Lecturer Bios
Kenneth S. Kagan, Esq.
Kenneth S. Kagan, a principal, joined Carney Badley Spellman, P.S., in the spring of 1999. Mr. Kagan has extensive trial and appellate practice experience in both the public and private sectors, in state and federal trial and appellate courts, and before state administrative agencies. His substantive areas of experience are professional licensing and discipline, criminal law, legal ethics and professional responsibility, appellate advocacy, complex civil litigation and administrative procedure. He has been responsible for a number of published appellate court decisions, including the decision of the Washington State Supreme Court Seattle v. Mesiani, wherein the court ruled that DUI roadblocks were unconstitutional. Since 1996, Mr. Kagan has developed expertise in legal ethics, professional licensing and discipline, and complex civil litigation, including medical malpractice and wrongful death. He earned his B.A. degree in political science from the University of Kentucky and his J.D. degree from the University of Puget Sound School of Law.
Brian H. Krikorian, Esq.
Brian H. Krikorian practices in Seattle in his own firm. He concentrates in the areas of commercial and business litigation, employment litigation, defense and prosecution of professional negligence claims, legal ethics claims and insurance bad faith litigation. Before starting his firm in Seattle, Mr. Krikorian was a partner at the firm of Nemecek & Cole located in Los Angeles, where he represented lawyers and law firms in malpractice and ethics cases, as well as in attorney-client fee disputes. From 1997 to 1998, Mr. Krikorian was an arbitrator in the mandatory attorney-fee arbitration program of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He frequently lectures on the topics of legal ethics, attorney-client privilege and confidentiality, and federal and state civil procedure. Mr. Krikorian received his B.A. degree in English from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his J.D. degree from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles.
Jonathan A. Kroman, Esq.
Jonathan A. Kroman has been in practice with Garvey Schubert Barer since 1982 and has been an owner in the firm since 1988. Mr. Kroman focuses his practice on business organization and finance. He has counseled a broad spectrum of clients in a variety of industries. Along with his work as general corporate counsel to a number of companies and organizations, Mr. Kroman has represented clients in a wide variety of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity placements, tax-exempt and other debt financings, the licensing of intellectual property and joint ventures. He also serves as the loss prevention partner for his firm’s Corporate and Business Practice. In that capacity, Mr. Kroman has primary responsibility for legal ethics issues arising in connection with the firm’s work in those practice areas. He received his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Michigan, where he served as a note editor of the Michigan Law Review.
Evan L. Loeffler, Esq.
Evan L. Loeffler, of the Law Office of Evan L. Loeffler PLLC, has practiced in Seattle since 1997 emphasizing landlord-tenant relations and real estate litigation. He is the author of the chapter on landlord-tenant law and the co-author of the chapter on mobile home landlord-tenant law in the Washington Lawyers Practice Manual published annually by the King County Bar Association. Mr. Loeffler frequently lectures on the subject of ethics and landlord-tenant law for real estate agents, lawyers, apartment owners and tenants, and is on the faculty for several CLE programs. He received his B.A. degree from Bennington College and his J.D. degree from Gonzaga University School of Law.
Christopher J. Soelling, Esq.
Christopher J. Soelling, of Christopher J. Soelling PLLC, is a full-time mediator and arbitrator, after more than 20 years as a trial lawyer in Seattle. Since 1990, Mr. Soelling has arbitrated and mediated hundreds of construction, commercial, real estate and business disputes. He is especially well-known for handling multiparty disputes and those involving insurance issues. Mr. Soelling uses a varied approach in mediation that allows all parties to optimize resolution. He is a graduate of the University of Washington and Cornell Law School. Mr. Soelling is a member of the construction and commercial panels of the American Arbitration Association, former chair of the Alternate Dispute Resolution Section of the King County Bar Association, and a member and past officer in the WSBA Construction Section. He is a frequent speaker on construction, negotiation and dispute resolution topics. Mr. Soelling can be reached at 206-505-5810 or at chris@soellinglaw.com
