BRIDGING THE GAP. Faculty Biographies. 1 P age

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3 FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES ARIC BOMSTYK Barokas, Martin & Tomlinson 1422 Bellevue Ave. Seattle, WA (206) ARIC BOMSZTYK S practice encompasses all aspects of small business representation including incorporation, financing, contract/lease review, negotiations, dispute resolution, arbitration and litigation. Mr. Bomsztyk represents a wide variety of business including internet startups, general contractors and specialty subcontractors, professional athletes, commercial landlords, real estate developers, renowned artists, retailers, mining operations, and providers of professional services. GREG MCLAWSEN Puget Sound Legal, P.C. 535 Dock St Ste 200 Tacoma, WA (425) [email protected] GREG MCLAWSEN is the principal attorney at Puget Sound Legal where he represents families in the U.S. immigration system. His firm uses technology and innovation to deliver excellent legal services efficiently and affordably. Greg serves as treasurer for the Washington Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and is the chair-elect of the Solo & Small Practice Section of the Washington State Bar Association. MARY PRZEKOP Dearmin Fogarty PLLC 705 2nd Ave, Ste 1050 Seattle, WA (206) [email protected] MARY PRZEKOP is a civil litigation attorney with the law firm Dearmin Fogarty, PLLC, where she concentrates her practice on legal malpractice, employment, business disputes, and tort law matters for a wide range of individual and corporate clients. Ms. Przekop s practice includes a variety of matters in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels. She earned her B.S. degree from Loyola University Chicago and her J.D. degree cum laude from Seattle University School of Law where she was editor-in-chief of the Seattle Journal for Social Justice. Before law school, Ms. Przekop worked for several years as a paralegal in Chicago with firms focusing on insurance coverage and complex insurance defense matters. During her tenure at one of those firms, she was the firm s lead paralegal on the World Trade Center Litigation, assisting with the representation of the security company that provided pre-board screening for one of the four hijacked flights on 9/11. 2 P age

4 JENNIFER SHEPHERD Russell Investments nd Ave Fl 18 Seattle, WA (425) JENNIFER SHEPHERD is a Manager in Russell s Global Sourcing and Procurement team. In this role, she has lead multiple strategic projects and provides contract review services for the team. During her career in sourcing and procurement, Jennifer has gained experience contracting and negotiating in IT hardware and software, professional services, market data, offshore and outsourced services, fund operations, marketing, temporary labor, and legal categories. Jennifer has a Juris Doctorate and Masters in Business Administration from Seattle University and a Bachelor s degree from University of California, San Bernardino. RONNIE STERN Rimon, P.C. Seafirst Fifth Avenue Plaza 800 Fifth Ave Ste 4100 Seattle, WA (206) [email protected] RONNIE STERN recently joined Rimon Law, a general practice firm honored by the American Bar Association Journal s Legal Rebels for its innovative firm structure and commitment to community. Ronnie is focusing his practice on IP litigation, patent preparation & prosecution, and patent licensing. He has prepared and prosecuted US and PCT patent applications for 6 years while in private practice as a Patent Agent, and has spent the past 3 ½ years focusing on patent licensing and monetization. Ronnie also serves as a volunteer attorney for the Housing Justice Project at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, WA. He provides pro bono legal services to low-income tenants facing eviction. His pro bono services include: drafting pleadings & motions, negotiating settlements, and representing clients in eviction show cause hearings. Prior to practicing patent law, Ronnie worked as a semiconductor device engineer for Tower Semiconductor (now TowerJazz), a semiconductor foundry in Israel. His work at Tower included designing and testing transistors, implementing circuit simulations, wafer-level layout design, and reliability testing. 3 P age

5 SHASHI VIJAY VJ Law Firm PLLC SE 64th Pl, Ste. 249 Issaquah, WA SHASHI VIJAY founded VJ Law Firm, PLLC with the vision of helping individuals and smallbusinesses with their legal needs, by partnering closely in understanding each client's unique situation and formulating solutions in an expeditious manner. She has over five years of legal experience and has counseled clients in areas of consumer bankruptcy, business formation, real estate and estate planning. Shashi provides probono services to local non-profits through Washington Association of Community Organizations and serves the needs of low-income clients by volunteering at various Eastside neighborhood clinics. Shashi earned her J.D. from Seattle University School of Law and is admitted to practice in State courts and Federal district courts. She is an active member of the King and Pierce County bar associations, and diversity groups such as Washington Women Lawyers and South Asian Bar Association of Washington. Shashi was also past chair of the KCBA Business law section, the current chair of the KCBA solo section and she serves on several KCBA and WSAJ membership and Diversity Committees. In addition, Shashi serves as an ambassador at the Issaquah and Sammamish Chambers of Commerce. Shashi was born and raised in New Delhi, India and outside of work is a super busy mom raising a five year old son and a 2 year old daughter and loves spending time outdoors with her husband and kids. CANDACE WILKERSON Attorney-at-Law PO Box Seattle, WA (206) [email protected] CANDACE WILKERSON graduated from Santa Clara University School of Law in Santa Clara, CA in She is actively licensed in Washington and Idaho, and inactive in California. Her current practice focuses on probates, estate planning, and elder law litigation (including elder abuse and financial exploitation) in King, Snohomish, and Pierce Counties. 4 P age