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Address
999 Third Avenue, Suite 2525
Seattle, Washington 98104-4089 (King Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
(Main Office) Since 1984 Simburg, Ketter, Sheppard & Purdy, LLP has provided high quality, personalized business legal services in the Pacific Northwest, emphasizing domestic and international business litigation and transactions. While focused on complex business areas such as technology law and distribution and licensing of software, we also provide the sophisticated personal services the owners of these businesses often need in real estate transactions, estate planning, probate and tax. The firm and each of its partners has achieved the highest rating for legal ability in Martindale-Hubbell which indicates "very high to preeminent legal ability and very high ethical standards," as established by confidential opinions from members of the bar. Law & Politics Magazine has named the firm one of 22 Washington State Business & Corporate "Super Lawyer" Firms for its 2009 Corporate Counsel Nationwide Edition. The firm is a member of the International Business Law Consortium, a world-wide network of quality business law firms. Statement of PracticeBusiness Litigation, International Business, Computer and Internet Law, Technology Protection, Licensing, Entertainment, Multimedia, Tax, Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate, Construction, Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secrets, Transportation and Logistics, Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions, Business Disputes, Arbitration and Mediation, Partnerships, Corporations and LLC law, Business Formation, Export Compliance, Contracts, Business Purchases and Sales, Due Diligence Investigations, Collateral and Security Interests, Joint Ventures, Foreign Manufacturing, Cross-border Transactions. Year Established: 1984
Firm Size: 8
Firm Affiliations INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW CONSORTIUM Representative Clients:AeroAcoustics, Inc.
Argo Interactive Group, PLC, Aviation Fleet Solutions, Inc.
Black Box Network Services
Biblesoft
Brinks Home Security, Inc.
Business Applications, Inc.
DKA Architects
Epoch Biosciences, Inc.
ETI International Services
Equator Technologies, Inc.
Fiorino Shipping, S.r.L., GraphiCode, Inc.
Harper Farms, Inc.
Ivar's, Inc.
Kistler Aerospace Corporation
Legal+Plus Software Group
MEECO Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Midori, Inc.
Nanogen, Inc.
The Pittston Co.
Reference:Key Bank, Seattle Main Branch.
Address999 Third Avenue, Suite 2525
Seattle, WA 98104-4089, (King Co.)
PhonePhone: 206-462-4374
Facsimile: 206-223-3929
Website
http://www.sksp.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Melvyn Jay Simburg (Member) born San Francisco, California, June 15, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Washington. Education: University of California (A.B., 1968); Columbia University (M.I.A., 1972; J.D., 1972). Articles Editor, Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems, 1971-1972. Adjunct Professor, Seattle University (FKA VPS), 1972-1974. Member: King County (Chairman, International Law Section, 1978-1980), Washington State (Chairman, Section on International Law, 1986-1987) and American (Member, Committees on: Intellectual Property and International Business Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: International; Intellectual Property; Business Litigation; Arbitration; Mediation.Email: Melvyn Jay Simburg
David E. Ketter (Member) born Fort Benning, Georgia, January 1, 1945; admitted to bar, 1975, Iowa and Illinois; 1977, Washington; 1978, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Augustana College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1967); University of Illinois (M.A., 1968); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1975). Member, Tax Lawyer Law Journal, Georgetown University, 1974-1975. Member: Illinois, Iowa and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Real Estate; Probate; Trusts; Estate Planning.Email: David E. Ketter
Kenneth A. Sheppard (Member) born Seattle, Washington, March 24, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., in Economics, 1971; J.D., 1974). Lecturer, International Joint Ventures; International Arbitration. Corporate Counsel, Arabian American Oil Company, 1974-1978. Member: King County Bar Association (Member, International Law Section). Practice Areas: International Practice; Construction Law; Business Litigation.Email: Kenneth A. Sheppard
George A. Purdy (Member) born Columbia, Missouri, January 21, 1948; admitted to bar, 1978, Washington and U.S. District Court, District of Washington. Education: University of Missouri (B.A., 1970); Duke University (J.D., 1977). Member, Editorial Board, Duke Law Journal, 1976-1977. Member: King County Bar Association. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1971-1973]. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Claims; Business Litigation; Civil Litigation.
Jonathan I. Feil (Member) born Bronxville, New York, April 24, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, District of Columbia; 1984, Washington and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1976); Columbia University (J.D., 1980). Law Clerk to Hon. Daniel M. Friedman, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Claims (now Federal Circuit), 1980-1981. Author, "Software Export Procedure Kit," Software Pub. Assn., 1989. Member: American (Member: Section on Intellectual Property) Bar Association. Practice Areas: Computer Law; Technology Licensing.Email: Jonathan I. Feil
OF COUNSELAndrew D. Shafer (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Washington. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1975); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Transportation and Logistics; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions.Email: Andrew D. Shafer
Jennifer Lea Jolley (Of Counsel) born Las Vegas, Nevada, May 5, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Washington. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., 1994); University of Washington (J.D., 1997). Member: King County (Member, Intellectual Property Section) and Washington State (Member, Intellectual Property Section) Bar Associations; Washington Women Lawyers; Washington State Patent Law Association. Practice Areas: Copyrights; Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Litigation.
Mark A. de Regt (Of Counsel) born Denver, Colorado, April 3, 1953; admitted to bar, 1983, New York; 1989, Connecticut; 1996, Washington. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1974); University of Virginia (M.S., 1976); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1982). Sigma Xi. Member, Scientific Research Society of North America, 1974. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology Law; Intellectual Property; Securities.Email: Mark A. de Regt
All Partners and Of Counsel are members of the Washington State Bar Association.
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