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| | Address | Columbia Center, 701 Fifth Avenue
Suite 4550 | | Seattle, Washington 98104-7088 | | (King Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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(Main Office)
| Wechsler Becker, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Marital Dissolution, Child Custody, Arbitration and Mediation, Child Support, Divorce, Separation, Paternity, Domestic Partnerships. | | Year Established: 1988 | Firm Profile:
An eight member family law firm focusing exclusively on family law issues including divorce, complex property division, parenting, paternity, domestic partnerships, mediation and arbitration. | | Firm Size: 8 | Office Hours:
Monday: 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
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Mary H. Wechsler (Partner) born Green Bay, Wisconsin, January 8, 1948; admitted to bar, 1979, Washington. Education: University of Chicago; University of Washington (B.A., 1971); Seattle University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Listed in: Who's Who of American Women 1993-2007; Who's Who in American Law 1994-2007; Who's Who in the World, 1996-2006; Who's Who in America 1998- 2007; Who's Who in Finance and Business 2007 Author: Family Law in Washington, International Self-Counsel Press, 1987, revised edition, 1988, reprinted as "Marriage, Separation, Divorce and Your Rights," 1994. Co-Author: "The 1987 Parenting Act," WSBA Family Law Desk Book, 1988, Revised, 1994, 2006. Frequent. C.L.E. Author/Lecturer including: "Ethics and Professionalism/Non-Conflicts Hypotheticals", 2006; "Current and Future Uses of ADR in Family Law," April 1997; "Family Law, Here Today, Where Tomorrow," October, 1996; "Family Law Mediation," November 1997; "Complex Issues of Ethics and Professionalism in Family Law," March 1998; "Ten Years of Parental Responsibility: The Washington State Experience," September 1998 (Colorado); "Ethics in Family Law," November 1998; "Participation of Problem Solving of Ethical Issues," March 1999; "The Unique Professional Demands of a Family Law Practice," March, 2000; "Kid Friendly Parenting Plans: How To Get There Litigation Tactics and Their Impact on Children," June 2000; "Ethical Considerations" Relationship Agreements, October 2004, October 2005; "Common Threads in Conflicts", December 5, 2003; "Exploring New Frontier", March 2006; "Advanced Cross Examination", May 2006; "Matrimonial Law", November 2006; "Law of Lawyering", December 2006, "Family Law Issues and Arbitration Proceeding", March 2007 Awards: King County Bar Association Outstanding Attorney Award, 1999 Attorney of the Year award, Washington State Bar Association Family Law Section, 1988. Member: King County (President, 1994-1995; First Vice President, 1993-1994; Second Vice-President, 1992-1993; Trustee, 1988-1990; Member, Co-Chair, Bench Bar Conference, 2003; Long Range Planning Committee, 1998-2003; Chair, Nominations Committee, 1996, 2003, 2004; Member, Family Law Section; Officer, 1984-1987; Chair, 1986-1987; Member, Awards Committee, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999; Domestic Violence Committee Chair, 1986-1987; Personnel Committee, 1989-1990, 1992-1993; Member, Lawyer Referral Committee, 1981-1984, Chair, 1983-1984; Member: Judiciary and Courts Committee, 1981-1985; Legislative Committee, 1985-2000; Bench-Bar Delay Reduction Task Force, 1988, Steering Committee, 1988-1989; Co-Chair Implementation Committee, 1992; Task Force on Domestic Violence, 1983-1984; Budget Task Force, 1983-1984; Child Support Modification Task Force, 1985-1986; Unified Family Court Task Force, 1993-1995), Outstanding Attorney Award, 1999, Washington State (Member: Professional Development Committee, 2003; Domestic Relations Task Force, 1990-1991; Legislative Committee, 1991-1997; Executive Committee Family Law Section, 1985-1991, Chair, 1988-1989, Secretary-Treasurer, 1985-1986; Rules of Professional Conduct Committee, 1988-1991; Legal Assistants Committee, 1992-1993; Court Improvement Committee, 1998-2000; Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee, 1992-1995; Co-recipient, Attorney of the Year Award, Family Law Section, 1988) and American (Washington State Membership Chair, 1987-1988) Bar Associations; Washington Women Lawyers; National Conference of Bar Presidents, 1994-2004 (Communications Committee, 1994-1996); Walsh Commission on Judicial Selection, 1995-1996; Supreme Court Commission on Domestic Relations, 1995-1996; Washington State Public Trust and Confidence Committee, 2003-2005; Judicial College Trustees, 2004-2007; Board of Court Education, 1998-2007; Secretary, 2004-2005, Vice Chair, 2006-2007. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Washington Chapter Trustee, 1994; Secretary-Treasurer, 1996; Vice-President, 1997-1998; President, 1999-2000); National Arbitration Committee, 1999-2000; Admissions Procedures Committee, 2000-2001; Chair, Long Range Planning Committee, 2003-2005; Budget Committee, 2004-2007; By Laws Committee, 2004-2005; American Judicature Society Board of Directors 2006-2008 (Vice-President, 2002 and President, 2003-2005, Washington Chapter), Board of Directors, University of Washington Law School Child Advocacy Clinic, 1997-1999. Access to Justice Board, Chair, Education Committee, 1996-1999; Trained Mediator, Trained Arbitrator American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers ; Hearing Officer, Washington State, Bar Discipline Cases; Moderator, Judicial Independence and Selection Summit, November, 2005, Judicial Selection Coalition, 2005-2007, Chair, 2006-2007. Practice Areas: Family Law; Family Mediation; Family Arbitration. Email: Mary H. Wechsler | | Mr. Douglas P. Becker (Partner) born Dubuque, Iowa, 1951; admitted to bar, 1984, Washington; 1986, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., 1977); University of Puget Sound (J.D., 1980). Recipient: Family Law Section's Attorney of the Year, Washington State Bar Association, 1992; Family Law Section's Special Service Award, Washington State Bar Association, 2002. Author: Family Law QuickCites. Presenter: "Nuts and Bolts of Family Law" Washington State Bar Association, 1998 —; "Tracing Separate Property," 2005; "Relocation Cases with 50-50 Parenting Plans," 2004; "Isn't Commingling the Law?" 2003; "The Relocation Act in Practice," 2003; "The Relocation Act Explained," 2000; "Discovery Protective Orders," 1996; "Obtaining Support for Adult Children," 1994; "The Architecture of a Divorce Case," 1994; "Drafting Support Orders: Securing the Future," 1994; "Arbitration as an Alternative Dispute Resolution Method," 1993; "Dealing with the Caving Client," 1992. Member: King Country Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section, 1988—); Washington State Bar Association (Member: Family Law Section 1988—; Executive Committee, Family Law Section, 1993-1999 and 2002-2005; Chair, 1996-1997; Founder and Moderator, Family Law Section Website and Forum, 2000—. [U.S. Marine Corps., Vietnam, 1969-1970]. Practice Areas: Family Law; Family Mediation; Family Arbitration. Email: Mr. Douglas P. Becker | | Ms. Linda M. Roubik (Partner) born Red Bank, New Jersey, September 25, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Washington. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1979); University of Washington (J.D., 1985). Member, Washington Law Review, 1983-1985. Law Clerk to Hon. Gerard M. Shellan, King County Superior Court, 1985-1986. Author: "Recovery for 'Loss of Chance' in a Wrongful Death Action," 59 Washington Law Review 981, 1984; "Other Modes of Resolving Disputes," Washington Family Law Deskbook, 1996 Supplement. C.L.E. Author/Lecturer/Chair: "Nuts & Bolts of Courthouse Information," 1991; "Successfully Managing a Contested Divorce Case," 1994; "Family Law Survival Guide," 1994; "Family Law Institute," 1995; "Community Property", 1999; "Family Law Fundamentals," 2004. Random Acts of Professionalism recognition, 2006. Special Recognition Award, King County Superior Court, 1998. King County Superior Court Appointed Special Advocate, 1997—. Master, Family Law Settlement Conference Program, 1997—. Member: King County (Board of Trustees, 1994-1996; Nominating Committee, 2001; Member, 1987—, Officer, 1989-1993 and Chair, 1991-1992, Family Law Section; Member, 1996—, Executive Committee, 2000-2003, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section; Member, 2003 and Co-Chair, 2004, Bench Bar Conference Committee; Judicial Conferencing Committee, 2003; Chair, Annual Dinner Committee, 1995, 1996; Unified Family Court Task Force, 1993-1996; Mentor, Family Law Mentor-Mentee Program, 1992—; Chair, Family Court Commissioner Screening Committee, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000 and 2005; Member, 1992, 1993 and Chair, 1994, Awards Committee; King County Superior Court Bench/Bar Relations Committee, 1991-1992; Family Court Services Liaison Committee, 1988-1991; Distribution Coordinator, Pro-se Handbook, 1988; Volunteer, Legal Clinics, 1987-1990; Judiciary and the Courts Committee, 1987-1991; Judicial Appreciation Committee, 1986-1988), Washington State (Member, Family Law Section; Public Trust and Confidence Committee, 2004) and American (Member, Family Law Section; Participant, Family Law Advocacy Institute, 1990) Bar Association; University of Washington Law School Alumni Association (Board of Trustees, 1994-1997); Northwest Women's Law Center; Washington Women Lawyers (King County Chapter Liaison, 1987-1992; Board of Directors, 1987-1988). Practice Areas: Family Law. Email: Ms. Linda M. Roubik | | Ms. Ruth Laura Edlund (Partner) born Auburn, New York, June 22, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1987, Washington, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Bryn Mawr College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1980); Columbia University (J.D., 1983). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Recipient, Lawrence A. Wien Scholarship. Law Clerk to Hon. James M. Sprouse, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1983-1984. Author/Lecturer: "The Seven Deadly Subjects," "Family Law Basics," 2004; "Parenting Responsibility in Washington State", 2005; "Developing Your Family Law Practice" (chair), 2006; "Ethical Considerations in Relationship Agreements", Volunteer, Family Mentor Program, 1988-1989, 1999-2001, 2005. Recipient, President's Pro Bono Award, New York State Bar Association, 1985. Member: King County (Officer, 2002-2005, Family Law Section), Washington State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Russian and Polish. Practice Areas: Family Law; Civil Practice. Email: Ms. Ruth Laura Edlund | | Mr. Ronald C. Mattson (Partner) born Ephrata, Washington, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Washington; 1973, Alaska, U.S. District Court, District of Alaska and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1976, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1969); Williamette University (J.D., 1972). Assistant Attorney General, State of Alaska, 1972-1973. Assistant District Attorney, Anchorage, 1973-1974. Shareholder, Boyko & Associates, PC, Anchorage. Plaintiff's PI, Felony Criminal Defense, Domestic Relations, 1974-1976. Partner, Keller, Jacobson, Stefnik & Mattson, Bellevue, WA, 1976-1980. Contracts Manager, Boeing Commercial Airplane Co., 1980 - 1992. Solo Private Practice, Renton, WA, 1992-2005. Partner, Wechsler Becker, LLP, 2006—. Judge Pro Tem, King County District Courts, 2001—. Trustee, King County Bar Foundation, 1999-2004. Secretary, 2002-2004; and Trustee, 1996-1999, King County Bar Association. Special District Counsel, WSBA Disciplinary Board, 1989-1996. King County Bar Association and Washington State Bar Association Committees and Sections: Judiciary and Courts, 8/93-2003; Judicial Screening, 5/94-5/00; Solo/Small Practice Section (Founding Co-chair, 10/93-6/96); Family Law Section, 6/93—; Criminal Law Section, 6/93-2004; Judicial Recommendation Committee (WSBA), 10/95-2/97; LAP Standing Committee (WSBA), 2002— 2007 (Co-Chair, 9/05-06). Court Funding Task Force (BJA/AOC effort) 2002-2004. Settlement Conference Master (Volunteer), RJC, 1998—. Volunteer: South King County Legal Clinic, 1993—; Southeast Clinic, 2001—. Arbitrator, King County Mandatory Arbitration Program, 1980—. Member, Alaska Bar Association, 1973-1996. PUBLICATIONS: Author: "New Work for Existing Clients: Applicability of RPC 1.8(2)(a)," KCBA Bar Bulletin (Sep. 1996); "The Board's Work" Column, KCBA Bar Bulletin, 9/96 - 6/98. Member: Washington State Bar Association; King County Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section). Reported Cases: Wacek v. State, 530 P.2d 751 (Ak., 1975), establishing State has no duty to ensure Park Boundaries are fully & continuously posted to warn hunters; In the Matter of L.A.H., 597 P.2d 513 (Ak., 1979); establishing the right of an unwed father to notice of adoption proceedings; State v. Lutman, 26 Wn.App. 766, 614 P.2d 224 (Div. I, 1980); holding that negligent driving is not a lesser included offense of 'hit and run occupied.'; LaPine, et al., v. Shinaberger, 34 P.3rd 1253, 109 Wn.App. 304 (Div. I, 2001); establishing that there is no blanket exception to anti-harassment orders for teachers' assistants. Transactions: Led team in simultaneous negotiations of engine supplier prime contracts with Pratt, GE, and Rolls Royce, for 777 Program, 1990-1991. Practice Areas: Family(99%); Estate Probate(1%). | | ASSOCIATES | | Ms. Elizabeth A. Leary (Associate) born Spokane, Washington, April 21, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 2000); Georgia State University (J.D., 2004). Member: King County (Member, Family Law Section) and Washington State (Member, Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law(100%). Email: Ms. Elizabeth A. Leary | | Alan S. Funk (Senior Associate) born 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, California; 1996, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1989); Willamette University, College of Law (J.D., 1993). Member: Ad Hoc Family Law Local Rules Committee, 2007; Superior Court of Children and Family Facilities Master Plan Working Group, 2007. Certified on King County Title 26 GAL Registry, 2004-2007. Volunteer Special Advocate, Title 26 Parenting Disputes. Evaluator, Preparation for and Deposition of the Parenting Evaluator, King County Bar Association Family Law Section, 2007. Committee, King County Local Rules Review, 2007. Vice President, 2001 and Director, 200-2002, Board of Directors Klahanie Homeowner's Association. Member: King County Bar Association (Judiciary and Courts Committee, 2006; Personal Injury Pattern Interrogatories Subcommittees, Judiciary and Courts Committee, 2007; Secretary, Family Law Section, 2007-2008); Washington State Bar Association; California Bar Association; American Bar Association, 1997; Washington State Trial Lawyers Association (Chair, Family Law Section, 2002-2003); Member of King County Bar Association Family Law Section and Family Law and the King County Bar Association Judiciary and Courts Committees; Family Law GAL training 2003; Title 26 Guardian ad Litem Registry, 2004—. Practice Areas: Family Law(100%). Email: Alan S. Funk | | Mr. Kent R. Goodrich (Associate) born 1964; admitted to bar, 2004, Washington. Education: Western Washington University (B.A., 1989); Seattle University (J.D., 2003). Member: Member: King County Bar Association; Washington State Bar Association. |
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