GRAVIS LAW - Key Persons


Abdul-Khader Maher Welaye

Job Titles:
  • Technology Operations Manager Remote

Adam Kitz

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Attorney
  • Attorney With
Adam Kitz is an attorney with Gravis Law practicing out of the Spokane office. His broad-based estate planning practice is focused on estate tax planning and dispute avoidance. Adam specializes in estate planning, trust and estate administration, dispute resolution among beneficiaries, and generally helping families move on after the loss of a loved one. In his day-to-day practice he prepares estate planning documents including wills, powers of attorney, physician's directives, irrevocable life insurance trusts, revocable living trusts, gifting documents, and other instruments to minimize exposure to state and federal estate tax. He is an avid lover of music of all kinds. When he is not practicing law, he is likely composing or playing music or relaxing with his wife, two cats, and tortoise.

Aiyanna M. Gutema

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Alexis Vandrey

Job Titles:
  • Associate Attorney Boise, ID

Allan R. Bosch

Job Titles:
  • Senior Attorney
Allan R. Bosch, J.D., C.P.A., A.P.A., is licensed to practice law in Idaho and Wyoming, and is a Certified Public Accountant and an Accredited Pension Administrator. His practice areas emphasize fringe benefits, qualified retirement plans, tax-exempt organizations, estate planning, and federal and state taxation. Prior to joining Gravis Law, Allan was a founding member of Capitol Law Group, PLLC. He also served as a senior tax manager for Touche Ross & Co. in Boise. Mr. Bosch works with an extensive network of professionals to develop tax-favorable transactional and operational structures for his clients. Mr. Bosch graduated from the University of North Dakota, magna cum laude. He obtained his law degree from Creighton University School of Law. Mr. Bosch is the author of a variety of tax-related articles in several professional publications. Mr. Bosch previously served as Chairman for the Idaho State Bar's Taxation, Probate & Trust Section. He has also been selected to conduct continuing education presentations at Idaho's Advanced Estate Planning Conference. Mr. Bosch's professional memberships also include National Lawyers Association, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Idaho Society of Certified Public Accountants, Boise Estate Planning Council (president, 1996-1997), National Institute of Pension Administrators-Idaho Chapter (president, 1998-1999), National Institute of Pension Administrators (program committee, 22nd and 23rd annual conference), and other professional organizations. He is a member of the Boise Metro Rotary Club (president, 1994-1995, 2009-2010), sits on the boards of directors for Boise Housing Corporation and Catholic Charities of Idaho, and is active in other civic and charitable organizations.

Allison Grissom

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant / Paralegal Boise, ID

Alyssa Chapman

Job Titles:
  • Senior Paralegal

Amber Macki

Job Titles:
  • Director of Legal Operations

Amy Friers

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal Orem, UT

Anamaria Restrepo Posso

Job Titles:
  • Client Service Coordinator Richland, WA

Andrew John Howard

Job Titles:
  • Attorney
  • Attorney Boise, ID

Anisa Solso

Job Titles:
  • Operations Generalist

Asa LaMusga

Job Titles:
  • Chief Performance Officer

Austin Theis

Job Titles:
  • Associate Family Law Attorney

Benjamin Dow

Job Titles:
  • Attorney Richland, WA

Benjamin Goodey

Job Titles:
  • Senior Attorney

Bergen Finch

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Bianca Chavez

Job Titles:
  • Specialist

Bil Childress

Job Titles:
  • Attorney Spokane, WA

Bosch, Allan R.

Job Titles:
  • Senior Attorney

Brett Spooner - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Attorney
  • CEO
  • Managing Partner
  • Chief Executive Officer / President Richland, WA

Brian Grubb

Job Titles:
  • Senior Attorney

Carmen Blanco

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Carol Hansen

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Cassandra M. Peña

Job Titles:
  • Attorney Remote - Richland, WA

Catherine Houts

Job Titles:
  • File Clerk / Office Administrator Boise, ID

Charles Bauer

Job Titles:
  • Managing Attorney

Chelsea Hammer

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Christopher C. Young

Job Titles:
  • Senior Attorney

Christopher J. Mercado

Job Titles:
  • Senior Attorney

Cindy L. Hale

Job Titles:
  • Senior Paralegal

David Morris

Job Titles:
  • Client Services Director

Debbie Smith

Job Titles:
  • Senior Paralegal

Derek Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Associate General Counsel
  • Partner With
Derek Johnson is a Partner with Gravis Law, PLLC at the firm's Richland, WA location. Mr. Johnson received his law degree from Gonzaga University School of Law. While earning his law degree, he spent two semesters in the tax law clinic and participated in creating estate plans for veterans. For the entirety of his law school career, he was involved in Gonzaga's Society for Law and Business. During his tenure in the Society of Law and Business, Mr. Johnson was involved in organizing three different business law CLE's, spotlighting the Dodd-Frank Act, the Jobs Act, and Securities Regulations. During his last year in law school, he was awarded the title of President for the Society for Law and Business. Prior to attending Gonzaga, he obtained his undergraduate degree in communications with a Presidential Scholarship from the University of North Dakota. Mr. Johnson grew up in a small community in the Midwest. After multiple family trips to the Northwest, he decided that Washington was the place he eventually wanted to make his home. He moved to the Tri-Cities in 2014 and has been dedicated to helping the Tri-City community, since. When not in the office, he can be found golfing.

Destini Townsend

Job Titles:
  • Family Law Paralegal

Devin O'Donnell

Job Titles:
  • Attorney Whitefish, MT Kallispell, MT

Doug M. Hughes

Job Titles:
  • Managing Attorney

Dulce Valencia

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Emmy Christy

Job Titles:
  • Client Service Specialist

Enrika L.F. McGahan

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Attorney

Erik-Anthony Gerard Duncan

Job Titles:
  • Legal Assistant

Erin J. Dickerson

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Attorney

Gina Duncan

Job Titles:
  • Senior Attorney

Hannah Davies

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Heather A. Lowe

Job Titles:
  • Senior Attorney

Irina Shkurat

Job Titles:
  • Client Services Coordinator Richland

Isabel D. Cervantes

Job Titles:
  • Business Law Paralegal Whitefish, MT

Jacob Allen Bredt

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Attorney

Jade Duran

Job Titles:
  • Legal Operations Specialist

Jake A. Sweeten

Job Titles:
  • Senior Attorney

James P. Kaufman

Job Titles:
  • Attorney Boise, ID

Jeanne Betzendorfer

Job Titles:
  • Senior Attorney
  • Senior Attorney Tacoma, WA

Jeffrey M. Heutmaker

Job Titles:
  • Managing Attorney

Jennifer Filla

Job Titles:
  • Senior Attorney

Jill M. Williamson

Job Titles:
  • Managing Attorney

John M. Karafa

Job Titles:
  • Attorney Muskegon, MI

John W. O'Leary

Job Titles:
  • Senior Attorney
John O'Leary joined Gravis in 2021 as a Senior Attorney in our Bankruptcy and Litigation practice areas. Kennewick based but Seattle native, John grew up near Lake Washington. As a young man, his passion and skill for rowing landed him at the University of California at Berkeley, where he studied Natural Resources. After graduating with his Bachelor of Science degree, John worked as a field biologist and eventually found himself in Portland, where he studied law at Lewis and Clark College. After law school, John and his wife made an intentional decision to seek a safe community with a proximity to the outdoors that they both treasured. The Tri-Cities area had both of these traits and more. This decision led him to his work with the highly regarded Kennewick law firm Hames, Anderson, Whitlow, & O'Leary, which he joined in 2002. While at HAWO law, John practiced general civil litigation, bankruptcy, construction law, real estate law, and business law. His main passion at Gravis is for consumer and business bankruptcy protection. This passion is rooted in the satisfaction he gets from helping people through their life challenges - including getting them back to solvency, helping them save their assets, their businesses, and even their homes. When John isn't helping businesses and families through bankruptcy representation - he is a dedicated father to three beautiful daughters, a youth softball coach (two teams & twenty-three girls!), an avid bird hunter and bird dog trainer, and a life-long fly fisherman who you can often find out on the many tributaries of the Columbia River.

Jonas J. Hemenway

Job Titles:
  • Attorney
  • Attorney Spokane, WA

Jonathan Phillip Lloyd

Job Titles:
  • Data Analyst

Joseph Weakley

Job Titles:
  • Senior Software Developer

Joshua Bam

Job Titles:
  • Attorney Richland, WA

Justin Hines

Job Titles:
  • Senior Data Analyst

Karen L. Silva

Job Titles:
  • Senior Attorney

Karla Brown

Job Titles:
  • Training and Development Specialist Richland, WA

Kasey Ann Rose

Job Titles:
  • Legal Assistant

Katherine Sierra-Kelly

Job Titles:
  • Senior Managing Attorney

Kayla Boyd

Job Titles:
  • Payroll Supervisor

Kaylee Henderson

Job Titles:
  • Client Relations Specialist Knoxville, Tennessee

Kelly L. R. Horness

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Kristina Haugen

Job Titles:
  • Systems Analyst

Kristy Roagers - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Human Resources

Laura Spiering

Job Titles:
  • Legal Assistant

Lisa Woods

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Malia Bento

Job Titles:
  • Senior Paralegal

Margaret Brost

Job Titles:
  • of Counsel
  • of Counsel Olympia, WA

Margarita Esquivel Torres

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Attorney

Margret Grace

Job Titles:
  • Senior Paralegal

Marissa Davidson

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Marissa Davison

Job Titles:
  • Senior Paralegal

Mark Zocher - CTO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Technology Officer

Martin Ray Kilmer - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer

Mary Kate Moss

Job Titles:
  • Attorney, Principal Kalispell, MT

Matt Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Managing Attorney

Mecqué Hess

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Melissa Stones-Smith

Job Titles:
  • Attorney Kalispell, MT

Michael J.G. Pietruszewski

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Attorney

Michelle Finch

Job Titles:
  • Managing Attorney

Mike Pogue

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Morgan Berentsen

Job Titles:
  • Office Administrator Kalispell, MT

Neal G. Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Senior Attorney

Paola Maya

Job Titles:
  • Client Services Coordinator

Pat Madigan

Job Titles:
  • Director Business Law Operations Boise / Eagle

Paul H. Beattie

Job Titles:
  • Senior Litigation Attorney Seattle, WA / Richland, WA

Paul Willett

Job Titles:
  • Senior Attorney

Penelope S. Gaffney

Job Titles:
  • Attorney
  • Attorney Boise, ID

Randi L. Johnson - CCO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Communications Officer

Rebecca Saitz

Job Titles:
  • Attorney Richland, WA

Reuben J. Ortega

Job Titles:
  • of Counsel Seattle, WA / Boise, ID

Richard Forman - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Counsel

Richard Nelson

Job Titles:
  • Legal Assistant

Ryan Lambert

Job Titles:
  • Senior Attorney

Samuel Clopton

Job Titles:
  • Senior Software Engineer

Stephanie Pruitt

Job Titles:
  • Legal Assistant

Stephen S. Zimowski

Job Titles:
  • Senior Attorney

Stephen Sennett

Job Titles:
  • Chief Risk and Compliance Officer

Tara Sawin

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Tenia Hul

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal Seattle, WA

Terri Durham

Job Titles:
  • Senior Paralegal

Thomas A. Cowan

Job Titles:
  • Counsel

Timothy Shaffer

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Attorney

Tyler Lloyd

Job Titles:
  • Attorney Spokane, WA

William L. Hames

Job Titles:
  • of - Counsel Attorney Kennewick, WA

Zimowski, Stephen

Job Titles:
  • Senior Attorney