Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, P.S.

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Law Firm in Seattle, Washington
 
Location
500 Galland Building, 1221 Second Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98101-2925
(King Co.)
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Contact Information
Phone: 206-623-1745  
Facsimile: 206-623-7789
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Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, P.S. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Trial Practice, Complex Commercial Litigation, Product Liability, Appellate Practice, Corporate, Commercial, Computers and Software, Creditor's Rights and Bankruptcy, Tax, Securities, Trademarks, Business, Employment, International, Estate Planning, Real Estate, Municipal, Land Use, Eminent Domain, Zoning, Environment and Natural Resources Law.
Year Established: 1971
Firm Profile:
Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
Firm Size: 41
Representative Clients:
Alaska Air Group; Bekins Moving & Storage Co.; Cascade Natural Gas Corp.; CIBC Oppenheimer Corp.; CNL Financial; Fannie Mae; Glacier Northwest, Inc.; Hewitt Architects; Hewlett-Packard Co.; HomeStreet Bank; Horizon Air; JAMCO America, Inc.; KeyBank; Lease Crutcher Lewis; Lowe Enterprises Northwest, Inc.; Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.; Mitsubishi Corp.; Mitsubishi International Corp.; Nextel Communications; Nitze-Stagen & Co.; PACCAR Inc; Port of Seattle; The Quadrant Corp.; R.F. Mattei & Associates; Rane Corp.; Signature Seafoods; Smith Barney, Inc.; Taisei Corp.; Triad Development; Trendwest Resorts, Inc.; University of Washington; Uwajimaya, Inc.; Washington Federal Savings; Washington State Convention and Trade Center; Weyerhaeuser Co.; Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Co.; Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc.
Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
D. Christian Addicott (Principal) born Longview, Washington, October 26, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Washington. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1991); University of Washington (J.D., with honors, 1998). Order of the Coif. Executive Notes and Comments Editor, Washington Law Review, 1997-1998. Law Clerk to the Hon. William L. Dwyer, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, 1998-1999. Member: King County and Washington State (Member, Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental Law, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Litigation. Email: D. Christian Addicott
Timothy D. Benedict (Associate) born Portland, Oregon, February 6, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Washington. Education: University of Minnesota (B.S., 1995); University of Washington (J.D., 2000). Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Timothy D. Benedict
Joel N. Bodansky (Principal) born New York, N.Y., February 17, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Washington. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1976); University of Chicago (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, 1980-1981. Law Clerk to the Hon. Dolores K. Sloviter, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1981-1983. Member: King County (Past Chair, Business Law Section), Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Securities; Technology and Science; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Joel N. Bodansky
Karen D. Breckenridge (Associate) born Portland, Oregon, December 1, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Washington. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1999); University of Washington (J.D., 2005). Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Environmental Law; Land Use. Email: Karen D. Breckenridge
Katie S. Chapman (Associate) born Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Washington. Education: Colgate University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); University of Washington (J.D., with honors, 2007). Member: King County & Washington State Bar Associations; Women Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate.
Laurie Lootens Chyz (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan, April 5, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Washington. Education: Vassar College (A.B., with honors, 1981); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations; Washington State Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Sexual Harassment. Email: Laurie Lootens Chyz
Mark S. Clark (Principal) born Evansville, Indiana, December 8, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Washington. Education: George Washington University (B.B.A., 1965); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1968). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1997. Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Toxic Torts; Products Liability. Email: Mark S. Clark
Sally H. Clarke (Of Counsel) born Seattle, Washington; admitted to bar, 1978, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974; M.B.A., 1978; J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Managing Editor, Washington Law Review, 1977-1978. Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Real Estate; Government Relations. Email: Sally H. Clarke
Mary E. Crego (Associate) born Seattle, Washington, June 23, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Washington; 2002, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington. Education: University of Alaska, Anchorage (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997); University of Washington (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers. Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Mary E. Crego
T. Ryan Durkan (Principal) born Seattle, Washington, June 29, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Washington. Education: Washington State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); University of Washington (J.D., with honors, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Notes and Comments Executive Editor, Washington Law Review, 1980-1981. Chair, State Land Use Study Commission. Member: King County and Washington State (Past Chair, Environmental and Land Use Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Real Estate; Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Municipal Law. Email: T. Ryan Durkan
Michael J. Ewart (Associate) born Kennewick, Washington, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Washington and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 2000); University of Virginia (J.D., 2006). Law Clerk to Honorable Judge Robert E. Payne, U.S. District Court, Richmond, VA, 2006-2007. Summer Extern, King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Seattle, WA, 2004. Legislative Assistant, U.S. Senator Gordon Smith, Washington, D.C., 2001-2003; U.S. Senator Slade Gordon, Washington, D.C., 2000. Member: King County & Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.
Gary M. Fallon (Principal) born Batavia, New York, February 7, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Washington. Education: Yale University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Debtor and Creditor; Finance; Bankruptcy; Real Estate; Litigation. Email: Gary M. Fallon
Brian C. Free (Associate) born Seattle, Washington, August 2, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Washington. Education: Stanford University (B.A., with honors, 1999); University of Washington (J.D., with honors, 2004). Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Land Use. Email: Brian C. Free
Joseph B. Genster (Principal) born Evanston, Illinois, June 29, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Washington. Education: Boston College (B.A., summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa, 1977); University of Virginia (J.D., 1985). Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Land Use; Employment; Construction Law. Email: Joseph B. Genster
Ann M. Gygi (Principal) born Ogden, Utah, November 12, 1959; admitted to bar, 1990, Washington. Education: Washington State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); University of Puget Sound (J.D., summa cum laude, 1990). Member, University of Puget Sound Law Review, 1989-1990. Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Environmental Law; Natural Resources. Email: Ann M. Gygi
Julie B. Hamilton (Associate) born Bellevue, Washington, December 4, 1970; admitted to bar, 2005, Washington. Education: University of Oregon (B.A., 1992); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Member, Editorial Board, Law Review, 2004-2005. Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate(45%); Finance(45%); Business Law(10%).
Jerome L. Hillis (Principal) born Seattle, Washington, March 24, 1939; admitted to bar, 1966, Washington. Education: Whitman College (A.B., 1961); University of Washington (J.D., 1966). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Managing Editor, Washington Law Review, 1965-1966. Member: King County and Washington State (Member, Environmental and Land Use Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Real Estate; Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Municipal Law; Resorts and Leisure. Email: Jerome L. Hillis
Howard F. Jensen (Principal) born Olympia, Washington, February 18, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Washington. Education: Whitman College (B.A., 1991); University of Washington (J.D., 1995). Member, Moot Court Honor Board. Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Real Estate; Land Use. Email: Howard F. Jensen
Alison G. Jones (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, September 24, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Washington. Education: Whitman College (B.A., 2001); University of Washington School of Law (J.D., 2006). Legal Intern, Washington Environmental Council, 2004. Member: Washington State and King County Bar Associations; Washington Women Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Litigation.
Michael K. Kirschner (Of Counsel) born Saint Joseph, Missouri, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Utah; 1988, Nevada; 1989, Hawaii; 1991, District of Columbia; 1998, Washington; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Carleton College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); University of Utah College of Law (J.D., 1985). Previously with Cades Schutte, Fleming & Wright; Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner. Member: Washington State Bar Association. [Lt, U.S. Naval Reserve, active 1985-1989; LCNR, inactive, 1989-2001]. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(100%).
Michael N. Kot (Associate) born Longview, Washington, November 20, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Washington. Education: Western Washington University (B.A., 2000); University of Washington (J.D., with honors, 2003). Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Debtor and Creditor; Litigation. Email: Michael N. Kot
George A. Kresovich (Principal) born Chicago, Illinois, November 9, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois; 1978, Washington. Education: University of Notre Dame (A.B., magna cum laude, 1971); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Litigation. Email: George A. Kresovich
Eric D. Lansverk (Principal) born Vancouver, Washington, November 15, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Washington. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1983); University of Washington (J.D., with highest honors, 1987). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Notes and Comments Editor, Washington Law Review, 1986-1987. Law Clerk to the Hon. William L. Dwyer, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, 1987-1988. Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Securities; Labor and Employment; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Eric D. Lansverk
George W. Martin, Jr. (Principal) born Seattle, Washington, October 19, 1939; admitted to bar, 1966, District of Columbia; 1970, Washington. Education: University of Washington (A.B., cum laude, 1961); Harvard University (LL.B., 1964). Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; International Business Law; Finance. Email: George W. Martin, Jr.
Steven T. Masada, Jr. (Associate) born Concord, California, June 18, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Washington. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); University of Washington (J.D., with honors, 2004). Author: "Most Extreme Case: A New Alternative for U.S. Medical Malpractice Liability Reform," 13 Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal 163 (2004). Teaching Assistant, Legal Writing Program, University of Washington School of Law, 2003-2004. Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Steven T. Masada, Jr.
Melody B. McCutcheon (Principal) born Los Angeles, California, September 11, 1953; admitted to bar, 1988, Washington. Education: Stanford University (A.B., with distinction and departmental honors in Political Science, 1974); University of Washington (Master of Urban Planning, 1978; J.D., with honors, 1988). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Lecturer, Land Use Planning, University of Washington Law School, 1996. Member: King County and Washington State (Member, Executive Committee, Land Use and Environmental Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Municipal Law. Email: Melody B. McCutcheon
Mark C. McPherson (Special Counsel) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, February 7, 1955; admitted to bar, 1987, Washington. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); Harvard University (Ph.D., 1983; J.D., cum laude, 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to the Hon. Jerome Farris, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1985-1986. Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations; Washington State Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Litigation; Eminent Domain; Labor and Employment. Email: Mark C. McPherson
David E. Myre, Jr. (Principal) born Seattle, Washington, September 5, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates; Taxation. Email: David E. Myre, Jr.
Douglas S. Palmer, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Peoria, Illinois, March 15, 1945; admitted to bar, 1969, Washington. Education: Yale University (A.B., cum laude, 1966); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1969). Formerly with: Adachi, Henderson, Miyatake & Fujita, Tokyo, Japan, 1969-1974; Foster Pepper & Shefelman, Seattle, Washington, 1975-2002. Director, Japan-America Society of the State of Washington. Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations. Languages: Japanese and Mandarin Chinese. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; International Law; Real Estate Law. Email: Douglas S. Palmer, Jr.
Louis D. Peterson (Principal) born Seattle, Washington, June 26, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Washington. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1971 ; J.D., magna cum laude, 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to the Hon. Morell E. Sharp, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, 1974-1975. Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Securities; Business Law. Email: Louis D. Peterson
Richard M. Peterson (Principal) born Denver, Colorado, November 9, 1953; admitted to bar, 1986, Washington. Education: Gonzaga University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975); Marquette University; Stanford University (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Executive Vice President, Stanford Environmental Law Society, 1984-1985. Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Municipal Law. Email: Richard M. Peterson
Amit Ranade (Associate) born Kansas City, Kansas; admitted to bar, 2004, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1998; J.D., 2003). Order of the Bannister, Moot Court Honor Board, 2003. Course Instructor, University of Washington Extension Program, 2006—. Associate, Preston, Gates & Ellis (now K&L Gates), Seattle, Washington, 2003-2007. Chairman, Seattle Parks Department Commission, 2005—. Board of Regents, University of Washington, 2001-2002. Member: King County, Snohomish County, Washington State and American Bar Associations; South Asian Bar Association. Fellow, Washington State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division. Languages: German and Marathi. Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental; Land Use; Real Estate / Lending Litigation. Email: Amit Ranade
Stephen H. Roos (Principal) born Bellevue, Washington, July 9, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, California; 1996, Washington. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1988); Yale University (J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to the Honorable Jerome Farris, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1995-1996. Member: Washington State Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Municipal Law. Email: Stephen H. Roos
Gabriel S. Rosenthal (Principal) born Pomona, California, May 13, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Washington; 2006, California. Education: Claremont McKenna College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); University of Washington (J.D., 1997). Order of the Coif. Member, Washington Law Review, 1997. Member: Washington State and King County Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Business Entity Law; Employment Law. Email: Gabriel S. Rosenthal
Steven R. Rovig (Principal) born Kalispell, Montana, July 11, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Montana; 1984, Washington. Education: Montana State University (B.A., 1975); University of Montana (J.D., 1980). Phi Delta Phi. Legislative Counsel to the Hon. Max Baucus, United States Senate, 1980-1983. Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Real Property. Email: Steven R. Rovig
Joseph A. Sakay (Principal) born Seattle, Washington, March 30, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Colorado; 1995, Washington. Education: Whitman College (B.A., with honors and distinction, 1990); University of Washington (J.D., 1993). Executive Editor, Pacific Rim Law and Policy Journal, 1992-1993. Law Clerk to the Hon. Richard P. Matsch, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 1993-1994. Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations; The Colorado Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor. Email: Joseph A. Sakay
Michael F. Schumacher (Principal) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, September 22, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Washington. Education: Stanford University (A.B., with distinction, 1975); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1979-1980. Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Partnership Law; Finance; Debtor and Creditor; Computers and Software. Email: Michael F. Schumacher
Michael R. Scott (Principal) born Ellington Air Force Base, Texas, December 1, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Washington. Education: Stanford University (A.B., with distinction, 1979; B.S., 1979; J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Litigation; Securities; Commercial Law; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment. Email: Michael R. Scott
Robert B. Van Cleve (Principal) born Saint Louis, Missouri, June 18, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, Washington. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1982); University of Virginia (J.D., 1989). Executive Editor, Journal of Law and Politics, 1988-1989. Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Securities; Technology and Science; Trademarks. Email: Robert B. Van Cleve
John L. West (Of Counsel) born Centralia, Washington, September 23, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1966); Harvard University (J.D., 1969). Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Emerging Business Law; Corporate Law; Public Utility Law. Email: John L. West
Richard R. Wilson (Principal) born Pasadena, California, April 14, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Washington. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1971); University of Washington (J.D., 1976). Member: King County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Real Estate; Municipal Law; Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Housing Law. Email: Richard R. Wilson

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