Spokane attorneys' office expands areas of law practice

Winston & Cashatt, Lawyers PS, a prominent Spokane law firm with deep roots in two primary legal niches - construction and personal-injury work - has been broadening its practice mix in recent years to counter ebbs and flows in those sectors.

"There was a time when we were more reliant on construction

As the firm has replaced retiring partners with new associates and partners, it has widened its practice in areas of lender liability, commercial litigation, tax law, and estate planning, and has strengthened its more long-standing practices in corporate law, employment law, and insurance defense, says James Reed, chairman of Winston & Cashatt.

Associates, who are generally the lawyers hired most recently by the firm, are spread throughout specialties at the practice, Alleman says.

"That's done by design to bolster areas of emphasis, so we don't get top heavy or understaffed in any area," he says.