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| | Address | | 1201 Pacific Avenue, Suite 1900, P.O. Box 1315 | | Tacoma, Washington 98402 | | (Pierce Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 253-383-3791 | | Facsimile: 253-383-6377 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.vjglaw.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Trial, Appellate and Administrative Practice. Antitrust, Business, Construction, Corporations, Estate Planning, Labor and Employment, Municipal, Pension, Real Estate and Land Use, Securities and Taxation Law. | Firm Profile:
Vandeberg, Johnson & Gandara, LLP was formed by the combination of an established Seattle law practice with the Tacoma firm of Vandeberg & Johnson. The roots of the present firm reach back to the early 1950's in the practice of private and public law throughout Western Washington. With offices located in both downtown Tacoma and Seattle, the firm now serves a regional clientele of individuals, businesses and public entities, and actively practices before all levels of state and federal courts and administrative agencies throughout Western Washington. | | Firm Size: 9 | Representative Clients:
General Business: Buffelen Woodworking Co.; Burkhart Dental Supply Co.; Caesar Park Hotel Investment; Commencement Bay Corrugated, Inc.; Merritt Arch, PLLC; Northwest Cascade, Inc.; Pacific Media Group; Selden's Interior Furnishings, Inc.; Sprague Pest Solutions; Spring Air Northwest; Tool Gauge & Machine Works, Inc.; Western Washington Fair Association. Health Care: Catholic Health Initiatives; Diagnostic Imaging Northwest, L.L.P.; Franciscan Health System-West; GYFT Clinic, PLLC; Hoya Optical Laboratories, Inc.; Mount Rainier Emergency Physicians, PLLC; Mount Rainier Surgical Associates, P.S.; Pediatric Dental Associates. Automobile Dealerships: Harnish Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.; Pacific Coast Ford, Inc.; Parr Ford, Inc.; Saturn of Olympia, Inc.; Tacoma Dodge, Inc.; Toyota of Puyallup, Inc. Banking and Financial: Heritage Bank; Pierce County Economic Development Corp.; Wells Fargo Bank. Food: Northwestern Restaurants, Inc.; Roman Meal Co. Insurance: Brown & Brown of Washington, Inc.; Coregis Insurance Company; Transnation Title Insurance Company; Universal Underwriters Insurance Company; Washington Schools Risk Management Pool; Education: Battle Ground School District; Bellarmine Preparatory School; Bethel School District; Clover Park School District; North Kitsap School District; Tacoma School District. Nonprofits: United Way of Pierce County; Washington State PTA. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
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Other Office Locations of Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara, LLP
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
| | Darrel B. Addington (Member) born Kingsport, Tennessee, June 7, 1945; admitted to bar, 1969, Tennessee; 1973, Washington; 1985, U.S. Claims Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.A., 1966; J.D., 1968). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif. Member, University of Tennessee Law Review, 1967-1968. Deputy Prosecutor, Pierce County, Washington, 1973-1975. Member: Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington State and American (Member, Sections on: Public Contract Law; Litigation) Bar Associations. [Capt., JAGC, U.S. Army, 1969-1973]. Practice Areas: Construction Law; School Law; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Darrel B. Addington | | Kerry E. Brink (Member) born Centralia, Washington; admitted to bar, 1988, Washington. Education: Western Washington University (B.A., 1974); University of Puget Sound (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Note and Comment Editor, University of Puget Sound Law Review, 1987-1988. Member: Tacoma-Pierce County (President, Guardianship Committee, 1996)) and Washington State (Member, Sections on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Elder Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estate Planning; Taxation; Probate; Elder Law. Email: Kerry E. Brink | | Charles R. Bush (Member) (Resident, Seattle Office: See Biographical Card at Seattle, Washington). | | Lucy Russell Clifthorne (Member) born Berkeley, California, July 7, 1959; admitted to bar, 1997, Washington. Education: Beloit College (B.A., 1981); Ohio State University (M.A., 1987); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Order of the Barristers. Research and Technical Editor, Seattle University Law Review, 1996-1997. Member: Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Law; Intellectual Property; Employment Law. | | William A. Coats (Member) born Spokane, Washington, October 14, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Washington; U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972). Assistant Attorney General, State of Washington, 1972-1974. Member: Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington State and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Urban, State and Local Government Law) Bar Associations; Washington Council of School Attorneys (President, 1978). Practice Areas: School Law; Labor Law; Employment Law; Administrative Law; Municipal Law; Litigation; Constitution Law; Government Contracts; Civil Rights. Email: William A. Coats | | George T. Cowan (Member) (Resident, Seattle Office; See Biographical Card at Seattle, Washington). | | H. Frank Crawford (Member) born Sioux City, Iowa, January 22, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio; 1973, Washington. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1965); The Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 1968). President, Tacoma Municipal Authority, 1973-1977. Member: Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trade Regulation; Advertising and Labeling; Commercial Real Estate; General Business. Email: H. Frank Crawford | | Sherry Lynn Davies (Member) born Toppenish, Washington; admitted to bar, 2000, Washington. Education: Central Washington University (B.A., 1993); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation. | | Marlo DeLange (Member) born Roosevelt, Utah, September 7, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Washington. Education: Idaho State University (B.B.A., Finance, with honor, 1992); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Adjunct Professor, Pacific Lutheran University, 2006-2007. Member: Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington State and American Bar Associations; Pierce County Washington Women Lawyers; Washington State Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section Executive Committee); World Trade Center of Tacoma (Director). Practice Areas: Securities; Business Transactions; Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Franchising; International Law. Email: Marlo DeLange | | Mark Dietzler (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 16, 1960; admitted to bar, 1991, Washington. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1986); University of Puget Sound (J.D., 1991); Pacific Lutheran University (M.B.A., 2001). Member: Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington State and American Bar Associations; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association. [United States Air Force, 1980-1984]. Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; School Law; Business Law; Employment Law; Arbitration; Mediation. Email: Mark Dietzler | | James C. Fowler (Member) (Resident, Seattle Office; See Biographical Card at Seattle, Washington). | | Daniel Gandara (Member) (Resident, Seattle Office; See Biographical Card at Seattle, Washington). | | Kinne F. Hawes (Member) (Resident, Seattle Office: See Biographical Card at Seattle, Washington). | | John A. Holmes (Member) (Resident, Seattle Office; See Biographical Card at Seattle, Washington). | | Mark A. Hood (Member) born Portland, Oregon, May 30, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1984); University of Puget Sound (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member: Washington State Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Land Use, Environmental and Real Property, Trust and Probate). Practice Areas: Title Insurance; Escrow Liability; Business Transactions; Real Estate Transactions and Litigation; Land Use; School District Real Property Law. Email: Mark A. Hood | | James A. Krueger (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, September 21, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Washington; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Gonzaga University (B.A., cum laude, 1965); Georgetown University (J.D., 1968); New York University (LL.M., 1972). Phi Alpha Delta. Adjunct Professor, Seattle University School of Law, 1974-1976. Special District Counsel to Washington State Bar Association, 1984-1994. Co-Author, Washington Partnership Law and Practice Handbook, 1984. Co-Author, Washington Partnership Law and Practice Deskbook. Member: Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington State and American (Member, Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust; Taxation Sections) Bar Associations. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1968-1971]. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Estate Planning; Real Estate Transactions. Email: James A. Krueger | | Neal H. Luna (Associate) born Honolulu, Hawaii, July 26, 1968; admitted to bar, 2003, Washington. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1990); Johns Hopkins University (M.A., 1995); University of Washington (M.B.A.; J.D., 2003). Member: Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Trademarks; Real Estate; Estate Planning. Email: Neal H. Luna | | Linda Nelson Lysne (Member) born Renton, Washington, October 8, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, Washington. Education: Western Washington University (B.A., Accounting, 1980); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., 1985). Certified Public Accountant, Washington, 1983. Member, Gift Planning Professional Advisory Board, University of Puget Sound. Past Co-Chair, Washington Life Insurance Trust Deskbook. Member: National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and Health Care Providers; Tacoma-Pierce County and Washington State (Member: Taxation, Real Property, Trusts, Estate, Probate and Elder Law Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Medicaid Planning; Estate Planning; Probate; Elder Law. Email: Linda Nelson Lysne | | Daniel C. Montopoli (Member) born Corning, New York, March 13, 1955; admitted to bar, 1996, Washington. Education: New York University (B.F.A., 1981); University of Washington (J.D., 1996). Managing Editor, University of Washington Law Review. Adjunct Professor, UPS School of Education, 2003-2005. Instructor, School Law, University of Washington-Tacoma School of Education, 2006—. Member: Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: School Law; Intellectual Property; Employment Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Daniel C. Montopoli | | Daren H. Nitz (Member) (Resident, Seattle Office: See Biographical Card at Seattle, Washington). | | Mark R. Patterson (Member) born Tacoma, Washington, August 3, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Washington. Education: Washington State University (B.A., cum laude, 1974); University of Puget Sound (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor-in-Chief, University of Puget Sound Law Review, 1976-1977. Member: Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington State and American (Member, Business and Tax Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Securities Law; Business Law; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Tax Law; Public Authority Financing; Health Care Law; Commercial Real Estate. Email: Mark R. Patterson | | H. Andrew Saller, Jr. (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, March 16, 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, Washington. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1976); University of Puget Sound (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Assistant Attorney General, 1982-1987. Director, Legal Aid for Washington Fund. Past Commodore, South Sound Sailing Society. Member: Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Civil Rights; School Law. Email: H. Andrew Saller, Jr. | | G. Perrin Walker (Member) born Rigby, Idaho, September 24, 1939; admitted to bar, 1966, Washington; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., high honors, 1963); University of Chicago (J.D., 1966). Member: Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington State and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking, Business Law and Litigation) Bar Associations; Puget Sound-Judge Robert J. Bryan Inn of Court (Master). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Business; Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Probate; Civil Trial Practice. Email: G. Perrin Walker | | Scott D. Winship (Member) born October 1, 1953; admitted to bar, 1987, Washington. Education: Seattle Pacific University (B.A., 1979); University of Puget Sound (J.D., 1986). Order of the Barristers. Member, Moot Court Board. Executive Committee Board Member and Treasurer, United Way of Pierce County. Board Member: MultiCare Health Foundation; Nonprofit Center. Member: Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Banking Law; Labor and Employment; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Real Estate; Nonprofit Organizations Law. Email: Scott D. Winship | | OF COUNSEL | | John H. Binns, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Tacoma, Washington, November 12, 1934; admitted to bar, 1964, Washington. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1956); University of Washington (LL.B., 1964). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Washington Law Review, 1961-1963. Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Puget Sound, 1994-2002. Practice Areas: School Law; Labor Law; Administrative Law; Municipal Law; Litigation. Email: John H. Binns, Jr. | | RETIRED | | Elvin J. Vandeberg (Retired Partner) (Retired, January 1, 2005). | | W. Roger Johnson (Retired Partner) (Retired). | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Seattle, Washington Office: One Union Square, Suite 2424, 600 University Street, 98101-1192. Telephone: 206-464-0404.
| (For biographical data on all personnel at Seattle, Washington, See Professional Biographies at Seattle, Washington) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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