13 Graham & Dunn Attorneys Honored as 2008 Super Lawyers® by Washington Law & Politics
June 1, 2008
Every year, Washington Law & Politics solicits nominations from over 16,000 Washington attorneys, looking for "Super Lawyers." Attorneys are asked to nominate their peers who they've personally seen in action and consider outstanding. The nominations are then reviewed by a panel of industry leaders, and final selections made. Only the top 5% of Washington attorneys make the list.
Graham & Dunn is honored to have 13 of our attorneys designated as 2008 "Super Lawyers."
Clemens H. Barnes
206.340.9681
cbarnes@grahamdunn.com
Clem heads Graham & Dunn’s Labor & Employment practice. He also serves as a mediator and arbitrator in employment and other civil litigation matters. He has a general litigation background, but for the past 20 years has concentrated on labor and employment law, including employment law compliance and litigation, union-management issues, employee discipline and termination, employment discrimination, sexual/racial harassment, wage and hour compliance and litigation, government contractor obligations and employment contracts (including non-compete agreements).
Jeffrey A. Beaver
206.340.9652
jbeaver@grahamdunn.com
Jeffrey focuses his practice on condemnation, financial institutions and commercial litigation. Jeffrey has successfully tried numerous multi-million dollar cases and has obtained verdicts or settlements for property owners in some of our area's largest eminent domain cases. Jeffrey has tried numerous condemnation matters to verdict on behalf of Sound Transit in connection with the construction of its light rail. Jeffrey has been involved in condemnation matters on behalf of Sound Transit, Weyerhaeuser, the City of Everett, the City of Federal Way, the City of Tumwater, the City of Olympia, and the City of Lacey.
Robert C. Cumbow
206.340.9619
rcumbow@grahamdunn.com
Bob heads Graham & Dunn’s Intellectual Property practice. He counsels a wide variety of clients on intellectual property, advertising, privacy and Internet issues. Bob’s practice includes counseling on issues relating to trademark search, clearance, prosecution, and policing; copyright and publicity right clearance; licenses, assignments, contracts, releases, publishing agreements; alcoholic beverage labeling, licensing, advertising, and regulatory compliance; communications and media law; intellectual property litigation; domain name disputes; advertising and privacy compliance; contests and sweepstakes; and Web site audits, terms and condition statements, and privacy policies.
Patrick J. Franke
206.340.8779
pfranke@grahamdunn.com
Pat is a corporate and transactional lawyer. He provides ongoing strategic counsel to his clients' boards of directors and management on a wide range of business matters including corporate issues (capitalization, governance, etc.), executive and employee compensation, and the commercial transactions that are core to their respective businesses.
Marcia K. Fujimoto
206.340.9637
mfujimoto@grahamdunn.com
Marcia chairs Graham & Dunn’s Wealth Management Team and is a former member of the firm’s Board of Directors. She has over 25 years of experience counseling individuals about wealth transfer and succession planning, including estate planning and administration, probate, trusts and related tax matters.
Maren K. Gaylor
206.340.9632
mgaylor@grahamdunn.com
Maren is a member of the firm’s Board of Directors and a member of the Real Estate and Financial Services Teams. She advises owners, investors, lenders and tenants in commercial real estate transactions involving multi-family projects, industrial and office buildings and retail sites. She represents clients with respect to purchase and sale, leasing, real estate and asset secured financing transactions.
Wendy S. Goffe
206.340.9633
wgoffe@grahamdunn.com
Wendy’s practice focuses on estate planning, estate and gift taxation, probate and trust administration, family-owned business succession planning, charitable giving and non-profit trusts and corporations.
J.J. Leary, jr.
206.340.8778
jjleary@grahamdunn.com
J.J.’s practice focuses on closely-held and emerging businesses with an emphasis on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and strategic planning serving the role of an “outside general counsel.” J.J. works in depth with his clients and their companies to help them find practical business solutions to their legal problems. His clients span a variety of companies including those in real estate, technology, bio-technology, viticulture and timber industries, as well as high net worth families.
James L. Magee
206.340.9621
jmagee@grahamdunn.com
Jim is a member of the firm’s Litigation Group. In 35 years of practice, he has tried civil and criminal cases in virtually every area of the law, including antitrust, securities, intellectual property, technology, environmental, construction, and malpractice. He is the author of “Expediting Pretrials and Trials of Antitrust Cases.” In addition to his trial work, Jim handles international commercial and trade regulation matters.
Mark D. Northrup
206.340.9628
mdorthrup@grahamdunn.com
Mark chairs Graham & Dunn’s Financial Services Industry Team. He focuses his practice on creditor-debtor relationships, including all aspects of insolvency, workouts, bankruptcy, receiverships, and business reorganization. He has represented clients in all aspects of Chapter 11 bankruptcies, including debtors, secured creditors, and creditors committees.
Edward D. Pettigrew
206.340.9621
epettigrew@grahamdunn.com
Ed has focused his practice on commercial disputes and litigation, including contracts, lender liability, secured transactions, business torts and real property cases. Ed has practiced in state and federal courts, and before government agencies. He has tried numerous lawsuits both in bench trials and to juries and has managed teams of lawyers and paraprofessionals in large complex cases.
Larry J. Smith
206.340.9645
lsmith@grahamdunn.com
As chair of Graham & Dunn's Condemnation Team, Larry counsels and represents property owners, lenders and governments in condemnation cases. Larry has achieved verdicts or settlements for property owners in some of the region's largest eminent domain cases.
Elaine L. Spencer
206.340.9638
espencer@grahamdunn.com
Elaine has a broad range of successful trial experience, focused on developing issues in land use, growth management, forestry and natural resource law. Her success comes from a combination of legal skills and industry knowledge, with a strategic ability to claim the high ground in controversial matters early, and maintain that high ground to achieve the client’s objectives.
