Columbia County Workers' Compensation Lawyers

For 36 years I have limited my practice to representing injured workers and Social Security claimants. I do not represent insurance companies or the Dept of Labor & Industries. The Worker’s Compensation system can be convoluted, confusing, and technically challenging to injured workers. I am proud to say that throughout my legal career, I have been blessed to represent, hard-working, honest, and worthy individuals who have unfortunately sustained injuries that have a devastating impact on work capacity, financial status, and familial relationships. In this area of the law, I represent the underdog. I am proud to do so. I...

A founding member of Carlisle & Byers, PLLC, Chris's core emphasis is representing clients in worker’s compensation matters throughout Eastern Washington. Although worker's comp is Chris's primary focus, he also works with personal injury.

Before becoming an intern and associate at Stiley & Cikutovich, Chris earned a bachelors degree in political science from Seattle University and his Juris Doctorate degree at Gonzaga. He has experience practicing before the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals, the State Superior Courts, the Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court, and the United States District Courts of Eastern Washington.

Chris is a member of the Washington State and...

Jeffry has handled the defense for people charged with criminal offenses since 1984, getting solid results in municipal, state, and federal courts. The office will undertake every phase of a criminal problem: pre-charge, bail, trial, sentencing, and post conviction.

With a double concentration in marketing, and communication and media methods from Gonzaga University, Rich went on to get his Juris Doctor, also from Gonzaga, in 2010. A member of the Spokane County and Washington State Bar Associations, as well as the SCBA Solo and Small Practitioners Section, Rich is active in the Spokane Community After helping lower income families with pro-bono representation at the Federal Tax Clinic at Gonzaga, Rich spent two years with the law firm of Stiley & Cikutovich before deciding to partner up with Chris Carlisle, realizing that the Spokane market was underserved by attorneys...

Kennet M. Phillipson attended the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctorate in 2006. While there, in addition to his legal studies, he served as an associate editor of a nationally-recognized law journal.

Upon graduation, Kennet returned to Seattle and entered private practice, dedicated to defending the rights of the criminally accused. His practice focused primarily on criminal misdemeanors and serious traffic offenses with an emphasis in DUI defense. For 12 years, Kennet represented his clients at all levels, from municipal to superior courts. He has tried jury trials throughout the State of Washington,...

Matthew Bopp grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. Prior to law school, Matthew worked for Bank of America in Fraud Detection and AML Compliance. He completed degrees in Organizational Management and Leadership at Rio Salado College and Colorado State University – Global Campus. Matthew’s passion for the law eventually led him to Spokane where he attended Gonzaga University’s School of Law.? Matthew's practice focuses on representing injured workers in Worker's Compensation; criminal matters focusing on misdemeanors and DUI defense; and he has done some work with simple wills, contract dispute resolution, and personal injury cases.