Seattle lawyer

Stacey L. Romberg - Attorney at Law

Small Business Law, LLC, Estate Planning & Probate - Seattle

Career Highlights

Stacey L. Romberg has practiced law for twenty-one years, and is licensed to practice in Washington, Idaho and the District of Columbia*. Stacey earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Idaho State University in 1985, graduating with High Honors; a law degree from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1987, graduating cum laude; and an advanced legal degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1991, graduating with distinction.

Stacey worked in private practice both in Washington, D.C. and the Seattle area prior to opening her own office in 1999. In addition, Stacey served as a staff attorney for the U.S. Senate, a session attorney for the Washington State Senate and a Pro Tem Magistrate for the Seattle Municipal Court. Stacey has published articles related to business law in the Idaho Law Review and the New York Law School Journal of International and Comparative Law.

Current Information

  • 2008 Women Business Owners Excellence Award finalist
  • Lead Attorney for Pierce County Voter Protection
  • Chosen Best Business Attorney for Women by Examiner.com
  • Chosen 2009 Five Star Wealth Manager by Seattle Magazine
  • Past President of the Greenwood-Phinney Chamber of Commerce.
  • Past President, King County Bar Association, Solo and Small Practice Section.  
  • Member of AWARE - "Association of Women Attorneys with Real Experience"
  • Member of Women Business Owners.
  • Member of eWomenNetwork
  • Member Washington Women Lawyers
  • Member of the Phinney Neighborhood Association.
  • Member of Washington State Bar Association: Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, Business Law Section, and Animal Law Section.
  • Member of King County Bar Association, Solo and Small Practice Section and Real Property, Probate and Trust Section.
  • Member of the American Civil Liberties Union.
  • Provides pro bono legal services through King County Bar Association's Volunteer Attorneys for Persons with AIDS program and through Washington Attorneys Assisting Community Organizations.
  • Member of BizNik
  • Biznik - Business Networking
On a personal note, Stacey enjoys traveling, the arts (particularly dance, theatre and visual arts), and lots of physical activities including biking, weight lifting, yoga and Pilates.

Stacey remains an avid tennis player, having attended college on an athletic scholarship. Stacey resides in Greenwood with her beloved cat Rabble.

* Inactive membership in Idaho and Washington D.C. Bar

Lisa Vargo
Attorney at Law
Of Counsel


Lisa earned a Bachelor of Science
degree in Political Science from the University of Idaho in 1984. She went on to obtain her Juris Doctorate from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1987. Lisa was selected for a clerkship with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, working for both the Hon. Stephen S. Trott and the Hon. J. Blaine Anderson. She then practiced law with a variety of Seattle area law firms, including the former Bogle & Gates PLLC and the Law Offices of Bruce W. Hilyer, PS. (who is now a King County Superior Court Judge). She is a member of the bars of Washington and Idaho.**  Lisa offers 21 years of solid legal experience and judgment. When not practicing law, Lisa is the busy mother of a young son.

**Inactive membership in Idaho Bar.

 

Awards

Stacey is proud to be a 2008 Women Business Owner's Excellence Award Finalist
This award is based on entrepreneurial spirit, ethics and community spirit, financial management skills and risk and difficulty of the business.   More on the 2008 Excellence Awards and the Nellie Cashman Awards and banquet

Stacey Romberg: Seattle's Best Business Attorney for Women
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ongratulations!  You have been chosen as one of the “Best of” resources for women in business in Seattle by Examiner.com.  I chose you based on my knowledge of your services and voting from other women business owners.  Congratulations for having such an excellent reputation in Seattle! 
Betsy Talbot - Seattle Women in Business Examiner


Named by Seattle Magazine as a "2009 Five Star Wealth Manager". This Five Star designation is awarded to seven percent of the wealth managers in the Seattle area, based on a survey of more than 40,000 Seattle area consumers plus 8,000 leaders of area financial service industry companies. The Best in Client Satisfaction Designation is based on nine criteria:

  • Customer Service
  • Integrity
  • Knowledge/Expertise
  • Communication
  • Value for Fee Charged
  • Meeting of Financial Objectives
  • Post-Sale Service
  • Quality of Recommendations
  • Overall Satisfaction

 

Office Set Up: Pro-Environment

Barack Obama was elected as our new President, in part, due to his platform of change. It is time for change in this country. And law firms can change too! Stacey is concerned about climate change, and believes that law offices can be structured in a way that lessens the impact on the environment.

Accordingly, she maintains a home office, in part to avoid harmful auto emissions resulting from an unnecessary commute. The mail center and conference room used by our office are located within  two miles of Stacey's home. Further, Lisa Vargo (Attorney), Andrea Logan (Paralegal) and Kristen Larsen (Office Administrator) also maintain home offices. Client files are digitally maintained to the greatest extent possible in order to minimize the amount of paper used by the office, and everyone works with the digital files via a secure server.  

In addition, according to a recent American Bar Association survey, the average law firm partner bills out at a rate of $451 per hour. In part, this high billable rate is caused by the exorbitant overhead costs of these law firms.  Ever been in a downtown firm?  If not, visit any of the numerous law firms lodged in Class A office space in Seattle and Bellevue. In all likelihood, you'll see a beautiful view of the Puget Sound, expensive art on the walls, sleek furnishings, and a well heeled receptionist who offers you coffee and tea. And, who pays for all of that? You do - at $451 per hour.

Stacey believes that law can be practiced a different way, so that essential legal services are affordable and accessible to more people. "Our set up works. It lowers our overhead, and allows us to provide our clients with exceptional customer service and excellent legal services, performed by highly experienced and skilled practitioners, at nearly half the cost of a large law firm." - Stacey Romberg  

Office Staff

 

Andrea Logan - Paralegal

Andrea earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Puget Sound in 1989, and her Paralegal Certificate from Edmonds Community College in 1996. She offers 12 years of experience in small business law, estate planning and probate.  In her spare time, Andrea serves as a founder of Pawsattive Alliance, a non-profit organization committed to spaying and neutering animals, and animal adoption.
 

Kristen Larsen
Office Administrator


Kristen has over 10 years of office administrative experience.  At the Santa Barbara campus of the University of California, she studied French and Comparative Literature.  One of her passions is teaching so in her spare time she teaches art to elementary school children.  She loves swimming and cross country skiing,
but her main passion is spending time with her husband and two beautiful children.
 

 

 

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Stacey Romberg, Attorney at Law
Representing Clients in Small Business Law, Estate Planning and Probate
Seattle Washington  98133
Phone: 206-784-5305
Fax: 206-789-8103
E-mail: inquiry@staceyromberg.com

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