Kitsap County Arbitration & Mediation Lawyers

Attorney Heather Forrler is the Managing Attorney at Compass Legal Services, P.S., a Kitsap County based law firm located in Silverdale and serving all of the county’s local communities, including Port Orchard, Bremerton, Silverdale, Seabeck, Kingston, Hansville, Poulsbo, Bainbridge Island and surrounding areas. She provides legal advice, consulting and full legal representation as an Estate Planning Attorney, Family Law Attorney, Divorce Lawyer as well as supporting new business startup and incorporation, including serving as Registered Agent for domestic corporations registered with the Secretary of State in Washington State.
Attorney Forrler started in the legal field as a legal assistant in...

The attorneys at the law firm of Israels & Neuman, PLC, have recovered millions of dollars for victims of securities and investment fraud.

David P. Neuman is an active member of PIABA (The Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association) and currently sits on the Board of Directors. He has chaired multiple PIABA committees and has written several articles advocating for investor protection.

The law firm of Israels & Neuman represents investors in all 50 states and offers contingent representation, meaning you DO NOT pay unless we recover money for you!

Call (206) 795-5798 for a Free and Confidential case review.

Andrew has been a member of the Washington State Bar Association for over 15 years and is an associate attorney at Envision Family Law. For the past decade, he has exclusively practiced in the area of family law to include divorce and custody cases. His wide-ranging background of litigation experience is extensively combined with years of knowledge as a skilled mediator.

Prior to entering law school, Andrew graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in political science. From there, he continued his journey into the legal profession at the University of Maryland School of Law, graduating at the top 10% of...

For over 30 years, Patty Rose has primarily dedicated her practice to assisting individuals in identifying, evaluating, and negotiating claims arising in the workplace. She also provides litigation support to other attorneys including research, writing, and investigation and appellate briefs and other projects.

Patty has lived in Seattle for over 40 years and has been involved in legal advocacy for individuals her entire career. She is committed to collaborative negotiation and exploring all methods for resolving employment disputes without resorting to litigation. She obtained her JD from University of Puget Sound School of Law in 1989 where she...

Kelly LeBlanc has been practicing law for over 33 years (21 in Washington). She has been admitted to practice in 5 jurisdictions and appeared on behalf of litigants at the state and federal level. She served as an Administrative Health Law Judge with the Department of Health and worked as a Guardian ad Litem in Pierce County many years before joining Envision Family Law Group as Senior Counsel. When the Court was faced with particularly difficult cases, Kelly was often designated to investigate and provide recommendations on how best to protect the interests of the child(ren) involved.

As a GAL, Kelly...

Bruce Pruitt-Hamm is an attorney who can litigate, mediate or collaborate.
Litigation- As an attorney with over 20 years experience, Bruce Pruitt-Hamm has been awarded the highest rating by the national lawyer-rating service, Avvo.com. Since graduating in 1994 from the University of Washington School of Law near the top of his class, he has litigated over one thousand cases in a wide variety of areas of the law. Bruce volunteers for the Washington State Bar Association’s “Moderate Means Program“, offering reduced rates to people of moderate means. Bruce’s standard rate is $280/hr.; but he offers discounts for those on legal insurance...

Jason Benjamin has spent the past 23 years immersing himself in the intricacies of family law and particularly child custody cases. He has personally handled more than 1000 cases where child custody is at issue.

He particularly welcomes families who have emergency custody, domestic violence or restraining order issues, as he can typically obtain appropriate orders within hours to protect you and the children.

From the beginning of his legal career, Jason has aggressively advocated on behalf of victims of domestic violence (even when domestic violence was not treated seriously by the courts). He understands the complexities of...

Mark's entire focus is to help divorcing and separating clients reach agreements. Instead of trying to create a “winner” and loser, Mark works in the highly effective mediation and Collaborative divorce processes, so clients can create reality-based agreements that are consistent with their needs, values, and goals, without engaging in the dynamics of the adversarial court system. Mark is particularly experienced and skilled in cases involving businesses and complex property issues, including professional practices, and complex parenting (custody/visitation) matters. He is also certified as a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst(R).

Lynne Wilson is a civil litigator who has practiced in Seattle for over 25 years. She focuses on civil rights, personal injury and appellate law in state and federal courts. She also performs litigation services for solo practitioners and law firms in a wide variety of other practice areas such as family, criminal, real estate, commercial, workers compensation, unlawful detainer, and employment. She graduated cum laude from Seattle University Law School in 1987 after previously working as a journalist for The Seattle Weekly. Since 1994, she has published numerous articles about police accountability and misconduct litigation in...

Susan has worked as a family law attorney for over a decade handling all areas of divorce and custody cases. Additionally, she has spent many years as a Guardian ad Litem in Washington. This role required hard work and dedication. During that time, she was called as an expert in several trials. She was subject to cross-examination and highly regarded by judges. As a result, she can process complex situations quickly.

In addition to her experience, Susan takes a realistic approach with her clients. She will provide you with information to make good decisions...

Britt Birkenbuel is a graduate of Gonzaga University and the University of Oregon School of Law. She originally started her career working on criminal defense and personal injury cases before obtaining a judicial clerkship with Judge Bruce I. Weiss in Snohomish County Superior Court. As a judicial clerk, Britt gained invaluable experience researching, briefing, and working with the Judge on trials and motions that came before the Court. By working within the court, Britt has hands-on experience understanding jury trials and the litigation process.

Britt is passionate about fighting for the “underdog.” She works tirelessly to battle insurance companies and big...

Harold F. Vhugen's practice emphasizes personal injury and wrongful death claims for fishermen, seamen, and other injured workers and their families. He has been selected by his peers as one of "The Best Lawyers In America" and was elected as a Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. He has been a frequent lecturer, mediator and arbitrator in marine and other personal injury claims.

Hal's bar association activities include serving as President of the King County Bar Association and as Governor of the Washington State Bar Association. He is a member of the Maritime Law Association and Washington State Trial Lawyers' Association.

Kimberly April is the type of attorney you will never forget once you experience her compassionate yet tenacious representation firsthand.

One of the biggest complaints against lawyers is that they often take over the consultation and start talking before they have heard the client’s whole story. Kim differentiates herself by taking the time to truly listen and hears the entire situation before providing legal advice.

Kim understands that every client is unique and in order to meet their goals of the client that each case must be handled unique to the person she is representing. You will not just be another file...

For more than 40 years, Mark Honeywell has been an active litigator with a track record of resolving a wide variety of complex disputes. Over the course of his distinguished career, he has gained experience in a broad array of legal issues as well as a practical understanding of the benefits of resolution. He now devotes his practice full-time to mediations and arbitrations.

As an approved United States District Court Rule 39 mediator, he has successfully mediated and arbitrated hundreds of cases involving personal injury, professional negligence, products liability, real estate and commercial litigation, sexual abuse of minors, and insurance claims...

Natalie Roberts has spent the entirety of her legal career mastering her skills in family law. She is well distinguished in the legal community and known for her persistent, intelligent and strategic litigation – both in the court room and in negotiations.

When hand-crafting her legal arguments for the court room, Natalie keeps her client’s quality of life and financial stability at the forefront. She understands that every decision/request throughout a case can have major life impacts on her clients such as transporting your children to and from exchanges, ensuring you have enough spousal maintenance to pay your monthly...

At Tsai Law Company, we have over 45 years of combined legal experience in the area of Divorce and Family Law in Washington State. Our law practice is concentrated in: divorce, determination of child custody, child support, parenting plan modifications, alimony, litigation, and the primary residential placement of children. Philip received his Juris Doctor Degree, cum laude, from Seattle University School of Law in 1997. Philip is a Member of the Washington State Bar Association, King County Bar Association, Snohomish County Bar Association, Pierce County Bar Association and is a Family Law Section Member in King County. Philip has exclusively...

Anthony Scott Marlow developed his tenaciousness and “take control of the courtroom” demeanor as a natural leader while spending eight years in the United States Marine Corps. Scott has turned these skills into effective and passionate advocacy for his clients.

Despite his Marine Corps background, Scott is empathetic to the concerns and problems facing his clients when they come to meet with him as an attorney. Having three children of his own, he understands the real-world difficulties and struggles that people face daily in the family law arena. Scott prides himself on quickly responding to his clients with honest advice about...

Jacob Flothe received his undergraduate degree in Political Communications from the University of Washington. He went on to earn his Juris Doctorate from Rutgers School of Law in Camden, New Jersey. Jacob is the newest Associate at Integrity Law Group, PLLC. Jacob focuses in civil litigation, particularly he represents clients in Mediation, Bankruptcy litigation and Transactional work. While in law school Jacob participated in multiple moot court competitions. He also served as an extern for a presiding family court judge, which exposed him to a plethora of domestic issues and gave him insight into how those matters...

Scott Ellerby is a partner in the firm. His main areas of practice are real estate litigation, probate, trusts and estates litigation, municipal law, creditor-debtor law, commercial transactions and commercial litigation. He has lectured at numerous legal seminars over the past 25 years on topics in his practice areas, and has represented a wide range of private clients and public entities in negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, and bench and jury trials. Scott was a contributing author of the Washington Lawyers Practice Manual, and was chair of the King County Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trust Section. He earned his B.A....

Family Law Attorney, Calli Hisey, developed her passion for family law because of the importance that her family plays in her life. Knowing the positive impact family has on most individuals, Ms. Hisey chose to practice family law as a primary component in her career.

Ms. Hisey prides herself on her ability to connect with clients and create a foundation of a successful attorney/client relationship. First and foremost, Calli strives to gain trust with her clients, so they feel safe with her advocating on their behalf. Calli enjoys working closely with clients and will always make sure their voice is...

My practice focuses on probate, guardianships, estate planning, TEDRA (Trusts and Estate Dispute Resolution Act of Washington) litigation and alternate dispute resolution.

The attorneys at the law firm of Israels & Neuman, PLC have recovered millions of dollars for victims of securities and investment fraud.

Aaron Israels is an active member of PIABA (The Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association). He is currently the Co-Chair of the SRO Committee and has written several articles advocating for the protection of investors. Aaron is a "Top-Rated Securities Attorney" according to Super Lawyers.

Israels & Neuman, PLC represents clients in all 50 states and offers contingent representation, meaning you DO NOT pay unless we recover money for you!

Call (720) 599-3505 for a Free and Confidential...

Mike has been practicing law for over 25 years. He focuses on making his legal practice client-focused by giving personal time and attention to each case. His proven results over the years represent a broad range of knowledge in employment and immigration law.

Michelle Stevens has practiced Family Law for over 20 years. She is a licensed attorney in both Washington and California, as well as a certified facilitative mediator and a child attorney in California. She has handled many cases ranging from Juvenile Dependency to Domestic Violence. She considers Family Law to be a nice balance of litigation, counseling and mediation.

Michelle is very empathetic to clients going through divorce due to her own experience going through a divorce with four children of her own. She believes that her personal experience with divorce has also made her a better...

Doug Zanes has built a career as a car accident injury lawyer in Phoenix Arizona because he truly believes bad accidents happen and there’s nothing anyone can do to change that. He says. “I take pride in the fact that we are willing to start that fight for our clients so that they are completely compensated, and we are willing to take that fight to the end for them.” Raised in Douglas, Arizona, Doug completed college at Arizona State University and graduated from law school from St. Mary’s University School of Law in Texas. Doug began practicing law...