Dan Bugbee began his legal career after graduating from the University of Washington in 2009. After starting at the law firm of Karr Tuttle Campbell, he moved to Garvey Schubert Barer where he continued developing his litigation and bankruptcy practice. In 2015 he changed trajectory and started DBS Law.
Dan has emphasized providing tailored legal services based upon his client’s needs, whether that requires drafting a contract or litigating a lawsuit. Dan has first-chaired numerous trials, ranging from one-day bench trials to a federal jury trial. Dan has also represented clients in appeals in both state and federal appellate courts.
Before going to law school, Dan served on active duty with the United States Army. Dan has continued his service in the Army Reserves, currently holding the rank of Colonel. Dan leverages the skills he learned as a leader of infantry soldiers and as a military intelligence officer in his practice of law.
Admissions:
- Washington
- Oregon
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. District Court, Colorado
- U.S. District Court, Oregon
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Dominique R. Scalia
Attorney
Dominique Scalia obtained her J.D. from Seattle University School of Law in 2013 and began her practice with the law firm of Garvey Schubert Barer in Seattle. Since being admitted to the Washington State Bar, Dominique has focused her practice on bankruptcy, receiverships, and commercial litigation. She represents receivers and creditors in both state and federal courts. Her practice philosophy is focused on working closely with clients to understand their needs and providing the advice they need to make informed decisions, while being prepared to escalate disputes to litigation when required.
Prior to law school, Dominique was a regulatory compliance analyst for multiple public universities. Dominique carries the attention to detail and strategic forethought required to navigate the regulatory framework to her practice of law.
Admissions:
- Washington
- New York
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Claire Rootjes helps businesses throughout Washington’s diverse industries enforce contracts and litigate business disputes. Representing the region’s financial, real estate, and maritime sectors, her clients range from national financial institutions to small single-owner businesses. Claire has a particular focus on defending lender liability and consumer protection litigation and appeals.
Claire Rootjes graduated from University of Washington School of Law in 2009 and spent the better part of a decade developing her commercial litigation and appellate practice at the Seattle firm Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt. Claire is a responsive, efficient and detail-oriented practitioner who approaches each matter as unique—working collaboratively with clients and interested parties to arrive at a strategy best suited for each client’s needs. Whatever the nature of your dispute, Claire will tailor her approach to reach your desired outcome in a cost-efficient manner.
When not practicing law, Claire channels her passion for the written word into writing and publishing fiction.
Admissions:
- Washington
- Oregon
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States Supreme Court
Laurie M. Thornton is an accomplished legal professional with extensive experience in bankruptcy law and commercial litigation. She has worked in both the public and private sector, previously serving as the Assistant United States Trustee for the Western District of Washington and the District of Alaska and spent almost a decade as the Career Law Clerk for a Western District of Washington Bankruptcy Judge before that. Laurie started her career handling litigation in complex Chapter 11 cases in a large Chicago law firm. Laurie has experience in almost all chapters of the bankruptcy code, in districts across the country, but is a native Pacific Northwesterner at heart. She works to find creative solutions to problems, while never taking the focus off finding solutions.
Laurie graduated from Marquette University Law School, cum laude, with a certificate in sports law. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Art History from the University of Washington, where she worked for the UW football team and travelled to several bowl games. An active member of the legal community, Laurie serves on several committees and presents regularly on bankruptcy-related topics.
Admissions:
- Washington
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
DBS Law is proud to work with TAS Law and its founder, Theresa A. Simpson, to provide clients with sophisticated intellectual property services. Theresa earned her law degree at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, where she served on the Board of the Hastings Public Interest Law Foundation and was a member of the Hastings International and Comparative Law Review. She has more than 20 years of legal experience representing artists, athletes, and technology and media companies, and advising clients on copyright, trademark and other intellectual property matters. Before starting her own firm, she practiced in the Seattle office of Garvey Schubert Barer.
Theresa has been an adjunct lecturer in Digital Media Law in the Master of Communication in Digital Media program at the University of Washington, and in the Film & Video Communications Program at Seattle Central Community College. She is active with community organizations, and has served on the Steering Committee of DigitalEve Seattle, a professional organization for women in technology, on the Education Committee of Seattle Arts & Lectures, and as a Board Member of the Seattle Sports Commission.
A California native and happy Seattle transplant, Theresa attended the University of California, Berkeley for her undergraduate education. She worked as a field archaeologist in the US and in France, Holland, and the United Kingdom before starting law school. In her spare time, she is an avid reader, traveler and cinéaste, sometime hiker, and all-time aficionada of live music.