SEATTLE, Wash. February 2, 2015 – Perkins Coie has announced that 46 attorneys have been promoted to the firm’s counsel position, effective January 1, 2015. Counsel is a partnership track position for attorneys with at least six years of experience, recognizing consistently high quality legal work and the ability to supervise junior lawyers and staff and collaborate with partners on the strategy, development and management of client matters.

Perkins Coie 2015 Counsel Class

• Rose K. Alappat (Portland)
• Duston K. Barton (Denver)
• Bryan D. Beel (Portland)
• Jonathan S. Berkon (Washington, D.C.)
• Karen B. Bloom (Seattle)
• James N. Brenner (Palo Alto)
• Jeremy L. Buxbaum (Chicago)
• Hweilan V. Chen (Seattle)
• Aaron D. Coombs (Washington. D.C.)
• Bradley A. Cosman (Phoenix)
• Brendan S. Crowley (Portland)
• Lara J. Dueppen (Los Angeles)
• Michael J. Engle (Palo Alto)
• Miriam D. Farhi (Seattle)
• Elisabeth C. Frost (Washington, D.C.)
• Katherine G. Galipeau (Seattle)
• Alexander J. Garcia (Denver)
• Priscilla E. Hampton (Portland)
• Jonathan G. Hardin (Washington, D.C.)
• Jalina J. Hudson (New York)
• Joshua L. Kaul (Madison)
• Lissa R. Koop (Madison)
• Susan M. Lauer (San Francisco)
• Seth H. Locke (Washington, D.C.)
• Nicholas A. Manheim (Seattle)
• Robb D. McFadden (San Francisco)
• Philip A. Morin (San Diego)
• Ryan T. Mrazik (Seattle)
• Alan H. Murphy (San Francisco)
• Melissa J. Oka (Chicago)
• Christopher J. O'Malley (Chicago)
• Eric W. Ow (Palo Alto)
• Ned A. Prusse (Denver)
• Jonathan R. Putman (Seattle)
• Vinay P. Sathe (San Diego)
• Julie E. Schwartz (Palo Alto)
• Tara K. Seracka (San Francisco)
• Sarah J. Shine (Anchorage)
• Mark T. Smith (Chicago)
• Kathleen A. Stetsko (Chicago)
• Babak Tehranchi (San Diego)
• Margret W. Truax (Seattle)
• Eric J. Weiss (Seattle)
• Theodore H. Wimsatt (Phoenix)
• Kris M. Yoshizawa (Seattle)

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