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| | Address | | 18010 Southcenter Parkway | | Tukwila, Washington 98188-4630 | | (King Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 206-574-6661 | | Fax: 206-575-1397 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.talmadgelg.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Talmadge/Fitzpatrick PLLC practices in the following areas of law:
Appellate Practice, Administrative Law, State and Local Government Law, Professional Responsibility. | Firm Profile:
The lawyers of Talmadge/Fitzpatrick PLLC are skilled appellate advocates. Phil Talmadge, awarded the highest rating attainable at Martindale-Hubbell, is a former justice of the Washington State Supreme Court and a fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. He has been lead attorney in numerous state and federal appellate decisions. Michael King is a founding member and past-president of the Washington Appellate Lawyers Association. Emmelyn Hart-Biberfeld served as a law clerk in the Supreme Court. Sidney Tribe served as a Court of Appeals clerk. The firm's attorneys can identify the critical issues from an appellate perspective and can present the written and oral arguments most likely to persuade an appellate court. The Lawyers of the Talmadge/Fitzpatrick are experienced. Phil Talmadge is a former justice of the Washington Supreme Court which is final authority on almost all professional responsibility matters. He is co-author of the treatise "Attorney Fees in Washington," Tom Fitzpatrick is a nationally recognized authority on professional responsibility. He has taught ethics to thousands of Washington lawyers who have successfully passed the bar exam. He is a former member of the ABA Ethics and Discipline Committees. He served on the committees which wrote the Model Rules of Judicial Conduct and Discipline. He is a fellow of the ABA Center of Professional Responsibility and a member of the Association of Professional Lawyers. The firm's attorneys are also knowledgeable on state and local government law, representing clients in actions involving government agencies. | | Firm Size: 3 | Office Hours:
Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | MEMBERS | | Philip A. Talmadge (Member) born Seattle, Washington, April 23, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude with high honors in Political Science, 1973); University of Washington (J.D., 1976). Symposium Editor, Washington Law Review, 1975-1976. Senator, Washington State Senate, 1979-1995. Justice, Washington State Supreme Court, 1995-2001. Author: "Attorney Fees in Washington," (2008); "Washington's Product Liability Act," 5 University of Puget Sound Law Review 1 (1981); "The Award of Attorneys' Fees in Civil Litigation in Washington," 16 Gonzaga Law Review 57 (1980/81); "Toward a Reduction of Washington Appellate Court Caseloads and More Effective Use of Appellate Court Resources," 21 Gonzaga Law Review 21 (1985/86); "A Survey of Washington Medical Malpractice Law," 23 Gonzaga Law Review 267 (1987/88); "Product Liability Act of 1981: Ten Years Later," 27 Gonzaga Law Review 153 (1991/92); "Understanding the Limits of Power: Judicial Restraint in General Jurisdiction Court Systems," 22 Seattle University Law Review 695 (1999); "New Technologies and Appellate Practice," 2 The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process 363 (2000); "The Myth of Property Absolutism and Modern Government: The Interaction of Police Power and Property Rights," 75 Washington Law Review 857 (2000); "Initiative Process in Washington," 24 Seattle University Law Review 1017 (2001); "A New Approach to Statutory Interpretation in Washington," 25 Seattle University Law Review 179 (2001). Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations; American Academy of Appellate Lawyers; Washington Appellate Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Administrative Law; State Government Law; Local Government Law. Email: Philip A. Talmadge | | Thomas M. Fitzpatrick (Member) born Anaconda, Montana, June 12, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois; 1979, Washington; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington; U.S. Circuit Court, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Montana (B.A., highest honors, 1973); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1976). Named, "Super Lawyer," Washington Law and Politics, 2004. Elected, Snohomish County Executive, Executive Director of Snohomish County, 2005. Formerly, Assistant Chief, Civil Division, Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, 1999-2005; Executive Director, Snohomish County, 2005-2006. Former Partner, Karr, Tuttle, Campbell, 1978-1989; Stafford Frey Cooper, 1989-1999. Assistant Chief, Heading Litigation and Employment unit, Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Civil Division, 1999-2004. Member: King, Washington State (President, Young Lawyer's Division, 1986-1987) and American (House of Delegates, 1986—; Board of Governors, 1998-2001; Ethics Committee, 2001-2004, Discipline Committee; Joint Commission) Bar Associations. Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. Practice Areas: Professional Responsibility; Civil Litigation; Land Use; Environmental Law; Administrative Law. Email: Thomas M. Fitzpatrick | | —————————— | | Emmelyn Hart-Biberfeld (Associate) born Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, December 29, 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, Washington; 2000, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1992); Duke University/Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium (Institute on Transnat'l Law, 1996); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Order of Barristers. Member and Officer Moot Court Board, 1996-1998. Law Clerk, Washington State Supreme Court, 1999-2000. Formerly with Ogden Murphy Wallace, PLLC. Member: Washington State Bar Association; Washington State Trial Lawyers Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Administrative Law; State Government Law; Local Government Law. | | Sidney C. Tribe (Associate) born Newark, Ohio, May 12, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, Washington; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Willamette University (B.A., cum laude, 1994); University of Washington (J.D., 2002). Order of Barristers. Law Clerk, Washington State Court of Appeals Division I, 2005-2007. Executive Articles Editor and Member, University of Washington Law Review, 2000-2002. President and Member, Moot Court Honor Board, 2000-2002. Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Administrative Law; State Government Law; Local Government Law; Labor and Employment. | | OF COUNSEL | | Michael B. King (Of Counsel) born Colville, Washington, November 26, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Washington; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Harvard University (B.A., with honors 1979); University of Washington (J.D., with highest honors, 1984). Co-Editor, Washington Appellate Practice Deskbook (3d. ed. 2005). Member: King County (Member, Appellate Law Section, 2005-2006) and American (Chair, Council of Appellate Lawyers Program, 2006-2007) Bar Associations; Washington Appellate Lawyers Association (President, 2005-2006); Defense Research Institute (Chair, Appellate Advocacy Committee, 2001-2003). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice. |
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