Steven J Contos

Steven J Contos

4.2
Rating: 6.8

Licensed for 20 years

Business Lawyer at Seattle, WA
Practice Areas: Business, Real Estate, Litigation, Estate Planning

1725 SW Roxbury Street, Suite 2, Suite 201, Seattle, WA

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Licenses

Licensed in Washington for 20 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 2005

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Oregon for 15 years

State: Oregon

Acquired: 2010

Resigned

No misconduct found

Location

Westwood Law Group PLLC

1725 SW Roxbury Street, Suite 2, Suite 201, Seattle, WA, 98106

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Steven J Contos's Reviews

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4.2 /5.0

5 Client Reviews

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Posted by Bobbie | August 18, 2020 | Hired Attorney

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Bobbie

Mr Contos help me with a very difficult legal issue. He is kind and very good at explaining legal terms. I need much help to understand and no question was ignored. He is very professional and knowledgeable. I appreciated all he did for me.

Posted by Terri | December 16, 2013

Late Father's estate dispute

Mr. Contos recently represented my sister and I in handling our late Father's estate. Our case involved a dispute that ended up being handled in mediation. Throughout the entire process we felt Mr. Contos was very knowledgeable, ethical and compassionate. We ended up settling our case without goin...g to trial, although I believe Mr. Contos would have done an excellent job litigating on our behalf. We would highly recommend Mr. Contos and his entire staff and we will most certainly use him in the future if needed.

Posted by KELLI | December 12, 2013

SUPER INTELLIGENT,COMPASSIONATE, ETHICAL- A RARE FIND

I was very distraught when I met Steve Contos after my fathers death.I had spent alot of time interviewing lawyers and when I spoke to Steve I was very impressed by the ease of the conversation,his intelligence and patience.I went on to work with Steve for approx 1 1/2 years over the dispute involvin...g my step mother and the division of the estate.There were incredible twists and turns in the case and it was all much easier having Steve there.He has a gift for being able to take very complex ideas and problems and transfer them to paper making it easier to comprehend the entire issue.He was a great listener,carefully and tirelessly worked the case while still being conscious of cost containment.He always kept us abreast of developments,sent paper work for our review etc. Ours was a very challenging probate case and he handled it with ease making the process much easier to tolerate.It was not easy to go through this while grieving a death.Steve comes very highly recommended by me .If I ever find myself in an unsolvable dispute I would use his services again in a heart beat.Thank You Steve Contos,Kim,Nathan and the whole team!!!! Job very well done.

Posted by anonymous | September 26, 2012

Very helpful and responsive during a tough time

Mr. Contos was extremely responsive, helpful, and understanding in his handling my challenging and emotionally difficult case. I relied on him heavily, and was grateful for his expertise and approach. And he continuely kept me apprised of the timeline we needed to stick to. I recommended his firm to ...a colleague and they had a great experience as well.

Posted by anonymous | July 21, 2009

Would not reccomend

This is not someone I would reccomend to anyone. Did not return phone calls, unprofessional and seemed very untrustworthy. Not what you want with a lawyer.

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Kimberley Whitsitt

Business lawyer | Nov 19

Relationship: Co-worker

"Steve Contos has a knack for law that is hard to analyze or teach -he knows how to help clients get what they want and he enjoys being able to help."

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Jenni Hallack

General practice lawyer | Jan 11

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Kimberley Whitsitt

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Jenni Hallack

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Experience

Rating:  6.8 (Good)

Work Experience

2018 - 2019

Attorney, McFerran Law

2017 - 2018

Corporate Counsel, Clark Construction, LLC

2016 - 2017

Legal, Starbucks Corporation

2015 - 2016

Contracting, Holland America Line

2011 - 2015

Attorney, Contos & Hallack

Associations

2005 - Present

Washington State Bar Association

Member

2005 - Present

King County Bar Association

Member

Education

2005

University of Idaho College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2001

Willamette University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Speaking Engagements

2019

McFerran University

A Practical Guide to Proprietorships, LLCs, and Corporations

Languages

English

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