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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 […]
Readers of 425 Magazine Vote Laura Hoexter Best Attorney
For the sixth consecutive time, Helsell Fetterman partner Laura Hoexter was selected as Best Attorney by the readers of 425 Magazine. The 2014 poll marks the sixth year in a row that Laura has topped the list. As chair of the firm’s estate planning and probate group, her practice focuses on wills, trusts and estates. Our firm is proud to see […]
Caitlin Bellum to Present IP 101 and How It Affects You
On Saturday, April 26, Caitlin Bellum will present IP 101 and How It Affects You at the NALS of Washington 50th Annual Meeting and Installation. NALS is an association of paralegals, legal assistants and legal secretaries providing continuing legal education, certifications and networking to all members.
Laura Hoexter Receives 2014 Five Star Estate Planning Attorney Award
The April issue of Seattle magazine features the 2014 Seattle Five Star Estate Planning Professionals. Helsell’s Laura Hoexter is among those receiving the 2014 Five Star Estate Planning Award. The award is the result of a partnership between Seattle magazine and Five Star Professional to find the estate planning professionals that satisfiy the objective criteria necessary to be named […]
Mike Spence to Again Moderate the Battle of the Barristers
Back by popular demand, Mike Spence will again moderate the 2014 Battle of the Barristers. The Battle of the Barristers is the Seattle KingCounty REALTORS® annual fundraiser that brings real estate attorneys together to discuss and debate real estate topics in front of an audience of real estate professionals. Mike will both stoke the legal debate and keep the […]