August Cifelli

August G. Cifelli is a personal injury lawyer and long-time partner at Lee Smart. His law practice emphasizes serious injury claims from vehicle accidents, mechanical design/product liability and auto dealership cases. Mr. Cifelli believes almost any conflict can be settled at mediation if the parties believe their issues and concerns are being effectively communicated to the opposition.  As a mediator his task is to facilitate the parties' ability to be heard and to provide a fresh, informed perspective on settlement. He has consistently been named a Washington State Super Lawyer by Washington Law and Politics magazine. He was similarly honored as a Top Attorney in Washington in summer, 2008.  He serves on the regional faculty for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, and volunteers as a member of the Juvenile Court Diversion Program.