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Phone: (206) 676-7000

Address: 315 5th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104

Elizabeth R Kennar Attorney

Family Law

Divorce
Adoption
Child Abuse
Jessica regularly represents clients in trial and appellate courts, with a strong track record of winning cases on summary judgment. She has substantial experience litigating in the Western District of Washington and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Her representation, including as a litigator and a negotiator, is focused on supporting her client’s core business and other objectives. Jessica recently completed a 48-day trial successfully defending a parent wrongly accused of medical child abuse after a secret, two-year investigation by Seattle Children’s Hospital. The rejected allegations were pushed by the head of the child abuse group at Seattle Children’s Hospital whose approach the court found to be “deeply flawed” and to have caused doubts even among the hospital’s own doctors.

Criminal Law

Criminal Defense
The Best Lawyers in America ® (1991 – 2023) for work in Appellate Practice; Arbitration; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; and Litigation - Environmental
Fraud
Jessica’s commercial litigation practice is equally robust. She has represented individuals and businesses in a broad range of intellectual property, trade secret, false advertising, breach of contract, business fraud, tortious interference and non-compete cases. Jessica has earned a well-deserved reputation for successfully litigating homeowners’ association cases and has represented numerous associations, individual board members and homeowners. Among her higher-profile cases, she has defended and prosecuted claims alleging racketeering, breach of fiduciary duty, consumer protection and fraud.

Business and Corporate Law

Corporate Law
Granum Inc., DBA Choice Organic Teas, the First Organic Tea Company in North America, was bought over in 2007, from its original founder/owner, by a group of investors, mainly from India. The company appointed its President/CEO from among the investors which effectively meant outsourcing the Presidentâ€™s job overseas and till the last day, Granum had the unique experience of being run by a non-resident President! This scenario threw up its own set of challenges especially on matters of Corporate Governance, record keeping and related legal matters. Summit Law was brought to our attention through the friendly efforts of Keith Seo, who had just joined the law firm. It gives me pleasure to confirm that all required duties (and beyond) were carried out, over the years, to the absolute satisfaction of the Granum Board and with no hidden costs. We recently entered into a sale agreement, for the assets of the company and this was handled with professionalism by Mark Worthington and his immediate team comprising Laura Harper and Laura Bertin, to name just a few. I believe the costs have been maintained at very reasonable levels. With mainly foreign shareholders, this has been an enriching experience and I would freely recommend Summit Law for anyone in need of such services and I would wish Summit Law every success in the future.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Maki previously served as in-house counsel at Amazon.com, both in the U.S. and in Japan, where she provided a broad array of legal support, including supporting IT infrastructure procurement across all business units, the global data center organization, and retail operations. Prior to working at Amazon, Maki began her legal practice at the law offices of Morrison & Foerster and Kirkland & Ellis in San Francisco working principally on private equity transactions and technology transactions. While at Kirkland & Ellis, Maki was seconded to the law firm of Nagashima, Ohno & Tsunematsu as a foreign attorney in Tokyo, Japan, where she worked on cross-border transactions, including corporate mergers and acquisitions, technology transfers/agreements, pre-litigation settlement agreements, and manufacturing and supply agreements.
Business Formation
In her corporate practice, Michelle advises clients at every phase of the business lifecycle, including business formation and start up; angel, venture capital and private equity financing; and initial public offerings (IPOs), mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic initiatives. Her clients range from small and mid-sized companies with significant upside potential to household-name, multinational corporations that top the
Business Disputes
At Summit, business law is personal - every customer receives personal attention from senior attorneys who bring deep experience to the matters at hand. The members of our business group - which includes corporate/securities and tech transactions practices - deliver knowledgeable business counsel with a keen eye toward finding practical and efficient solutions.
Business Transactions
Summit’s technology transactions team works closely with its customers’ business and legal teams in order to put in place commercial transactions that address not only our customers’ legal needs, but their commercial and operational requirements as well. We provide counsel to customers in connection with software and hardware development, and reseller and sales channel agreements for software, hardware, technology products and services. Our deep experience with business process outsourcing includes assistance in the RFP process, as well as negotiating complex services agreements in a wide range of industries. Summit has developed particular expertise with telecommunications and IP transport agreements and with data center and colocation agreements.
Trade Secrets
Intellectual Property
Summit’s Litigation Group Chair, Diana Siri Breaux, is a seasoned and unrelenting advocate. She focuses her practice on complex commercial and intellectual property disputes, where she has a significant track record championing her clients’ legal interests in the technology, ecommerce, retail, real estate, and financial industries. Drawing on her experience practicing before state and federal courts across the county, Diana thoughtfully applies her deep understanding of the law to achieve her clients’ preferred outcomes, whether that involves scaling up for a bet-the-company, high-profile matter or discretely negotiating a favorable settlement.
Antitrust

Employment Law

Wrongful Termination
On behalf of the City of Des Moines, defended negligence claims against the city in the Vili Fualaau/Mary Kay Letourneau lawsuit (jury trial); won summary judgment in defense of a wrongful termination/First Amendment claim by a discharged police officer; and defended a breach of contract claim by a former municipal judge.
Employment Discrimination
On behalf of the City of Auburn, led the defense in jury trial involving a false arrest/malicious prosecution claim; defended negligence claims arising from injuries incurred during a riot-training exercise; and defended an age and sex discrimination claim.
Employment Contract
Employment Litigation
Dan Swedlow has significantly impressed me with high quality legal expertise of employment issues. He took what was a complex situation and clarified it into an easily understood issue. That he resolved quickly. He has given advice as needed and is always prompt and efficient. I highly recommend him and the Summit Law Group.
Non-compete Agreement
Peter represents public and private employers in a wide range of employment and labor law matters, including litigation, discrimination, leave laws, wage and hour issues, performance management, investigations, discipline and discharge, breach of contract, non-compete agreements, employee benefits, and employee privacy. Peter routinely works closely with HR professionals, senior managers, executives, and elected officials on a range of HR and business topics, including employee relations, proactive pre-defense strategies, workplace investigations, risk management, and business strategy.
Sexual Harassment
He speaks frequently before legal and industry groups and has presented at a number of seminars/CLEs on topics such as discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, lawful interviewing, leave laws, performance evaluations, employment investigations, the Family Medical Leave Act, direct examination, negligent hiring and supervision, defamation, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the unique aspects of employment discrimination claims against government entities.

Property Law

Real Estate Litigation
Obtained summary judgment in favor of residential tenants in forcing the sale of a house subject to a purchase option, in addition to winning a substantial fee award and sequestration of proceeds pending appeal, and affirmance of two appeals.
Construction Litigation
In her real estate practice, Michelle has handled thousands of transactions, leases and contracts representing millions of square feet in retail, data center, distribution, logistics, airport, office, manufacturing and other space. Michelle provides broad-ranging real estate counsel, helping clients draft and negotiate leases, development and construction agreements, purchase and sale agreements, easements, subordination and non-disturbance agreements, and related real estate and facilities documents. She works with in-house counsel to ensure timely completion of due diligence, obtain stakeholder approvals, close complex transactions, resolve zoning and land-use issues, and manage communications between real estate, construction, asset management, finance, sales and marketing, supply chain and other key teams.
Real Estate Transactions
Kyle has extensive experience in real estate transactions and corporate counseling. His real estate practice focuses on the acquisition, development, construction, financing and leasing of office, multi-family, hospitality, energy, industrial, biotech and mixed-use projects throughout the United States. Kyle’s business practice focuses on strategic growth and protection of his clients’ assets.
Easement
Land Use and Zoning
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Health Law

Personal Injury
Seth Berntsen is a litigator, with a particular focus on employment litigation on behalf of businesses and entities of all sizes. Seth has represented employers in litigation concerning wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, non-competition, and other employment matters. He has considerable experience representing educational institutions, healthcare facilities, and other employers in defense of claims brought by former and current employees. Additionally, Seth has significant experience with advice and litigation over noncompetition agreements and trade secrets. He has also represented commercial clients in contract, tort, product liability, real estate, and personal injury litigation.
Disability Discrimination
Schmitz v. University of Washington et al. (2016-2018). Served as lead trial counsel in defending the University of Washington against claims of disability discrimination, accommodation, harassment, and retaliation brought against the University and in defending three University managers against claims of “aiding and abetting” discrimination. The case proceeded to a nearly month-long jury trial in King County Superior Court in March 2018, resulting in a unanimous defense verdict on all claims in favor of the University and the individual defendants.

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