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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks, Andrekita! I’ll pass his information on to her.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">10675 Willows Road NE, Suite 250
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#484848">| </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#484848"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Redmond, WA 98052</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#484848"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Andrekita Silva<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 7, 2021 12:36 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Need employment attorney referral for employee<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Law Office of<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">F.ANDREKITA SILVA</span></strong><br>
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I would recommend Scott Blankenship. He's extremely experienced and has handled complex high profile cases.<br>
His contact into is: <br>
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Scott Blankenship<br>
The Blankenship Law Firm, PLLC</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#474747"><br>
<span style="background:white">1000 Second Avenue, Suite 3250</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Seattle, Washington, 98104</span><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">Tel:</span></strong><span style="background:white"> 206-343-2700 <strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">E-mail: </span></strong> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:blf@blankenshiplawfirm.com"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:gray;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">blf@blankenshiplawfirm.com</span></a><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">andrekita</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><br>
<span style="background:white">Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva</span><br>
<span style="background:white">1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2000</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Seattle, Washington 98101</span><br>
<span style="background:white">206-224-8288</span><br>
<span style="background:white"><a href="http://www.seattle-silvalaw.com">www.seattle-silvalaw.com</a></span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I have a former client who works for a small business in Seattle needing a referral for an employment attorney. I
don’t know enough about the practice area to know if she has a viable claim (possible age discrimination) there may also be a potential whistleblower element. Any suggestions for someone with enough patience to listen to a rather complex fact pattern?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Phone: 425.869.4040 </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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