Inland Northwest Practice Team

Our seasoned trial lawyers are well-known for their results in court representing national, regional and local companies in high-stakes litigation in the areas of product liability, premises liability, transportation, professional liability and mass torts.

With one of the largest teams of transportation attorneys in the region, Williams Kastner has decades of experience representing trucking companies, private fleets, logistics companies and brokers in disputes involving commercial vehicle collisions, federal and state regulatory actions and freight claims. The firm also has a 24/7 Rapid Response Team ready to respond to accident scenes and other catastrophic incidents along the I-90, I-82 and I-84 corridors as well as other inland northwest roadways.

Our land use attorneys offer a full spectrum of services to owners, developers and project managers. This includes advising and assisting with agricultural use designations such as timber, fruit and cattle, as well as providing expertise in planning developments.

Our real estate attorneys provide comprehensive legal services to a wide array of real estate clients including investors, owners, developers, property managers, realtors, buyers and sellers for both commercial and residential real estate. We also help clients confronted with property disputes from neighboring owners and government agencies engaged in eminent domain actions.

Our attorneys are experienced in many areas of environmental, natural resource, and clean water law. This includes investigating and cleaning up contaminated properties, working with consulting professionals, allocating costs among liable parties, dealing with Clean Water Act citizen suits, structuring development agreements to address remediation, and working with the Department of Ecology and EPA Region 10.  When early resolution is not possible, our environmental attorneys represent clients in MTCA, CERCLA, and Clean Water Act litigation.

Our education attorneys counsel clients on the legal issues impacting all facets of school operations ranging from student discipline and teacher terminations to internet usage policies and school security.  We appreciate the importance of interacting appropriately with the many different stakeholders in play, such as parent groups and unions.

Our employment attorneys represent both public and private sector clients in state and federal court lawsuits as well as administrative and quasi-administrative proceedings involving claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage/hour violations, and wrongful termination. We also provide our clients with pre-litigation employment personnel investigation services, risk management assistance, review of employee handbooks/policies and counseling.