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Overview
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Summit Law Group rejected the traditional law firm model and started from scratch to design a modern law firm founded on a single principle: customer service.
We formed Summit Law Group to revolutionize the way legal services are provided to law firm customers. Most law firms practice the same way that they did 25 years ago. Those firms focus on lawyers, not customers. Their practice model relies on large numbers of people billing large numbers of hours, often without regard for the value of the work to the customer.
We reject that model. We believe that the market for legal services has dramatically changed in the last decade. Our mission is to think creatively and proactively in formulating the most effective and efficient solutions to your legal needs.
Summit Law Group achieves great results with small, efficient and creative teams. Every person at Summit Law Group is a legal professional who shares in the firm's success, and every lawyer is an equity owner of our business. As a result, everyone on your Summit team personally feels a sense of ownership, responsibility and accountability to our customers unparalleled at other firms. We strive to eliminate the inherent inefficiencies of traditional law firm practice, such as a leveraged partner/associate hierarchy, in order to focus exclusively on you, our customer.
This model has been proven over the years by our success with a broad variety of complex legal issues, success that has created loyal, enthusiastic customers. Summit Law Group is committed to building working partnerships with our customers and delivering the highest caliber work product with entrepreneurial vigor.
We formed Summit Law Group to revolutionize the way legal services are provided to law firm customers. Most law firms practice the same way that they did 25 years ago. Those firms focus on lawyers, not customers. Their practice model relies on large numbers of people billing large numbers of hours, often without regard for the value of the work to the customer.
We reject that model. We believe that the market for legal services has dramatically changed in the last decade. Our mission is to think creatively and proactively in formulating the most effective and efficient solutions to your legal needs.
Summit Law Group achieves great results with small, efficient and creative teams. Every person at Summit Law Group is a legal professional who shares in the firm's success, and every lawyer is an equity owner of our business. As a result, everyone on your Summit team personally feels a sense of ownership, responsibility and accountability to our customers unparalleled at other firms. We strive to eliminate the inherent inefficiencies of traditional law firm practice, such as a leveraged partner/associate hierarchy, in order to focus exclusively on you, our customer.
This model has been proven over the years by our success with a broad variety of complex legal issues, success that has created loyal, enthusiastic customers. Summit Law Group is committed to building working partnerships with our customers and delivering the highest caliber work product with entrepreneurial vigor.
Rankings
Summit Law Group PLLC is nationally ranked in 6 practice areas and metro ranked in 18 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.
Read how Best Law Firms ranks firmsNational Rankings
Tier 2
Tier 2 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 2 for Litigation - First Amendment
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Appellate Practice
Tier 3 for Environmental Law
Metro Rankings
Seattle
Tier 1 for Arbitration
Tier 1 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: General Practice
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Firm Leadership
Highlighted Client Comments
All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
Labor Law - Management
Summit Law Group has served us well with both expertise and solid judgments and suggestions.
David Rule
– Bellevue College
Litigation - Environmental
Summit Law Group is exceptional at litigation strategy and their client communications is excellent.
Bob McPherson
– Washington River Protection Solutions LLC
Environmental Law
The Summit Law Group has a very high degree of expertise in numerous areas related to environmental laws and regulatory issues. They are a very well respected firm with some of the best lawyers you will find anywhere.
Mark Asmundson
– NW Clean Air Agency
Corporate Law
Summit Law has demonstrated market dominance for early stage startup companies. They provide legal services that are directly targeted for venture backed companies and do a great job.
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Summit Law Group has brought together an exceptional pool of talented attorneys and legal professionals to assist organizations with labor and employment issues. During the 2-3 years that I worked with Summit Law attorneys involving a variety of labor and employee issues, I always considered the direction and actions of our Summit Law legal advisors to be valuable, insightful, and valid. Their opinions and recommendations were always grounded in the reality of the issue without providing false or misleading hope of the potential outcome of the legal issue or case. As long as we operate in a litigious environment, I hope that Summit Law will be on hand to myself and others in need of their expertise.
Van Church
Corporate Law
We have been pleased with Summit Law group. Our regulatory filings are somewhat complex and Summit does an excellent job of navigating us through the regulatory maze at a reasonable price.
R. Stephen "Steve" Beatty,
President and Chief Executive Officer
– Helix BioMedix, Inc.
Employment Law - Management
Summit Law Group provides outstanding service to our agency. Whether it be assistance with grievances, representation at mediation or arbitration, policy revisions (e.g., FMLA, Discrimination, etc.), and much, much more, they are prompt, professional, accurate, and current on labor matters, federal mandates, and state laws. Thank you Summit!
Ingrid Anderson,
Human Resource Manager
– Eastside Fire & Rescue
Rankings
National Rankings
Tier 2
Tier 2 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 2 for Litigation - First Amendment
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Appellate Practice
Tier 3 for Environmental Law
Tier 3 for Labor Law - Management
Regional Rankings
Seattle
Tier 1 for Arbitration
Tier 1 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: General Practice
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Environmental Law
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Appellate Practice
Tier 2 for First Amendment Law
Tier 2 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - First Amendment
Tier 2 for Litigation - Real Estate
Tier 3 for Administrative / Regulatory Law
Tier 3 for Information Technology Law
Practice Areas
The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Employment Law - Management
- Environmental Law
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - First Amendment
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Natural Resources Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
Summit Law Group PLLC has 20 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in
America®.
By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Summit Law Group PLLC eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings.
For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards.
Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Client Comments
All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
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Main Location
Seattle,
WA
315 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 1000
Seattle, WA 98104-2682
United States
206-676-7000
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Office Locations
Kennewick,
WA
1030 North Center Parkway, Suite 308
Kennewick, WA 99336
United States
509-735-5053
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