April 12, 2016 (Seattle, WA) – Williams Kastner is pleased to announce the addition of three highly-regarded local attorneys led by Alexander A. Friedrich and Jeff H. Yusen, founding partners of Yusen & Friedrich. Alexander A. Friedrich, Jeff H. Yusen, and Paul Friedrich agreed to join the firm on April 11, 2016 and will begin at Williams Kastner effective May 2, 2016. They bring with them over 80 years of combined experience in the areas of surety and construction litigation.
“We are excited to be adding lawyers with this level of expertise and experience in surety and construction law to our team at Williams Kastner,” said Jessie Harris, Managing Director of Williams Kastner. “The combination of these attorneys with our existing surety and construction group gives us more depth, allowing us to offer an even greater level of expertise to firm clients. We are excited to add these capabilities to what is already a very successful area of practice at Williams Kastner.”
Mr. Friedrich has authored numerous articles in the area of fidelity and surety law, and he has regularly lectured on numerous topics involving surety and fidelity matters. Mr. Friedrich concentrates his practice in the areas of fidelity and surety law, commercial litigation, bankruptcy, and construction law. He has been successfully representing sureties and fidelity carriers in complex litigation since 1975.
Along with Alex Friedrich, Jeff Yusen formed Yusen & Friedrich in 1987. His practice focuses on surety bond defense work as well as subrogation and recovery work. Jeff has been very active with legislative and industry groups relating to the surety industry, has authored a number of articles dealing with the surety industry and has been a speaker at a number of seminars relating to surety issues.
Mr. Friedrich’s practice involves representing sureties and insurers in all aspects of bond claims with a particular emphasis on construction law. A significant portion of his practice is devoted to prosecuting indemnity and subrogation matters on behalf of his surety clients. Mr. Friedrich has a proven track record of success for his clients at both the trial court level and on appeal.
About Williams Kastner
Williams Kastner has been serving clients in the Pacific Northwest since 1929. With attorneys in offices in Washington, Oregon and Alaska and affiliated offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Kunming and Shenzhen we offer global capabilities and vision with a local sensibility.
About Yusen & Friedrich
Founded in 1987, Yusen & Friedrich is the only firm in the State of Washington exclusively representing sureties in construction and fidelity matters. We represent sureties in a wide-variety of subrogation and indemnity matters. Most importantly, we have extensive experience defending against surety-related bad faith claims, which can present complex issues for sureties in the State of Washington.