Members
Daniel P. Pepple, born Jamestown, North Dakota, October 15, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Washington. Education: Seattle Pacific College (B.A., 1969); Willamette University (J.D., 1974); College of William & Mary (LL.M., 1975). Member: Washington State Bar Association.
Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Leases and Leasing; Syndication; Banking; Securities; Tax Exempt Finance.

Steven Todd Johnson, born August 21, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, California; 1984, Washington. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., cum laude, 1975); Loyola University of Los Angeles (J.D., magna cum laude, 1978). Member, St. Thomas More Law Honor Society. Staff Member, 1976-1977 and Ninth Circuit Editor, 1977-1978, Loyola Law Review. Member: Washington State Bar Association.
Practice Areas: Asbestos Defense

David O. Cantu, born Austin, Texas, May 10, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Washington; 2000, Florida. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Cornell University (J.D., 1981). Notre Dame Scholar. Member: Washington State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar.
Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Transactions; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Leases and Leasing; Tax Exempt Finance; Multi-Family Housing; Corporate Law.

Jackson Schmidt, born Washington, D.C., December 21, 1952; admitted to bar, 1987, Washington. Education: Wabash College (B.A., 1975); Southern Illinois University (M.A., 1980); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1987). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1986-1987. Judicial Clerkship with the Hon. H. Joseph Coleman, Washington Court of Appeals, 1987-1989. Member: King County and Washington State Bar Associations.
Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.

Staff Attorneys

Thomas L. Palotas, born Sydney, Australia, June 25, 1953; admitted to bar,
1984, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., Bus. Admin., cum laude, 1976;
J.D., with honors, 1984). Order of the Coif. Member, Moot Court Honor Board. Member:
Seattle-King County, Washington State, Federal and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section)
Bar Associations.
Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law.

Amber F. Williams, born Brooksville, Florida, October 23, 1971; admitted to bar,
1996, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1992); Stetson University
(J.D., with honors, 1996). Recipient, Stanley Millege Award for Academic Excellence. Member:
Clearwater Bar Association; The Florida Bar. (Resident, Clearwater, Florida Office).
Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Transactions; Commercial Real Estate Finance;
Commercial Lending; Real Estate.

Jeffrey M. Hawkinson,  born Seattle, Washington, December 5, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1997); Willamette University (J.D., cum laude, 2001).                                                    Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business; Corporate; Construction; Leases and Leasing.