Steven A. Hemmat - Attorney Profile

Steven A. Hemmat
shemmat@msn.com

Born:
Seattle, Washington

Education:
Whitman College, B.A., 1983 , Lewis and Clark College, J.D., 1986

Practice Areas :
Civil Practice; Family Law; Business Law; Personal Injury; Contracts; Child Custody; Visitation Rights; Child Support; Divorce; Paternity; Mediation

Membership:
Washington State Bar Association.

Admissions:
1986, Washington; U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; U.S Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Supreme Court.

Biography:

Steven A. Hemmat is dedicated to providing personalized service to obtain the best results in all of his practice areas — family law, general civil litigation, personal injury and probate.

An experienced arbitrator and mediator in civil and family law cases, Mr. Hemmat graduated from Whitman College in 1983 and earned his Juris Doctorate in 1986 from the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College. He is licensed to practice in all Washington state courts, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Hemmat worked for the U.S. Department of the Interior (Office of the Solicitor), and the Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, and Commercial Litigation Branch of the U.S. Department of Justice.

He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association. He served on Environmental Law (Law Review) at Lewis and Clark, and is a member of the Cornelius Honor Society.

Mr. Hemmat’s skill and experience are recognized by his peers, as he has taught other attorneys in the areas of legal ethics, family law and adoption law.