(Main Office)

Hendricks & Lewis PLLC has been carefully structured to provide sophisticated legal counsel in the collegial environment of a smaller firm. We offer a tenacious commitment to excellence, a broad and creative approach to legal issues, and a consistent focus on our client's interests.

Statement of Practice

Civil Litigation and Appellate Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, Domain Names, Non-compete and Confidentiality Agreements, False Advertising, Right of Publicity, Right of Privacy, Libel, Slander and Defamation, Advertising and Marketing, Communications and Media, Entertainment and the Arts, Art Law, Sports Law, Computer and Software, Internet Law, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Unfair Competition, Regulated Industries, Energy, Environmental Law, Construction Law, Government Contracts, Historic Preservation, Public-Private Development, Municipal Law, Public Records and Disclosure Laws including the Federal Freedom of Information Act, the Washington Public Records Act and Open Public Meetings Act, Contract Drafting and Negotiation, Contract Interpretation, Contract Litigation, Business Law, Commercial Bad Faith, Fraud, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, and Securities Litigation.

Address

901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100
Seattle, WA 98164-2001, (King Co.)

Phone

Phone: 206-607-9601
Fax: 206-583-2716

Website

http://www.hllaw.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Katherine Hendricks (Member) admitted to bar, 1975, Massachusetts; 1982, Colorado; 1984, Washington; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Ninth Circuits and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B., S.M., 1972); Boston University (J.D., 1975). Member, Boston University Law Review, 1973-1975. President, Washington Lawyers for the Arts, 1991-1992. Member: Freehold Theatre Lab Studio (Director, 1994-1996); FINRA Arbitration and Mediation Programs; American Arbitration Association; International Centre for Dispute Resolution; National Arbitration Forum (Panels for Arbitration). Member: King County, Washington State (Chair, Intellectual and Industrial Property Section, 1991-1992; Special District Counsel for Intellectual Property), Federal and American (Member, Law Practice Management, Intellectual Property and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations; MIT Enterprise Forum of the Northwest (Board Member, 1989-1994; Chair, 1993-1994); International Trademark Association (Member, 1996-2002, Committee on Legislation Analysis, Chair, Subcommittee on Publicity Rights). Reported Cases: Omawale v. WBZ, 610 F.2d 20 (1st Cir. 1979); Baer v. Abel, 648 F. Supp. 69 (W.D. Wash. 1986); Town of Lexington v. Town of Bedford, 378 Mass. 562, 393 N.E.2d 321 (1979); Williams College v. AG, 375 Mass. 220, 375 N.E.2d 1225 (1978); Van Patten v. Jensen, 112 Wn.2d 552, 773 P.2d 62 (1989); Kaplan v. Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co., 100 Wn. App. 571, 990 P.2d 991 (2000); River Park Square v. Miggins, 143 Wn.2d 68, 17 P.3d 1178 (2001); Glow Industries, Inc. v. Lopez, 273 F. Supp. 2d 1095 (2003); Chase Jarvis, et al. v. K2, et al., 486 F.3d 526 (9th Cir. 2007). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Trademarks; Advertising and Marketing; Copyrights; Securities Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Contracts; Entertainment and the Arts; Right of Publicity; Unfair Trade; Government Contracts.Email: Katherine Hendricks

O. Yale Lewis, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1969, Oregon; 1970, Washington; U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Harvard College (A.B., cum laude, 1962); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1969). Moot Court Board; Winner of Lile Moot Court Competition. Law Clerk to Hon. Alfred T. Goodwin, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, 1969-1970. Seattle Public Library Trustee, 1986-1989, and President, 1992-1997. Commissioner, Seattle Parks Commission, 2001-2003. Member, King County Mandatory Arbitration Program. Special Deputy Attorney General, Montana, 1979-1980. Special Counsel, Attorney General, Alaska, 1982-1984. Special Counsel, City of Spokane, Washington, 2000. Member: King County, Washington State (Chair, Intellectual and Industrial Property Section, 1994-1996; Member, Consumer Protection and Unfair Business Practices and Litigation Sections), Federal and American Bar (Member, Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Public Utility, Communication and Transportation, and Litigation Sections and the Entertainment and Sports Industry and Communications Law Forums) Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar; The Sports Law Association. [Lieut., U.S. Navy, Submarine Corps, 1962-1966]. Reported Cases: Arctic Slope Regional Corp. v. FERC, 832 F.2d 158, 265 U.S. App. D.C. 390 (D.C. Cir. 1987); Mobil Alaska Pipeline Co. v. United States, 557 F.2d 775 (5th Cir. 1977); Alaska v. FERC, 980 F.2d 761 (D.C. Cir. 1992); Oxy USA, Inc. v. FERC, 64 F.3d 679, 314 U.S. App. D.C. 175 (D.C. Cir. 1995); Edwardsen v. Morton, 369 F. Supp. 1359 (D.D.C. 1973); United States v. Atlantic Richfield Co., 435 F. Supp. 1009 (D. Alaska 1977); In re Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pac. R.R. Co., 417 F. Supp. 964 (N.D. I11. 1979); SEC v. United Fin. Group, 404 F. Supp. 908 (D. Or. 1975); Seattle Times Co. v. Tielsch, 80 Wn.2d 502, 495 P.2d. 1366 (1972); In re City of Seattle, 96 Wn.2d 616, 638 P.2d 549 (1981); Democratic Party of Washington v. Spellman, 101 Wn. 2d 94, 675 P.2d 1222 (1984); River Park Square v. Miggins, 143 Wn.2d 68, 17 P.3d 1178 (2001); Glow Industries, Inc. v. Lopez, 273 F.Supp.2d 1095 (2003); Sun Microsystems, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., 333 F.3d 517 (4th Cir. 2003); PlayMakers, LLC v. ESPN, Inc., 376 F.3d 894 (9th Cir. 2004); DC3 Entertainment, LLC v. John Galt Entertainment, Inc., 412 F. Supp. 2d 1125 (W.D. Wash. 2006). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Copyrights; Trademarks; False Advertising; Right of Publicity; Right of Privacy; Defamation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Unfair Competition; Trade Secrets; Entertainment and the Arts; Sports Law; Public-Private Development; Municipal Law; Public Records and Disclosure Laws.Email: O. Yale Lewis, Jr.

ASSOCIATES

Stacia N. Lay (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Washington; U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: California State University, Chico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); Rutgers University Law School, Camden (J.D., with highest honors, 2000). Managing Editor, The Orion, 1994-1995. Articles Editor, Rutgers Law Journal, 1999-2000. Judicial Clerk to Hon. Karen G. Seinfeld, Washington State Court of Appeals, Division II. Member: American (Member, Litigation Section) and Washington State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Glow Industries, Inc. v. Lopez, 273 F. Supp. 2d 1095 (2003); Sun Microsystems, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., 333 F.3d 517 (4th Cir. 2003); PlayMakers, LLC v. ESPN, Inc., 376 F.3d 894 (9th Cir. 2004); DC3 Entertainment, LLC v. John Galt Entertainment, Inc., 412 F. Supp. 2d 1125 (W.D. Wash. 2006). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Trademarks; Advertising and Marketing.Email: Stacia N. Lay

J. Bowman Neely (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Washington; U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: New York University (B.A., 1995); University of Montana School of Law (J.D., 2004). Montana Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 2002-2004. Member: Washington Lawyers for the Arts (Treasurer, 2005-2006). Member: Washington State Bar Association. Reported Cases: Chase Jarvis, et al. v. K2 Inc., et al., 486 F.3d 526 (9th Cir. 2007). Languages: French, Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Law; Entertainment and the Arts.Email: J. Bowman Neely

Kara C. Rowton (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Washington; U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Montana State University (B.S., 2005); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Order of Barristers. Executive Committee Member, Moot Court. Member, Intellectual Property Law Society. Recipient, CALI Award for Excellence in Legal Writing. President, Student Bar Association. Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Civil Litigation; Intellectual Property; Advertising and Marketing; Entertainment and the Arts.Email: Kara C. Rowton

OF COUNSEL

Randolph W. Urmston (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1970, Delaware; 1972, Washington; U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Virginia Military Institute (B.S., Civil Engineering, 1966); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1969). Assistant Attorney General, Washington Department of Transportation, 1972-1973. Member: King County and Washington State (Member, Sections on: Environmental and Land Use Law; Real Property; Probate and Trust) Bar Associations. [Captain, U.S. Army Infantry, 1969-1971]. Reported Cases: State v. Yard Birds, Inc., 9 Wn. App. 514, 513 P.2d 1030 (1973); State v. Obie Outdoor Advertising, Inc., 9 Wn. App. 943, 516 P.2d 233 (1973); River Park Square v. Miggins, 143 Wn.2d 68, 17 P.3d 1178 (2001). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Intellectual Property; Alternative Energy; Environmental Law; Real Estate; Business Law; Estate Planning.Email: Randolph W. Urmston

LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL

Brenda Brauer Nixdorf Education: University of Nevada (B.A., with distinction, 1980; M.A., 1982); Edmonds Community College (A.T.A., 1985). Phi Kappa Phi; Alpha Kappa Delta. Member, Law Practice Management Section, Washington State Bar Association. Member: Association of Legal Administrators, Puget Sound Chapter (Co-Chair, Small Firm Administrators, 1992-1993; Co-Chair, Cheers Committee, 1997-1998; Chair, Compensation and Benefits Survey Committee, 1999-2001; Treasurer, 2002-2005); Washington State Paralegal Association.Email: Brenda Brauer Nixdorf