Aric S. Bomsztyk
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Seattle, Washington
Tomlinson Bomsztyk Russ
Practice areas: Business Litigation, Business & Corporate, Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in Washington since: 2006
Education: Fordham University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2010 Call today:
564-215-2537
Tomlinson Bomsztyk Russ
1000 2nd AveSuite 3660
Seattle, WA 98104 Visit website
Details
Mr. Bomsztyk's practice encompasses all aspects of small business representation including incorporation, financing, contract/lease review, negotiations, dispute resolution, litigation, arbitration and jury trials. Mr. Bomsztyk represents a wide variety of business including internet startups, general contractors and specialty subcontractors, real estate developers, renowned artists, retailers, mining operations, and providers of professional services.
Apart from his experience with business law, Mr. Bomsztyk is dedicated to the pursuit of justice for individuals who have been injured, ensuring they receive fair compensation for their personal injury claims. Mr. Bomsztyk has both tried jury cases and settled claims resulting in millions of dollars for his clients.
Owing to his successful track record and quality client service, he has been rated 10/10 on Avvo.
Practice areas
Business Litigation, Business/Corporate, Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Assault, Brain Injury, Business Formation and Planning, Business Organizations, Construction Accident, Contracts, Dram Shop Laws, Limited Liability Companies, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Non-Compete Agreements, Partnership, Personal Injury - Defense, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Sub-chapter S Corporations, Toxic Mold, Trade Secret, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 50% Business Litigation
- 30% Business/Corporate
- 20% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2006, Washington
Professional Webpage: https://www.tbr-law.com/about-our-firm/aric-s-bomsztyk/
- Washington
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
- After a month-long jury trial, obtained a complete defense verdict for franchisor being sued by multiple franchisees and successor franchisor for violations of Washington's Franchise Investment Protection Act and other breach of contract claims.
- After being sentenced by a King County Superior Court judge for two separate felonies causing an increase in client's offender score and sentence, appealed to the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division I arguing that the two felonies were part of the same criminal conduct and should not be sentenced separately. The Court of Appeals agreed and remanded the case back to King County Superior Court to resentence client.
- Filed a motion to withdraw guilty pleas on the basis Defendant was incompetent to enter the pleas due to extreme schizophrenia. Through thorough investigation and persuasive argument, convinced the judge to allow the Defendant to withdraw guilty pleas and dismiss the charges. The defendant was saved from imminent deportation to Cambodia.
- Filed a motion for new trial, after Defendant was convicted by a jury after a three-day trial. Through thorough investigation and persuasive argument, convinced the trial judge to reverse the jury's verdict and dismiss the case against the Defendant. The defendant was saved from imminent deportation to Somalia.
- Litigation on behalf of business partners negotiating and settling disputed relationships and allowing businesses to remove partners and/or partners to be released.
- Litigation on behalf of both creditors and debtors settling millions of dollars in disputed debts.
- Litigation on behalf of commercial landlords and commercial tenants settling millions of dollars of disputed lease provisions.
- Successful savings of hundreds of thousands of dollars representing small businesses in Department of Revenue, Labor & Industries, and Employment Security Department audits, charges and hearings. Scores of successful representations in various governmental administrative hearings and before the board of industrial insurance appeals.
- Successful defense of mortgage brokers' license accused of violating Washington Department of Financial Institution regulations governing the mortgage industry.
- Successful defense of dermatologist's medical license accused of violating Washington Department of Health regulations governing medical spas.
- Negotiated and drafted the terms of a stock purchase buy out whereby one shareholder bought out the remaining shareholder and acquired full ownership of a well known retail brand.
- Negotiated and drafted a multi-million dollar construction contract on behalf of the general contractor for a condominium conversion of a historic building in Seattle, Washington.
- Corporate counsel for scores of Washington small businesses advising, negotiating and drafting: joint venture agreements, commercial leases, purchase and sale agreements, licensing/franchise agreements, noncompetition and other employment agreements.
- Millions of dollars obtained for injured individuals for their medical malpractice, hospital malpractice, and nursing home malpractice claims subject to confidentiality provisions.
- Settled the claim of a homeowner injured by a contractor during a remodel for $125,000.
- Settled a personal injury claim by a pedestrian struck by a bus for $150,000.
- Settled a personal injury claim by an inmate of county correctional facility for $250,000.
- Obtained a hung jury for a Defendant with a blood alcohol limit above .11 and charged with driving under the influence. After the trial, successfully renegotiated the charge with the prosecutor so that the Defendant could plead to a significantly lesser charge and receive no jail time or other conditions associated with a conviction for driving under the influence.
- After trial, obtained complete reversal of industrial insurance premiums assessed against trucking company by Washington's Department of Labor & Industries.
- Rated 10/10 on Avvo.
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A.
- “Litigating For Small Business Clients. Realities & Strategies” Presented to the King County Bar Association.
- Traditional Funding & Crowdfunding” Presented to William Factory Small Business Incubator.
- “Your Business' First Steps. A Primer on Partnerships, Incorporation/LLC, Joint Ventures.
- “Structuring Creative Collaborations. Simple Legal Steps to Protect Your Ideas, Friendships & Sanity” Presented to the City of Seattle-Office of Film + Music.
- Commercial Landlords
- Contractors/Subcontractors
- Developers
- Finance
- Food/Hospitality
- Legal
- Manufacturing
- Medical/Dental
- Retail
- Software/Internet
- Trucking
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2010
