Practice Areas

Civil Rights

At AKW Law, we are relentless in fighting for every person's civil rights, including:

Police Misconduct and Brutality
Excessive Force
Wrongful Death
Taser Cases
Malicious Prosecution
First Amendment and Free Speech
Fourth Amendment and Unlawful Searches and Seizures (Arrests)
Fourteenth Amendment Violations

Anti-harassment & Restraining Orders

We help individuals obtain civil anti-harassment and restraining orders as well as defend persons who are facing possible anti-harassment and restraining orders in King County, Snohomish County, and Pierce County.

Business Disputes

AKW Law helps its clients for any business disputes and prevention of later disputes that may arise, including:

Breach of Contract
Business Fraud
Employment Issues
Employment Agreements
Independent Contractor Agreements
Non-disclosure Agreements
Non-compete Agreements
Loan Agreements
Promissory Notes

Civil Litigation

AKW Law offers civil representation where its clients will deal with their attorney directly. We provide services including:

Breach of Contract
Enforcement of Judgments
Vacate Default Judgments and Default Orders
Complex Civil Litigation
Contract Dispute
Arbitration
Mediation
Civil Disputes
Evictions (Residential & Commercial)

Collections & Enforcement of Judgments

Many of our clients have a judgment in their favor but have not been able to collect against it. A high percentage of judgments go uncollected without an attorney helping enforce and collect against the judgment. There are several avenues to collect on a judgment if a debtor has assets, including:

Wage Garnishment
Bank Garnishment
Supplemental Proceedings
Personal Property
Real Property

Employment Law

At AKW Law, we understand that issues in the employment context arise more often than we wish. Our office represents individuals as well as businesses and brings personal attention to each matter, including:

Discrimination - Age, Race, Gender, Religion, Ethnicity, Disability, National Origin, Martial Status, and Pregnancy
Sexual Harassment
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Wrongful Termination
Retaliation
Wage & Hour Disputes
Non-compete & Non-disclosure Agreements
Severance Package & Severance Negotiations

Our team provides a unique perspective by representing and having litigated for both plaintiffs and defendants.

Entity and Business Formation

We help entrepreneurs form and start up a wide variety of businesses. We know the difficulties and challenges of starting a new company and are prepared to help our clients take the first step in this new arena by forming entities and keeping current on their business licenses yearly. We can help with forming the following business entities:

LLC (limited liability company)
PLLC (professional limited liability company)
C-Corporation
S-Corporation
Partnership
Sole proprietor

We also provide support to companies in areas including:

Drafting employment contracts
Drafting independent contractor agreements
Preparing handbooks
Reviewing contracts and leases

Estate Planning

Protect everything you have worked so hard for. Don't wait until it's too late. We highly recommend people of all ages, health, and wealth to have an estate plan in place. We provide:

Simple Wills & Trusts
Durable Power of Health
Power of Attorney
Cremation Instructions
Digital Estate Plan

See our estate planning website EZ-wills.com for more information.

Foreclosure Prevention

At AKW Law, we help homeowners facing residential foreclosures. Options we can help you explore in defending against a foreclosure include:

Loan Modification
Postponement of Trustee's Sale
Mortgage Mediations
Fraud by the Lender
Lack of Note Defense
Short Sale
Deed in Lieu

Don't wait until it's too late. Receiving a Notice of Pre-Foreclosure Options, marks the beginning of the foreclosure process. Upon receipt of this, you can set up a meeting with the lender to discuss the various options. If you do not set up this meeting, you will receive a Notice of Default within 30 days. You may also receive a Notice of Trustee Sale. The Sale is where the lender is going to sell your home, and the sale will be scheduled 120 days from when you receive the Notice of Trustee Sale. You should call immediately upon receiving the Notice of Pre-Foreclosure Options for the best chance of remaining in your home and preventing foreclosure.

Personal Injury

We represent and fight for individuals who were wrongfully injured because of another's actions, including:

Wrongful Death
Car Accidents
Rear-end Collisions
Pedestrian-Auto Crashes
Product Liability
Traumatic Brain Injury
Slip and Fall (Premises Liability)
Dog Bites

Sexual Abuse

If you or someone you love survived sex abuse as a child, it is important to contact a lawyer right away because you may be barred from filing a lawsuit or seeking recourse if the statute of limitiations expired. Sexual abuse takes many forms and affects may types of victims. We are committed to preventing childhood sex abuse and seeking justice for victims of sex abuse.

Like many of our other fee structures, we take sexual abuse cases on a contingency - which means we do not require attorney's fees up front and are only paid if we are able to help you recover monetary damages.

Wage & Hour

We help with wage disputes, including:

Overtime
Misclassification
Unpaid Wages
Independent Contractor v. Employee Classification
Payroll Disputes
Class Actions
Unpaid Meal and Rest Periods