Practice Emphasis 
Litigation, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Foreclosure

Education 
Bachelor of Science, 2002, City University
Rule 6 Law Clerk Program Graduate, 2007, Washington State Bar Association

Representative Cases 
Foreclosure
Representing victim of mortgage fraud, successfully negotiated rescission of mortgage allowing client to avoid foreclosure without filing lawsuit or bankruptcy.

Consumer Protection Act Litigation
Representing business owner, successfully defended customer's suit for fraud and violation of consumer protection act obtaining dismissal of all claims on summary judgment.

Employment Discrimination
Representing wrongfully discharged employee, negotiated settlement of race discrimination claim at mediation.

Construction Litigation
Representing general contractor, successfully defended subcontractor's suit for contract and quantum meruit damages and recovered attorney's fees and costs at arbitration.

Construction Litigation/Lien Foreclosure
Representing home owner, successfully defended subcontractor's suit for contract and quantum meruit damages and recovered attorney's fees and costs on summary judugment challenging validity and amount of contractor's lien.

Medical Benefits Appeal
Representing health care plan member whose coverage was improperly terminated, successfully appealed denial of benefits resulting in retroactive reinstatement of full benefits.

Noteworthy 
Jeff took a nontraditional approach to the study of law, undertaking a legal clerkship under Washington State Bar Association Rule 6, which he completed in 2007, following in the footsteps of noted American historical figures such as Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln, who also be came lawyers by "reading the law." Prior to joining Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson as an associate, Jeff worked for the firm for 18 years as a litigation paralegal.

Jeff is a noted outdoor adventure writer and photographer, having published numerous articles in such magazines as Climbing, Mountain, Rock & Ice, and Outside, as well as several guidebooks on hiking and climbing in the Pacific Northwest.

Presentations 
Advanced Collection Strategies (2010)
Collection Strategy and Asset Location (2009)
Asset Location and Privacy Laws (2007)
Collection Law From Start to Finish (2005)





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