Attorneys

OWNER

Spencer D. Freeman

Born and raised in Colorado, Mr. Freeman stayed in the Pacific Northwest after graduating cum laude from Seattle University School of Law in 1995, at which time he was awarded National Order of Barristers by the National Board of Governors. After gaining extensive trial experience as a prosecutor for the City of Tacoma, Mr. Freeman worked locally for several small law firms focused on personal injury and criminal defense. In 2000, he began to work at a downtown Seattle law firm, where he worked with some of the best lawyers in the nation. During the better part of the next six years, Mr. Freeman was blessed to do work for one of the largest national television providers litigating matters involving theft of encrypted satellite signals. During this time, he worked closely with corporate counsel and assisted in developing and managing a national litigation campaign. He appeared in federal courts throughout the nation, gaining extensive experience in both federal court litigation and the pursuit of intellectual property thieves attempting to hide themselves on the Internet.

In late 2005, Mr. Freeman decided to open a practice in Tacoma, where his family was growing. Mr. Freeman’s connections locally and nationally nourished his practice over time. He has served the local community as well as handling cases in federal courts across the country. Locally, Mr. Freeman has assisted local businesses in such matters as contentious shareholder disputes and individuals in matters ranging from catastrophic injuries to class A felonies as well as lawsuits against insurance companies for bad faith claims practices. He tried a Whatcom County Superior Court case for a bail bond company that resulted in the first appellate law in Washington truly outlining the rights of fugitive recovery agents. He has tried cases in many counties throughout the State of Washington, argued before Court of Appeals Division I and Division II and the Washington State Supreme Court.

Mr. Freeman’s practice has taken him beyond Washington State, where he has handled cases for national Internet multi-media companies enforcing copyrights in states such as Florida, Nevada, Arizona, and California. In those cases, he has successfully argued for jurisdiction in the United States against individuals that reside in other countries. Mr. Freeman also represented a publisher against sheriffs regarding First Amendment Rights to distribute a magazine in county jails, resulting in arguments before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the first case law if its kind. He has argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals five times and submitted briefing to the United States Supreme Court.

On more than several occasions, Mr. Freeman has been retained by parties on the near eve of trial solely for purpose of being lead trial counsel. One such successful case was against the U.S. Department of Justice in their first trial attempting to enforce the CAN-SPAM Act for the actions of independent contractors.

Mr. Freeman’s passion and strength lay in front of a jury. He finds a beautiful balance between fact witnesses, statutes, case law, rules of evidence, and the different context of each jury. Most cases find resolution before trial, but the best resolution occurs when counsel is prepared to try the case. And, when a case cannot find resolution, Mr. Freeman loves to go to work.

Education

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
B.S. Psychology, 1992

SEATTLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctor, 1995 Cum Laude

Activities & Affiliations

• Member of the Order of the Barristers
• Member Washington State Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Named a Top Attorney of North America in May 2019
• Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association

Bar Admissions

• State of Washington Bar Association

• United States District Court Western District of Washington

• United States District Court Eastern District of Washington

• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

• United States Supreme Court

• Pro Hac Vice admission in cases in California, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, New York, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Illinois, Florida, New Mexico, and Montana

Of Counsel

Kim M. Shomer

Kim’s work ethic and guiding principle is to elevate others’ lives by providing compassionate and wise legal counsel.

Though she was born in Philadelphia and raised in one of its nearby suburbs, Kim fell in love with the West Coast at age eighteen. Moving West became a must for her.

After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Rutgers Business School in 1991, she moved to Seattle to attend law school at the University of Puget Sound School of Law. She had an interest in tax law, and began working for one of the then Big Six Accounting firms in Seattle, Coopers & Lybrand by the time she was in her last year of law school. While intrigued and challenged by it, tax law was not her passion. Kim left Coopers & Lybrand a year later to take a job as in-house counsel in a different business where she was one of four in-house attorneys. Her employer was the sole shareholder who owned numerous properties, buildings and companies encompassing seventeen states.

Eighteen years ago, Ms. Shomer started her own practice, initially concentrating on assisting small businesses. For the last several years, Ms. Shomer has shifted her focus on assisting individuals in personal injury matters. Ms. Shomer is an aggressive negotiator and compassionate counsel to the clients. Her involvement in client’s lives has proved invaluable in assessing case value and negotiating with the opposition.

Education

PUGET SOUND SCHOOL OF LAW
(Seattle University School of Law)
Juris Doctor

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY | THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
Bachelor of Science: Accounting

Experience & Accomplishments

•18 Years Private Practice
•4 years Corporate in-house counsel
•2 years Corporate Tax Law

Bar Admissions

• Washington