Freeland Lawyers

Dave's practice includes the representation of companies, homeowners associations, contractors, landlords/tenants and individuals in civil litigation, transactional matters, and bankruptcy.

Joy Lee Barnhart graduated from University of Puget Sound School of Law (now Seattle University School of Law) in 1981. After working as an independent contractor primarily doing family law, she started her private practice in the 1990s. Since then, she has worked in estates and probate, guardianships, and consumer and small business bankruptcies. Her current work focuses on consumer bankruptcies and guardianships, and she continues to offer estate planning and probate services. She also does pro bono work through King County Volunteer Legal Services. When she is not working, Ms. Barnhart is active in her faith community and has served...

Synthia Melton is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Dimension Law Group. Synthia’s practice focuses on Business Law and Commercial and Residential Real Estate, including Landlord-Tenant matters. Synthia works primarily with real estate investors and small business owners on matters involving complex transactional and litigation matters. She also serves as general counsel to various small to mid-size businesses throughout Washington State. Since 2016, Synthia was named a “Rising Star” each year by Super Lawyers, an award given to less than 2.5% of lawyers in the state. Synthia has a passion for working with Seattle’s small to mid-size business owners, assisting with...

After graduating from Duke Law School, Spencer was employed with Thompson & Knight, one of the largest law firms in Dallas, Texas. He worked in their Corporate & Securities Department. Thriving but not enamored with the narrow strictures of corporate firm life, he later accepted a job with a Dallas attorney that specialized in Personal Injury.

After gaining invaluable insight into personal injury law, Spencer returned to Washington where he opened up his own personal injury practice, Fielding Law Group. The firm has since expanded with offices in Yakima, Moses Lake, Seattle, Tacoma, and Boise.

Fielding Law Group features a range of...

Geniel M. Ashcraft has helped hundreds of clients complete their estates and assist in probate administration. Ms. Ashcraft is known for her service, attention to detail, and down to earth manner. Ms. Ashcraft mainly conducts her business through house calls. Her clients find they appreciate the convenience, her easy-to-understand approach, and personal attention. Geniel started her law practice in 2002. Geniel is admitted to practice in both Washington and Utah. She is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Western Washington District and the United States District Court of Utah. She...

Rachel E. Scott was born in Seattle, Washington. She received her B.A. from the University of Washington in 1998 and her J.D. from the University of Montana, School of Law in 2001. While at the University of Montana, she was a member of the national moot court team and was treasurer and the magister of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. In 2002, she earned an LL.M. in Public International Law at the University of Helsinki, Faculty of Law in Finland. She is a third-generation lawyer in her family, following in her father and grandfather’s footsteps. Her father, Brian D. Scott,...

Ernest Saadiq Morris, Esq. is committed to achieving his goal of providing the highest quality legal representation to his clients, regardless of their economic or social standing. Mr. Morris is dedicated to defending the rights of those who have been mistreated or had their rights violated by individuals, corporations, or governments. Ernest Saadiq Morris has extensive successful experience in a wide range of civil rights & liberties, constitutional rights, and other individual rights litigation-- including Free Speech/First Amendment Rights, Police Misconduct, Youth Justice/Education Rights, Disability Rights, Age/Race/Sex Discrimination, Employee...

Karen Klein has been practicing law for over 40 years. She is an experienced employment and business lawyer and entrepreneur who achieves results through collaboration, tenacity, and perseverance. Karen works with small business clients on Bainbridge Island, Seattle, and Kitsap County. She is licensed to practice law in the State of Washington, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Karen is committed to supporting clients’ needs, while ensuring that business needs drive solutions. Karen has substantial litigation and employment experience. Karen has specific experience working with individuals...

Cohen Law Firm, PLLC is a specialty law firm excelling in all matters regarding dental law. Cohen Law offers a full spectrum of legal counsel in dental, dental transition services, dental practice sales, dental partnerships, dental business formation and structuring, and dental associateships.

Greg Wolk has practiced as a trial attorney protecting individual employee rights since 2002. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Wolk attended the London School of Economics and Political Science and the University of Washington School of Law. In 2002, Greg began representing whistleblowers. He developed a passion for defending whistleblower rights and, besides successfully arguing before trial and appellate judges, he began advocating for legal reforms in Washington State and nationally. In 2005, he expanded his practice to represent employees in other areas of employment law, including those suffering from unlawful discrimination, harassment and wage violations. He has conducted numerous...

My practice is a general practice with a focus on family law, immigration and appellate work in Seattle, Washington. I have a working knowledge of Russian and German, which facilitates my work with members of the Russian community in the areas of family law and immigration. For the past 16 years, I have concentrated on family law and immigration. In the family law arena, I have argued dozens of cases before a variety of courts and in a variety of counties: from Pacific county in the south to Clallam county in the north. Families have always been my focus; from child...

LaRee Beck is a Seattle personal injury attorney and a member of our Litigation and Mass Torts team. She is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno and was the first person to earn a JD/MBA from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. LaRee began her career litigating in Nevada before relocating to Washington. Throughout her career, she has represented plaintiffs in all stages of litigation and is extremely familiar with the emotional, physical and financial impact an injury can have on person and their loved ones. LaRee is dedicated to making the legal process understandable and as stress-free...

Brian P. Lundgren is a Seattle labor and employment attorney representing employers, companies and businesses.

Mr. Lundgren is a principle at Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the largest firms in the country devoted to advice and litigation in areas such as labor, employment, civil rights and many others on behalf of both public and private companies in virtually every industry.

Prior to attending law school, Mr. Lundgren served as an infantry squad leader in the United States Army. During law school, Mr. Lundgren participated in Law Review. He graduated second in his class, summa cum laude in 2000.

Mr. Lundgren's traditional...

For over 30 years, I have represented persons injured in car, motorcycle, truck, bicycle, pedestrian and premises liability accidents as well as victims of professional negligence. My many years of experience in personal injury law, strong work ethic, and tenacity have helped me obtain the compensation my clients deserve. I am listed under the Martindale Hubble Directory of Distinguished Attorneys. I have been a guest lecturer at continuing legal educational seminars for trial lawyers before the Washington Association of Justice and the Seattle-King County Bar Association. I received the top 10/10 rating of "superb" by Avvo. I...

Bill Fleming practices in Keller Rohrback’s business group, where he focuses on estate and small business planning, charitable giving, and trust and estate administration. A graduate of Williams College and Harvard Law School, Bill formerly practiced with the New York City law firm Simpson Thacher and Bartlett, and the Seattle firm Preston, Gates and Ellis.

I am a U.S. immigration attorney. I advise large and small employers, and individuals, on U.S. visa strategies. You can reach me at maccarini@ryanlaw.com

John Wheaton is an experienced immigration lawyer and criminal defense lawyer. He has represented numerous clients in immigration court, including clients seeking asylum, cancellation of removal, U visas, and many other forms of immigration relief. In addition, he has worked on criminal cases in both state and federal courts. John received his B.A. in English and B.S. in Physics from Stanford University in 2005. He graduated with honors from the University of Washington School of Law in 2010. While at law school, John represented clients in immigration court as a member of the Immigration Law...

Karen Gilbert represents individuals, families, businesses and multi-national corporations in successfully navigating the US immigration and naturalization laws. Her clients include individuals and companies from around the world, diplomats, executives and business people seeking intra-company transfers; people claiming asylum, families seeking to re-unite in the US; entrepreneurs and other investors, religious workers, hospitals, health care professionals, high tech employers and workers, scientists, and individuals with exceptional talent and achievements. She assists her clients at all stages of the immigration process before the various agencies and in the Federal Courts and in visa processing at US Consulates and Embassies. She...

Barbara Marcouiller provides custom immigration solutions for businesses and families. She has more than 25 years of experience and her practice is dedicated 100% to immigration and nationality law and I9 compliance. Her primary goal is to give her clients the most thorough analysis and detailed case preparation. Barbara is very experienced with employment-based first preference and second preference with national interest waiver applications for outstanding researchers and professors, scientists, medical researchers, multi-national executives, artists, and more, as well as PERM applications, all aspects of family based immigration, naturalization, nationality, and temporary visas including H1B, H4, O1, L1, TN,...