Sarles

HistoryAs a litigator, Bruce has been awarded the highest rating by the national lawyer-rating service, Avvo.com. After graduating in 1994 from the UW School of Law near the top of his class and serving a judicial externship for a Supreme Court Justice, he has served 10 years as a Special Assistant Attorney General on child abuse cases, and litigated over one thousand cases in a wide variety of areas of the law, primarily family law. Bruce now serves on the Board of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Bruce is also a mediator, mediating since the late 1980's when he trained lawyers, judges, therapists and other professionals in domestic mediation skills with Pacific Family Mediation Institute. Bruce was Co-President of the Mediation Consortium of Washington State in 1989. A founding member of the Spokane County Collaborative Professionals, Bruce was certified in Collaborative Law in 2007.SpecialtiesFamily Law: Child Custody; Child Support; Divorce; Domestic Partnerships; Relocation disputes; Protection Orders; Modifications; Adoptions Mediation: Divorce; Parenting Plan disputes; Landlord/Tenant; etc. Collaborative Divorce: A new way to divorce without litigation using the collaborative process authorized by the Uniform Collaborative Law Act, RCW 7.77. Elder Law: Protecting Vulnerable Adults; Guardianships; Probate; and related issues Estate Planning for the 99%: Wills; Power of Attorney; Health Care Directives and Living Wills; etc. 98% of our clients surveyed (over a 2 year period) report they would recommend us to a friend or use the firm again. We have helped people in more than 1 thousand cases. We would like the opportunity to help you.

Our mission is to help families conquer crisis and plan for the future with comprehensive, compassionate legal care. We provide excellent client care and legal advocacy. Our team members have a variety and depth of experience in representing people. we differ from many other firms with team organization and team members who have experience ranging from advance tax expertise to child development and welfare. We understand how decisions impact both family law and probate& estate planning implications for our clients. We serve King and Snohomish Counties. We have a satellite office in Everett, Washington in addition to our primary Seattle location. We offer video appointments and house calls in limited situations.