
Yes, I'm a lawyer.
But I'm also a human being.
I have a doggie named Nala. Three daughters. One son-in-law. Eat oatmeal dipped in crunchy brown turbinado sugar for breakfast. And wear black lululemon leggings and jeans as often as possible when not in court.
If you are reading this website it is either because you: a) need a lawyer; b) are a client; c) are a fellow plaintiff attorney and want to get to know me better; d) are a defense lawyer looking for any inside info you can possibly obtain to use against me (and my clients); or e) you are a random visitor. Welcome to all of you.

high profile cases
SEATTLE TIMES: The jury determined that Ride The Ducks International bore 67 to 70 percent of the responsibility for the 2015 crash and Ride The Ducks of Seattle was 30 to 33 percent at fault in the crash that killed five people and injured more than 60 others.
SEATTLE TIMES: The Seattle lawyer for the rapper’s accuser disputed a published comment from Nelly’s attorney contending no money exchanged hands as part of the agreement to drop the case.
WASHINGTON POST: The 17 people who were killed last week after a duck boat sank in Missouri were riding in an amphibious vehicle designed by a self-taught businessman who had no formal training in engineering or mechanics, according to court records.
SEATTLE TIMES: The lack of a barrier separating oncoming traffic on the Aurora Bridge is being pointed out in the multiple lawsuits stemming from the 2015 Ride the Ducks crash that killed five people and injured 71 others.
SEATTLE TIMES: In a court motion, the attorneys claim Officer Jason Anderson falsely testified that the front door was closed in the apartment where Charleena Lyles was fatally shot last year.
KING 5 NEWS: A motion filed Monday claims Officer Jason Anderson gave false testimony about where he was standing when he shot and killed Charleena Lyles in 2017.
SEATTLE TIMES: Seattle and Washington state are fighting each other in court in an attempt to limit their respective liability for their years of dithering over who should fix the safety of the Aurora Bridge.
SEATTLE TIMES: Attorneys for Officers Jason Anderson and Steven McNew unsuccessfully argued there was no basis for negligence allegations, either in the officers’ planning before contacting Lyles or in their interaction with her.
DAILY BEAST: Two Nelly fans have come forward to accuse the rapper of groping, sexual assault, and masturbating in front of them in court papers filed by a third accuser this week.
SEATTLE TIMES: A newly amended lawsuit alleges that weeks before Charleena Lyles was fatally shot by Seattle police, the nonprofit agency Solid Ground failed to report to law enforcement a playground incident in which she allegedly threatened children with a knife.
SEATTLE TIMES: The woman’s lawyer said her client reluctantly filed the suit, doing so only after Nelly publicly contended she had fabricated her rape story. King County prosecutors declined to file charges against him last week.
SEATTLE TIMES: A woman who was shot in a Renton movie theater last year is suing the gunman.
