May 17, 2022

Carney Badley

Leland Quinn joined Carney Badley Spellman as an associate attorney. His practice focuses primarily on startups and emerging companies, general corporate and business law, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining Carney Badley Spellman, Quinn worked with prominent global tax advisory and boutique law firms, with an emphasis on structuring transactions to achieve efficient federal and state tax results in addition to consulting on Sales & Use tax matters for a wide variety of clients and industries. Quinn earned his B.A. from the University of Washington, his J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law, where he received a Tax Certificate with honors, and his LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law.

Bank of Idaho

Bank of Idaho (BOID) and HomeStreet Bank have executed a definitive agreement under which Bank of Idaho will acquire from HomeStreet Bank an Eastern Washington branch network, including the branches' lending business and employees. Bank of Idaho acquired five branches in Spokane, Kennewick, Dayton, Yakima, and Sunnyside. It is anticipated that the transaction will close on or before Aug. 1, 2022 subject to customary regulatory application processes and approvals. MJC Partners served as the exclusive financial advisor to BOID. Stinson LLP served as counsel to Bank of Idaho Holding Co., the holding company for Bank of Idaho. Bank of Idaho focuses on small businesses and is a leader in SBA lending. HomeStreet Bank is headquartered in Seattle, serving consumers and businesses in the Western United States and Hawaii.

Ohi

Ohi, an instant commerce platform for direct-to-consumer and enterprise brands, announced that it has expanded into four new markets: Seattle, Philadelphia, Dallas and Austin. The company has identified significant demand for ultrafast, hyperlocal delivery of its brand partners' products in these cities and has grown its network of micro-fulfillment centers to offer quick, convenient delivery options to customers in these areas. With this expansion, Ohi now offers instant commerce services in 12 major US metro areas. The company's inventory and order management platform provides SKU-level demand intelligence that allows its brand partners to optimally position inventory closer to their end customers. Ohi minimizes its carbon footprint by using reusable, sustainable packaging and bike, e-bike, scooter and foot couriers whenever possible.

Deacon Construction

Jason

Shope

Montzheimer

Boyd

Pearce

Bozhko

In Redmond, Deacon Construction hired Alex Bozhko and Steven Pearce as superintendents; Josh Boyd, Kyle Montzheimer and Austin Shope as project engineers; and Brandon Jason as project assistant. Bozhko has over 15 years of industry experience and hands-on skills from his own company in project management. Pearce has over 17 years of industry experience, including demolition and safety management. Along with his work as superintendent, he is also warehouse manager. Boyd recently graduated from Indiana State University with a bachelor's degree in construction management, and has worked as a carpenter and labor. Montzheimer comes from DCI Engineers. He has over five years of experience and a hold's a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Washington State University. Shope comes from OMA Construction and Graham Contracting. He has over eight years of industry experience and a background in architecture. Jason joined Deacon as a temp to help with administrative tasks and is now a permanent employee.

Auburn Mechanical

Southern

Mark Southern is the new chief financial officer at Auburn Mechanical. Southern has a wide-ranging background, with experience in construction, technology and manufacturing. The company says he will apply his knowledge, guidance and resources to make informed decisions that support front-line employees, owners and clients. Auburn Mechanical specializes in mechanical design, HVAC, plumbing, fitting, refrigeration and maintenance.

Alston Construction

Miller

Alston Construction hired Patrick Miller as a project manager in the company's Tacoma office. Miller oversees planning and budgeting of projects, working with the management team to ensure that projects are on schedule. He has over 15 years of experience in the construction industry, and holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Trident University International. Alston, a general contractor, operates 22 offices across the country.

Garco Construction

The Associated General Contractors of America appointed Hollis Barnett, vice president of Garco Construction in Spokane, to its national board of directors. Barnett has served on the board of the Inland Northwest AGC for 12 years, and was chapter president in 2020. As local president, he spearheaded a drive that more than doubled the chapter's PAC contributions, making it the sixth highest AGC PAC contributing chapter. Barnett has been at Garco for over 30 years and is a shareholder in the company.

May 13, 2022

Social Media Victims Law Center

Bergman

Marquez-Garrett

The Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC), a legal resource for parents of teenage victims suffering from depression, an eating disorder, hospitalization, sexual exploitation, self-harm or suicide as a result of social media addiction, today announced the addition of Laura Marquez-Garrett as senior counsel and Madeline Bergman as an associate to the firm to help litigate the growing number of cases against social media companies.

Marquez-Garrett brings more than 20 years of experience handling complex litigation matters and business disputes, specializing in all manner of data and discovery related innovations, issues and disputes to SMVLC. At her prior firm, Lane Powell, Marquez-Garrett founded and led the firm's innovative electronic discovery practice group and discovery division.

She holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School where she served as editor-in-chief of the Harvard Latino Law Review.

Bergman joins SMVLC from Bergman Draper Oslund Udo where she was an associate attorney specializing in toxic tort litigation.

She holds a J.D. from Lewis and Clark. Following law school, Bergman moved to Tel Aviv to serve as the in-house legal advisor for technology start up AD Knight where she researched application of international data privacy laws to the company's technology. She also advised corporate leadership on compliance issues relating to American, European Union and Japanese data privacy regulations.

Bergman also serves as a board member of the Seattle American Jewish Committee.

“We are very pleased to have both Laura and Madeline join the Social Media Victims Law Center team,” said Matthew P. Bergman, founder of SMVLC. “Their unique mix of experience in electronic discovery and international data law make them ideal partners in the fight against social media malfeasance.”

The Social Media Victims Law Center, was founded in 2021 to hold social media companies legally accountable for the harm they inflict on vulnerable users. SMVLC seeks to apply principles of product liability to force social media companies to elevate consumer safety to the forefront of its economic analysis and design safer platforms to protect users from foreseeable harm.