Professional Experience Maria is an associate in the firm’s Business and Real Estate and Land Use Practice Groups. In her corporate practice, Maria assists businesses through their entire lifecycle from entity formation, corporate governance, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, to reorganizations, asset and equity transfers, and partnership dissolutions. In her real estate and land use practice, she […]
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Allen Sakai
Professional Experience With more than 40 years of experience, Allen is a leader in Helsell Fetterman’s Business and Real Estate Groups. Allen represents numerous individuals and companies in all types of real estate transactions. He has regularly worked on boundary line disputes and homeowner and condominium owner association matters. He has considerable experience working on […]
Jenica Cassidy
Professional Experience Jenica helps individuals and their families plan for the future and resolve legal issues relating to aging. Her practice focuses on estate planning, probate and trust administration, and guardianship/conservatorship. She enjoys helping clients navigate and feel comfortable with complex legal concepts to achieve their goals and resolve challenges. She is a frequent speaker […]
Nidal Dirini
Professional Experience Nidal’s practice focuses in the areas of personal injury defense, insurance defense, medical malpractice as well as general litigation. Prior to joining Helsell Fetterman, Nidal worked as a criminal defense attorney and was staff counsel for two Fortune 500 Companies. He’s defended companies, insurers, homeowners, and has advised claims adjusters on best practices […]
Sebastian Toth
Professional Experience Sebastian’s practice areas include business and personal transactions along with complex and general litigation, with a primary focus on commercial litigation (including contract and business disputes), real estate litigation, medical malpractice, construction defect, personal injury, premises liability, and products liability. Prior to joining the firm, Sebastian worked as corporate counsel for an international […]
Shea Fanelli
Professional Experience Shea is a litigator with the firm’s trust and estate litigation practice group and assists clients in matters involving will contests, trust disputes, fiduciary abuse, guardianships, vulnerable adult protection actions, and elder abuse issues. Prior to joining Helsell Fetterman, Shea was a litigator at a firm in Grays Harbor where she advised individuals […]
Kristy Ball
Professional Experience Kristy practices in the firm’s litigation department, handling cases involving personal injury, employment, business disputes, health insurance and property disputes. Kristy also represents physicians and other health care providers in licensing and disciplinary disputes. Prior to joining Helsell Fetterman, Kristy worked at a boutique law firm for fourteen years. During her time at […]
Katherine Hekstra
Professional Experience: Katherine Hekstra’s practice focuses in the areas of health care law and medical malpractice, specifically defending physicians and hospitals against medical malpractice lawsuits and in professional licensing proceedings. Kate grew up in West Michigan and attended Grand Valley State University for her undergraduate and master’s degrees in Biomedical Science. She worked in a […]
Mac Thomsen
Professional Experience Mac Thomsen joined Helsell Fetterman in 2022 and is an associate in the firm’s litigation practice group. Prior to joining Helsell, Mac spent a year clerking for the Honorable Judge Edirin Okoloko in the Snohomish County Superior Court. Mac also spent a summer serving as an extern for the Honorable Judge John Ruhl […]
Jenna Mark
Professional Experience Jenna Mark’s practice focuses in the areas of health care law and medical malpractice, specifically defending physicians and hospitals against medical malpractice lawsuits and in professional licensing proceedings. Prior to joining Helsell Fetterman, Jenna worked at a national firm where she defended clients in a variety of complex litigation matters including commercial disputes, […]