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    • Catherine Wright Smith (shareholder)
    • Howard M. Goodfriend (shareholder)
    • Valerie A. Villacin (shareholder)
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    • The Accidental Advocate: Tips for the Reluctant Rhetorician
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    • Domestic Relations on Appeal: Tips for a Seldom Taken Journey
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April 1, 2023

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Smith Goodfriend, P.S.
1619 8th Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109-3007
PH: (206) 624-0974 PH: (206) 624-0974
FAX: (206) 624-0809

Howard M. Goodfriend'S RECENT DECISIONS

StarKist Co. v. State
Tisdale v. APRO LLC
The Gardens Condo. v. Farmers Ins. Exch.
Silvey v. Numerica Credit Union
Feyen v. Spokane Teachers Credit Union

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ARTICLES

Why New Counsel on Appeal read +

Practical Aspects of the Appellate Process: Counseling the Parties on Whether to Appeal read +

The Accidental Advocate: Tips for the Reluctant Rhetorician read +

Attorney's Fees on Appeal read +

Domestic Relations on Appeal: Tips for a Seldom Taken Journey read +

Howard M. Goodfriend (shareholder)

HOWARD M. GOODFRIEND is a principal in the Seattle firm of Smith Goodfriend, P.S., Seattle’s oldest appellate boutique. Howard has argued hundreds of civil appeals in almost every substantive area of the law, representing publicly traded companies, small family businesses, professionals, state and local government, hospitals, and individuals. He is co-editor-in-chief of the Washington State Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Deskbook and author of the Appellate Practice chapter of the King County Bar Association's Washington Lawyers Practice Manual. Howard is a past president of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, is a founding member and past president of the Washington Appellate Lawyers Association, and has been repeatedly recognized by his peers as one of Washington’s top ten appellate lawyers and top 100 lawyers.

Experience

Smith Goodfriend, P.S. (1984-Present)
Shareholder since September 1988. Extensive appellate litigation practice in over 200 cases in all three divisions of the Court of Appeals, the Washington State Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Trial practice limited to appeal-related matters.

Bar Admissions

  • State of Washington
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • United States District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington

Education

  • University of Washington (1984) J.D., Order of the Coif
  • Williams College (1979) B.A., Cum Laude

Professional Activities and Publications

  • Past President, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
  • Author, Civil Appellate Practice chapter, King County Bar Association, Washington Lawyer's Practice Manual (2013)
  • Co-Editor In Chief, Washington State Bar Association, Appellate Practice Deskbook (3rd Edition, (2005); 3rd Edition Supplement (2011); 4th Edition (2016).
  • Author, The Perfect Tim Eyman Birthday Present, Book Review, Washington State Bar News, (May 2003)
  • Founding Member and Co-President (2005-12), Washington Appellate Lawyers Association
  • Repeatedly selected as “Washington Super Lawyer” (top 100 attorneys) and “Best Lawyers in America”