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Providing a modern and pragmatic approach to solving the legal, business and practical problems inherent with all types of family units using advocacy and negotiation with the goal of helping create the best possible future for our clients.

Paul B. Mack
Family Law & Selective Personal Injury
Joseph W. Brown
Family Law & Appeals
Carolynn R. Imes
Family Law
Michelle K. Nay
Office Manager
Deziree M. Appelbaum
Paralegal
Kelsey L. Black
Paralegal
Paul B. Mack

A graduate of the Phillips Exeter Academy, Skidmore College and the Gonzaga School of Law, Paul has been in private practice with his own firm since 1994. Prior to that he was a long serving trial lawyer as a deputy prosecuting attorney in Spokane County where he tried cases from misdemeanors to 1st degree murder.

A member and former president of the Spokane County Bar Association, Paul has been named a “Super Lawyer” by Washington Law and Politics magazine and a “Top Lawyer” as chosen by his peers in Spokane Magazine. He has served and chaired the boards of both Columbia Legal Services and the Legal Foundation of Washington. He was awarded the “Local Hero Award” by the Washington State Bar Association and is the 2012 recipient of the prestigious Smithmoore P. Myers Professionalism Award.


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Joseph W. Brown

Originally from Brier, Washington, Joe attended the University of Washington in Seattle where he graduated with his B.A. in Political Science. He moved to Spokane to attend law school at Gonzaga University where he graduated summa cum laude. 

During law school, Joe both externed and worked in the Commissioner’s Office at Division III of the Washington State Court of Appeals. After graduating from law school, Joe moved to Olympia to work for Justice Mary Fairhurst of the Washington State Supreme Court. After a brief stint with the Office of the King County Prosecuting Attorney, Joe returned to Spokane to work for Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.  Joe joined the office shortly after his term ended at the district court.

In addition to his work at the firm, Joe has coached the National Moot Court team at Gonzaga University School of Law for several years. 


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Carolynn R. Imes

A Spokane native, Carolynn graduated with her B.A. from Eastern Washington University before graduating from the Washington State Bar Association Law Clerk Program in 2021. Her practice focuses exclusively on family law matters, ranging from complex divorces to issues involving spousal maintenance, parenting plans, relocations, child support, and minor guardianships.

For more than a decade Carolynn has diligently and compassionately assisted clients in various capacities with their family law matters. Prior to becoming a lawyer, she worked as a legal assistant and law clerk while she put herself through college and the Law Clerk Program, a four-year course of legal study. In addition to her work with the firm, Carolynn regularly volunteers with the Spokane County Volunteers Lawyer Program and serves on the board of the Spokane County Young Lawyer Division.

Carolynn is admitted to practice in Washington and is a member of the Washington State and Spokane County Bar Associations.


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Michelle K. Nay

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Deziree M. Appelbaum

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Kelsey L. Black

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An Update Regarding
Covid-19
In response to federal, state and local guidelines, the people of The Law Office of Paul B Mack, PLLC will be working remotely whenever possible. We are augmenting remote work with in person meetings whenever possible using video-conferencing and, of course, telephone calls in addition to all other electronic forms of communication. Using careful advanced planning we will continue to deliver timely and excellent legal services. If you would like to schedule a consultation you may call our office or email us using the "Contact Us" tab to schedule a video conferencing consultation.
These are the
Areas of Practice
in which we excel
Divorce / Marital Dissolution
Child Custody
Business Valuations in Dissolutions
Child Support & Spousal Maintenance
Post-Decree Enforcement
Post-Decree Modification
Relocation of Parent
Professional Practice
Minor Guardianship / Non-Parental Custody
Mediation
Property Rights of Unmarried Couples
Pre & Post-Nuptial Agreement Analysis
Appeals
Selective Personal Injury
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We are located on the 3rd floor of the GESA Credit Union Building in Downtown Spokane at 618 West Riverside Avenue, Suite 300, Spokane, WA 99201.  

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