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About Witherspoon Brajcich McPhee
Witherspoon Brajcich McPhee, PLLC is a law firm based in Spokane, Washington, with a second office in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. According to the firm, it has served the Spokane region since 1985 and represents both individuals and businesses in Washington and Idaho.
The firm handles a range of practice areas, including business and commercial law, creditor law, estate planning and probate, family law, franchise law, health care law, labor and employment, land use and zoning, litigation and appellate work, municipal law, non-profit matters, personal injury, property, securities, and taxation. The firm states that attorneys from different practice areas work together on client matters.
The website lists 27 attorneys, one of whom is noted as retired, and provides a direct phone line and email address for each attorney. The Spokane office is located at 601 West Main Avenue, Suite 1400, and the Coeur d'Alene office is at 6500 N Mineral Drive, Suite 103. General contact is available at 509-455-9077 in Spokane and 208-927-4001 in Coeur d'Alene, or by email at info@workwith.com.
Editor's Review
VerifiedLawFirms editorial
Focus and the range of practice areas
This is a general practice firm, and the spread of work it lists is wide. The site names business and commercial law, creditor law, estate planning and probate, and family law. It also lists franchise law, health care law, labor and employment, and land use and zoning.
The list carries on into litigation and appellate work, municipal law, non-profit matters, personal injury, property, securities, and taxation. That is fifteen areas under one roof. A firm covering this much tends to serve both individuals and companies, and the site says it does exactly that, across Washington and Idaho.
The firm also states that attorneys from different practice areas work together on client matters. In my opinion that point counts for more on the business side than on a single-issue case. A tax question tied to an estate, or an employment dispute tied to a company sale, is the kind of work where more than one desk gets involved.
How the team is built
The website lists 27 attorneys by name. One of them, Peter A. Witherspoon, is marked as retired. That leaves a working group of 26, which is a mid-sized bench for a regional firm.
Two of the names in the firm's title also appear among the attorneys. Witherspoon is shown as retired. Brajcich, listed as Gary D. Brajcich, is among the active lawyers. Names carried onto the letterhead usually signal a long line of continuity, and the firm's own history reads that way.
Other attorneys the site names include Ryan M. Beaudoin, Nicholas C. Briggs, Thomas "TJ" Burford, Robert J. Burnett, and Steven J. Dixson. The list continues with Jon T. Burtard, Mark A. Ellingsen, Jeffrey R. Galloway, Lawrence W. Garvin, Ryan H. Giarusso, and Samantha L. Hanners. The site says each attorney has a direct phone line and email, so a client can reach a specific lawyer rather than a general desk.
Two states, one firm
The firm works across a state line. Its main office sits in Spokane, Washington, and a second office is in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The two cities are close, and the firm represents clients in both.
That footprint suits the region. Spokane and Coeur d'Alene act as one economic area for many families and businesses. A firm able to work on both sides of the border can stay with a client's matter rather than handing it off to another office in another state.
For a business with dealings in both Washington and Idaho, that reach can simplify things. One firm, one set of relationships, two jurisdictions. The site frames the practice this way, and the office locations back it up.
History and how the firm presents itself
The firm dates its Spokane presence to 1985. In its own words, "Since 1985, our firm has called Spokane, Washington home." Forty years in one city is a long run. It is a plain fact a prospective client can weigh, and it does not depend on any marketing claim.
The public pages stay measured. They describe practice areas, list attorneys, and give contact details. They do not lean on slogans, and I found no inflated claims to test against. As a reviewer I read that restraint as a positive sign, because it leaves the firm's record to speak for itself.
What a prospective client can check
Some useful detail is not on the pages reviewed here. Attorney bios, law schools, and admission years were not listed, so a client cannot yet match a lawyer to a background from the site alone. The same goes for reported case results or rankings, which the firm does not publish.
None of that counts against the firm. It simply means the next step sits with the client. Ask a given attorney about their experience in your specific area, and ask which office would handle the matter. In my opinion that short conversation tells you more than any web page can.
What the site does establish is clear enough. A long-standing Spokane firm, a second office in Idaho, a named bench of 26 working attorneys, and a broad set of practice areas that runs from personal injury and family law to securities and taxation. For someone who wants one firm to handle varied legal needs across the Washington and Idaho line, that reads as a reasonable place to begin.
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Becki L. Wheeler
Becki L. Wheeler grew up in Spokane and earned undergraduate degrees in biology and chemistry from Vanguard University in 2001. She attended Gonzaga University School of Law, where she served as an associate editor of the Gonzaga Law Review and worked as a Rule 9 intern with the firm Morris & Morris, P.S. She joined the McNeice Law Office in 2008 and later became a partner at McNeice Wheeler, PLLC. Her practice includes estate planning, business, litigation, personal injury, and probate matters.
Practice focus
Estate Planning
Business
Litigation
Personal Injury
Probate
Brian M. Werst
Brian M. Werst is a member at Witherspoon Brajcich McPhee, PLLC in Spokane, Washington. He earned a B.A. from Eastern Washington University in 1995 and a J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law in 1998. His practice focuses on employment law, municipal law, public finance, and aviation, and he also handles labor, health care, and contracts and agreements matters.
Practice focus
Employment Law
Municipal Law
Aviation
Public Finance
Labor and Employment
Health Care
Brian T. McGinn
Brian T. McGinn is an attorney based in Spokane, Washington, with 31 years of experience. His practice covers business law, environmental law, government and administrative law, municipal law, and real estate law. He also handles contracts, commercial matters, and land use and zoning issues.
Practice focus
Business Law
Environmental Law
Government & Administrative Law
Municipal Law
Real Estate Law
Contracts
Brian T. Rekofke
Brian T. Rekofke practices at Witherspoon Kelley in Spokane, Washington, where he has been a partner since 1985. He earned a B.A. from the University of Idaho in 1978 and a J.D. from Gonzaga University in 1982. His practice focuses on defending medical negligence claims against physicians and hospitals and defending product liability claims, and he advises hospitals and physicians on compliance and risk management issues. From 2003 to 2010 he served as adjunct faculty in trial advocacy at Gonzaga University School of Law.
Practice focus
Medical malpractice defense
Drug and medical device defense
Product liability defense
Litigation
Healthcare
Bryce J. Wilcox
Bryce James Wilcox earned a Bachelor of Arts from California State University, Fullerton and a Juris Doctor from the University of Idaho College of Law. After law school, he served as a law clerk for Judge Justin L. Quackenbush of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. He has practiced as a partner at Lee & Hayes and previously worked as a principal at Lukins & Annis in Spokane. His practice centers on commercial litigation and related matters, including employment, contract, environmental, insurance, real estate, and land use disputes in federal and state courts.
Practice focus
Business Law
Commercial Litigation
Employment and Labor
Contracts and Agreements
Environmental and Natural Resources
Commercial Real Estate
Clay R. Leland
Clay Leland is a litigation attorney at Witherspoon Brajcich McPhee, PLLC in Spokane, Washington. His practice includes defending governmental entities and elected officials, and he handles government and litigation matters.
Practice focus
Government
Litigation
Gary D. Brajcich
Gary D. Brajcich earned a B.B.A. from Gonzaga University in 1973 and a Juris Doctor from Gonzaga University School of Law in 1977. His practice focuses on complex taxation, probate, and property issues, and he handles business and commercial law matters as well as the resolution of estate disputes.
Practice focus
Business Law
Estate Planning
Tax Law
Probate
James A. McPhee
James A. McPhee is the Managing Partner of Witherspoon Brajcich McPhee, PLLC, in Spokane, Washington. His practice has focused primarily on litigation of commercial, employment, corporate, and real property disputes. He earned an undergraduate degree in Speech Communications from Gonzaga University and his law degree from Gonzaga University School of Law, where he founded its Labor and Employment Law Caucus.
Practice focus
Commercial litigation
Employment and labor
Corporate disputes
Real property disputes
Business litigation
Jeffrey R. Galloway
Jeffrey R. Galloway is a partner at Witherspoon Brajcich McPhee, PLLC in Spokane, Washington. He received his J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law in 2011 and holds a B.S. in Sociology from Montana State University. His practice emphasizes civil litigation, medical malpractice, insurance defense, employment law, and municipal law.
Practice focus
Civil litigation
Medical malpractice defense
Insurance defense
Employment law
Municipal law
Criminal defense
Jon T. Burtard
Julia C. Schoffstall
Kammi Mencke Smith
Kara L. Heikkila
Kara Heikkila received a Juris Doctor from Seattle University School of Law in 1997 and a Bachelor of Science from Idaho State University in 1987. Her practice focuses on employment and labor, litigation, admiralty and maritime, and workers compensation. She has been associated with Witherspoon Brajcich McPhee and the Law Offices of Holmes Weddle & Barcott.
Practice focus
Employment and Labor
Litigation
Admiralty and Maritime
Workers Compensation
Katelyn C. Renfro
Lawrence W. Garvin
Lawrence W. Garvin, also known as Larry Garvin, is a partner at Witherspoon Brajcich McPhee in Spokane, Washington. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Gonzaga University in 1990 and a Juris Doctor from Gonzaga University School of Law in 1994. His practice includes personal injury, litigation, and appellate matters. Earlier in his career he worked as an associate at Lee, Michaud & Isserlis and later as an attorney and partner at Workland & Witherspoon.
Practice focus
Personal Injury
Appeals & Appellate
Litigation
Business Law
Employment Law
Mark A. Ellingsen
Nicholas C. Briggs
Peter A. WitherspoonRetired
Peter A. Witherspoon is a partner of Witherspoon Brajcich McPhee, PLLC in Spokane, Washington, a firm he co-founded with James J. Workland in 1985. He earned an undergraduate degree in Political Science from Colorado College in 1974 and his J.D. from the University of Washington in 1977. Earlier in his career he was an associate attorney at Witherspoon, Kelly, Davenport & Toole, P.S. and a partner at Neff, Nayes and Witherspoon. His practice focuses on business and commercial law, real property, estate planning, trusts and probate, charitable organizations, and creditors' rights, and he handles real estate and business litigation and trust and probate disputes.
Practice focus
Business and commercial law
Real estate
Litigation
Estate planning
Trusts and probate
Charitable organizations
Richard A. Repp
Richard A. Repp is a corporate and securities attorney at Witherspoon Brajcich McPhee PLLC in Spokane, Washington. He represents business clients ranging from start-ups to public companies, with a focus on raising capital, communicating with shareholders, and negotiating mergers, acquisitions, and sales of public and private businesses. He registers public company securities with the SEC, prepares periodic reports such as proxy statements and quarterly and annual reports, and handles regulatory compliance and corporate governance matters, including entity formation for corporations and limited liability companies. Before practicing law, he owned and operated a consulting practice providing inventory management services and had a background in restaurant management and agriculture production.
Practice focus
Securities Offerings
Mergers and Acquisitions
Business
Banking
Corporate Law
Robert J. Burnett
Robert J. Burnett is an attorney in Spokane, Washington whose practice focuses on business, tax, and securities law. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Washington State University in 1991, a Juris Doctor from Gonzaga University School of Law in 1996, and a Master of Laws from the University of Washington School of Law in 1997. His work includes mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, franchising, and real estate matters.
Practice focus
Business Law
Tax Law
Securities Law
Mergers and Acquisitions
Real Estate Law
Franchising
Ryan H. Giarusso
Ryan Harris Giarusso is an attorney based in Spokane, Washington. He practices at the firm Witherspoon Brajcich McPhee, PLLC, located at 601 West Main Avenue in Spokane.
Ryan M. Beaudoin
Ryan Marshall Beaudoin is an attorney based in Spokane, Washington. His practice areas include business law, entertainment and sports law, medical malpractice, and real estate law. He also handles general civil litigation. His directory profile lists 25 years of experience.
Practice focus
Business Law
Entertainment & Sports Law
Medical Malpractice
Real Estate Law
General Civil Litigation
Samantha L. Hanners
Savannah B. Kotkin
Steven J. Dixson
Steven J. Dixson is an associate at Witherspoon Kelley in Spokane, Washington. He earned a B.S. from Santa Clara University in 2000 and a J.D. from the University of Washington in 2006. His practice covers banking, civil litigation, business and corporate matters, debtor-creditor issues, labor and employment, medical malpractice, personal injury, and professional negligence.
Practice focus
Banking
Civil Litigation
Business/Corporate
Debtor-Creditor
Labor and Employment
Litigation
Taudd A. Hume
Taudd Alexander Hume is an attorney at Witherspoon Brajcich McPhee, PLLC in Spokane, Washington, with a practice focused on land use, environmental, business, and real property law. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Whitworth College in 1995 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Montana School of Law in 2002. He represents clients in contested administrative appeals before hearing examiners, city and county councils, and state administrative boards, and handles related appeals in state and federal courts. He also advises municipal clients on development regulations and land use ordinances and provides general corporate and business counsel to business owners.
Practice focus
Land Use and Zoning
Environmental Law
Real Estate
Business Law
Corporate and Incorporation
Municipal Law
Thomas "TJ" Burford
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