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Steven S.

Steven Stark

539 reviews
For over 30 years, Steven Stark has offered counsel to non-profit organizations and private companies. He has a passion for helping small businesses in particular since he himself started several businesses of his own in New York and Florida. He understands the importance of small businesses having a reliable attorney to advise them about legal matters from their inception.
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Richard G.

Richard Gora

200 reviews
Looking for an attorney with experience? Richard Gora is the exact attorney you want. Having defended over 100 cases both in state and federal courts and working with clients from around the globe, Richard has an array of different experiences. His services are wide-ranging and include business litigation, securities litigations, employment litigation, and business counsel. Prior to founding Gora LLC, he worked for Finn, Dixon & Herling LLP for eight years.
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Drew S.

Drew Stokesbary

29 reviews
Drew Stokesbary is a corporate lawyer that primarily specializes in providing legal assistance to startup companies. He has been licensed to practice law in Washington for the past four years. Drew received a legal degree after he graduated from the Notre Dame Law School. He specializes in legal cases related to securities and finances, as well as labor and employment law. In July 2015, Drew founded a law boutique, Stokesbary PPLC, where he now acts as a managing member.
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Joshua G.

Joshua Garber

285 reviews
Representing notable clients like Tesla and the City of Los Angeles, Josh Garber excels at helping clients with employment and labor laws. Many of his past clients have had great success using Josh for employment agreements and Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) hearings. With his practical advice, he has even helped clients avoid going to court.
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Robert E.

Robert Ellis

21 reviews
Robert has been an attorney for over 27 years and as a general counsel, he managed much of the activity of a successful Seattle-based wind energy company. He currently provides legal and consulting services to small and medium-sized businesses, particularly for green energy companies. During his career, Robert has spent time at sea as a ship’s officer.
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Carl M.

Carl Marquardt

11 reviews
Carl Marquardt is a commercial litigator with twenty years of experience. His practice focuses on real estate and business law. Formerly a shareholder with the firm Stokes Lawrence, Carl represented corporate defendants in class action lawsuits. From 2010-2013 he was legal counsel to Seattle Mayor Michael McGinn. Carl participates in the King County Neighborhood Legal Clinic Program.
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Collin M.

Collin Mckean

2 reviews
Collin is an attorney at law that specializes in numerous legal practice areas related to corporate law, including labor and employment law, commercial contracts, real estate law and business formation. Collin is licensed to practice law in Washington, D.C. and Oregon. He received his J.D. in law from the Lewis & Clark Law School. Collin is the owner and an active attorney at McKean Smith, LLC at the moment. Previously, he was a partner at McKinley Irvin.
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Stephanie G.

Stephanie Gai

2 reviews
Stephanie Gai is an immigration attorney that is also exceptionally experienced in dealing with legal matters related to real estate law. She recently obtained her J.D. in law from the Seattle University School of Law. Stephanie is licensed to practice law in Washington, D.C. Some of her corporate clients include Giorgio’s Legacy and Seattle Songpa Sandae Nori. Stephanie has been an associate attorney at Choi Capital Law since May 201.
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Dana R.

Dana Romans

2 reviews
Dana has a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Washington, a JD from the Seattle University School of Law, as well as a tax LLM from the Universit... read more
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Kenneth D.

Kenneth Dehn

2 reviews
Data Privacy - Over 10 years’ experience working in data privacy law, and CIPP/US certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Compliance with GDPR,... read more
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