Snell & Wilmer Adds Commercial Finance Attorney Julie Hamilton in Seattle

SEATTLE – Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that Julie B. Hamilton has joined the firm’s Seattle office as partner in the Commercial Finance practice group. Hamilton is a skilled finance attorney who represents regional lenders, national banks, and private lenders in a range of complex lending transactions, with a focus on real estate secured financing and loan workouts.

“Julie is an accomplished finance attorney who is well-versed in the lending landscape, and we are delighted to welcome her to the Seattle office,” said Amit Ranade, partner in the Seattle office. “Her addition broadens the range of services we offer to our clients in the region and strengthens our national commercial finance practice.”

Hamilton advises lenders and financial institutions on the structuring, documentation, and closing of various lending transactions. She has deep experience representing lenders in real estate secured loan transactions, including term loans, construction loans, and combination construction and term loans. Hamilton also represents lenders in affordable housing lending transactions, homebuilder finance, and complex commercial and industrial financing.

“Snell & Wilmer has built one of the top commercial finance practices in the western United States, and I am excited to join the firm’s growing Seattle office,” said Hamilton. “I look forward to working with my new colleagues and helping our clients navigate complex transactions and evolving market dynamics.”

Hamilton also assists clients with the workout and restructuring of commercial real estate secured loans, including restructuring guidance, pre-workout negotiations, forbearance agreements, receivership actions, deed-in-lieu transactions, and non-judicial foreclosures.

Drawing on nearly a decade of experience as a commercial banker, Hamilton brings first-hand knowledge of the various needs of financial institutions and businesses. She arrives at Snell & Wilmer from the Seattle-based firm Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson.

Hamilton earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from the Seattle University School of Law, where she served on the editorial board of the Seattle Law Review. She received her B.A. from the University of Oregon. Hamilton is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the King County Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, and Washington Women Lawyers.