August 15, 2024
Best Lawyers® Recognizes 25 Pacifica Attorneys in 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America
Pacifica Law Group is pleased to announce that Best Lawyers® recognized 25 of our attorneys in the Seattle listings in the 31st edition of The Best Lawyers in America and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, including five first-time selections. Eighteen Pacifica attorneys received 2025 Best Lawyers in America nods for 13 different practice areas, while seven were named to the 2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list.
Pacifica Partner Stacey Crawshaw-Lewis also received recognition as the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Municipal Law in Seattle.
Pacifica additionally has the highest number of recognized lawyers in Public Finance Law of any firm in Washington State, and the highest number of recognized lawyers in Municipal Law and Public Finance Law of any firm in the Seattle Metro area.
The Best Lawyers in America is an annual acknowledgement of top talent in the legal profession, which relies entirely on peer review for its rankings. Read more about Best Lawyers’ methodology here.
Below is a full list of Pacifica attorneys who received recognition:
The Best Lawyers in America 2025
Alison Benge, Public Finance Law, Tax Law
Stacey Crawshaw-Lewis, Municipal Law, Public Finance Law
John S. De Lanoy, Real Estate Law
Deanna Gregory, Municipal Law, Public Finance Law
Sarah C. Johnson, Commercial Litigation, Education Law
Gerry Johnson, Municipal Law, Real Estate Law
Jon Jurich, Municipal Law, Public Finance Law
Paul J. Lawrence, Appellate Practice, Litigation – Municipal
Curtis M. Leonard, Employment Law – Management
Jamie L. Lisagor, Commercial Litigation
Richard A. Moore, Real Estate Law
John Parnass, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Zach Pekelis*, Commercial Litigation
Faith Pettis, Public Finance Law
Jessica A. Skelton, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation – Municipal, Municipal Law
Denise Stiffarm, Education Law, Land Use and Zoning Law
Zak Tomlinson, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America 2025
W. Scott Ferron*, Commercial Litigation
Shweta Jayawardhan*, Commercial Litigation
Christopher M. Sanders*, Commercial Litigation
Kai Smith, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
Sarah S. Washburn, Municipal Law
Andrew R. Zellers, Real Estate Law
Jacob A. Zuniga*, Commercial Litigation
* Denotes first-time selection
