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 […]
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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 […]
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 J. Corey
Professional Experience Dave Corey is a trial attorney who exclusively defends physicians and hospitals against medical malpractice lawsuits and professional licensing proceedings. Dave has tried 26 medical malpractice jury trials, in addition to five other civil trials, six arbitrations, and numerous administrative hearings. Dave has won jury trials for clients in neurosurgery, emergency medicine, psychiatry, […]
Scott Johnson
Professional Experience Scott’s practice is focused on helping clients make fully-informed decisions regarding the purchase, development and remediation of contaminated property. He advises clients about the risks they may face as past, present, or future owners or operators of such property, guides them through the complexities of cleanup laws and regulations, and makes sure that parties […]
Tyler Jones
Professional Experience Tyler Jones represents businesses in mergers and acquisitions, tax planning, and complex business transactions. As partner in charge of the Business Practice Group at Helsell Fetterman LLP, Tyler leads a team handling sophisticated corporate and real estate matters. His practice focuses on advising both buyers and sellers in middle-market M&A transactions across diverse […]
Nicholas Harper-Smith
Professional Experience Nick represents family offices, family businesses and high net worth individuals in connection with a variety of matters. In general, these matters can be grouped as follows: Business and Personal Transactions. These include M&A transactions; corporate reorganizations; private equity / venture capital fundraisings and investments; real estate acquisition and development; and negotiating contracts […]
Brandon Gribben
Professional Experience Brandon’s practice focuses primarily on land use and general real estate issues as well as real estate and general commercial litigation. His clients include real estate developers, housing cooperatives, condominiums and individual homeowners. He has experience representing clients in all phases of real estate and commercial litigation in Washington and New York trial […]
Shawn Butler
Professional Experience Shawn practices in the firm’s litigation department, handling personal injury, commercial, and real estate litigation. He has experience representing clients in all phases of litigation in Washington courts. He also practices in the firm’s insurance coverage group, in disputes between policy holders and their insurance companies and supports the firm’s health care department, […]