Congratulations to our partner Steve O’Ban, for winning a seat to the Washington state House of Representatives! Steve will serve on the Business and Financial Services, Transportation and Judiciary Committees. He is the assistant ranking member of Judiciary. Steve will be representing the 28th District, which encompasses a swath of Pierce County that includes Joint […]
How often have we wanted to make a meaningful impact for good on the world and then surrendered to complacency because of a voice in our head that says “but what can I really do?” Maybe some inspiration will dampen the doubts and fears that rein us in. Buy This Land, written by ELM partner […]
Beginning August 15, 2012, relief is available to out-of-status or undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children, and who meet certain criteria. The new rules mean the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will not initiate removal proceedings against eligible applicants, and will further grant such applicants work authorization. There are nearly 28,000 potentially […]
A team of lawyers at Ellis, Li & McKinstry PLLC has obtained a $20 million settlement for client Koti Hu of Bellevue,WA. Koti was an athletic and energetic young man. He was an extraordinarily talented and charismatic musician. Classically trained in violin and voice, he composed music, sang, and played violin and guitar in his […]
The lawyers and staff at ELM have committed to come alongside the villagers of Agroaldea San José in the Matagalpa region of Nicaragua. San José is one of nine villages in Nicaragua sponsored by Agros International. ELM will provide funding over the next five years to support the 26 families in their productive agricultural and human […]
“Re-capturing” time spent outside the U.S. is an important issue for non-immigrant visa holders facing the end of the maximum period of stay authorized by their non-immigrant classification. The ability to “re-capture” allows certain non-immigrants to “add” time spent outside the U.S. to the duration of their non-immigrant status. Until now, individuals in R-1 status […]
Can the state require a person to choose between their livelihood and their conscience? Today, a federal court upheld the civil rights of two pharmacists and a pharmacy owner who challenged new state regulations that would require them to stock and dispense “morning after” drugs, contrary to their deeply held religious beliefs. The case was handled […]
Congratulations and thanks to the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality (Seattle University School of Law) for its recent conference commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Ninth Circuit’s opinion in Hirabayashi v. United States. We are proud to have been a Silver Level Sponsor of that event. In 1942, Gordon Hirabayashi (then a student […]
Welcome to the ELM blog! We hope our content is interesting and relevant to our clients and others in our community. Expect analysis of new legal developments and commentary on a variety of other topics. ELM is in its 35th year as a downtown Seattle law firm. Our lawyers practice in a variety of areas. […]
