Lara M. Dethlefs is a trial attorney who focuses her law practice on family law, employment law, personal injury, and general commercial litigation.  Ms. Dethlefs was named a “Rising Star” by Washington Law and Politics magazine in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, a designation reserved for fewer than 2% of all licensed attorneys in the State of Washington who have been in practice for not more than ten years.  Ms. Dethlefs has been in practice since 1997.  In 1993, Ms. Dethlefs served as an intern to Senator Robert Packwood (R OR) in Washington, D.C. In 1998, Ms. Dethlefs clerked for the Honorable Frederick B. Hayes, Judge, Pierce County Superior Court.  Ms. Dethlefs is a graduate of Willamette University School of Law in Salem, Oregon.

Admissions
Ms. Dethlefs is admitted to practice in the states of Washington, Colorado and Nevada, and before the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. 

Memberships
Ms. Dethlefs is a member of the Washington State, King County, and Snohomish Bar Associations and a member of Washington Defense Trial Lawyers.

Publications
Ms. Dethlefs co-authored “A Few Things Civil Trial Lawyers Need to Know About the Fifth Amendment,” Defense News, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, July/Aug/Sept. 2003. She also co-authored "Survey Evidence of Likelihood of Confusion in Trademark Cases: How Much Confusion Is Enough?" IADC Intellectual Property Newsletter, April 2002.

Education
Ms. Dethlefs received a Bachelor of Science degree from Oregon State University and her law degree (J.D.) from Willamette University College of Law in Salem, Oregon.