Carney Badley Spellman

Carney Badley Spellman is a Seattle-based law firm with deep roots in the Pacific Northwest and a practice that extends across the country. Established in 1972, the firm advises clients on corporate transactions, litigation, construction, real estate, appellate matters, labor and employment, and estate planning.

The firm offers the depth of experience associated with a larger firm within a more focused, partner-led environment. Clients work directly with experienced attorneys, including practice leaders who have built substantial portions of their careers at Carney Badley Spellman. That longevity provides deep institutional knowledge and continuity. The breadth of the firm’s practices allows attorneys to draw on experience across disciplines when matters require it.

Carney Badley Spellman’s corporate and business attorneys advise companies and business owners throughout the business life cycle. The firm handles mergers and acquisitions, business counseling and general corporate matters, debt and equity financings, commercial contracts and technology transactions, intellectual property licensing, and related transactional matters.

The firm has a substantial construction practice encompassing construction litigation, construction defect disputes, contract negotiation and preparation, government contracts, heavy civil construction, and lien and bond claims.

Carney Badley Spellman’s real estate attorneys advise on commercial and retail leasing, development and construction, financing and capital formation, zoning and growth management, easement and boundary disputes, and real estate litigation.

The firm’s appellate attorneys handle state and federal appeals, amicus curiae matters and embedded appellate counsel and error-preservation work. Its commercial litigation practice encompasses contractual disputes, corporate and partnership litigation, insurance litigation, intellectual property litigation, officer and director liability, consumer protection claims, unfair competition matters, and administrative proceedings.

Carney Badley Spellman also advises employers on employment counseling and contracts, employment litigation and appeals, class action defense, collective bargaining, and labor arbitration. Its estate planning attorneys advise individuals, families, and business owners on estate planning, probate, and trust administration.

Based in Seattle, Carney Badley Spellman combines longstanding Pacific Northwest roots with a practice that reaches well beyond the region. Its attorneys represent clients across the country while maintaining the direct involvement, continuity, and cross-practice depth that have characterized the firm for decades.