Lawyers for
Government Contractors

We are a Seattle-based law firm specializing in government contract law, with all its unique complexities. Our clients are prime contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers, businesses large and small, in a wide variety of industries, with offices and projects located throughout the United States and around the world.
We help clients in virtually every industry, including aviation & space, construction, manufacturing, ship repair, transportation, and commercial services as shown in our Representative Solutions.
Firm
Our Core Values
We are
competitive.

Our core values shape our conduct, drive our decisions, and determine who we are as legal professionals. Our core values define us, capture the unique nature of our firm, and distinguish us from others.

Our Value Proposition

We provide clients with the peace of mind that comes from working with skilled professionals focused on their specific legal needs with a history of providing effective, creative, and efficient solutions.

Focused
Focused

Unlike practice groups at some large, full-service firms where attorneys may split their time across various areas, each member of our team is dedicated solely to government contract law. Our focus provides us both a deep understanding of the unique challenges our clients face and extensive experience solving government contract law problems.

Effective
Effective

Our results are a testament to our effectiveness. Whether we are securing a contract award through strategic advice or the bid protest process, converting a termination for default through negotiation, summary judgment, or trial, or resolving any other claim, dispute or issue relating to the award or performance of a government contract, we provide solutions that help our clients succeed.

Creative
Creative

Our creativity is not a stroke of luck; it is the planned result of our experience, curiosity, and dedication to solving a client’s problem. Creativity is often the key to success, and we make it a priority in everything we do. This approach enhances our ability to develop innovative solutions that align with a client’s goals and solve complex legal problems.

Efficient
Efficient

Time is money, and we do not waste either. Like creativity, we plan for efficiency. We carefully evaluate issues and prepare and track budgets. We minimize delays and avoid unnecessary battles because the longer a problem is left unresolved, the more it generally costs to resolve it. This proactive approach not only saves time but also reduces costs, enabling us to deliver highly efficient solutions.

Our Team

We are dedicated attorneys and professionals who have credibility with the agencies our clients work with and the attorneys who represent them.

We take a mission-first approach to the problems our clients ask us to solve.

Paralegal & Office Manager
Anita
Castillo
Senior Associate
John
Barr
Of Counsel
Matthew
Emmons
Partner
Stowell
Holcomb
Partner
Mark
Jackson
Chief Operating Officer
Mark
Jackson Jr.
Paralegal
Debbie
Lieberman
Of Counsel
Charles
Olmsted
Our Statistics
Jackson Holcomb by the Numbers
Practice Focus
100
percentage of our time focused exclusively on government contract law
International Projects
9
foreign countries where
we have served clients
Military Service
43
combined years
of military service
Firm Recognition
10
consecutive years listed in Best Law Firms®
Agency Experience
37
executive branch entities where we have served clients
National Reach
26
states where we
have served clients
Our News
Firm News
Jan 29, 2024
Jackson Holcomb Sponsors Pub K’s Government Contracts Annual Review 2024

Jackson Holcomb is a co-sponsor of Pub K’s Government Contracts Annual Review 2024, which takes place February 13-14, 2024 at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.

This year’s Annual Review expects 70 leade...

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Dec 22, 2023
Jackson Holcomb Recovers COVID-19 Damages under Fixed-Price Contracts

Jackson Holcomb settled four separate cases consolidated before the Eastern District of Virginia, recovering a total of $1.65 million. All the cases arose from ship repair contracts with the US Navy. In each case, the client sought to recover the increased costs it incur...

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Nov 02, 2023
Jackson Holcomb Listed in Best Law Firms® for Tenth Consecutive Year

Jackson Holcomb has been ranked in the 2024 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list in Regional Tier 3, Seattle, Litigation – Construction. This is the tenth consecutive year the firm was listed. Firms included in the 2024 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® ...

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Sep 15, 2023
Jackson Holcomb Obtains $1.8M Settlement Asserting Economic Waste Doctrine

Our client inadvertently provided non-compliant precast concrete manholes for a Corps of Engineers’ project in Hawaii and some of them were installed. The Corps directed they be removed and replaced. We demonstrated that the cost to correct was economically wasteful an...

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