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Stokes Lawrence takes pride in congratulating Brad Axel, Carolyn Cairns, Kelby Fletcher, Scott Johnson,Shannon Jost, Doug Lawrence, and George Velikanje who have been named "Super Lawyers."

We are proud to receive AT&T's Legal Department Diversity and Inclusion Award for the second year in a row. Open to all U.S. law firms who represent AT&T, the award was created by the AT&T Legal Department to recognize law firms for their efforts to increase diversity and inclusion within their firms and in the legal profession generally. The award was created last year, and as the recipient both last year and this year, Stokes Lawrence is the only small firm to be honored. No other firms hav...

We are proud that Stokes Lawrence is one of the top ten most generous charitable donors among Washington companies with revenues under $20 million, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal's 2011 ranking of corporate giving. Our firm giving emphasizes the Campaign for Equal Justice, which benefits legal aid programs statewide. In addition to cash contributions, Stokes Lawrence last year provided over $170,000 worth of in-kind legal work to pro bono clients and Legal Clinic users. We also...

Stokes Lawrence was recently included among Martindale Hubbell's "Top Ranked Law Firms" for 2011; the new list, to be published in Fortune Magazine, highlights firms with at least one-third of their attorneys having received Martindale's highest peer review rating. Read More.

Stokes Lawrence Velikanje Moore & Shore recently announced its donation of $20,000 to Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences.

Mathew Harrington recently finished a two-month stint as a Special Deputy Prosecuting Attorney with the King County Prosecutor's Economic Crimes Unit. The Prosecutor's Trial Fellowship Program enlists lawyers from law firms as trial attorneys assigning them a regular caseload of felony criminal trials. The Trial Fellowship Program helps attorneys hone their jury trial skills while allowing the Prosecuting Attorney's Office and the public to benefit from the talent of the area's leading law fi...