Steven Kelley
Steve's law practice includes advising clients on all areas of business law, including formation issues, raising capital, debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, employment matters, strategic initiatives and technology issues. His clients include high-tech companies, manufacturers, real estate developers and entrepreneurs of all sizes.
Steve is an experienced executive with more than seven years of CEO-level management experience, including rising through the ranks to eventually run one of the Northwest's largest and oldest privately-held companies. This experience sets Steve apart from other attorneys and inspires a bond between Steve and his clients that transcends the typical lawyer/client relationship.
Steve is also an experienced and successful trial attorney, winning millions of dollars for his clients in both State and Federal courts.
Just prior to forming Kelley Penfield, Steve was a member at the Summit Law Group in Seattle. Steve received his undergraduate degree in Finance, magna cum laude, from the University of Puget Sound and his law degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School as an honors student, where Steve was the Articles Editor of the Notre Dame Journal of Legislation.
Robert Penfield
Bob's law practice includes advising clients on all areas of real estate law with an emphasis on pre-litigation workouts and complex foreclosure litigation involving both commercial and residential properties. He is also well versed in asset protection strategies, including the formation and management of trusts, corporations, LLCs and partnerships.
Bob has significant commercial litigation experience, and is licensed to practice law in Washington and Oregon and he has practiced in State and Federal Courts in both states.
Before becoming an attorney, Bob was an officer in the United States Navy, stationed on a ship home-ported in Bremerton, Washington. His service in the Navy, as well as his years working in the private sector before that, has given Bob vital hands-on management experience few lawyers can call upon when trying to understand and solve clients' business and practical needs.
Bob's interests include traveling (including his 2003 mission to Malawi, Africa), writing, and spending time with his new family.
