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Date: June 19, 2018

Melissa K. Roeder Named to 2018 Washington Super Lawyers® List

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Date: June 19, 2018
by foleyandmansfield

Melissa K. Roeder Named to 2018 Washington Super Lawyers® List

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Foley & Mansfield is pleased to announce that  Melissa K. Roeder of the firm’s Seattle office has been named to the 2018 Washington Super Lawyers® list.  

Melissa practices general civil litigation with an emphasis on asbestos, toxic tort and cannabis/marijuana law. She has been named to the Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists since 2007, and has also been named among the top 50 women attorneys in Washington. 

The Seattle office of Foley & Mansfield, provides a broad range of complex litigation defense services to regional and national companies in areas including toxic/mass tort and product liability, environmental, construction and employment litigation.

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a rigorous multi-phased process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area. 

Melissa K. Roeder

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