Colm Vesterholm
Trial lawyer, Vesterholm Law
I take business disputes on my own, so the lawyer you meet is the one who writes the briefs, takes the depositions and stands up in court.
I spent my first years in practice at a larger firm, mostly defending companies in contract cases. I opened this office because the owners I met wanted something different: one lawyer who knew the file, answered the phone and told them plainly what a case would cost.
Now I take both sides. I sue for companies that weren’t paid and defend those that are being sued, and I represent business owners against their partners and against their own insurers. It keeps me honest about how the other side sees a case.
Where Colm is admitted, and where he studied
Bar admissions
Washington
2010
Courts
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
2011
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
2014
Education
J.D., Seattle University School of Law
2010
B.A., History, Western Washington University
2006
Languages
English
Swedish
Conversational
Memberships
King County Bar Association
Litigation section
The office
Across the water, every morning
I live on the other side of the Sound and take the ferry in, which is where most first drafts get written. The office is a short walk up from the terminal, on First Avenue in Pioneer Square, a few blocks from the courthouse.
Clients come to me there, or I go to them: the shop floor, the kitchen, the job site. A dispute is easier to understand where the business happens.
Talk to the lawyer who’ll do the work
One call, and you’ll know whether I’m the right fit for your case.