D. Powell
Anna Revelle (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2007, Washington. Education: Vassar College (B.A., with honors, 2003); University of Washington (J.D., 2007). Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Anna Revelle
J. Thomas Richardson (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1973, New York; 1989, Washington. Education: Colgate University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1968); Yale University (J.D., 1972). Phi Beta Kappa. Associate Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1970-1972. Assistant Professor of Law, University of Puget Sound School of Law, 1982-1989. Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Antitrust; Trademark Litigation; Securities Litigation; Products Liability; Real Property.Email: J. Thomas Richardson
John Rizzardi (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1979, Washington. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., with honors, 1976); Seattle University (J.D., 1979). Member: Washington State Bar Association (Member, Debtor-Creditor Section, 1983); Oregon State Bar Association (2009); Turnaround Management Association (President, 2003; International Chairman of the Board, 2004). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Lenders Rights; Creditors Rights; Litigation.Email: John Rizzardi
Nancy Bainbridge Rogers (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1994, Alaska and U.S. District Court, District of Alaska; 1997, Washington, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Washington (B.A., with college honors and B.S., 1990; J.D., 1994). Phi Alpha Delta (Dunbar Chapter, 1991-1994; Clerk, 1992-1993). Member: Washington State and Alaska Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Jefferson County v. Lakeside Industries, 106 Wn. App. 380, 23 P.3d 542 (2001), opinion amended, 29 P.3d 36 (2001), review denied, Wn. 2d (2002). Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Surface Mining; Environmental Law; Endangered Species; Eminent Domain; Real Estate; Conservation Easements; National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Administrative Law.Email: Nancy Bainbridge Rogers
David W. Sandell (Contract Attorney) born Seattle, Washington, August 21, 1940; admitted to bar, 1964, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1961; LL.B., 1963); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1965). Member: Washington State Bar Association; Oklahoma State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Tax Law(40%); Securities Law(30%); Corporate Law(30%).
Robert C. Seidel (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1986, Washington. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., with distinction, 1979); University of San Francisco (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). Member: Washington State Bar Association; WSA; Northwest Venture Group & MIT Forum. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Securities; Corporate Finance.Email: Robert C. Seidel
Diana S. Shukis (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1999, Washington. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1994); University of Oregon (J.D., 1999). Staff Member, Oregon Law Review. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Premises Liability; Hotel and Resort Law.Email: Diana S. Shukis
Todd W. Smith (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1998, California; 2005, Washington. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1993); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Washington State Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Technology Transactions.Email: Todd W. Smith
Shannon Rhodes Stokke (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2000, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1996); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Finance; Software Licensing; Technology Transactions.Email: Shannon Rhodes Stokke
Dawson Taylor (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1974, Michigan; 1989, Washington and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.B.A., 1969); Wayne State University (J.D., 1974). Certified Public Accountant: Michigan, 1971; Washington, 1980. Co-Author, "West's Legal Forms," Ch. 92, 1982. Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Corporate Law; Business Law; Estate Planning.Email: Dawson Taylor
W. Frank Taylor (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1992, Washington. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1988; J.D., 1992). Order of the Coif. Member, Journal of Law and Politics. Member, WSA. Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Software Licensing; E-Commerce; Internet Law; Distribution; Patent Licensing; Intellectual Property; Business Transactions; Music Licensing; Commercial Transactions.Email: W. Frank Taylor
Stephen P. VanDerhoef (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1990, Washington. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1987); University of Puget Sound (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member, Editorial Staff and Note and Comment Editor, University of Puget Sound Law Review, 1988-1990. Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Business Dissolutions; Federal Civil Practice; Complex Commercial Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Contract Litigation; Condemnation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Partnership Dissolution; Products Liability Defense; Boundary Disputes; Securities Litigation; Shareholder Disputes; Tort Liability; Land Use Litigation.Email: Stephen P. VanDerhoef
Daniel Charles Vaughn (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1986, Washington. Education: Creighton University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); University of Nebraska (J.D., with distinction, 1986). Order of the Coif. Member, 1984-1985 and Executive Editor, 1985-1986, Nebraska Law Review. Author, "The Whooping Crane, the Platte River and Endangered Species Legislation," Nebraska Law Review. Member: Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Transactions; Finance.Email: Daniel Charles Vaughn
James P. Wagner (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1980, Washington; 1984, Alaska. Education: Washington State University (B.A., 1976); Stanford University Law School (J.D., 1979). Member: Washington State, Alaska and American (Member: Forum Committee on the Construction Industry; Section Governing Committee, 1997-2001; Chair, Construction Forum Legislation Division, 1982-1984) Bar Associations; American Arbitration Association. Practice Areas: Construction and Design Law; Insurance; Products Liability; Contract Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: James P. Wagner
Ruth Walters (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2000, Washington. Education: Indiana University (B.S., with distinction, 1996); University of Michigan School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: Washington State Bar Association.Email: Ruth Walters
Dwight Wheaton, II (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1997, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1994; J.D., 1997). Member, 1994-1997 and Treasurer, 1997, Black Law Students Association. Treasurer, 1997. Member: Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Law; Tax; Estate Planning.Email: Dwight Wheaton, II
Timothy M. Woodland (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1993, Washington. Education: Brown University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1989); University of North Carolina (J.D., with honors, 1993). President, Student Bar Association, 1992-1993. North Carolina Journal of International Law & Commercial Regulation, 1992-1993. Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Finance; Securities Regulation.Email: Timothy M. Woodland
——————————Sandip Soli (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Washington; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., with honors, 1996); University of Washington School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Washington State Bar Association; South Asian Bar Association of Washington. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.
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