Seven years ago today, Christopher T.L. Brown and Yuan “Ruth” Qi founded NorthStar Law Group, P.S. with a simple but ambitious idea: bring over thirty years of combined legal experience together to serve clients across the Pacific Northwest and beyond with personalized, practical, and cost-effective legal solutions.
A lot has happened since April 1, 2019.
Over the past seven years, our team has grown to include attorneys, paralegals, and support staff who collectively bring deep expertise across business law, international transactions, estate planning, trust administration, and tax law. We have been featured on Bloomberg and Yahoo Finance, earned recognition from the Thurston County Chamber of Commerce with a Boss of the Year honoree for Christopher Brown, we’ve been acknowledged by the Best of South Sound for our excellence in estate law and wills & trusts, and expanded our presence from Olympia/Tumwater to Seattle and beyond.
From business formations and international transactions to estate plans and trust administration, our team has had the privilege of walking alongside clients through the moments that matter most. Whether it was helping a small business launch, protecting a family’s legacy, or navigating complex cross-border matters, every engagement has reinforced why we started this firm in the first place.
To every client who has trusted us with your business, your family, and your legacy: thank you. You are why we do this work.
And to the NorthStar team past and present: you are the reason this firm is what it is today. Here’s to another 7 years and more!


