Kenneth W. Masters

Washington

Masters Law Group, PLLC
241 Madison Ave North
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
United States

Tel: (206) 536-2539

Email: ken@appeal-law.com
Web: www.appeal-law.com

Ken Masters has been litigating civil appeals for about 30 years. His hundreds of civil appeals have concerned virtually every significant legal subject matter, ranging from adverse possession to zoning, and even to ZZ Top (copyright infringement). He regularly practices in all of Washington’s appellate courts, including each Division of the Washington State Court of Appeals (Seattle, Tacoma, and Spokane); the Federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (Seattle and San Francisco); and the Washington (Olympia) and United States (Washington, D.C.) Supreme Courts.

Mr. Masters is honored to have been repeatedly listed as a “Top 10” (2017-2021, “ranked #1” in 2019) and “Top 100” Washington attorney and Super Lawyer®, and in Best Lawyers in America® for appeals – including 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” for Seattle Appeals. He has also received a “Lifetime Achievement Award” from America’s Top 100 Attorneys®. Mr. Masters is a Fellow both of the American Bar Foundation and of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers.

In addition to serving his clients faithfully, Mr. Masters has long served his profession and the public. He has chaired and/or presented at dozens of CLEs on appellate practice and other substantive legal areas. He served on the WSBA Board of Governors (including as treasurer); chaired numerous state and local bar committees and a task force; and served as Trustee and as President of the Washington State Bar Foundation. He has long served as Contributing Editor for the WASHINGTON APPELLATE PRACTICE DESKBOOK, most recently rewriting the brief writing chapter for the latest (4th) edition.

Masters Law Group

Masters Law Group litigates civil appeals in every state and federal appellate court in Washington State. Mr. Masters was an appellate law clerk; his partner of over 20 years, Shelby R. Frost Lemmel, was a judicial extern in both state and federal courts; and his wife, Kara R. Masters (of counsel) clerked for three appellate court judges. Our paralegal, Tami Cole, is an experienced attorney who handles record and other issues for us. MLG’s more than 75 years of combined appellate experience – on both sides of the bench – enables us to guide clients efficiently and intelligently throughout the appellate process.

We enjoy assisting trial counsel in anticipating appellate issues, but the far greater part of our practice is directly in the appellate courts. Our appeals have involved nearly every area of life and the law, from constitutional questions (e.g., First Amendment and civil rights issues); to contracts and other business transactions; corporations (including corporate disregard); debtor and creditor; injunctions; insurance coverage; employment law; family law; landlord/tenant; new trial issues; products liability; professional malpractice (legal and medical); property disputes of all sorts (including adverse possession, land use, mortgages, and real estate transactions); statutes; secured transactions; securities; torts (including complex personal injury); trusts and estates (including wills); workers compensation; and of course complex civil and appellate jurisdictional and procedural questions. Whatever the issue, we look forward to serving you.