General Info

Landerholm, Memovich, Lansverk & Whitesides, P.S. was founded in 1948; today it is one of the largest law firms in Southwest Washington and Northwest Oregon and is recognized throughout the region for its quality legal work. The firm provides legal services for individuals, large and small businesses, and national corporations doing business in the region. Among the firm's business clients are electronics and industrial manufacturers, real estate developers and building contractors, health care providers, retailers, forest product companies, financial institutions, and computer and software companies. Recognizing the increasing complexity of the law, attorneys in the firm emphasize specific areas of practice. Legal services are usually provided by groups of attorneys and paralegals who concentrate in specialized areas such as business law and finance, commercial transactions, estate planning and probate, employment law, land use planning and real estate law, litigation, municipal law, federal and local taxation, personal injury, and workers' compensation. To ensure continuity of representation, each client has a Responsible Attorney as the primary contact within the firm. The Responsible Attorney informs the client of priorities, directs and oversees the client's legal work, and calls upon attorneys best suited by knowledge and experience to deal with a specific situation. By integrating the practice of specialized areas with the Responsible Attorney approach, clients receive legal expertise as well as personal attention. Since the firm's attorneys are its major resource, Landerholm, Memovich, Lansverk & Whitesides, P.S. employs lawyers of the highest professional ability and integrity. All attorneys are licensed to practice in Washington and more than half are licensed to practice in Oregon as well. The expertise of the firm's attorneys is complemented by its highly qualified support personnel; staff specialists, working under the direct supervision of the attorneys, provide services wherever possible. Landerholm, Memovich, Lansverk & Whitesides, P.S. utilizes modern word processing, data processing and computer-assisted litigation systems to help provide quality legal services to its clients in an efficient and cost-effective manner.