MEMBERS OF FIRM
David C. Groff, Jr. (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, June 16, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Washington. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1968; J.D., cum laude, 1972). Order of the Coif. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Named: "Super Lawyer," Washington Law and Politics; "Seattle's Best Lawyers," Seattle Magazine; Washington "Amazing Lawyer," Washington CEO Magazine. Note and Comment Editor, University of Michigan Law Review, 1971, 1972. Author: "CM at Risk-Making it Work In a Volatile Market," Construction Law Superconference (2005); "Retroactive Application of the National Environmental Policy Act," 69 Michigan Law Review 732, 1972; "Teaming Agreements," Construction Law Superconference (2004); "Fundamentals of Construction Law," ABA, 2003; "Construction Disputes, Practical Training and Forms," WSBA, 2002; "Construction Issues in Washington," Lorman, 2002; Settling Claims & Seeking Indemnity," Under Construction, ABA, 2001; "Washington Construction Law," PESI, 1981-1991. Contributor: Proving and Pricing Construction Claims, Aspen Publishers, 1996; Settling Claims & Seeking Indemnity, Under Construction (ABA), 2001; Mediation Theatre: When Things Start to Go Wrong, Construction Superconference, San Francisco (1997); Architect and Engineer Liability, Washing State Bar Association, 1998; Washington Construction Law: Preventing the Avoidable, Lorman Publications (1999). Secretary, Design Build Institute of America,. Northwest Chapter. Member: Washington State (Member, Section of Construction Law) and American (Member: Litigation Section and Forum Committee on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Government Contracts; Complex Litigation.Email: David C. Groff, Jr.
Michael J. Murphy (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, July 28, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Washington; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1977; J.D., magna cum laude, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Managing Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1979-1980. Co-Author: "The Impact of Fast Tract Construction and Construction Management on Subcontractors," 46 Law and Contemp. Prob. 55, 1983, reprinted in 3 Construction Yearbooks (1984). Member, Associated General Contractors; ABA Forum Committee on the Construction Industry; Master Builders of King & Snohomish Counties; Utility Contractors Association of Washington. Reported Cases: Henderson Homes, Inc. v. City of Bothell, 124 Wn.2d 240, 877 P.2d 176, (1994); Employco Personnel Services, Inc. v. City of Seattle, 117 Wn.2d 606, 817 P.2d 1373, (1991). Practice Areas: Land Use; Real Estate; Construction; Public Procurement; Commercial Litigation.Email: Michael J. Murphy
David R. Trachtenberg (1950-2003).
Jerold T. Everard (Member) born Merced, California, April 29, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Washington and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Puget Sound (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); University of California, Hastings College of Law (J.D., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. Chairman, ABA Subcommittee 401: Software Rights. Member, NAIOP. Member: King County (Member, Sections on: Technology and Law; Real Estate) and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Intellectual Property; Corporate Finance; General Corporate.Email: Jerold T. Everard
Stephen T. Parkinson (Member) born Bristol, England, May 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, Washington. Education: Whitman College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (M.A., American History, 1986; M.Phil., 1988); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Law Clerk to the Honorable Thomas S. Zilly, 1991-1992. Marten Brown, Inc., Seattle, Shareholder, 1995-2002. Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation.Email: Stephen T. Parkinson
Marisa M. Bavand (Member) born Orange, California, June 15, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California; 1998, Washington, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1993); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Book Award in Constitutional Law and Remedies. Staff Member, 1994-1995 and Editor, Special Projects, 1995-1996, Southwestern University Law Review. Member: Los Angeles County, King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Government Contracts; Commercial Litigation.Email: Marisa M. Bavand
Michael P. Grace (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, September 29, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Washington; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1997, Oregon; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1990); Seattle University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Order of the Barristers. Member: Washington State and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar; . Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Suretyship; Insurance.Email: Michael P. Grace
OF COUNSEL
Robynne Thaxton Parkinson (Of Counsel) born Dallas, Texas, August 22, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Alaska; 1991, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington; 1996, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1986); University of Colorado (J.D., 1989). Adjunct Professor, Seattle University, 2002-2005. Member: King County, Washington State (Member, Construction Law Section) and American Bar Associations; Institute of America (Member: Design Build; AGC Human Resource's Roundtable; Forum on the Construction Industry; Secretary, NW Chapter). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Employment Law.Email: Robynne Thaxton Parkinson
William J. Crittenden (Of Counsel) born Seattle, Washington, December 2, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Washington, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1992). Law Clerk to Judge William W. Baker, Washington Court of Appeals, 1993-1995; Chief Justice Barbara Durham, Washington Supreme Court, 1995-1997. Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Land Use; Commercial Litigation; Constitutional Law; Public Law.Email: William J. Crittenden
ASSOCIATES
Kristi D. Favard (Associate) born Glendive, Montana, June 28, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Washington; 2004, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington. Education: Heritage College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2000); University of Washington School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2003). Member, Tulalip Tribal Court. Practice Areas: Environmental; Construction; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kristi D. Favard
Daniel R. Connolly Carmalt (Associate) born Oakland, California, October 13, 1970; admitted to bar, 2003, New York; 2005, Washington. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., magna cum laude, honors, 1993; M.F.A., 1999); Yale Law School (J.D., 2003). Formerly with: Northwest Defenders Association; Ropes and Gray; Fish and Neave. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Law.Email: Daniel R. Connolly Carmalt
Shelley Tolman (Associate) born Mesa, Arizona, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, California; 2009, Washington. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 2003); Arizona State University (J.D., 2007). Order of the Coif. Formerly with Day Casebeer Madrid & Batchelder. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Enforcement; Intellectual Property Infringement; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Portfolio Management; International Intellectual Property.Email: Shelley Tolman
LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL
Donna M. Klein Member: Association of Legal Administrators (Member: National Chapter; Puget Sound Chapter).Email: Donna M. Klein