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

Carlos Chavez, Education 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