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| | Address | | 1100 U.S. Bank Building, 422 West Riverside | | Spokane, Washington 99201 | | (Spokane Co.) | | | |
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| Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport
& Toole, P.S. practices in the following areas of law:
Antitrust Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Trial Practice, Construction Law, Corporate Law, Employment Benefits Law, Environmental Law, Healthcare Law, Insurance Defense, Insurance Law, Labor and Employment Law, Medical Malpractice, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate Law, Securities Law, Tax law. | | Year Established: 1884 | | Firm Size: 50 | Representative Clients:
Action Mortgage Co.; Albertsons, Inc.; American Home Assurance Co.; American West Bank; Associated Orthopedic; Camp Chevrolet, Inc.; Cascade Broadcasting; Cascade Communications Ventures; Central Valley School District; Chevron, Inc.; CNA Risk Management; Colmac Industries, Inc.; Compass Group; Conoco, Inc.; Costco Wholesale, Co.; Continental Insurance Co.; Cowles Publishing Co. (The Spokesman-Review); Crosby Construction; Deaconess Medical Center Foundation; Dealerswap.com, Inc.; Doctors Co.;Empire Health Services,; The Fifth & Brown Medical Center Partnership; First Security Bank of Idaho; Garco Construction; Home Depot; Fred Meyer, Inc.; Inland Empire Optical; Idaho Independent Bank; Inland Empire Paper Co.; Intervest Mortgage Investment Co.; Jacklin Land Company; Johnson & Johnson; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp.; KHQ-TV; Kiemle & Hagood Co.; Kunz and Co.; Lawyers Title Insurance; Liberty Lake Sewer District; Louisville Communications; Marriott Corp.; Media Professional Insurance Co.; Northwest Farmer Stockman, Inc.; Potlatch Forest Ind.; River Park Square, L.L.C.; Rockwood Clinic; Safeway, Inc.; Shopko Stores, Inc.; Spokane Eye Clinic, P.S.; Spokane Inland Empire Foundation; Spokane Chiefs Hockey Club; Spokane Indians Baseball Club; Spokane County Medical Society; Spokane Eye Clinic, P.S.; Spokane Mental Health; Spokane Methodist Homes, Inc.; Sterling Savings Assn.; Travelers Insurance Co.; Tri City Radiology; Tucson Communications; Tulsa Communications; United Parcel, Inc.; U.S. Bank of Washington and Idaho, N.A.; U.S. Mortgage Co.; Washington Physicians Insurance; Yellowstone Pipeline; Stratford Homes; Waste Management. |
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Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S.A.
| | Robert L. Magnuson (Member) born Wallace, Idaho, July 21, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Idaho; 1964, Washington. Education: University of Idaho (B.S., 1960); George Washington University (LL.B., 1963). Member: Spokane County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Banking Law; Business Law. Email: Robert L. Magnuson | | Ned M. Barnes (Member) born Spokane, Washington, October 28, 1936; admitted to bar, 1961, Washington. Education: University of Minnesota (B.B.A., 1958); University of Washington (LL.B., 1961). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Real Estate Advisory Board, The College of Business and Economics, Washington State University. Listed in: The Best Lawyers of America under the categories of Banking, Corporations and Real Estate Law. Member of the American Land Title Association. Member: Spokane County, Washington State (Chairman, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust, 1982-1983) and American Bar Associations; Founder and Member, Pacific Real Estate Institute. Fellow: American College of R/E Lawyers. [Captain, U.S. Air Force, Judge Advocate General, 1962-1965]. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Banking Law; Corporate Law. Email: Ned M. Barnes | | William D. Symmes (Member) born Spokane, Washington, September 10, 1938; admitted to bar, 1966, California; 1968, Washington; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., cum laude, 1960); Columbia University (M.B.A., 1962); Stanford University (LL.B., 1965). Member, Stanford Moot Court Board, 1964-1965. The Best Lawyers in America, Business Litigation, Personal Injury and Anti-Trust, 1987-2007. Member: Spokane County and Washington State Bar Associations; State Bar of California; The Washington Defense Lawyers Association. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates. Reported Cases: Huntington v. Samaritan Hospital, et al, 101 Wn. 2nd 466 (1984); SEC v. O'Brien et al, 467 U.S. 753 (1983); Pelton v. Tri-State Memorial Hospital et al, 66 Wn. App. 350 (1992); Sterling v. Ryan, 751 F. Supp. 871 (E.D. Wash. 1990) 959 F. 2nd 241 (9th Cir. 1992); Buffets, Inc. v. Klinke, 73 F. 3d. 965 (9th Cir. 1992); State v. Wandermere Co., 89 Wn. App. 369 (1998); Green v. McAllister 103 Wn App. 452 (2001); Sterling v. USA, 53 Fed. CL. 599 (2002). Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Robert H. Lamp (Member) born Spokane, Washington, September 9, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Washington. Education: Washington State University (B.A., 1962); University of Washington (LL.B., 1965). Recipient, Washington State Bar Association Professionalism Award, 2005. Member: Washington State Bar Association (Committee of Law Examiners). Practice Areas: Agribusiness Law; Estate Planning; Probate Litigation; Real Estate. Email: Robert H. Lamp | | K. Thomas Connolly (Member) admitted to bar, 1966, Washington; 1983, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Gonzaga University (B.B.A., 1962; J.D., 1966); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1972). Instructor, Gonzaga University, School of Law, 1972-1975. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (in specialties of Tax Law, 1987—, Employee Benefits Law, 1991— and Health Law, 1993-1998. Frequent speaker for ABA annual and special meetings in New York City, Washington D.C., San Francisco, etc., State Bar Association and Law School CLE programs. Member: Washington State Bar Association (President, Tax Section, 1987-1988; Member, Tax Council, 1984-1990; Founder and Chair, 1989-1992, Health Law Section of the Washington State Bar Association); American Bar Association (Past Chair, Committee on Health Law, and also Past Chair, Affiliated Service Group and Leased Employee Committee, Section of Taxation). [Capt., JAG, U.S. Army, 1966-1970, RVN 1969]. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Estate Planning; Employee Benefit Law; Health Law. Email: K. Thomas Connolly | | Thomas D. Cochran (Member) born Spokane, Washington, December 13, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Washington, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Santa Clara and University of Washington (B.S. in Civil Engineering, 1972); Gonzaga University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1975). Recipient, Law Dean's Medal, 1975. Editor, Gonzaga Law Review, 1974-1975. Member: Spokane County (President, 1986-1987), Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Thomas D. Cochran | | Duane M. Swinton (Member) born Waterloo, Iowa, May 9, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Iowa; 1978, Washington. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., Journalism, 1971; J.D., magna cum laude, 1977). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America, First Amendment Law, 1994—. Adjunct Instructor in Media Law, Gonzaga Law School. Chair, Washington State Editorial Advisory Board, 1986-1987. Member: Spokane County, Washington State and Iowa State Bar Associations; Spokane County Bench-Bar-Press Committee. [1st Lieutenant, U.S. Army Signal Corps, 1971-1973]. Practice Areas: Media Law; Employment Law; Business Law; Corporate Law. Email: Duane M. Swinton | | Joseph H. Wessman (Member) born Los Angeles, California, September 22, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Nevada; 1979, Washington. Education: University of Nevada at Reno (B.S., 1973); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1978); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1979). Member: Spokane County, Washington State and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax Controversies; Business Acquisitions; Income Tax; Estate Planning; Business and Corporate Law. Email: Joseph H. Wessman | | Jeffrey L. Supinger (Member) born Sonora, California, May 21, 1946; admitted to bar, 1978, Idaho; 1979, Washington. Education: University of Denver (B.A., 1968); Hastings College of Law (J.D., 1977). Member: Idaho State Bar; Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation and Appeals. Email: Jeffrey L. Supinger | | Leslie R. Weatherhead (Member) born Tacoma, Washington, September 28, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Washington; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1987, Hawaii; 1989, Idaho; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court and Colville Tribal Court; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. Court of Claims; 1996, Oregon. Education: University of Oregon Honors College (B.A., 1977); University of Washington (J.D., 1980). Author, "What is An 'Indian Tribe? '- The Question of Tribal Existence," VIII American Indian Law Review 1, 1980; "Administrative Investigations," Washington Administrative Law Practice Manual, 1991; "Letting Judges Judge; The Myth of Judicial Activism," Oregon State Bar Bulletin, May 1999. Adjunct Faculty, Gonzaga University Law School, 1994-1995, 2000—. Member: Spokane County, Washington State, Hawaii State and American Bar Associations; Idaho State Bar; Oregon State Bar. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Member 1990—; Executive Committee, 1993-1996; Chairman, Lawyer Representative Coordinating Committee, 1995-1996, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. Member, 2001-2005 and Chairman, 2004-2005, Ninth Circuit Advisory Board. President, Federal Bar Association Eastern District of Washington, 1996-1997. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Regulatory Litigation. Email: Leslie R. Weatherhead | | Michael D. Currin (Member) born Lewiston, Idaho, May 7, 1954; admitted to bar, 1984, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1976); University of Idaho (J.D., summa cum laude, 1984). Notes and Comment Editor, Idaho Law Review, 1983-1984. Member: Spokane County, Washington State (Member, Executive Committee Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, 1999-2001) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance; Bankruptcy Law; Real Estate Law. Email: Michael D. Currin | | Brian T. Rekofke (Member) born Spokane, Washington, October 23, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Washington, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1989, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Education: University of Oregon; University of Idaho (B.A., 1978); Gonzaga University (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Law Clerk, Hon. Robert J. McNichols, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court of Washington, 1983-1985. Chair, Ninth Circuit Task Force on Attorney Discipline, 1999-2000. Member, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Executive Committee, 2001-2004, Chair, Ninth Circuit Lawyer Representative Coordinating Committee, 2003-2004 and Member, Ninth Circuit Jury Improvement Committee, 2002-2007. Adjunct Faculty (Trial Advocacy) Gonzaga University Law School. Washington Law and Politics "Super Lawyer" Medical Malpractice Defense, 2006. Member: Spokane County, Idaho State, Washington State and Federal Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers. Reported Cases: Wright v. Jeckle, 158 Wn 2nd 375 (2006); Gilbert v. Sacred Heart Medical Center, 127 Wn 2nd 370 (1995); George v. Parke-Davis, 107 Wn 2d 584 (1987). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Drug and Medical Device Defense. Email: Brian T. Rekofke | | R. Max Etter, Jr. (Member) born Spokane, Washington, October 5, 1939; admitted to bar, 1966, Washington, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2003, Idaho. Education: University of Southern California, Los Angeles City College (A.A., 1960); California State University, Los Angeles (B.A., 1962); Gonzaga University (J.D., 1966). Member: Spokane County, Washington State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Idaho State Bar. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Professional Malpractice; Products Liability; Products Liability Defense; Litigation; Arbitration; Mediation. Email: R. Max Etter, Jr. | | Michael F. Nienstedt (Member) born Emporia, Kansas, October 31, 1944; admitted to bar, 1976, Washington and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington; 1989, Idaho, U.S. District Court, District of Idaho and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Whitman College (B.A., 1967); Gonzaga University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1976). Recipient, Dean's award for top Scholarship. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2006. Editor, Gonzaga Law Review, 1974-1975. Law Clerk to Senior U.S. District Court Judge Charles L. Powell, Eastern District of Washington, 1975. Member: Washington State and American Bar Associations; Idaho State Bar. [Capt., U.S. Marine Corps, 1967-1972]. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Transactional Law. Email: Michael F. Nienstedt | | John M. Riley, III (Member) born Spokane, Washington, July 31, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Washington. Education: Whitman College (B.A., 1975); Gonzaga University School of Law (J.D., 1979). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, 1979. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate, 1995-2006. Member: Washington State (President, Young Lawyers Division, 1986-1987; Chair, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, 1998-1999) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of R/E Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Real Estate Litigation. Email: John M. Riley, III | | F. J. Dullanty, Jr. (Member) born Spokane, Washington, February 14, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Washington; 1975, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Gonzaga University (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1972). Member: Spokane County and Washington State Bar Associations (Member, Environmental Law and Land Use Section). Reported Cases: Crosby v. County of Spokane, 137 Wash. 2d 296; Biermann v. City of Spokane, 90 Wash. App. 816; Taylor v. Stevens County, 111 Wash. 2d, 159; Woodward v. City of Spokane, 51 Wash. App. 900; Standow v. City of Spokane, 88 Wash. 2d, 624. Practice Areas: Land Use; Real Estate; Municipal Law; Water Rights Law; Environmental Law. Email: F. J. Dullanty, Jr. | | Daniel E. Finney (Member) born Spokane, Washington, October 2, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Washington and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1985; J.D., 1988). Member: Spokane County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Real Estate Law; Creditor's Rights Law; Media Law. Email: Daniel E. Finney | | Mary R. Giannini (Member) born Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, January 25, 1948; admitted to bar, 1984, Idaho; 1985, Oregon; 1986, Colorado; 1988, Washington. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1971; M.B.A. in Health Administration, 1974); University of Idaho (J.D., 1984). Lead Articles Editor, Idaho Law Review, 1984. Member: Idaho State Bar; Oregon State Bar; Washington State (Member, Health Law Section) and American Bar Associations; Washington Women Lawyers; American Health Lawyers Association; Washington State Society of Healthcare Attorneys. Practice Areas: Health Law; Employment Law; Transactional Law. Email: Mary R. Giannini | | Timothy M. Lawlor (Member) born Spokane, Washington, October 20, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Washington, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1983); University of Washington (J.D., 1986). Member: Spokane County, Washington State, Federal and American Bar Associations (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Employment Law). [Capt., U.S. Army, JAGC, 1987-1992]. Reported Cases: Wright v. Jeckle, 158 Wash. 2nd 375 (2006) (argued); Griffiths v. Trustees of Carpenters Local Union No. 98, 98 Wash App. 1063 (2000) (argued); State v. Wandermere, 89 Wash. App. 369 (1997)(argued); U.S. v. Greene, 36 M.J. 274 (1993)(argued); U.S. v. Lilly, 24 M.J. (1992)(argued); U.S. v. Donley, 33 M.J. 44 (1991)(argued). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Eminent Domain Litigation; Employment Litigation; Class Action Defense; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Timothy M. Lawlor | | William M. Symmes (Member) born Los Angeles, California, February 6, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Washington; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2004, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 2006, Oregon and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1989); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Order of the Coif. Editor: Southern Methodist University Law Review; Journal of Air Law and Commerce, 1993-1994. Member: Spokane County, Washington, Federal and American Bar Associations; Idaho State Bar; Oregon State Bar; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Dixson v. Empire Health Svc., Inc., 136 Wn. App. 1050 (2007); Keystone Masonry, Inc. v. Garco Construction, Inc., 135 Wn. App. 927 (2006); Sterling Savings v. U.S., 57 Fed cl. 234 (2003); Sterling Savings v. U.S., 57 Fed. cl. 445 (2003); Sterling Savings v. U.S. 53 Fed. cl. 599 (2002); (Baker v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp., 951 F. Supp 953 (E.D.WA 1996). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Litigation; Business and Antitrust Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Condemnation; Construction; Product Liability. Email: William M. Symmes | | Stanley M. Schwartz (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, March 27, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Washington; 2002, Idaho. Education: Michigan State University; University of Denver (B.A., 1980); Gonzaga University School of Law (J.D., 1984). Former Assistant City Attorney, Spokane, Washington. Member: Spokane County and Washington State Bar Associations; Idaho State Bar. Reported Cases: Priorities First v. City of Spokane; C.L.E.A.N. v. City of Spokane; Universal Land v. City of Spokane; Smith v. City of Spokane; City of Spokane v. Fischer; Schreiner v. City of Spokane; Spokane Research and Defense Fund v. City of Spokane. Practice Areas: Land Use; Real Estate; Environmental Law; Municipal Law. Email: Stanley M. Schwartz | | David M. Knutson (Member) born Seattle, Washington, July 10, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Washington; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1990); Gonzaga University (J.D., cum laude, 1994); Georgetown University (LL.M., Taxation with distinction, 1996). Member: Spokane County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate; Business; Estate Planning; Probate. Email: David M. Knutson | | Jody M. McCormick (Member) born Spokane, Washington, October 29, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Washington; 2005, Oregon. Education: Eastern Washington University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); University of Montana (J.D., with honors, 1996). Bertha Morton Scholar. Member: Spokane County, Washington State and Oregon State Bar Associations; Washington Women Lawyers. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Secured Transactions; Real Estate; Debtor-Creditor. Email: Jody M. McCormick | | Michael L. Loft (Member) born North Platte, Nebraska, March 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Washington; 2003, Idaho; 2005, Oregon. Education: Washington State University (B.A., 1975); Gonzaga University (J.D., 1978). Chairman, Advisory Board, Spokane Sexual Assault Center. President, Washington State Area Nine Special Olympics Advisory Committee, 1986-1988. Member: Spokane County, Washington State, Idaho State and Oregon State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Secured Transactions; Banking Law; Commercial Litigation; Water Law. Email: Michael L. Loft | | Ross P. White (Member) born Spokane, Washington, October 9, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Washington and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1978); Gonzaga University (J.D., 1981). Member: Spokane County and Washington State Bar Associations; Eastern District of Washington Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Ross P. White | | Richard L. Mount (Member) born Mountain Home, Idaho, June 21, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Washington and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington. Education: Eastern Washington University; Brigham Young University (B.A., 1983); Gonzaga School of Law (J.D., 1985). Member, Board of Directors, Cheney Public Schools, 1997—. Member, Cheney Dollars of Scholars Board 2001—. Board member, Career Connections 1996-2000 and 2001—. Member, West Plains Chamber of Commerce Board, 2003—. Member: Spokane County, Washington State and Federal Bar Associations; Washington State Trial Lawyers Association; Eastern District of Washington Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Wills and Trust; Insurance Defense; Family Law; Criminal Defense; Personal Injury; Employment Law. Email: Richard L. Mount | | Andrew J. Schultheis (Member) born Spokane, Washington, August 26, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Washington, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2001, California. Education: Whitman College (B.A., with honors, 1992); University of Michigan (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities. Email: Andrew J. Schultheis | | Shelley N. Ripley (Member) born Spokane, Washington, November 3, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Washington and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington. Education: Eastern Washington University (B.A., 1993); Gonzaga University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Treasurer, 1996-1997, Connelly Chapter, Phi Alpha Delta. Certified Public Accountant, Washington. Member: Spokane County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax; Business Transactions; Banking Law; Debtor and Creditor; Corporate Law. Email: Shelley N. Ripley | | Christopher G. Varallo (Member) born Boulder, Colorado, April 9, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Washington; 2000, Idaho; 2006, Oregon. Education: Colorado State University (B.A., 1995); Gonzaga University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society. Editor-in-Chief, Gonzaga Law Review, 1998-1999. Member: Spokane County and Washington State Bar Associations; Idaho State Bar; Oregon State Bar (Out-of-State Delegate, House of Delegates). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Law; Banking Law; Intellectual Property; Real Estate. Email: Christopher G. Varallo | | Kimberly A. Kamel (Member) born Newport Beach, California, October 15, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Washington and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington; 2004, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Education: University of California at Irvine (B.A., 1994); Gonzaga Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member, Gonzaga Law Review, 1997-1999. Extern, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Whaley, Eastern District of Washington. Board Member, SpokAnimal C.A.R.E. Member: Washington State Bar Association; Washington Women Lawyers (Past President, Spokane Chapter, 2002-2003); SHRM/NHMA (Legislative Chair). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Animal Law. Email: Kimberly A. Kamel | | Ryan M. Beaudoin (Member) born Pocatello, Idaho, August 3, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Washington; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2004, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Education: University of Wyoming (B.S.,1997); Gonzaga University (J.D., 2000). Listed in Who's Who in American Law, 2005—. Author: "Federal Ownership and Management of America's Public Lands Through Land Exchanges," Great Plains Natural Resources Journal, Vol. 4/No.2, Republished in The Public Land and Resources Law Digest, Vol. 38/No. 2; "Physicians May Lose Their Ability To Practice Medicine Based on Their Testimony As Expert Witness," Defense News, July/August 2004. Member: Washington State Bar Association; Idaho State Bar; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Commercial Litigation; Banking Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Media Law; Condemnation; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Ryan M. Beaudoin | | Lara L. Hemingway (Member) born Spokane, Washington, June 27, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1993; J.D., 2000; LL.M., Taxation, 2001). Board Member, Spokane Chapter, National Institute of Pension Administrators. Member: Spokane County and Washington State Bar Associations; Washington Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA; Taxation; Executive Compensation. Email: Lara L. Hemingway | | Richard A. Repp (Member) born Pasadena, California, April 19, 1969; admitted to bar, 2001, Washington; 2002, Idaho. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1992); University of Idaho College of Law (J.D., 2001). Editor, University of Idaho Law Review, 2001. Author, "Biotech Pollution: Assessing Liability for Genetic Drift," Idaho Law Review, Spring 2000. Member: Washington State Bar Association; Idaho State Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities; Banking Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Richard A. Repp | | —————————— | | Benjamin S. Coleman (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, October 13, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Washington; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington. Education: Whitworth College (B.A., 1998); Gonzaga University (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: Washington State Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Languages: French, Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Corporate Law; Civil Litigation; Health Law; Employment Law. Email: Benjamin S. Coleman | | Ryan K. Jensen (Associate) born Ogden, Utah, September 4, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Washington. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); University of Washington (J.D., 2003). Notes and Comments Editor, University of Washington Law Review, 2001-2003. Member: Spokane County and Washington State Bar Associations. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Banking Law. Email: Ryan K. Jensen | | Julie H. Olds (Associate) born Spokane, Washington, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Washington; 1990, New York (inactive). Education: University of Washington (B.A., Accounting, 1986); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., 1989); University of Florida School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1990). Certified Public Accountant (inactive), Washington, 1995. Member: Spokane County and Washington State Bar Associations; Washington State Society of CPA's. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Business Law. Email: Julie H. Olds | | Geana M. Van Dessel (Associate) born Bozman, Montana, March 1, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Washington State; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington; 2007, Idaho and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Gonzaga University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); Gonzaga School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Saint Thomas More Scholar; Associate Editor, Gonzaga law Review, 2003-2004. Member, National Moot Court Team. Member: Spokane County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Geana M. Van Dessel | | Steven J. Dixson (Associate) born Hartford, Connecticut, January 13,1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Washington State and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington. Education: Santa Clara University (B.S., 2000); University of Washington (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Media Law; Land Use/Planning; Banking; Business/Corporate. Email: Steven J. Dixson | | Matthew W. Daley (Associate) born Spokane, Washington, December 25, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Washington and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington. Education: Seattle University (B.A., 2001); University of Washington School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Spokane County and Washington State Bar Associations; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Matthew W. Daley | | Benjamin Groebner (Associate) born Boise, Idaho, June 3, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Washington. Education: Gonzaga University (B.A., 1999); University of Washington School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Spokane County and Washington State Bar Associations. Email: Benjamin Groebner | | Nathan G. Smith (Associate) born Little Rock, Arizona, October 10, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Washington. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 2004); Gonzaga University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Member: Spokane County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Land Use; Municipal Law; Real Estate. | | Nathan E. Deen (Associate) born Pullman, Washington, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Washington. Education: Washington State University (B.A., 2002); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 2007). Member: Spokane County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking; Business and Corporate; Intellectual Property; Securities. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Office: 608 Northwest Boulevard, Suite 401. Telephone: 208-667-4000. Fax: 208-667-8470.
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