We are thrilled to announce that 22 of our attorneys at Ogden Murphy Wallace have been honored in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 edition, with an additional 6 recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™. This recognition underscores our commitment to putting our clients first through proactive, forward-thinking approaches and dedicated hard work. We are especially proud of Sara Berkenwald, Maddie Haller, and Julia Norwood for receiving their first nomination and recognition this year. Congratulations to all!

Bellevue Office

  • Sara Berkenwald
    • Trusts and Estates

Seattle Office

  • Donald Black
    • Health Care Law
  • Geoff Bridgman
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation - Construction
    • Litigation - Insurance
  • Steve Burgon
    • Health Care Law
  • Teresa Byers
    • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
    • Tax Law
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Paul Dayton
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Jeff Dunbar
    • Employment Law - Management
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • David Ellenhorn
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
    • Real Estate Law
  • Janet Gray
    • Trusts and Estates
  • James Haney
    • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
    • Municipal Law
  • Jessica Jensen
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • J. Zachary Lell
    • Administrative / Regulatory Law
    • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Municipal Law
  • Kari Lester
    • Commercial Litigation
  • William F. Malaier, Jr.
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Bruce A. McDermott
    • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Amber Quintal
    • Tax Law
  • Kari Sand
    • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Litigation - Municipal
    • Municipal Law
  • Jennifer Sanscrainte
    • Administrative / Regulatory Law
    • Environmental Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • David Schoolcraft
    • Health Care Law
    • Privacy and Data Security Law
    • Technology Law
  • Carrie A. Soli
    • Real Estate Law
  • Karen Sutherland
    • Employment Law - Management
    • First Amendment Law
    • Municipal Law

Wenatchee Office:

  • Peter Fraley
    • Municipal Law

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

Seattle, WA

  • Paul M. Barba
    • Tax Law
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Madeleine Haller
    • Health Care Law
  • Daniel Kenny
    • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Julia C, Norwood
    • Labor and Employment Law - Management
  • Daniel Shickich
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Health Care Law
    • Insurance Law
  • Nicholas Thomas
    • Environmental Law
    • Litigation - Environmental
    • Native American Law

Best Lawyers recognitions are compiled based on Purely Peer Review® evaluation. More than 184,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world). For the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, more than 23 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 80,000 leading lawyers included in the milestone 31st edition. For the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, more than 4 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 27,000 lawyers honored in the new edition.

Learn more about the recognition here.