Professional Experience
Michael’s practice involves the areas of business and commercial real estate, with emphasis on business acquisitions and dispositions, commercial real estate, finance transactions, general commercial transactions, and entity organization/formation issues.
He has significant experience handling real estate secured financings, complex acquisitions and dispositions, portfolio transactions, ground leases, sale/leasebacks, tax deferred exchanges and joint venture/partnership issues.
Michael has represented numerous privately held local companies in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, personal services, professional, technology, and sales/distribution, providing a wide range of advice and services.
Education
- L.L.M. (Tax), New York University School of Law
- J.D., University of Washington School of Law
- B.A., magna cum laude, University of Washington
Admissions
- Washington
- U.S. District Court Western District of Washington
Professional Recognition
- Recognized by Seattle Magazine as one of Seattle’s top tax lawyers, 2001
- Recognized by Washington CEO Magazine as one of Seattle’s top real estate transaction attorneys, 2006
Professional and Community Involvement
- Seattle-King County Bar Association
- Washington State Bar Association
- Real Property Section
- Probate & Trust Section
- Taxation Section
- Business Law Section
- American Bar Association
- Real Property Section
- Probate & Trust Section
- Taxation Section
- Business Law Section
News & Events
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Kim D. Stephens to Speak at 10th Annual Cutting-Edge in Condemnation Seminar
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Kim D. Stephens to Speak at the 16th Annual Conference on Litigating Class Actions
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Court Grants Final Approval to WSU Data Breach Class Action Settlement
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Kim Stephens appointed Co-Lead and Interim Class Counsel in Dominion National Insurance Data Breach Class Action
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Court Preliminarily Approves Settlement in Navistar MaxxForce Engine Defective Emissions System Class Action
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Kim Stephens Explains Premera Settlement's Benefit to Consumers in KOMO News Interview
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Kim Stephens and Chase Alvord Named 2020 Best Lawyers in America©
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$9.8 million Settlement Approved in Eddie Bauer Data Breach Class Action
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