Since the firm was established in 1993, the skilled attorneys at Hagen & Bates P.S. have provided versatile, professional and effective solutions to a variety of our clients’ legal challenges. With over 40 years of combined experience, we are always here to provide the support and assistance you require. For his professionalism and ethics, principal attorney Wayne D. Hagen, Jr. has earned a BV® Distinguished Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®. The unique talents, backgrounds and skills our attorneys bring to our law firm apply well to various areas of the law. With our proven courtroom skills in state and federal jurisdictions, we are experienced litigators who are prepared to do the research and understand the nuances of your case. We also have the skill to handle complex transactions.

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Nicholas (Cole) Douglas is a partner at Cochran Douglas, which has its offices in Tacoma, Washington. Concentrating his practice on personal injury matters, ranging from car accidents to product liability and wrongful death, he also takes on sexual abuse cases, serving clients throughout the state of Washington. Douglas is a compassionate and empathic attorney, taking the time to listen to his clients and answering all their questions. He provides personalized solutions for each of his clients cases and understands the pain they must be going through, especially when they are injured by another person’s careless actions. Graduating cum laude and with dean’s list honors, Douglas obtained his Juris Doctor from the Seattle University School of Law. He received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from the Willamette University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Willamette University’s Atkinson Graduate School of Management. Douglas is licensed to practice in Washington and before the United States District Court for the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington. He has received much recognition for his contributions to the field of law, including being named to the Top 40 Under 40 and Top 100 by The National Trial Lawyers, and receiving an Avvo rating of 10 out of 10. Douglas was also recently selected to the 40 Under 40 List by the South Sound Business Journal. Douglas has also consistently been recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers since 2018. Active in his affiliations with the legal community, Douglas is a member of the Honorable Robert J. Bryan American Inns of Court, the American Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the King County Bar Association and the Thurston County Bar Association. He is also an Eagle member of the Washington State Association for Justice and the past president of the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association’s New & Young Lawyers Section.

With deep experience in family law, high-asset divorce, estate planning, and civil litigation, Collin McKean brings a strategic, no-nonsense approach to legal challenges across Oregon and Washington. As a founding partner of McKean Smith, Collin combines sharp legal insight with a background in business and accounting to help clients resolve emotionally and financially complex disputes. Known for his compassion, creative problem-solving, and unwavering advocacy, Collin is a trusted ally for clients who need clarity, confidence, and results.

Practicing for nearly twenty years in the areas of business law, estate planning, and tax law, Chris has worked with small business owners and start-ups to large corporations to solve problems involving legal and tax structuring and operational issues that may derail their success. He has advised hundreds of clients on setting up their businesses, growing their enterprises and ultimately retiring from their companies by selling them or passing them to their children. And, since a client’s business is only as successful as having a strong strategy for protecting what his clients have built, Chris develops working, practical estate plans including trusts and wills that provide certainty for asset preservation and tax minimalization. His passion for and extensive knowledge of his areas of practice allow Chris to provide guidance through the confusing, intimidating, while yet important steps of preparing the success of both businesses and ordinary lives.

Hannah Hamley is an Associate at Emery | Reddy, PC, where she focuses on employment law, class actions, and appellate litigation. She plays a lead role in the firm’s motion and appellate practice, drawing on extensive experience in legal writing and advocacy. Before joining the firm, Hannah served as law clerk to Associate Chief Justice Charles W. Johnson of the Washington State Supreme Court for three years. She has spent much of her career and education focusing on immigration law, advocating for asylum seekers and those facing deportation. Outside her practice, Hannah enjoys coaching appellate moot court teams, reading science fiction, and salsa dancing.

Timothy W. Emery is a founding partner of Emery Reddy, PC, a downtown Seattle civil litigation law firm formed in 2005. He has successfully represented thousands of clients and amassed numerous awards and recognition for his skilled representation of Washington workers and consumers nationwide. Mr. Emery is currently lead or co-lead in over 250 class action cases in state and federal court.

Paige V. Gagliardi is an Associate Attorney at Emery | Reddy, PC. Paige has handled numerous complex litigation and appellate matters in a variety of subject areas. With a diverse legal resume, Paige draws upon her prior work in criminal justice, insurance defense, medical malpractice, and intellectual property. At Emery | Reddy, she focuses her practice on class actions, employment law, and workers’ compensation, advocating for the rights of workers with dedication and precision.

Julissa Rachor is an Associate Attorney at Emery | Reddy, PC. At Emery | Reddy, she focuses her practice on class actions, employment law, and appellate litigation. Before joining the firm, Julissa served as law clerk to Justice Mary I. Yu of the Washington State Supreme Court, gaining invaluable experience in appellate practice and judicial decision-making. She also previously served as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney with the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, where she worked on a range of criminal legal matters and developed a strong foundation in litigation. Julissa is dedicated to delivering clear guidance, strong advocacy, and meaningful results for the clients she serves. Outside of work, Julissa can usually be found squeezing in a run or walk with her dog Luna, cooking her favorite Mexican recipes, or powering through a Peloton class.

Brook Garberding is an accomplished attorney and business executive with over two decades of cross-disciplinary experience, specializing in complex litigation and privacy and data class actions. His background spans business law, finance, compliance, risk management, and corporate advisory, allowing him to bring a unique and multidisciplinary perspective to the full lifecycle of litigation — from case development and discovery through settlement and enforcement. Brook is deeply committed to achieving meaningful outcomes for affected individuals while driving structural improvements in organizational data protection, making him a key contributor to the firm’s data privacy and cybersecurity practice.