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Helsell Fetterman Welcomes Liberty Upton
Liberty Upton has joined Helsell Fetterman as an associate attorney. Liberty is the past recipient of a CALI Excellence for the Future Award for her work in the Trusts and Estates clinic. She received a scholarship from the Washington State Bar Association Taxation Section for use in the pursuit of her LL.M. in Taxation.
Helsell Fetterman Welcomes Samuel Winninghoff
Samuel Winninghoff has joined Helsell Fetterman as an associate attorney. Sam graduated with a BA in Political Science, History/Italian in 2010 from Gonzaga University, and received his law degree from Seattle University School of Law in 2013
Larry Setchell Licensed to Practice Law in Oregon
After being licensed for over 40 years by the Washington State Bar Association, Larry Setchell is now also licensed by the Oregon State Bar to handle legal matters in the State of Oregon
Helsell Fetterman Lawyers Recognized as 2015 Best Lawyers
We are proud to announce that six of our lawyers were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015. The Best Lawyers in America is the preeminent referral guide to the legal profession in the United States. Lawyers are chosen for inclusion based solely on the vote of their peers who have previously received […]
Helsell Fetterman Welcomes Debra Akhbari
Debra Akhbari has joined Helsell Fetterman as an associate attorney. Debbie is a past recipient of Helsell Fetterman’s Richard S. White Fellowship and was a Summer Associate at the firm during the summer of 2013. Debbie also completed an externship for Washington State Supreme Court Justice Steven Gonzalez.
Karen Kalzer Joins the Faculty of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
Karen Kalzer has been invited to join the faculty of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) 2014 Claims College in Philadelphia September 7-9. Karen brings her 20 plus years of litigation experience to the Claims College, and will be presenting to first year students in the School of Casualty Claims on early claims investigation. […]
Laura Hoexter Discusses Digital Assets with the New York Times
New York Times article “How to Digitally Avoid Taking it to the Grave” quotes Laura Hoexter on steps to take to protect your digital assets in your estate plan.
Ten Helsell Fetterman attorneys recognized to the 2014 Super Lawyers list
A total of ten attorneys from Helsell Fetterman were recognized as Washington Super Lawyers® for 2014. The ten attorneys were recognized for their accomplishments in certain practice areas, including Business Transactions and Litigation, Estate Planning, Health Care, Insurance Coverage, Medical Malpractice Defense, Trust & Estates Litigation, and others. Several Helsell Fetterman attorneys were named to multiple […]
Four Helsell Fetterman Attorneys Recognized as 2014 Rising Stars
Helsell Fetterman’s Alexandra Gerson, Cindy Huang, Jonathan Minear, and Ben Nivison were named 2014 Washington Rising Stars by the rating service Super Lawyers®. The four attorneys were recognized for their accomplishments in certain practice areas, including Estate Planning, Business Litigation, Family Law, and General Litigation. Our firm is proud to see its young talent recognized by […]
Legal Wrangling of Real Estate Deals
Mike Spence was a guest on KIRO Radio’s Tom Kelly’s Real Estate Today weekly radio show. A strong real estate market has put sellers back in control The topics included: What is Form 17 (seller disclosures)? Recent court decisions on seller disclosures. Multiple Offers for Sellers: when expecting multiple offers, how should sellers communicate when they […]