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SHERRY
DAVIES
Areas
of Concentration:
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Self-insured and state
fund employer advice and representation concerning
Worker’s Compensation and Industrial Insurance. |
Professional
Experience:
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Ms. Davies was employed
by the Attorney General’s Office for eight
years and represented the Department of Labor and
Industries in settlement negotiations before the
Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals. She was a
partner at Reinisch, Weier & Mackenzie before
she joined Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara in 2007.
She was admitted to the Washington State Bar in 2000. |
Academic
Degrees:
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JD 1999, Seattle University; BA 1993
Central Washington University. |
Professional
Affiliations:
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Ms. Davies
is a member of the Washington State, American, and
Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Associations. She served on
the Washington Self-Insurers Association Legislative
Committee and the Board of Professionals in Worker’s Compensation. |
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MARLO
DELANGE
Areas
of Concentration:
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Corporate
Law & Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Franchise
Law, Securities Law, International Business Law, Business
Organizations, Taxation, and Business Transactions. |
Professional
Experience:
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Ms.
DeLange was a Securities Enforcement Attorney with
the Securities Division of the Washington Dept. of
Financial Institutions from 1997 to 2000. She began
private practice as an associate with Gordon, Thomas,
Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson & Daheim LLP from
2000 to 2004. Ms. DeLange joined Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara
in August 2004. |
Academic
Degrees:
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J.D.
1997, Seattle University School of Law; B.A. in Finance
1992, Idaho State University, College of Business |
Honors,
Awards, and Presentations:
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2006
40 Under 40 Award Recipient presented by the
Business Examiner; Securities Division’s Enforcement
Employee of the Year, May 2000; Washington State
Governor’s Quality Award, October 1999; Department
of Financial Institutions Director’s Quality
Award for 1999; Seattle University School of Law,
JD cum laude; Idaho State University College of
Business Outstanding Academic Achievement Award,
1992; Idaho State University College of Business
Dean’s List, 1989-92.
Ethics
for Business Lawyers, Tacoma-Pierce County
Bar Assn. CLE, 2004, and Washington State Bar
Assn. CLE, 2005; "Tax-Exempt Organizations
and The Unrelated Business Income Tax in Washington",
Lorman Education Services presentation, January
2003; "Limiting Liability", World
Trade Center Tacoma Breakfast Presentations,
2003, WSBA Business Law Institute Co-Chair and
Speaker (Attorney-Client Privilege), September
2001; U.S. Small Business Administration, Choice
of Entity Presentation, 2001. |
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Affiliations:
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Ms.
DeLange is a member of the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar
Association, the Washington State Bar Association and
American Bar Association (Business and International
Law Sections), and Co-President of Pierce County Washington
Women Lawyers. |
Community
Service:
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Ms.
DeLange serves on the Board of Directors for World
Trade Center of Tacoma and the Board of Directors for
Chambers Creek Foundation. She Chairs the Membership
Committee for The Tacoma Club. Ms. DeLange is an adjunct
professor for the School of Business at Pacific Lutheran
University. Ms. DeLange also counseled small businesses
for the U.S. Small Business Administration, Tacoma
from 2001 to 2004. |
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MARK
DIETZLER
Areas
of Concentration:
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Complex
Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation; Personal
Injury Litigation; Business Law; Employment Law; Arbitration
and Mediation. |
Professional
Experience:
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Mr.
Dietzler joined Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara in August,
2001, after practicing as trial counsel for Farmers Insurance
Group of Companies from 1995 to 2001. Mr. Dietzler was
an associate at Davies Pearson, P.C. from 1991 to 1995.
Before admission to the Washington State Bar in 1991,
Mr. Dietzler served in the United States Air Force. |
Academic
Degrees:
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MBA
2001, Information Technology and Innovative Management,
2001 Pacific Lutheran University; JD 1991, University
of Puget Sound; BA 1986, University of Minnesota. |
Professional
Affiliations:
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Mr.
Dietzler is a member of the Tacoma-Pierce County, and
Washington American Bar Associations. He is a member of
the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association. |
Community
Service:
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Mr.
Dietzler served on the Board of Directors of the Pacific
Lutheran University PLUS Business Alumni Association,
volunteers time as a mediator for the Pierce County
Center for Dispute Resolution, and served as a panel
lecturer for the Parent Party Patrol.
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JAMES
C. FOWLER
Areas
of Concentration:
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Commercial,
Intellectual Property, and Employment Litigation. |
Professional
Experience:
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Mr.
Fowler joined Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara in 2002 after
spending nine years as a partner at a large Seattle firm.
Mr. Fowler has tried both civil and criminal cases in
his career and litigated a wide variety of contract, UCC,
trademark, trade secret, real estate, regulatory and tort
disputes. Although he spends the majority of his time
in litigation, Mr. Fowler also counsels clients on dispute
prevention, employment and general business matters. |
Academic
Degrees:
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JD
1985, University of Michigan, cum laude; BA 1985, University
of Michigan. |
Professional
Affiliations:
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Mr.
Fowler is a member of the King County, Washington State
and American Bar Associations. He is a member of the Litigation
Section of the ABA. He has also been admitted into the
Court of International Trade and the United States Supreme
Court |
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DANIEL
GANDARA
Areas
of Concentration:
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General
Counsel and Business Law, including Real Estate Transactions;
and Commercial and Tort Litigation. |
Professional
Experience:
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Mr.
Gandara was formerly a partner with Lane Powell Moss & Miller
(now Lane Powell PC) and Graham & Dunn in Seattle.
He joined Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara in 1993.
He was admitted to the California State Bar in 1974
and to the Washington State Bar in 1978. He is also
admitted to the Federal Circuit, Ninth Circuit Court
of Appeals and to the Federal District Courts in Washington
State and California. |
Academic
Degrees:
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JD
1974, Harvard Law School; BA (Economics) 1970, University
of California at Los Angeles. |
Honors
and Awards:
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Mr.
Gandara received the King County Bar Association Outstanding
Lawyer Award in 2006, and the Washington State Bar
Association Board of Governors Affirmative Action Award
in 1995. He received the Washington State Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Leadership Award in
1995 and its Special Recognition Award in 1991. He
also received the Lawyer of the Year Award in 1997,
from the Washington State Hispanic Bar Association. |
Professional
Affiliations:
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Mr.
Gandara is involved in numerous professional activities.
He is the Second Vice President of the King County
Bar Association, the past president of the King County
Bar Foundation, and a former Trustee of the King County
Bar Association. He is a Fellow of the American Bar
Foundation, and a former member of the American Bar
Association House of Delegates, and a past member of
the Board of Trustees for the Hispanic National Bar
Association and the Board of Trustees of the Legal
Foundation of Washington and the Executive Committee
of the Washington State Bar Association Litigation
Section. He is a member of Bar Sections on Intellectual
Property, International Law, and Litigation. |
Community
Service:
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Mr.
Gandara is a former member of the Board of Visitors
of Seattle University School of Law and the University
of Washington Law School. He served on the King County Healthy
Families Task Force, and is a former member of the
King County Personnel Board, and the past president
of the Capital Hill Housing Improvement Program ("CHHIP"),
and formerly on the Seafirst Bank Hispanic Small Business
Advisory Board and on the Board of Directors of the
Washington State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. |
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KINNE
F. HAWES
Areas
of Concentration:
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Real
Estate; Business; Commercial Law and Litigation. |
Professional
Experience:
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After
several years in private practice in Seattle with Lane
Powell Spears Lubersky, Mr. Hawes served as in-house corporate
counsel for 14 years, most recently as Senior Vice President
and General Counsel of Pay'n Save Drug Stores, Inc. Since
January 1993, he has been in private practice in Seattle.
He joined Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara in 1994. He was
admitted to the Washington State Bar in 1972. |
Academic
Degrees:
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JD
1972, University of Washington; BA 1969, University of
Washington. |
Honors
and Awards:
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Member
of the Board of Editors of the Washington Law Review. |
Professional
Affiliations:
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Mr.
Hawes is a member of the Real Property, Probate and Trust
and Corporation, Business and Banking Law sections of
the Washington State Bar Association and Special District
Counsel to the Bar Association. He has spoken at Bar Association
presentations on antitrust fundamentals and in-house corporate
practice. |
Community
Service:
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Mr.
Hawes has been a member of the Vestry and Junior Warden
of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Mercer Island; Chairman
of the City of Mercer Island Park Board; and a member
of the Fiscal Committee of the Mercer Island School Board. |
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JOHN
A. HOLMES
Areas
of Concentration:
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Real
Estate Litigation; Probate; Trust and Estate Litigation;
Commercial Litigation. |
Professional
Experience:
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Mr.
Holmes graduated magna cum laude from Willamette
University College of Law in 1982 and was admitted
to the Washington State Bar Association that same
year. He joined the Seattle law firm of Graham & Dunn
in 1982 where he remained until 1993 when he joined
Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara. |
Academic
Degrees:
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JD
1982, Willamette University College of Law; MSc 1979
Western Oregon University; BSc 1974 Western Oregon
University. |
Honors
and Awards:
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Law
degree magna cum laude. Managing Editor of the Willamette
Law Review, 1981-1982. |
Professional
Affiliations:
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Mr.
Holmes is a member of the Washington and King County
Bar Associations. He is a member of Bar Sections
on Creditor-Debtor Law, Litigation and Real Property,
Probate and Trust. He has served as Special District
Counsel for the Washington State Bar Association
and has served on the Court Improvement and Corrections
Committees for the Washington State Bar Association.
Mr. Holmes often serves as an arbitrator under the
King County Superior Court mandatory arbitration
system. He has been a speaker at several continuing
legal education seminars regarding real property,
debtor/creditor and probate litigation issues. |
Community
Service:
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Mr.
Holmes is a volunteer and member of the SOVREN Guild
of Children's Hospital and is a Children's Legacy
Advisor for Children's Hospital Foundation for which
he has served as a speaker and instructor. Mr. Holmes
has served on several community boards, including
the Board of Trustees for Kenmore's Aqua Club, the
Lutheran Alliance to Create Housing and as the President
of the Congregation of Northlake Lutheran Church. |
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MARK
A. HOOD
Area
of Concentration:
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Title
Insurance and Escrow; Real Estate Transactions and
Litigation; Land Use Permitting; School District
Real Estate Law. |
Professional
Experience:
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Prior
to practicing law, Mr. Hood developed his real estate
background working with a major title insurance underwriter.
He was admitted to the Washington State Bar in 1990,
and joined Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara that same
year. Mr. Hood currently serves as Chair of Vandeberg
Johnson &
Gandara's Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental Practice
Group and is a frequent speaker on real estate topics
before a variety of professional organizations. |
Academic
Degrees:
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JD
1990, University of Puget Sound; BA (business administration)
1984, University of Washington. |
Honors
and Awards:
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Law
degree cum laude. |
Professional
Affiliations:
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Mr.
Hood is a member of the Washington State and American
Bar Association Sections on Real Property, Probate
and Trust Law and Environmental and Land Use Law. |
Community
Service:
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Mr.
Hood is an active member of the Municipal League
of Tacoma-Pierce County and the Corporate Council
for the Arts. |
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JAMES
A. KRUEGER
Areas
of Concentration:
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Business,
Corporation, Partnership and Real Property Law; Estate
Planning and Federal Taxation; Business and Real
Estate Litigation. |
Professional
Experience:
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Mr.
Krueger joined a predecessor of Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara
in 1972. He was admitted to the Washington State
Bar in 1969, to the United States Tax Court in 1972,
and to the United States Supreme Court in 1972. He
currently serves as chair of Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara's
Business Practice Group. |
Academic
Degrees:
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LLM
1972, New York University; JD 1968, Georgetown University;
BA 1965, Gonzaga University. |
Honors
and Awards:
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Undergraduate
degree cum laude. Served three years in the United
States Army, attaining the rank of Captain, and was
awarded the Bronze Star medal. Listed in "Who's Who
in American Law"
1984 to present, and "Who's Who in America" 1998 to
present. |
Professional
Affiliations:
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Mr.
Krueger was an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University
of Puget Sound (now Seattle University) School of
Law from 1974 to 1976, and served as a Special District
Counsel to the Washington State Bar Association from
1984 to 1994. He is a co-author of the original and
revised editions of the Washington Partnership Law
and Practice Deskbook, published by the Washington
State Bar Association. He has lectured at numerous
seminars in the areas of business, corporation, partnership,
estate planning and federal taxation. |
Community
Service:
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Mr.
Krueger served on the Board of Directors of the United
Way of Pierce County from 1973 to 1981, and from
1998 to the present; on the Board of Directors of
Catholic Community Services of Pierce and Kitsap
Counties from 1980 to 1989, serving as Chairman of
the Board in 1983 and 1984; and served on the Greater
Tacoma Community Foundation Agency Loan Committee
from 1989 to 1997. |
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NEAL
H. LUNA
Areas
of Concentration:
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Business/Corporate/Tax/Securities
Law; Real Property; Litigation and Dispute Resolution;
School Law. |
Professional
Experience:
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Prior
to practicing law, Neal was an economic analyst for
the Institute for International Economics and later
for Barclays Bank in Washington, D.C. He also interned
for the Hawaii Supreme Court, performed a corporate
form tax analysis for a small Tacoma business, mediated
disputes in small claims court, and authored a comment
in the Washington School of Law Pacific Rim Law and
Policy Journal on Singapore’s e-commerce tax
policy. He was admitted to the Washington State Bar
and joined Vandeberg, Johnson & Gandara in 2003. |
Academic
Degrees:
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J.D./M.B.A.
2003, University of Washington; M.A. 1995, Johns
Hopkins University School of Advanced International
Studies; B.A. 1990, Yale University. |
Honors
and Awards:
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Undergraduate
degree magna cum laude; M.B.A. degree with honors. |
Professional
Affiliations:
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Neal
is a member of the Washington State and American
Bar Associations. |
Community
Service:
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Neal
is a member of the City Club of Tacoma. |
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