SEATTLE, Wash. – December 8, 2010. Husband and wife Carter Mackley and Jennifer Mackley are pleased to announce the formation of Mackley & Mackley, PLLC, a law firm serving small businesses and individuals.
The firm was formed when Carter, who has practiced business law for the last 10 years with K&L Gates (formerly Preston, Gates & Ellis), joined Jennifer’s solo practice. The duo combine over three decades of experience handling a wide array of legal matters. Their practice areas include start-up formation and early-stage financing, securities compliance, enterprise sales and acquisitions, outsourced general counsel representation, commercial transactions, estate planning, and contract dispute resolution.
A Seattle native, Jennifer began her legal career as a prosecuting attorney in Idaho, focusing on juvenile justice and family law. She opened her own practice in 1996, moving to Seattle in 2000. She is licensed to practice law in Washington, Idaho and Utah.
Jennifer’s undergraduate studies were at Brigham Young University and Il Collegio del Mondo Unito dell’Adriatico in Italy. She studied law at the University of Utah and University of Chicago law schools. In addition to her legal career, for 25 years Jennifer has lead initiatives for rights of the homeless, community preparedness, and anti-hunger organizations.
Carter has a B.A. degree in economics from Brigham Young University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School. After three years with the Wall Street firm Sullivan & Cromwell, Carter left the practice of law temporarily to study graduate health economics at U.C. Berkeley as a National Institutes of Health fellow. Subsequently, Carter was a prosecuting attorney in Bingham County Idaho for eight years before joining Preston, Gates & Ellis in 2000. Carter is licensed to practice law in Washington and Idaho.
Mackley & Mackley, PPLC is a woman-owned and managed business.