Kurt Hermanns
Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP
Kurt represents South Sound businesses and individuals in White Collar Crime matters. He advises clients on corporate criminal risks, federal grand jury investigations, financial crimes, securities frauds, bankruptcy crimes, government contract frauds, real estate schemes, Medicare frauds-and tax frauds. He is GTH’s authority on cybercrime and legal issues relating to cybersecurity and data privacy. His work includes assisting South Sound businesses in creating cybersecurity plans consistent with the US protocols issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). He also advises clients on data privacy requirements arising from the European Union’s General Data Privacy Regulations (GDPR) and other countries.
Kurt joined GTH in 2014 after 32 years as a state and federal prosecutor specializing in White Collar Crime. While at the United States Attorney’s Office in Seattle and Tacoma, he was a Branch Chief, Senior Litigation Counsel, and Assistant US Attorney. In that role as a federal prosecutor, he earned a reputation as a skilled litigator, appellate practitioner, and negotiator. He was recognized with many awards and honors from the US Department of Justice, law enforcement agencies and victims of crime. In 2010-11 he acted as a legal adviser at the US Embassy in Albania assisting government authorities in forming a new judicial system.
After retiring from the US Attorney’s Office, Kurt discovered he missed the challenge and camaraderie of practicing law. He is an enthusiastic sailor, hiker, photographer, and woodworker.
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Intellectual Property
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Corporate Criminal Liability
- Washington
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- United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
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- United States District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington
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- English
- Of Counsel
- Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP
- Current
- University of Puget Sound
- J.D. (1980)
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- Fairhaven College, Bellingham
- B.A. (1975)
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- Scholar Number 19499
- Fulbright Specialist Program
- Special Achievement Award
- US Department of Justice
- Also awarded in 2007,2001,1997,1996, and 1990
- Exceptional Service Awards
- Department of Defense, Defense Criminal Investigative Service, Army Finance Office of Special Investigations and US Air Force
- Washington State Bar Association # 11483
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- Order of Barristers
- Member
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- Federal Bar Association
- Member
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- Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association
- Member
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- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member
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- Trial Advocacy, Tirana, Albania,
- 2010
- Corruption and Financial Crime Investigation, Pogradec and Vlora, Albania,
- 2010
- Banking Evidence, Tirana, Albania
- 2011
- Need for Comprehensive Criminal Procedure Reform, Tirana, Albania
- 2011
- Criminal Pitfalls for the Civil Practitioner
- Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association
- 2014
