Lacey, WA

Stu Shelton

Stu has spent his career working tirelessly on behalf of injured individuals and has developed a firm culture where quality-not quantity-representation comes first. He has provided personal injury representation since 1981. He received his Juris Doctor from Seattle University School of Law in 1981 and a Bachelor of Arts in Society and Justice from University of Washington in 1978. He is a settlement and pro tem district court judge for Thurston County, frequent private arbitrator and mediator, and longtime Washington State Association for Justice ("WSAJ") Eagle Member. Stu is also a Washington State, Federal, Pierce County, and Thurston County bar member and Former Chair of the WSAJ Thurston County Roundtable.

Rebekah A. Young

Bekah Young is a seasoned plaintiff personal injury attorney in Tacoma committed to advocating for individuals who have suffered due to the negligence or wrongful actions of others. With a relentless dedication to justice, she provides fierce advocacy and compassionate support to clients facing the aftermath of accidents, injuries, and life-altering events. Throughout her career, Bekah has built a reputation for handling a wide variety of personal injury cases. Her approach is grounded in empathy, understanding that each client is an individual navigating significant challenges. Bekah’s extensive experience allows her to expertly manage complex legal processes-from consultations to settlement negotiations and litigation-while ensuring clients are always informed and empowered. What sets Bekah apart is her deep commitment to her clients’ well-being. She takes the time to listen and understand their unique struggles, developing tailored strategies that address their specific needs. Her clients often commend her for not only offering legal guidance but also providing emotional support as a trusted confidant throughout the process. Her unwavering advocacy goes beyond the courtroom, reflecting a genuine commitment to the overall welfare of those he represents. Bekah’s ability to combine legal expertise with a client-centric approach sets him apart, making him a trusted ally for individuals seeking justice in their personal injury cases.

Rob Sears

Rob has been fighting for injured people and their rights since he was 22 years old, giving him decades of experience at every level of the process. Rob got his start working as an independent contractor paralegal and negotiator, helping victims heal through opening doors to medical care and ensuring they receive financial justice. Before Rob became a Seattle personal injury attorney, he had already settled some of the State’s largest cases for many of the well-known firms in the state. Since that time, Rob has taken the best of each firm to create his own and has become Washington State’s leading personal injury attorney, helping more people on an annual basis than any other lawyer.

Tegan D. Schlatter

Tegan truly enjoys working with individuals to help them recover after they have been hurt. She places her clients’ needs first so she can obtain the best possible outcome for each person she serves. Tegan’s background defending personal injury cases gives her an edge in advocating for plaintiffs. Her work on behalf of insurers has given her insight that allows her to anticipate defendants’ actions and sticking points to resolving cases, which minimizes surprises and maximizes results. She excels at developing each case in order to get the best results from insurers and companies. Tegan has extensive experience litigating personal injury matters in Tacoma, from car accidents and slip and falls to industrial accidents. She has handled cases involving food-borne illnesses such as salmonella or e-coli poisoning, farmworker accidents, construction site accidents, dog bite injuries, and product liability issues. In addition, she has handled non-injury cases involving timber trespass, premises liability, consumer protection act claims, and landlord-tenant disputes. In her free time, Tegan enjoys gardening, boating, hiking, and camping and backpacking around Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. This past year, she has begun to learn aerial skills and is very proud that she can climb to the top of a silk (and back down!). Tegan also looks forward to the days she volunteers at a local elementary school, even though she often seems to need a nap after a day with the second graders.

Tegan D. Schlatter

Tegan truly enjoys working with individuals to help them recover after they have been hurt. She places her clients’ needs first so she can obtain the best possible outcome for each person she serves. Tegan’s background defending personal injury cases gives her an edge in advocating for plaintiffs. Her work on behalf of insurers has given her insight that allows her to anticipate defendants’ actions and sticking points to resolving cases, which minimizes surprises and maximizes results. She excels at developing each Seattle personal injury case in order to get the best results from insurers and companies.

Debra Healy

As a litigation paralegal, Debra Healy has more than twenty-five years of experience representing plaintiffs in the areas of domestic violence, civil rights, employment law, mass toxic tort, and catastrophic personal injury. As the sole paralegal in these cases, Debra was integral to their success at summary judgment as well as achieving successful appeals to the Ninth Circuit.

Parker D. Davidson

Parker is a zealous advocate for those injured by the acts or omissions of others and helps navigate his clients through multi-faceted legal issues to obtain excellent results. He takes an active role in advising and litigating cases for his clients, from discovery through arbitration, trial, and appeal. By distilling complicated factual and legal issues into plain language written and oral advocacy, courts and juries alike are able to readily understand his clients’ positions. Parker now focuses his practice solely on plaintiff personal injury, but his previous experience includes advocacy on behalf of commercial, insurance, and governmental agency clients in claims for personal injury, product liability, commercial and residential construction disputes, professional negligence, consumer protection, insurance coverage and bad faith/IFCA, breach of contract, equitable contribution, and other casualty.