Joe Wallin is an experienced Seattle-based corporate lawyer, well-known for representing startups, investors, and lenders. With a passion for writing about legal issues that impact startups and growth companies, Joe blogs avidly on The Startup Law Blog and has contributed to publications like the Wall St. Journal, PandoDaily, GeekWire, and Xconomy. Joe is also an accomplished author with a book on Angel Investing set to launch this summer, published by Holloway. He has studied at Cascade High School, the University of Washington, Seattle University School of Law, and New York University, gaining his B.A. in Economics, his J.D. in Law and his LL.M in Tax. Joe's professional journey includes working as a Tax Consultant at Arthur Andersen LLP, an Associate at Garvey Schubert & Barer, Riddell Williams P.S., Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich before becoming a Partner at DLA Piper US LLP, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, and Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich. Additionally, he served as Adjunct Professor at Seattle University School of Law and as a volunteer in the Public Policy Advisory Council at the Angel Capital Association. Currently, Joe is an Independent Director at The W Fund.