Subject:	Your March 16 Email
Date:	Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:45:52 -0800
From:	"Erle Cohen" <erlec@SeedIP.com>
To:	bulzidave@yahoo.com

Dear Dave,

I am responding to your March 16 email to Bill Ferron. It is my understanding that you originally contacted Mr. Ferron in March 2005 and asked whether Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC (Seed IP) could assist you in negotiations against Stair Master.  Mr. Ferron advised you that assisting you would likely require a conflict of interest waiver because Seed IP did work for Stair Master.  Mr. Ferron agreed, per your request, to see if Stair Master would waive any conflict of interest issues and allow someone at Seed IP to assist you.  They have declined to do so.  Given their objection, we are bound by the Washington State Bar Association's Rules of Professional Conduct which preclude us from representing you in this matter. This is also why Bill asked that he be dropped from your ongoing email correspondence with Stair Master's counsel.

We would be happy to provide you the names of other counsel who may be able to represent you.  Please let me know if you would like a list of other counsel.

If you have further questions regarding this matter, please direct them to me.

Very truly yours,

Erle Cohen
Executive Director
Seed IP Law Group PLLC

(206) 622-4900
www.seedip.com