MEMBERS OF FIRM
Robert O. Wells, Jr. (Member) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1958, District of Columbia; 1959, Washington. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1952; J.D., 1958). Practice Areas: Immigration Law.
Douglas M. Fryer (Member) born Seattle, Washington; admitted to bar, 1959, Washington; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1957; LL.B., 1959). Practice Areas: Admiralty Law; Civil Litigation; Antitrust Law.
Jess G. Webster (Member) born Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1981, Washington; 1984, Alaska. Education: University of Washington (B.S., 1977); University of Puget Sound (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Business Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Fisheries; Corporate Law; Employment Law; Environmental; Water Law; International Law.
John E. Lenker (Member) born Wendell, Idaho; admitted to bar, 1983, Washington and California. Education: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (B.S., 1971); University of Portland (M.B.A., 1978) McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Toxic Torts; Admiralty Law; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense.
ASSOCIATES
Vickie F. Li (Associate) born Seattle, Washington; admitted to bar, 1997, Washington; 1998, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1992); University of Washington (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Immigration Law.
Sally A. Lanham (Associate) born Council, Idaho; admitted to bar, 1986, Washington. Education: Central Michigan University (B.S., 1976); University of Idaho (J.D., 1985). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Family Law(90%); Probate.
Shelley M. Buckholtz (Associate) born Seattle, Washington; admitted to bar, 2000, Washington. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.A., 1994); Gonzaga University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000); University of Washington School of Law (LL.M., 2001). Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates Litigation; Business Law; Corporate Law; Probate; Fiduciary Law.
Lafcadio H. Darling (Associate) born San Diego, California, August 14, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, California; 2000, Washington. Education: University of San Diego (B.A., 1996); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Torts; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Intellectual Property; Admiralty and Maritime Law.
OF COUNSEL
Thomas A. Pedreira (Of Counsel) born Merced, California; admitted to bar, 1982, California; 2002, District of Columbia and Washington. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1977); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1982). Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Health Law; Business Transactions; Agricultural Law.
Joel Watkins (Of Counsel) born Seattle, Washington; admitted to bar, 1980, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., cum laude, 1974; M.A., 1976); Willamette University (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Debtor and Creditor; Bankruptcy; Litigation; Real Estate; Commercial Law.