David B. Starks
Work in McKinley Irvin
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Family Law, Child Custody, Domestic Violence
601 108th Ave NE, Suite 1900, Bellevue, WA 98004
About David B. Starks
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Child Custody
- Domestic Violence
Education
- Seattle University, School of Law, Seattle, Washington, 1998J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: First Place and Best Brief, S.U. Intellectual Property Competition
- Honors: Regional Finalist, J. Giles Sutherland Intellectual Property Competition
- Honors: Regional Finalist, American Association for Justice Moot Court Competition
Show More - Southern Indiana University, 1992Honors: cum laude
- Major: English
Languages
- English
Representative Cases
- In re the Marriage of Meredith ,(Washington State Court of Appeals Division II 2009)
- Brosselin v. Harless ,(US District Court, Western District of Washington 2011)
Classes and Seminars
- Recognition of Foreign Court Orders and Conflicts of Laws, American Bar Association, - 2012
- For Better or Worse: International Issues in Marriage and Divorce, American Bar Association, - 2012
- US Hague Cases and the UCCJEA, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, - 2012
- Marital Misbehavior, the Chronically Noncompliant party: Remedies, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, - 2012
- Commencing Divorce Action, Divorce Litigation: From Start to Finish, National Business Institute, July 19, 2011
- Saving a Stolen Childhood: How to Prevent and Resolve International Kidnapping Cases, American Bar Association, - 2011
- Family Enterprises in Distress: Issues to Consider, American Bar Association, - 2011
- Nuts and Bolts of Family Law, King County Bar Association
- Domestic Violence: A View from the Bench, National Business Institute
- Family Law Boot Camp, Washington State Bar Association
- International Family Law: The Hague Convention, King County Bar Association
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Washington, 1998
- Texas, 2008
- Oregon, 2010
Other Affiliations
- Washington State Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas
- American Bar Association
- Washington State Bar Association Professionalism Committee, 2004 - 2006 (Member)
- Tacoma-Pierce County YMCA Board of Governors, 2000 - 2001 (Member)
- King County Bar Association
- American Bar Association, International Law Section (Co-Chair)
- Oregon State Bar
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Fellow)
- International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Fellow)
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Child Custody
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