About Us
Areas of Emphasis
A broad range of complex legal issues for new and established business including:
- Strategic legal counsel for senior executives, managers and business owners
- Counsel On Call for the business needing part time counsel services
- Drafting, and negotiating contracts for sales, vendors and associated programs, Distribution, Reseller and OEM
- New businesses issues and associated agreements
- Software and intellectual property licensing and royalties
- Risk management
- Employment issues
- Dispute Resolution
Professional and Civic Activities
Virtual Counsel believes in engaging with the community where we work. We support and have been involved with these excellent organizations:
- National Association of Women Business Owners
- Washington State Bar Association
Executive Committee Corporate Counsel Section - Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery
Past board member and board co-chair. - Washington Women Lawyers
Past State Board member, past President of Spokane Chapter - Leadership Spokane
Class of 2005, and ongoing committee activities
Distinguished Work History
- Paine, Hamblen, Coffin, Brooke & Miller 2000-2003
- General Counsel at Itronix Corporation (Itronix, a “spin-off” of Itron, is now a General Dynamics company) 1992 – 2000
- Contract negotiator at Itron, Inc. 1989-1992
- General Litigation Practice in the Honolulu, Hawaii 1987-1988
Education and Admissions
- University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Diploma in Advanced International Legal Studies (Salzburg campus)
- Gonzaga University School of Law, Juris Doctorate
- Pacific Lutheran University
- BA Biology
- BA History
- Washington State Bar
- Hawaii State Bar (inactive)
Virtual Counsel’s mission is to help you succeed! Contact Virtual Counsel for a free initial consultation.