The Law Office of William DeVoe provides custom legal advice and counsel to individuals, small to medium-size clients that do not have a full-time general counsel, and general counsel’s offices of larger companies.
Clients need and want custom advice. With deep experience, a flexible approach, and a network of highly-qualified trusted colleagues, I am able to offer expert advice on complex and nuanced legal situations in a timely and cost effective way. Whether I am litigating a case, providing advice, or drafting documents, my focus is on success defined by the client’s unique needs and goals.
Most of my clients come to me as referrals from past and current clients. I have long term professional relationships with my clients, relationships I have built by smoothing the way to a positive resolution of a wide range of legal problems in a cross-section of industries.
EXAMPLES OF INDUSTRIES AND SERVICES
Maritime Law
My practice includes a cross-section of maritime and admiralty law, marinas, commercial collections, collection of freight, maritime debtor-creditor issues, transportation law, and vessel foreclosures.
General Counsel Businesses and Individuals
I work as general counsel when a client needs a lawyer close at hand, whom they trust with both the current legal issue and the cost of addressing that issue. If required, I call on a specialist who shares my values and who will provide the same quality services in a cost-effective manner.
Vineyard and Wine Law
WASHINGTON AND IDAHO
I represent wineries, growers, and individuals on legal issues from developing vineyards and growing grapes to the wine making and marketing side of the business. My clients are usually smaller entities, including wineries and growers, that face many of the same issues as the larger concerns and want to have the highest quality legal representation when they need it.
Credentials
MEMBERSHIPS
Washington Bar Association
Idaho Bar Association
Alaska Bar Association
NW Marine Trade Association
Transportation Club of Seattle
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
Washington State and Federal Courts
Idaho State Courts
Alaska State and Federal Courts
Oregon Federal Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Art
Bethel College
St. Paul, Minnesota
Juris Doctor
Gonzaga University School of Law
Editor-in-Chief
Gonzaga Law Review
OFFICES
The Skinner Building
1326 Fifth Avenue
Suite 438
Seattle, WA 98101
206.251.1688
PARKING
Plymouth Church Garage
511 University St
Seattle, WA 98101
855.223.7275