Carney Badley Spellman, P.S. is a Pacific Northwest law firm located in Seattle, Washington. Our clients will tell you we are known for providing exceptional value in legal services by recognizing case objectives early and obtaining cost-effective results. The Carney firm provides legal services in business, litigation, construction, government affairs and insurance to individuals and to privately-held and publicly-traded companies.
John D. Spellman came to the firm in 1985 after serving as the 18th Governor of the State of Washington, from 1981 to 1985.
Governor Spellman was King County's first elected Executive from 1969 to 1981 and served as vice-chairman of the U.S. Coastal Zone Management Advisory Commission, president of the Puget Sound Council of Governments, vice-chairman of the Puget Sound Economic Development Council, and served 12 years as a member of the Puget Sound Air Pollution Control Agency and the council of the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle (METRO). Governor Spellman served in the U.S. Navy. He practiced law for 13 years before entering public service. As Governor he served as chair of the National Governors' International Trade and Foreign Affairs Committee, on the advisory board of the Export-Import Bank of the United States and as advisor to the U.S. Trade Ambassador, and on the Board of USA Waste. He is active in domestic and foreign business, municipal and administrative law.
Associations
- American Bar Association
- Camp Brotherhood, Board Member
- Evergreen Safety Council, Chairman
- Gerald P. Murphy Cancer Foundation, Board Member
- Seattle University, Served as a professor of Administrative Law
- Sierra Club of Seattle, Board Member
- Washington State Bar Association
- Washington State Public Affairs TV Network, Board Member
Admissions
Washington state; Supreme Court of the United States.
Education
Seattle University, BBS, 1949 (Valedictorian); Georgetown University Law Center, JD, 1953; LLDs, Seattle University, Walla Walla University, and Gonzaga University School of Law (Honoris Causae).
