Legal problems can be disorienting, but we know the territory well. Whether you’re an individual, a family, or business, we’ll work with you to define your goals and chart a legal course to most effectively reach them.
We look forward to having you as our client.
Cynthia F. Buhr has joined the firm as Of Counsel in our Family Law, Adoption and Assisted Reproduction, and Estate Planning Practice Groups. Cynthia’s legal experience, common sense approach, and commitment to social justice adds to the richness of our firm’s 90-year legacy of providing the highest caliber of service to our community.
Effective January 2020, Shayna V. Israel has been promoted to the position of Principal attorney at Skellenger Bender. The firm is proud of Shayna’s many contributions to the Family Law Practice Group and the legal community, including her dedication to providing excellent, professional, and compassionate legal representation.
Skellenger Bender is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Bianchi has joined as Of Counsel in our Family Law Practice Group, and Sarah Jael Dion has joined the firm as Of Counsel practicing in Estate Planning and Probate. These exciting additions further Skellenger Bender’s 90-year legacy of providing the highest caliber of service to our clients, and to advancing our proud tradition of social justice.
Bill and Rita Bender presented at the Recognition, Reparation, and Reconciliation Conference held December 5-9, 2018 at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. This annual conference aims to deepen the understanding of the transgenerational repercussions of traumatic pasts in a range of cultural contexts, to explore how different disciplines represent this transgenerational phenomenon, and to contribute to new knowledge production in this area of research.
Mr. and Mrs. Bender conducted a panel presentation titled “Reckoning with the Legacies of White Supremacy: The Role of Eugenics, Violence, and Incarceration in Mississippi Public Schools.” This presentation was interrelated with their pro bono work in the landmark federal lawsuit filed in Mississippi on May 23, 2017 by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
We are located in the iconic Rainier Tower in downtown Seattle. Please call or contact us today.
Skellenger Bender, P.S.
1301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3401
Seattle, WA 98101
Main: (206) 623-6501
Fax: (206) 447-1973
