Jan 24, 2013

Northwest Kidney Centers

Olson

Forcum

Florence

Cryst

Northwest Kidney Centers named Dr. Cyrus Cryst as trustee and Dr. Lisa Florence, Brian Forcum and R. Thomas Olson as members of the foundation board. The board provides leadership and oversight of Northwest Kidney Centers' fundraising program and works to increase its visibility.

Lane Powell

Reis

Seattle-based law firm Lane Powell hired Jeffrey W. Reis as counsel in the intellectual property and technology practice group. Reis worked as an engineer for Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories, du Pont and UNC Nuclear Industries.

Umpqua Private Bank

Portland-based Umpqua Private Bank, a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corp., said it will expand into Seattle and San Francisco. Umpqua Private Bank serves high net worth individuals and nonprofits.

Jan 23, 2013

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson

Sedell

Seattle law firm Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson hired Justin M. Sedell as an of counsel attorney in its family law practice group. Sedell worked as law clerk to judges Mary I. Yu and Steven Gonzalez in King County Superior Court. His practice is exclusively limited to Family Law in all phases of litigation from the trial court through the Washington Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court.

Riddell Williams

Piper

Seattle-based law firm Riddell Williams announced the election of Joshua M. Piper to principal. Piper is a member of the firm's trust, estates and personal planning practice group.

Washington State Dept. of Veterans Affairs

Alvarado-Ramos

Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Lourdes E. Alvarado-Ramos as the first woman to serve as director of the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs. Alvarado-Ramos served 22 years on active duty, retiring as command sergeant major and troop command sergeant major of Madigan Army Medical Center in Fort Lewis. She joined the department in 1993 and was appointed deputy director in 2005. The Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs serves as an advocate for the state's military veterans and their families.

K&L Gates

Seattle-based law firm K&L Gates named Carley Andrews, Carlos Chavez, Mark Heine, and Kari Vander Stoep as partners in the firm's Seattle office. Andrews practices technology licensing and commercial transactions; Chavez represents educational agencies; Heine represents large public institutions, private investment programs and Vander Stoep practices litigation at the trial and appellate level.

Dorsey & Whitney

Minneapolis-based business law firm Dorsey & Whitney announced that Traeger Machetanz and Jon DeMella have joined the firm's Seattle office as partners. Machetanz and DeMella were previously partners with Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker.

Stokes Lawrence

Seattle-based Stokes Lawrence announced Sean Griffee, Jason Holloway, Garon Jones, Sean Russel and Dustin Yeager as new shareholders. Stokes Lawrence is a full-service law firm with offices in Seattle and Yakima.