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| | Address | | 820 "A" Street, Suite 600, P.O. Box 1533 | | Tacoma, Washington 98401-1533 | | (Pierce Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 253-627-8131; Toll Free: 1-888-423-4083 | | Facsimile: 253-272-4338 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.bvmm.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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(Main Office)
| Morton McGoldrick, P.S. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Appellate Litigation, Business Law, Business Planning and Formation, Business Litigation, Buying and Selling of Businesses, Closely Held Business Law, Family Business Law, Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Company Law, Partnership Law, Small Business Law, Strategic Alliances, Corporation Law, Software Licensing, Mergers and Acquisitions, Bankruptcy, Commercial Bankruptcy, Foreclosures, Construction Law, Construction Accidents, Construction Defects, Mechanics Liens, Negligence, Environmental Law, Elder Law, Trusts and Estates, Probate, Estate Planning, Estate Litigation, Asset Protection, Charitable Giving, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Family Law, Adoptions, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Domestic Relations, Domestic Violence, Premarital Agreements, Spousal Support, Visitation Rights, Labor and Employment, Americans with Disabilities Act, Discrimination, Family and Medical Leave Act, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Contracts, Breach of Contract, Employment Contracts, Personnel Policies, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Pension and Profit Sharing Plans, Insurance Law, Insurance Defense, Automobile Insurance, Commercial Insurance, Insurance Bad Faith, Life and Health Insurance, Property Insurance, Taxation, Estate and Gift Taxation, Income Tax, IRS Audits, Property Tax, Tax Planning, Antitrust, Securities, Admiralty Law, Real Estate, Condominium Law, Home Owners Association Law, Commercial Real Estate, Residential Real Estate, Landlord and Tenant Law, Mortgages, Personal Injury, Automobile Accidents and Injuries, Dog Bites, Railroad Accidents, Sexual Abuse, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Products Liability, Automotive Products Liability, Drug and Medical Device Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Lemon Law, Warranty Law, Zoning, Planning and Land Use. | | Year Established: 1920 | Firm Profile:
For over 70 years, the firm has provided a wide range of legal services throughout Western Washington. It emphasizes the prevention of legal problems by anticipating potential disputes and moving quickly to avoid or resolve them. The firm's dedication to its clients, the profession and the community is demonstrated by its attorneys' active participation in professional associations and local civic affairs. | | Firm Size: 12 | Representative Clients:
Cablecraft, Inc.; Sound Credit Union; Swanson-McGoldrick, Inc. (Realtor); Brandrud Manufacturing Company, Inc.; Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home; Tacoma Moving & Storage; Narrows Marina; Columbia Sheet Metal, Inc. of Wa.; Gilchrist Buick, Inc.; Gilchrist Chevrolet, Inc.; Cheney Capital Investments, Inc.; Puglia Engineering, Inc.; Gensco; The Franke Tobey Jones Home; Minterbrook Oyster Co.; Johnson-Postman; Associated Petroleum Products, Inc.; Dimmer Foundation; Russell Foundation; Hogan Enterprises; Bennett Industries, Inc.; NW Investment Properties, Inc.; Merit Company; Dreamcraft Homes; Cornforth-Campbell Motors, Inc.; Grenley-Stewart Resources, Inc.; ID Micro, Inc.; The Humane Society for Tacoma-Pierce County; The Threshold Group, LLC (Wealth Management); Stellar Industrial Supply. | References:
Bank of America; Key Bank of Washington; Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.; Smith Barney. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 MasterCard
Visa | | Marywave Van Deren (Member) (Retired due to judicial appointment). | | Frank C. Neal (1878-1969). | | L.R. Bonneville, Sr. (1894-1979). | | L.R. Bonneville, Jr. (1920-1978). | | James H. Morton (Managing Partner) born St. Charles, Illinois, October 6, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Washington. Education: University of Oregon (B.S., 1964; J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington State (Member, Board of Directors, Environmental and Land Use Law, 1984-1987) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporations Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Commercial Real Estate Law; Estate Planning. Email: James H. Morton | | David McGoldrick (Shareholder) born Tacoma, Washington, January 3, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Washington. Education: Washington State University (B.A., 1965); University of Washington (J.D., 1968). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta. Member and Former President of Tacoma Estate Planning Council. Member: Tacoma-Pierce County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Corporate; Partnership; Limited Liability Company Law; Estate Planning Law; Business Successions; Probate Law; Commercial Litigation; Probate Litigation. Email: David McGoldrick | | Charles F. Schmit, Jr. (Shareholder) born Plainfield, New Jersey, September 6, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1977, Washington. Education: Grove City College (B.A., cum laude, 1970); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1973). Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Gamma Mu. Author: "Mortgage Foreclosures," Washington Practice Series, 1988; "Government Funding of Defense Investigations," The Advocate, published by Army Defense Appellate Division, Vol. 10, No. 2, March-April, 1978. Speaker: Family Law Topics, Seattle-King County and Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Associations. Member: Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington State, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. [Lt. Col., JAGC, U.S. Army Reserves, Retired]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law; Domestic Relations Law; Personal Injury Litigation. Email: Charles F. Schmit, Jr. | | James V. Handmacher (Shareholder) born Dayton, Ohio, July 30, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Washington; 1979, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Centre College of Kentucky and The Ohio State University (B.A., 1974); University of Michigan (J.D., 1978). Member: Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington State (Member, Sections on: Trial Practice; Environmental Law; Member, Board of Governors, 1993-1995. Treasurer, 1994-1995) and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Federal Signal vs. Safety Factors, 125 Wn 2d 413, 886 P 2d 172 (1994); In Re Estate of Davidson, 37 Wn App 886, 683 P 2d 620 (1984). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Land Use Law; Real Estate Law; Environmental Law. Email: James V. Handmacher | | Kathleen Ebert Pierce (Shareholder) born Tacoma, Washington, November 13, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington. Education: University of Puget Sound (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); University of Washington (J.D., with honors, 1982). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Delta. Professor of Legal Writing, University of Puget Sound, 1986-1987. Author: Purchase Options," Washington Practice Series, 1988. Member: Tacoma-Pierce County and Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law. Email: Kathleen Ebert Pierce | | Marc H. Cochran (Shareholder) born Tacoma, Washington, September 24, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1982, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1976); University of Santa Clara (J.D., 1979); Boston University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1982). Research Editor, Santa Clara Law Review, Vol. 19, 1978-1979. Author: "Close Corporation Securities Qualification: A Call for an Extension of Prior Intent," 19 Santa Clara Law Review 147 (1979); "The Underwriter and Attorney Estate Planning Team," July/August 1990 Puget Sound Life Underwriters Journal 23. Instructor of Federal Estate and Gift Taxation and Federal Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates, Pierce College, 1986-1995. Member: Washington State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Estate Planning Law; Pension and Profit Sharing Law; Corporations Law; Securities Law. Email: Marc H. Cochran | | Mark E. Holcomb (Shareholder) born Gary, Indiana, March 19, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington. Education: Wabash College (B.A., 1984); Indiana University (J.D., 1987). Member, National Moot Court Trial Competition Team. Member: Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Corporate Law; Land Use Law; General Business; Limited Liability Company Law. Email: Mark E. Holcomb | | Christopher Allen (Shareholder) born Wilmington, Delaware, March 23, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Washington. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., 1986); Willamette University (J.D., 1991). Law Clerk, Hon. John Rossmeissl, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Washington, 1990. Member: Tacoma-Pierce County and Washington State (Member, Creditor-Debtor Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Creditors' Rights; Bankruptcy; Business Transactions. Email: Christopher Allen | | Robert E. Critchfield (Shareholder) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Idaho; 1999, Washington. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Business Management, 1994); University of Iowa (J.D., 1997); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 1998). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Succession Planning; Estate and Trust Administration; Charitable Giving; Non-Profit Organizations. | | —————————— | | Jonete Waters Rehmke (Associate) born Vancouver, Washington, September 25, 1950; admitted to bar, 1999, Washington; 2004, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1981); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Moot Court Board. Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 1999-2003. Formerly with: Law Offices of Barry M. Meyers, P.S., Bellingham, WA; Graham Lundberg & Peschel, P.S., Seattle, WA. Board Member, Widows Information and Consultation Services. Member, Alzheimer Society of Washington. Member, Health Care Providers Council of Pierce County. Advisory Board, Pierce County Human Services Aging and Long Term Care. Member, Washington State Bar Association (Member, Elder Law Section); Tacoma Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Elder Law; Medicaid Planning; Estate Planning; Probate; Guardianship; Elder Abuse; Disabilities. Email: Jonete Waters Rehmke | | OF COUNSEL | | Kenneth Fielding (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, February 18, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Washington; 1974, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1977, U.S. Tax Court; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Washington (B.A., cum laude, 1970; J.D., with honors, 1973). Order of the Coif. Author: "Compulsory Psychiatric Examination in Civil Commitment and the Privilege Against Self-Incrimination," Gonzaga Law Review, 1974. Member: Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington State (Hearing Officer, 2002-2003) and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Safeco vs. Butler, 118 Wn. 2d 383, 823 P2d 499 (1992). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Kenneth Fielding | | James A. Cathcart (Of Counsel) born Altadena, California, September 28, 1943; admitted to bar, 1973, Washington; 1981, Court of Military Appeals; U.S. Supreme Court; 1995, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington. Education: Oregon State University (B.S., 1966); University of Washington (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif. Former Chief Defense Counsel, USMC. Member: Washington State Bar Association. [USMC, 1966-1993; Colonel USMC (Ret.)]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; General Litigation; Family Law; Military Law. Email: James A. Cathcart |
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