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 […]


Hannah Driscoll

Professional Experience Hannah Driscoll’s practice focuses in the areas of employment and education law, specifically defending schools and employers against discrimination lawsuits, as well as advising employers of best practices. Additionally, Hannah works on personal injury and complex litigation matters including commercial disputes, products liability, and catastrophic injury litigation. Prior to joining Helsell Fetterman, Hannah […]


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, […]


Rabia Ahmad

Professional Experience Rabia Ahmad focuses her practice in the areas of health care law and medical malpractice, specifically defending physicians and hospitals against medical malpractice lawsuits and in professional licensing proceedings. After law school, Rabia joined a national corporate defense litigation firm where she successfully litigated complex medical-related cases on behalf of large corporations and […]


David Corey

Professional Experience David Corey is a trial attorney who exclusively defends physicians and hospitals against medical malpractice lawsuits and professional licensing proceedings.  Dave has tried 22 medical malpractice jury trials, in addition to numerous other civil jury trials, bench trials and arbitration hearings and administrative hearings. Dave has won jury trials for clients in neurosurgery, […]