Press Center - posted in 2021

• McKinley Irvin Ranked by U.S. News in 2022 “Best Law Firms” for Family Law

  Nov 4, 2021
  SEATTLE – November 4, 2021 – McKinley Irvin, Washington’s largest family law firm, announced today that the firm has earned a First Tier Ranking in the Seattle Metropolitan Area for Family Law in the 2022 U .S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list. This is the 11 th consecutive year McKinley Irvin has achieved placement on the “Best Law Firms” list. To be considered as a candidate, the firm must have at least one attorney currently listed in The Best Lawyers in America® , an annual peer-review based ranking of lawyers. ...
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• Vancouver Family Law Attorney Caitlin Dennis Joins McKinley Irvin

  Oct 6, 2021
  VANCOUVER, WA – October 4, 2021 – McKinley Irvin, the Pacific Northwest’s largest family law firm, announced that family law attorney Caitlin Dennis has joined the firm. Dennis will focus her practice at McKinley Irvin on divorce, custody, and other family law matters in the firm’s Vancouver office. She has 15 years of experience working in family law, first as a paralegal and later as an attorney. Dennis completed her legal education through the Washington State Bar Association Law Clerk Program and received her bachelor’s ...
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• Attorney Jane Malico Joins McKinley Irvin

  Aug 25, 2021
  Kirkland, WA – August 23, 2021 – McKinley Irvin announced today that family law attorney Jane Malico has joined the firm in its Kirkland and Seattle offices. Before joining McKinley Irvin, Malico was a principal at Turtle Malico PLLC, where she guided clients through complex family law issues. Her former law partner will be relocating out of the area. Malico brings diverse experience to the firm. Prior to practicing law, she owned and operated a small business, worked as a sales director for a high-technology firm, and ...
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• 19 McKinley Irvin Attorneys Included in 2022 Best Lawyers® List; Partner David Starks Named “Lawyer of The ...

  Aug 19, 2021
  SEATTLE – August 19, 2021 – McKinley Irvin, the Pacific Northwest's premier family law firm, announced today that nineteen of the firm’s attorneys have been listed in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Additionally, Partner David Starks has been named the 2022 “Lawyer of The Year” for family law in the Seattle Metro Area. This is David Starks’ first “Lawyer of the Year” recognition and his tenth consecutive year named to The Best Lawyers in America list. Best Lawyers selects only one “Lawyer of the Year” for ...
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• Attorney Margaret Quartararo Joins McKinley Irvin in Tacoma

  Aug 3, 2021
  Tacoma, WA – August 2, 2021 – McKinley Irvin announced today that family law attorney Margaret Quartararo has joined the firm in its Tacoma office. Quartararo earned her J.D. from Seattle University School of Law in 2018 and served as a judicial law clerk with the Washington State Court of Appeals for several years. Her article, “The Devaluation of Women’s Labor and the Internal Revenue Code,” is published in the Seattle Journal for Social Justice. Quartararo will represent clients in all areas of family law, including ...
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• Attorney Hillary Dawn Joins McKinley Irvin in Tacoma

  Jul 27, 2021
  Tacoma, WA – July 27, 2021 – McKinley Irvin announced today that family law attorney Hillary Dawn has joined the firm in its Tacoma office. Her practice will focus on divorce, child custody, child support, and domestic violence. Dawn says she is particularly passionate about serving the LGBTQ community in family law matters, especially when she can help protect her clients’ parental rights when they are not biologically related to their children. Dawn received her bachelor’s degree from Gonzaga University and her juris ...
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• Attorney Carry Porter Joins McKinley Irvin

  Jul 8, 2021
  Kirkland, WA – July 6, 2021 – McKinley Irvin announced today that family law attorney Carry Porter has joined the firm in its Kirkland and Seattle offices. Porter graduated with honors from Seattle University School of Law in 2010. She brings a diverse array of legal experience to the firm, including work as a solo practitioner, with the Ecology Division of the Washington Attorney General’s Office, and for the City of Kent Prosecutor’s Office. At McKinley Irvin, Porter will represent clients in a variety family law matters, ...
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• Attorney Rory D. Flay Joins McKinley Irvin Vancouver

  Jul 2, 2021
  VANCOUVER, WA – June 21, 2021 – McKinley Irvin, the Pacific Northwest’s largest family law firm, announced today that family law attorney Rory D. Flay has joined the firm in its Vancouver office. Flay received his Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Lewis and Clark Law School and his bachelor’s degree in Sociology at Humboldt State University with a focus on Native American Studies. Flay’s practice will focus on divorce, child custody, child support, domestic violence, and other family law issues. With a background in public ...
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• Attorney Timea R. Hanratty Joins McKinley Irvin

  May 7, 2021
  Kirkland, WA – April 19, 2021 - McKinley Irvin announced that family law attorney Timea R. Hanratty has joined the firm and will be serving clients in its Kirkland and Seattle offices. Hanratty represents clients in all family law matters, including divorce, post-divorce issues, child custody, child support, modifications, and UCCJEA and UIFSA issues. She previously worked as an estate planning attorney and is experienced in complex high asset divorces. Hanratty graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University (ASU) ...
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• Bill and Melinda Gates Divorce Toolkit for Media Inquiries

  May 3, 2021
  Legal Insight on Complex Divorce Cases for Reporters As the Pacific Northwest’s largest family law firm, McKinley Irvin is a leader in complex and emerging areas of divorce and family law. Our attorneys regularly publish and speak on family law issues and many are skilled in family law subspecialties, such as complex and high-value property, business, and financial distributions with billion/million-dollar estates at issue. For inquiries regarding Washington state divorce law and high-profile divorce issues , please contact ...
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