Attorneys

 

Quentin Batjer, Partner

Quentin Batjer focuses on municipal law, education law, land use issues, Medicaid litigation and general civil litigation. Mr. Batjer graduated with the Honor of Distinction from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, earning a Bachelor of Arts in History.  He worked in Denali National Park and at Amazon.com prior to attending Willamette University College of Law in Salem, Oregon where he was the Associate Editor of the Willamette Law Review.

Mr. Batjer was admitted to the Washington State Bar Association in 2006.  He practiced criminal defense in Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom Counties before moving to Wenatchee with his family. He is a member of the Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys, the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Washington State Bar Association.  He is licensed to practice before the United States District Court, Western and Eastern Districts. 

He formerly served as board member for the Wenatchee River Institute in Leavenworth, Washington and currently serves on the board of the Legal Foundation of Washington, a non-profit created by the Washington Supreme Court to build support for civil legal aid across the state.

Mr. Batjer enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife, Erica, and three sons.  


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Danielle R. Marchant, Partner

Danielle Marchant was admitted to the Washington State Bar in 1999 after receiving her B.A. from Washington State University and J.D. from the University of Idaho. She is a member of the Chelan-Douglas County Bar Association, Washington State Bar Association and the United States District Court – Eastern and Western Districts of Washington Bar.   She practices primarily in employment law, municipal law and education law.

Danielle was awarded the 2005 Volunteer Legal Services Award for Chelan-Douglas County Bar Association, and served as the Chelan-Douglas County Bar Association President from 2011 - 2012.  In February 2014, she received the Reader's Choice Award from the Wenatchee Business Journal as "Best Legal Advisor." 

Danielle currently serves as a board member of the Chelan County Law Library and the Wenatchee Valley College Foundation.  She previously served as a board member of the Community Foundation of NCW and the Wenatchee Valley YMCA. 

She is a member of the Washington Association of Municipal Attorneys, the Washington Association of Public Records Officers and the Washington Council of School Attorneys, where she also previously served on its Board of Directors. 


Bryan Maroney, Partner

Bryan Maroney attended Humboldt State University in Arcata, California, and received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 2001. He received an M.B.A. from Atkinson Graduate School of Management in May 2005. Mr. Maroney received a Juris Doctor Degree from Willamette University College of Law in 2005 and an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Washington School of Law in 2006. 

His areas of practice include estate planning, corporate, commercial and tax law.


Thomas O'Connell, Partner

Raised in the Pacific Northwest, Tom O’Connell graduated in the top 10 percent of his graduating class from the University of Washington (1982), and subsequently graduated from the University of Puget Sound School of Law (now Seattle University) in 1986. Mr. O’Connell has a litigation practice primarily in the areas of real property disputes, land use, construction law, and commercial business disputes.  Mr. O’Connell’s practice also includes matters involving employment law, personal injury, and insurance defense.

Mr. O’Connell is admitted to and has argued before the Washington Court of Appeals, Washington Supreme Court, and the Federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. He was lead counsel for the City of Wenatchee taxpayers in the case of Great Wenatchee Regional Events Center Public Facilities Dist., 175 Wn.2d 788 (2012). He’s a member of the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers.


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Steve D. Smith, Partner

Steve Smith has been practicing law in Wenatchee since 1986 after receiving his B.A. from Central Washington University and J.D. from Gonzaga University. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and the Eastern Washington Federal Bar. Steve's law practice has an emphasis in municipal law, real estate law, estate planning and construction law. In his leisure time, Steve enjoys skiing, biking, kayaking and rafting with his wife and two sons.


David Law, Partner

David Law is a native of North-Central Washington. He grew up in Quincy, Washington and graduated from Quincy High School. David attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. After his freshman year he spent two years as a missionary in the Czech Republic and Slovakia where he was involved in church leadership and humanitarian aid projects. David returned to BYU and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and a minor in Environmental Science.

David attended the University of Idaho College of Law and graduated Cum Laude in 2014. He was an editor of the Idaho Law Review. David currently serves as a board member and Vice President of the Chelan-Douglas County Community Action Council.

Outside the office David enjoys spending time with his wife and four children. He enjoys fishing, golf, and tennis. David maintains a general civil practice and has experience in family law, contracts, landlord-tenant law, and litigation.


Krystal Frost, Partner

Krystal Frost graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Political Science from the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. After graduating from the University of Arizona, Krystal attended the University of Washington School of Law, where she graduated in the top 20% of her class with a Juris Doctorate degree. During law school, she was a volunteer intern for the Moderate Means Program, a managing editor of the Washington Law Review, and a member of the UW Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, where she represented several clients with business matters.

Krystal was admitted to the Washington State Bar Association in 2016 and is a member of the Chelan-Douglas County Bar Association. Krystal also serves as a board member of the Wenatchee Valley YMCA.

Krystal’s practice consists primarily of estate planning and probate, municipal law, and business law.    

In her spare time, Krystal likes running, hiking, online shopping, and enjoying the Wenatchee Valley with her husband and their three dogs.    


Kyle Hoffman, Associate

Kyle Hoffman was born and raised in Wenatchee, Washington. Kyle received his undergraduate degree in Law, Politics and Society from Doane University in Nebraska. 

Kyle attended the University of Idaho Law School and graduated in the top ten of his class in 2020. He also received magna cum laude honors and was an editor of the Idaho Law Review.  Kyle took and passed the Washington Bar in the summer of 2020, achieving a score high enough to practice law in any state. He has also been approved for his Idaho law license.  

Kyle’s practice consists of criminal law and general civil litigation. In his spare time, Kyle likes to spend time hunting, fishing and riding dirt bikes.


Theresa Petrey, Associate

Theresa Petrey believes that important things happen in the district courts.  

The people of the City of Wenatchee depend on the Chelan County District Court to help keep their streets and homes safe, to assist in the control of theft, drug, and alcohol abuse, and to deal with a variety of family and individual matters that cross over into criminal law.  Theresa serves as the Assistant City Attorney assigned to prosecute non-felony cases for the City of Wenatchee.  

Theresa’s background includes a stint as a county prosecutor in support enforcement and appeals.  For many years she was a rural general practitioner where her practice emphasized probate law and litigation.  In 2013 and 2014, she was named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers in trust and estate litigation.  

Currently, she and her husband maintain homes in Kittitas County and in Chelan County. 

Over the years, Theresa served a variety of non-profit organizations as a board member or as a pro bono attorney.  Her community service also included serving in many functions for the Democratic party and she led the Agriculture and Rural Issues Caucus in Washington State for a few years.

Educated in both California and Washington, Theresa graduated from the University of California at Davis with a degree in Agricultural Economics.  She graduated from the Seattle University School of Law in Seattle, Washington.  Theresa is admitted to the Washington State Bar, The United States District Court for Eastern Washington, and the United States District Court for Western Washington.


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Robin R. Gaukroger, Of Counsel

Robin Gaukroger was an officer in the U.S. Army until he returned to the Wenatchee area in 1973 to practice law, where he has practiced primarily in the areas of family law and personal injury. He received his B.A. from the University of Washington and J.D. degree from the University of Oregon. Not only has Robin been the past Chelan-Douglas County Bar President, but continues to be an active member of the Chelan-Douglas County Bar and the Washington State Bar Association. He has also been the recipient of the Chelan-Douglas County Bar President's award in 2004 and 2006. In addition, he has previously served 3 terms as a member of the Family Law Executive Committee and has served as the Community Law School Coordinator. When Robin is not spending time with his three sons, you can find him out fishing, hunting, or boating in his free time.


Phillip R. Johnson, Of Counsel

Phil Johnson has been practicing law for the past 34 years after receiving his B.A. from Whitman College, M.A. from the University of Hawaii and his J.D. from the University of Oregon. He currently serves as "Of Counsel" within the firm and focuses primarily on real estate law, school law and general business & employment law. Phil is a past president of the Chelan-Douglas Bar Association and Wenatchee North Rotary. He is a retired commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve and currently sits on the Board of Directors of Central Washington Hospital. Phil has 3 grown children and a growing number of grandchildren. In his spare time you can find Phil backpacking, hiking, snowshoeing or biking depending on the season.


Robert White, Of Counsel

Robert White attended the University of Washington receiving a Bachelor of Arts in accounting in 1966 and Washington State University receiving an M.B.A. in 1968.

He served in the U. S. Army from 1968 to 1971. After military service he attended law school at the University of Montana receiving his Juris Doctor in 1974 and New York University receiving his L.L.M. in tax law in 1975. Mr. White was admitted to the Montana and Washington bars in 1974.

His principal areas of practice include corporate, commercial and tax law.


Peg R. Callaway, Of Counsel

Peg graduated from Gonzaga Law School and practices largely in the areas of corporate law, real estate, wills and probate. She is married to the Honorable Christopher Culp (Retired) and they have two children, JJ Harrison, who is a rodeo barrelman and Dr. Ashley Rice, who is a veterinarian. They have seven grandchildren with one more on the way. She enjoys hiking, snow skiing, paddleboarding, and boating.