Practice Area(s)

Education
  • Seattle University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007)
  • Biola University (B.A. Communication, summa cum laude, 2004)

 

Admitted to Practice
  • Washington

 

Wendy focuses her practice in the areas of commercial real estate, business and technology.  She advises clients in a variety of industries on business and legal matters, including drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, loan documents, licensing contracts and commercial leases; commercial real estate financing and sale/acquisition transactions; advising start-up businesses with formation and governance issues; and assisting clients with private securities offerings. She also works with banks in connection with delinquent loan obligations, special credit assets, and workout/settlement arrangements.  Wendy’s experience includes assisting with complex commercial litigation, which enables her to better serve clients in managing the issues and risks that businesses often face.
Professional and Community Activities
  • Board Member, Columbia Lutheran Home
  • Food Frenzy Committee Member, Food Lifeline
  • Member, Ryan Swanson's Charitable Giving Committee
  • Member, Washington State Bar Association
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, King County Bar Association
Publications and speaking engagements

  • Guest Speaker, Bastyr University, School of Naturopathic Medicine (2012)

  • Guest Speaker, Legal Drafting Class, Seattle University School of Law (2010-2012)

  • Volunteer Judge, James E. Bond ABA Moot Court Appellate Competition, Seattle University School of Law (2011)

  • Co-Author, “The Fifty State Survey of Certificate of Need and Licensure” American Health Lawyers Association (published 2009)

Background

Born and raised in California, Wendy moved to Seattle in 2004 to attend law school. Happy to have discovered the beautiful Pacific Northwest, she currently lives in downtown Seattle with her husband, Joshua. Wendy enjoys backpacking and traveling, and for all of those rainy Seattle days, curling up with a good book.