Dawn Alisa Deans

Dawn Alisa Deans

5.0
Rating: 6.7

Licensed for 12 years

Trademark application Lawyer at Bellingham, WA
Practice Areas: Trademark Application, Business, Corporate & Incorporation

1050 Larrabee Avenue, Unit 104-737, Bellingham, WA

About Dawn

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Trademark Application 50%

Assisting client with US and Canadian trademark applications; preliminary trademark search and screening; comprehensive trademark searches; filing trademark applications in the U.S. and Canada.

19 years | 1,000 cases

50%
Business 25%

Cross Border Business - advising primarily Canadian corporate clients on expanding their business into the U.S., advising on business structure, jurisdiction, and other business matters related to a cross border business.

19 years | 2,500 cases

25%
Corporate and Incorporation 25%

Formation of business entities and strategic ownership structures to achieve tax planning objectives and creditor proofing business.

19 years | 2,516 cases

25%

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Licenses

Licensed in Washington for 12 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 2013

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Location

Kickstart Law

1050 Larrabee Avenue, Unit 104-737, Bellingham, WA, 98225

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Dawn Alisa Deans's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

10 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | May 12, 2015 | Employment & Labor

Excellent

Dawn has provided me with legal consul three times. Twice over the phone and once in person. Issues discussed included employment, cross border employment, non-compete documents and legal ramifications of competing with former employers. She followed-up on each of our meetings with an email de...tailing our discussion. These included additional information she researched after our meetings as well as links to relevant laws or cases. This was extremely helpful. Her 'bedside manner' was professional and approachable. The law will always have 'grey' areas, Dawn presented these in a manageable way that allowed for effective decision making. Priceless.

Posted by Ryan | April 17, 2015 | Business

Thoughtful and collaborative

Ms. Deans was able to thoughtfully help me navigate my way through several tricky circumstances to come to the best solution for my cross border business legal needs. I will most certainly continue to use her services inhte future.

Posted by Ken | August 27, 2014 | Corporate & Incorporation

Exceeded our expectations

I have worked with Dawn on a few mutual clients in the context of business incorporation and due diligence for business acquisition. Both the clients and I felt that Dawn has been consistently providing excellent legal advice and work that exceeded our expectations. She is very approachable and alway...s keeps us in the loop. As an accounting professional, I highly recommend Dawn.

Posted by Alexarc | July 10, 2014 | Commercial

I honestly couldn't have asked for more!

Helped flesh out a commercial sub-lease. She was very helpful, reasonable and fairly priced. I would and will use her services again and strongly recommend her to anyone.

Posted by Dana | February 02, 2014 | Corporate & Incorporation

Honest, Trustworthy, and Truly Professional

Dawn Deans is so far removed from the "Greedy Lawyer" stereotype, which makes it a true pleasure to work with her. Many of her services are offered for a flat rate fee rather than by hourly billing, so her clients can know the total costs of certain services up front and not have to worry about their... legal fees quickly (or unexpectedly) escalating. Dawn also encourages legal literacy to the extent that she explains everything she is doing on behalf of her clients to them, and she also lets her clients know when they are more than capable of filling in a simple or straightforward form by themselves (rather than incurring legal fees to have her fill it out on their behalf). "Fleecing" her clients for unnecessary fees or extraneous services seems positively foreign to Dawn. In our experiences working with her, she has been nothing but honest, forthright, and diligent. We have only glowing and positive things to say about her service! We enlisted Dawn's services when we were first deciding whether or not to incorporate our small business. Dawn walked us through the pros and cons of incorporation in a way that was accessible and easy for us to understand, but she didn't pressure us to make a decision one way or another. Once we decided to proceed with incorporation, she covered the legal aspects of this process on our behalves efficiently, professionally, and with great communication at every step. She has also been involved in drafting policies, terms and conditions, and client service agreements for us. It has been a delight to have our company's legal needs taken care of by somebody who is so knowledgeable, friendly, and honest. I truly feel like Dawn offers the best of both worlds when it comes to lawyers-- she is sharp and skilled in her field but she is also warm and compassionate as a person. She engages with her clients in a professional manner, of course, but she never seems to abandon her humanity, either. We would heartily endorse her services!

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Jamia Burns

Business lawyer | Apr 14

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I highly recommend Dawn for your business law needs. Dawn assisted me when I was starting my own business. She was extremely knowledgeable. Dawn is also licensed in BC, Canada."

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Emily Rose

Business lawyer | May 09

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have encountered Dawn's excellent work as co-counsel on a couple of business transactions over the past year. I have come to trust her as an innovative, solution-oriented business attorney. It is especially nice to have a fellow lawyer in the community well versed in Canadian as well as American business law. I look forward to working with her more in the future."

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Luke Larson

Business lawyer | Dec 22

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Experience

Rating:  6.7 (Good)

Honors

2014

Certificate ICANN's Legal Risks of Top Level Domain Name Program, Bloomberg BNA

2013

Certificate of Completion Basis Immigration Law, Practising Law Institute

2010

New Rules of Court - Civil Procedure - Certificate of Completion, Legal Education Society of Alberta

Work Experience

2013 - Present

Founder / Attorney at Law, Kickstart Law

2007 - 2013

Lawyer, 2020 Law Group, Calgary, Alberta

Associations

2014 - Present

Whatcom County Bar Association

Attorney Member

2014 - Present

Law Advocates of Whatcom County

Volunteer Attorney

2013 - Present

American Bar Association, Business Law Section

Attorney Member

2013 - Present

Washington State Bar Association

Member

2012 - Present

Law Society of British Columbia

Attorney Member

2008 - Present

Law Society of Alberta

Attorney Member - Inactive Status

2007 - 2013

Canadian Bar Association

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Cross Border Business Set Up

US companies set up for Canadian business expanding into US

Commercial Conveyancing $11M transaction

Successful $11M Commercial Conveyancing of Multiple Tenant Strip Maill

$11M Commercial Financing

Successful $11M Commercial Loan Advance

Sale/Acquisition of Business

Successful $6M Acquisition of Industrial Business

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Education

2007

University of Calgary, Faculty of Law

LL.B - Bachelor of Laws

Publications

2006

Canadian Tax Journal Research Credit on Personal Tax Planning: Vested Indefeasibly: Its Importance for Tax Purposes

Languages

English

Activity

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