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Supreme Court of the State of Washington
Opinion Information Sheet
Docket Number: |
91615-2 |
Title of Case: |
Robert Ingersoll, Et Al. V. Arlene's Flowers, Inc., Et Al. |
File Date: |
02/16/2017 |
Oral Argument Date: |
11/15/2016 |
SOURCE OF APPEAL
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Appeal from Benton Superior Court |
Docket No: | 13-2-00953-3 |
Judgment or order under review |
Date filed: | 03/27/2015 |
Judge signing: | Honorable Alexander C Ekstrom |
JUSTICES
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Steven Gonzalez | | |
Charles Johnson | | |
Barbara Madsen | | |
Susan Owens | | |
Debra Stephens | | |
Sheryl Gordon Mccloud | Majority Author | |
Mary Fairhurst | | |
Charles Wiggins | | |
Mary Yu | | |
COUNSEL OF RECORD
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Counsel for Appellant(s) |
| Kristen Kellie Waggoner |
| Alliance Defending Freedom |
| 15100 N 90th St |
| Scottsdale, AZ, 85260 |
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| George M Ahrend |
| Ahrend Law Firm PLLC |
| 100 E Broadway Ave |
| Moses Lake, WA, 98837-1740 |
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| Jeremy D. Tedesco |
| Alliance Defending Freedom |
| 15100 N 90th Street |
| Scottsdale, AZ, 85260 |
Counsel for Respondent(s) |
| Michael Ramsey Scott |
| King County Superior Court |
| 516 Third Ave C203 |
| Seattle, WA, 98104-4084 |
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| Amit D Ranade |
| Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson PS |
| 999 3rd Ave Ste 4600 |
| Seattle, WA, 98104-4084 |
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| Michael Jacob Ewart |
| Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson PS |
| 999 3rd Ave Ste 4600 |
| Seattle, WA, 98104-4084 |
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| Margaret Chen |
| U.S. Attorney's Office |
| 300 N Los Angeles St Ste 7516 |
| Los Angeles, CA, 90012-3341 |
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| Elizabeth Olmsted Gill |
| ACLU Foundation |
| 39 Drumm Street |
| San Francisco, CA, 94111 |
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| Todd Richard Bowers |
| Attorney General of Washington |
| 800 5th Ave Ste 2000 |
| Seattle, WA, 98104-3188 |
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| Kimberlee L Gunning |
| Columbia Legal Services |
| 101 Yesler Way Ste 300 |
| Seattle, WA, 98104-2528 |
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| Noah Guzzo Purcell |
| Washington Attorney General's Office |
| 1125 Washington St Se |
| Po Box 40100 |
| Olympia, WA, 98504-0100 |
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| Alan D. Copsey |
| Office of the Attorney General |
| Po Box 40100 |
| 1125 Washington St Se |
| Olympia, WA, 98504-0100 |
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| Rebecca R Glasgow |
| Washington Court of Appeals, Div. Two |
| 950 Broadway Ste 300 |
| Tacoma, WA, 98402-4454 |
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| Robert W. Ferguson |
| Office of the Attorney General |
| 1125 Washington St Se |
| Po Box 40100 |
| Olympia, WA, 98504-0100 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Protecting Constitutional Freedoms, Inc. |
| Floyd Edwin Ivey |
| Ivey Law Offices |
| 7233 W Deschutes Ave Ste C |
| Kennewick, WA, 99336-6707 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Cato Institute |
| Jeffrey Paul Helsdon |
| The Helsdon Law Firm, PLLC |
| Po Box 1219 |
| Gig Harbor, WA, 98335-3219 |
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| Ilya Shapiro |
| Cato Institute |
| 1000 Mass. Avenue Nw |
| Washington, DC, 20001 |
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| Jayme Weber |
| Cato Institute |
| 1000 Mass. Avenue Nw |
| Washington, DC, 20001 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty |
| Michael Alexander Patterson |
| Patterson Buchanan Fobes Leitch PS |
| 2112 3rd Ave Ste 500 |
| Seattle, WA, 98121-2391 |
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| Mark Rienzi |
| Becket Fund for Religious Liberty |
| 1200 New Hampshire Avenue Nw |
| Suite 700 |
| Washington, DC, 20036 |
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| Adele Keim |
| Becket Fund for Religious Liberty |
| 1200 New Hampshire Avenue Nw |
| Suite 700 |
| Washington, DC, 20036 |
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| Diana Verm |
| Becket Fund for Religious Liberty |
| 1200 New Hampshire Avenue Nw |
| Suite 700 |
| Washington, DC, 20036 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of International Christian Photographers |
| David Morgan Steven Dewhirst |
| Attorney at Law |
| 1401 Constitution Ave Nw |
| Washington, DC, 20230-0001 |
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| Stephanie Diane Olson |
| Klinedinst PC |
| 701 5th Ave Ste 1220 |
| Seattle, WA, 98104-7007 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Center for Lesbian Rights |
| Karolyn Ann Hicks |
| Stokes Lawrence PS |
| 1420 5th Ave Ste 3000 |
| Seattle, WA, 98101-2393 |
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| Shannon Minter |
| National Center for Lesbian Rights |
| 870 Market St., #370 |
| San Francisco, CA, 94102 |
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| Christopher Stoll |
| National Center for Lesbian Rights |
| 870 Market Street, Suite 370 |
| San Francisco, CA, 94102 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Legal Voice |
| Karolyn Ann Hicks |
| Stokes Lawrence PS |
| 1420 5th Ave Ste 3000 |
| Seattle, WA, 98101-2393 |
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| Shannon Minter |
| National Center for Lesbian Rights |
| 870 Market St., #370 |
| San Francisco, CA, 94102 |
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| Christopher Stoll |
| National Center for Lesbian Rights |
| 870 Market Street, Suite 370 |
| San Francisco, CA, 94102 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender Bar Assoc |
| Karolyn Ann Hicks |
| Stokes Lawrence PS |
| 1420 5th Ave Ste 3000 |
| Seattle, WA, 98101-2393 |
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| Shannon Minter |
| National Center for Lesbian Rights |
| 870 Market St., #370 |
| San Francisco, CA, 94102 |
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| Christopher Stoll |
| National Center for Lesbian Rights |
| 870 Market Street, Suite 370 |
| San Francisco, CA, 94102 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Lambda Lega Defense |
| Daniel Jeffrey Shih |
| Susman Godfrey LLP |
| 1201 3rd Ave Ste 3800 |
| Seattle, WA, 98101-3087 |
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| Lindsey Godfrey Eccles |
| Susman Godfrey L.L.P. |
| 1201 3rd Ave Ste 3800 |
| Seattle, WA, 98101-3087 |
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| Jennifer C Pizer |
| Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund |
| 4221 Wilshire Blvd. |
| Suite 280 |
| Los Angeles, CA, 90010- |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Education Fund, Inc. |
| Daniel Jeffrey Shih |
| Susman Godfrey LLP |
| 1201 3rd Ave Ste 3800 |
| Seattle, WA, 98101-3087 |
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| Lindsey Godfrey Eccles |
| Susman Godfrey L.L.P. |
| 1201 3rd Ave Ste 3800 |
| Seattle, WA, 98101-3087 |
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| Jennifer C Pizer |
| Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund |
| 4221 Wilshire Blvd. |
| Suite 280 |
| Los Angeles, CA, 90010- |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Anti-Defamation League and Twenty-Six Other Organizations |
| Jessica L. Ellsworth |
| Hogan Lovells US LLP |
| 555 13th Street Nw |
| Washington,, DC, 20004 |
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| Laura A. Szarmach |
| Hogan Lovells US LLP |
| 555 13th Street Nw |
| Washington,, DC, 20004 |
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| Nicole E. Schiavo |
| Hogan Lovells US LLP |
| 875 Third Avenue |
| New York, NY, 10022 |
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| Steven M. Freeman |
| Anti-Defamation League |
| 605 Third Avenue |
| New York, NY, 10158 |
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| Seth M. Marnin |
| Anti-Defamation League |
| 605 Third Avenue |
| New York, NY, 10158 |
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| Michelle N. Deutchman |
| Anti-Defamation League |
| 605 Third Avenue |
| New York, NY, 10158 |
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| Christian Emile Mammen |
| Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP |
| 1841 Page Mill Road |
| Suite 200 |
| Palo Alto, CA, 94304 |
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| Kaitlyn Golden |
| Attorney at Law |
| 555 13th St Nw |
| Washington, DC, 20004 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. |
| Sherrilyn Ifill |
| NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund |
| 40 Rector Street, 5th Floor |
| New York City, NY, 10006 |
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| Janai Nelson |
| NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund |
| 40 Rector Street, 5th Floor |
| New York, NY, 10006 |
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| Christina Swarns |
| NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund |
| 40 Rector Street, 5th Floor |
| New York City, NY, 10006 |
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| Coty Montag |
| NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund |
| 40 Rector Street, 5th Floor |
| New York, NY, 10006 |
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| Charles Christian Sipos |
| Perkins Coie LLP |
| 1201 3rd Ave Ste 4900 |
| Seattle, WA, 98101-3099 |
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| David A Perez |
| Perkins Coie LLP |
| 1201 3rd Ave Ste 4900 |
| Seattle, WA, 98101-3099 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Americans United for Separation of Church and State |
| Hank L Balson |
| Budge & Heipt, PLLC |
| 705 2nd Ave Ste 910 |
| Seattle, WA, 98104-1716 |
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| Richard B. Katskee |
| Americans United |
| 1901 L Street Nw Suite 400 |
| Washington, DC, 20036 |
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| Carmen N. Green |
| American United |
| 1901 L Street Nw Suite 400 |
| Washington, DC, 20036 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of So. Baptist Convention |
| Thomas S. Olmstead |
| Attorney at Law |
| Po Box 68 |
| Poulsbo, WA, 98370-0068 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Christian Legal Society |
| Mark John Holady |
| Attorney at Law |
| 4800 Sw Griffith Dr Ste 320 |
| Beaverton, OR, 97005-8716 |
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| Thomas C. Berg |
| University of St. Thomas School of Law |
| Msl 400 |
| 1000 Lasalle Avenue |
| Minneapolis,, MN, 55403 |
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| Kimberlee Wood Colby |
| Christian Legal Society |
| 8001 Braddock Road Suite 302 |
| Springfield, VA, 22151 |
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| Douglas Laycock |
| University of Virginia Law School |
| 580 Massie Road |
| Charlottesville, VA, 22903 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Association of Christian Schools Internal |
| Mark John Holady |
| Attorney at Law |
| 4800 Sw Griffith Dr Ste 320 |
| Beaverton, OR, 97005-8716 |
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| Thomas C. Berg |
| University of St. Thomas School of Law |
| Msl 400 |
| 1000 Lasalle Avenue |
| Minneapolis,, MN, 55403 |
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| Kimberlee Wood Colby |
| Christian Legal Society |
| 8001 Braddock Road Suite 302 |
| Springfield, VA, 22151 |
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| Douglas Laycock |
| University of Virginia Law School |
| 580 Massie Road |
| Charlottesville, VA, 22903 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Association of Evangelicals |
| Mark John Holady |
| Attorney at Law |
| 4800 Sw Griffith Dr Ste 320 |
| Beaverton, OR, 97005-8716 |
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| Thomas C. Berg |
| University of St. Thomas School of Law |
| Msl 400 |
| 1000 Lasalle Avenue |
| Minneapolis,, MN, 55403 |
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| Kimberlee Wood Colby |
| Christian Legal Society |
| 8001 Braddock Road Suite 302 |
| Springfield, VA, 22151 |
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| Douglas Laycock |
| University of Virginia Law School |
| 580 Massie Road |
| Charlottesville, VA, 22903 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association for Justice Foundation |
| Bryan Patrick Harnetiaux |
| Attorney at Law |
| 517 E 17th Ave |
| Spokane, WA, 99203-2210 |
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| Valerie Davis Mcomie |
| Attorney at Law |
| 4549 Nw Aspen St |
| Camas, WA, 98607-8302 |
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| Kelby Dahmer Fletcher |
| Stokes Lawrence |
| 1420 5th Ave Ste 3000 |
| Seattle, WA, 98101-2393 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Businesses |
| Leonard J. Feldman |
| Peterson Wampold Rosato Feldman Luna |
| 1501 4th Ave Ste 2800 |
| Seattle, WA, 98101-3677 |
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| Jamila Asha Johnson |
| Southern Poverty Law Center |
| 201 St Charles Ave Ste 2000 |
| New Orleans, LA, 70170-1701 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Law and Religion Practitioners |
| Mark Goldfeder |
| Restoring Religious Freedom Project |
| Gambrell Hall, Suite 310 |
| 1301 Clifton Road Ne |
| Atlanta,, GA, 30322 |
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| Anton Sorkin |
| Restoring Religious Freedom Project |
| Gambrell Hall, Suite 310 |
| 1301 Clifton Road Ne |
| Atlanta,, GA, 30322 |
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| James Abernathy |
| Attorney at Law |
| Po Box 552 |
| Olympia, WA, 98507-0552 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Employment Lawyers Association |
| Jesse Andrew Wing |
| MacDonald Hoague & Bayless |
| 705 2nd Ave Ste 1500 |
| Seattle, WA, 98104-1745 |
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| Jeffrey Lowell Needle |
| Attorney at Law |
| 705 2nd Ave Ste 1050 |
| Seattle, WA, 98104-1759 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence |
| Seth Leslie Cooper |
| Attorney at Law |
| Po Box 79 |
| Everett, WA, 98206-0079 |
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| John C. Eastman |
| Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence |
| C/o Chapman University |
| One University Drive |
| Orange,, CA, 92886 |
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| Anthony T. Caso |
| Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence |
| C/o Chapman University |
| One University Drive |
| Orange,, CA, 92886 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Professor Tobias B. Wolff |
| Rebecca A. Zotti |
| Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LL |
| 201 Saint Charles Ave Ste 2411 |
| New Orleans, LA, 70170-2411 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Twelve States and the Governor of Kansas |
| Bryce Patrick Mcpartland |
| McPartland Law Offices |
| Po Box 1055 |
| Moses Lake, WA, 98837-0160 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Legal Scholars |
| Daniel J Appel |
| Foreman Appel Hotchkiss, Zimmerman & Bau |
| 124 N Wenatchee Ave |
| Wenatchee, WA, 98801-2239 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Frederick Douglass Foundation |
| Keith Allen Kemper |
| Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC |
| 2025 1st Ave Ph A |
| Seattle, WA, 98121-3125 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference |
| Keith Allen Kemper |
| Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC |
| 2025 1st Ave Ph A |
| Seattle, WA, 98121-3125 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Black Church Initiative |
| Keith Allen Kemper |
| Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC |
| 2025 1st Ave Ph A |
| Seattle, WA, 98121-3125 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Coalition of African American Pastors USA |
| Keith Allen Kemper |
| Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC |
| 2025 1st Ave Ph A |
| Seattle, WA, 98121-3125 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Black Religious Broadcasters |
| Keith Allen Kemper |
| Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC |
| 2025 1st Ave Ph A |
| Seattle, WA, 98121-3125 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Alveda King Ministries |
| Keith Allen Kemper |
| Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC |
| 2025 1st Ave Ph A |
| Seattle, WA, 98121-3125 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Radiance Foundation |
| Keith Allen Kemper |
| Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC |
| 2025 1st Ave Ph A |
| Seattle, WA, 98121-3125 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Mount Calvary Christian Center |
| Keith Allen Kemper |
| Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC |
| 2025 1st Ave Ph A |
| Seattle, WA, 98121-3125 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Church of God In Christ |
| Keith Allen Kemper |
| Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC |
| 2025 1st Ave Ph A |
| Seattle, WA, 98121-3125 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Hosanna Asamblea De Dios |
| Keith Allen Kemper |
| Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC |
| 2025 1st Ave Ph A |
| Seattle, WA, 98121-3125 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of New Hope International Church |
| Keith Allen Kemper |
| Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC |
| 2025 1st Ave Ph A |
| Seattle, WA, 98121-3125 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Ryan T. Anderson |
| Keith Allen Kemper |
| Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC |
| 2025 1st Ave Ph A |
| Seattle, WA, 98121-3125 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Adam J. Macleod |
| Marshall Casey |
| M Casey Law, PLLC |
| 1106 N Washington St Ste B |
| Spokane, WA, 99201-2205 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Northwest Consumer Law Center |
| Blythe H Chandler |
| Terrell Marshall Law Group PLLC |
| 936 N 34th St Ste 300 |
| Seattle, WA, 98103-8869 |
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| Isaac Ruiz |
| Plaintiff Litigation Group PLLC |
| 95 S Jackson St Ste 100 |
| Seattle, WA, 98104 |
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| Benjamin Blystad Gould |
| Keller Rohrback LLP |
| 1201 3rd Ave Ste 3200 |
| Seattle, WA, 98101-3052 |
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| Beth Ellen Terrell |
| Terrell Marshall Law Group PLLC |
| 936 N 34th St Ste 300 |
| Seattle, WA, 98103-8869 |
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