Kim Maree Johannessen

After disappointing attempts working with other attorneys, we feel so fortunate to have found Kim to help us during a long and complicated litigation process. As she tirelessly and tenaciously worked even beyond our expectations, we observed her amazing, critical-thinking mind; high concern for clie...nts' interests; deep professional expertise; and drive for accuracy, which consistently provided us with wise advice. Kim was our strong, dependable and trustworthy advocate during a difficult time. She was always fully prepared and already anticipating steps ahead, which helped us reach a satisfactory outcome. If you are ever in need of a brilliant, high-principled and conscientious environmental legal attorney, we most highly recommend Kim.

We had an absolutely awful oil problem with our personal residence. After going down several wrong paths we were able to find Johannessen & Associates (J&A). Kim was referred to us by a very successful attorney who happens to be an attorney himself. He asked around for us and said that J&A are... who his counterparts recommended. I also told our story to a friend who happened to be on the other side of J&A. They lost. He said they were very tough and very good. Based on our experience, both of these recommendations couldn't have been more accurate. Ask around yourself. If you find someone that doesn't like them, chances are they were on the other side and lost. If you want an attorney that is more than knowledgeable in legal matters around oil and is extremely thorough then I would highly recommend that you talk to this firm.

I too need to add my praise for Kim and her staff. She helped us through a terrible experience with a leaking oil tank and an insurance company that did not want to cover the costs of cleanup. Ultimately, Kim saved us from what would have been financial disaster (hundreds of thousands of dollars in c...osts). If you are unfortunate enough to find yourself dealing with a leaking UST, I would highly recommend Kim and her firm.

Ms. Johannessen was able to help us through a very difficult situation involving a leaking heating oil tank. She was fantastic dealing with the previous home owners, insurance company, remediation contractors, and the Department of Ecology for the State of Washington. She saved us over $200,000. ...She hit a grand slam in handling our case. I would definitely recommend her.

We retained Johannessen & Assoc in April 2008 after pulling the oil tank during a conversion to natural gas and discovering that it had leaked extensively, likely for years. Howeowner's insurers quit covering for UST leakage circa 2000, and we only had nominal coverage through PLIA (the state insuran...ce agency). Kim and her associates with J&A were dogged in their perseverance in pursuing the prior homeowners' insurance companies to limit our cleanup liability to the PLIA amount, and to recover the lion's share of our past costs. It is remarkable how deeply insurers can dig in their heels on what to most of us would seem to be clear-cut and rightful claims, but dig in they did (with environmental counsel representing their interests as well). Johannessen & Associates persevered and prevailed, all the time being imminently fair and working to reduce our considerable worries. If you are a homeowner unfortunate enough to have purchased a home with a leaking underground storage tank (or any environmental concern for that matter), I would recommend Kim without reservation.