The Firm
About Johannessen Law
Welcome to Johannessen Law, PLLC. We are a full-service family and civil litigation, and trust and estate planning firm located in West Seattle and serving all of King County, Pierce County, Snohomish and Thurston Counties.
There is a fundamental truth about litigation – nobody goes to a lawyer on their best day. People seek counsel for their divorce, protection order, or lawsuit when something is very wrong. While a lot of firms will entice prospective clients with buzz words such as “attention to detail,” “hands-on,” or “team-oriented” to describe their lawyers and their approach, buzz words mean little without context. These buzzwords have to be contextualized with your specific case. Every case is different and requires a different approach.
Why Choose Us
What sets Johannessen Law apart is perspective.
Perspective means learning what your case is really about and crafting an approach that fits both your needs and the reality of your situation. For instance, divorce is an emotionally charged practice because it involves the end of marriage, separation from children, and the division of assets that parties may have spent a lifetime accumulating. Discovery in a civil case can feel like an endless slog. When planning how to set up your estate, the process of trying to figure out what to leave to whom can make a client feel like they’re picking favorites and making impossible choices. But emotion often has little to do with the case and a lawyer’s job is to wade through that emotion to get to the central issues.
Johannessen Law can help you develop that perspective and focus on what is truly important in your case.
Judges are rarely fooled by histrionics and theatrics, and the firm is dedicated to focusing on what the court is really going to be considering in making a decision in your case. We are here to give you an unvarnished and honest assessment of your case, and to get you focused on what is important. That is our mission.