Perkins Coie Announces 2025 Counsel Promotions
SEATTLE (December 10, 2024)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 42 lawyers have been promoted to the firm's counsel position, effective January 1, 2025.
This year, 62% of the counsel class is diverse, including women, lawyers of color, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Counsel is a partnership-track position for lawyers with at least six years of experience who are recognized for their high-quality legal work and client service, ability to supervise junior lawyers and business professionals, and collaborative efforts with partners on managing client matters.
Perkins Coie 2025 Counsel Class:
| Carrie Akinaka | Commercial Litigation | Seattle |
| Reina Almon-Griffin | Commercial Litigation | Seattle |
| Natasha Amlani | Commercial Litigation | Los Angeles |
| Sean P. Belding | Business | Denver |
| Daniel T. Burley | Commercial Litigation | Chicago |
| Christian A. Carlson | Business | Portland |
| Tim Carter | Intellectual Property | Palo Alto |
| Colin Ceriello | Commercial Litigation | New York |
| Seyoung Cheon | Intellectual Property | San Diego |
| Sara Cloon | Commercial Litigation | Seattle |
| Numaan Deen | Business | Seattle |
| Jacob P. Dini | Intellectual Property | Seattle |
| Aimee Ford | Environment, Energy & Resources | Washington, D.C. |
| Jessica Frenkel | Commercial Litigation | Denver |
| Jacob Gober | Intellectual Property | Seattle |
| Ross T. Handler | Business | Washington, D.C. |
| Heath Hyatt | Commercial Litigation | Seattle |
| Valerie Johnston | Real Estate & Land Use | Chicago |
| Elaine Kwak | Business | Seattle |
| Alina Litoshyk | Business | San Diego |
| Kristin Lockhart | Intellectual Property | Washington, D.C. |
| Miles McCann | Commercial Litigation | Washington, D.C. |
| Shannon McDermott | Labor & Employment | Seattle |
| Shae McPhee | Commercial Litigation | Seattle |
| Elizabeth Plata Omidian | Business | Palo Alto |
| Khadijah Owens | Business | New York |
| Jared Padway | Environment, Energy & Resources | Madison |
| Cassie D. Roberts | Environment, Energy & Resources | Portland |
| Zeeve Rose | Business | Palo Alto |
| Hannah Schuppner | Business | Denver |
| Nicole Searing | Private Client Services | Seattle |
| Alexis B. Shankman | Business | New York |
| Elizabeth Smith | Business | Austin |
| Sean B. Solis | Commercial Litigation | Denver |
| Stevan R. Stark | Intellectual Property | Seattle |
| Joseph Supple | Private Client Services | Bellevue |
| Jordan Surratt | Private Client Services | Dallas |
| Mylan Traylor | Commercial Litigation | Chicago |
| Jake Weisbecker | Commercial Litigation | Seattle |
| D. Sean West | Business | Seattle |
| Karl J. Worsham | Commercial Litigation | Phoenix |
| Michelle Yocum | Intellectual Property | Washington, D.C. |
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