On May 14, TBS Attorney Chris Brain argued before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of the Swinomish Indian Tribe seeking to affirm that the Tribe may pursue injunctive relief against BNSF Railway. read more

On March 15, 2018, US District Judge Robert S. Lasnik, issued an Order Denying BNSF's Motion to Reconsider his prior June 2017 ruling granting Summary Judgment to the Swinomish Indian Community. read more

On June 8, 2017, US District Judge Robert Lasnik, issued an Order Granting the Motion for Reconsideration in the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community vs. BNSF Railway lawsuit. read more

Fidalgo Island - The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community today welcomed a decision from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in support of the Tribe's summary judgment motion against BNSF Railway (BNSF). read more

Fidalgo Island - U.S. District Judge Robert S. Lasnik today ruled that a lawsuit filed by Tousley Brain Stephens attorneys Chris Brain and Paul Moomaw on behalf of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community against BNSF Railway will continue in federal court, denying a motion by BNSF to refer key questions to a 3-member board in Washington DC that oversees railroad operations. read more

Tousley Brain Stephens represents the Swinomish Indian Tribal community in litigation filed against BNSF for breach of an easement agreement limiting the number of trains and cars crossing the Tribe's reservation. read more

TBS attorneys Mark Deife and Chris Brain and TBS paralegal Amy Smith-Phifer successfully closed a $20.7 million deal for Chainqui Development on January 15, 2015. Chainqui purchased the Sheridan Apartment building, located at 2011 Fifth Avenue in Seattle. read more

Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC attorneys, Christopher Brain, David Hoff, Kim Stephens and Russell Tousley, were recognized recently as four of the Best Lawyers in America by U.S. News & World Report and the Puget Sound Business Journal. read more

For the past seven years, TBS has represented 80,000 current and former Wal-Mart employees in a class action alleging that Wal-Mart violated Washington's wage and hour laws. read more

TBS attorneys Christopher Brain and Mary Reiten recently prevailed at trial in a timber trespass case on behalf of a property owner whose neighbor wrongfully cleared a path over his property by asserting the existence of an easement. read more