Charles is a Principal at the Skellenger Bender, P.S. Charles is an experienced trial attorney whose practice focuses on family law litigation, with an emphasis on complex marital dissolutions, including those of high net worth individuals often involving business valuations, separate property tracing, contested parenting matters, child support and parenting plan modifications, and domestic violence issues.Longtime supporters of the arts in Seattle may remember Charles from his days as a soloist with the Pacific Northwest Ballet, where he danced professionally for 10 years before leaving in 2001 to pursue a career in the law.Experience and Results Represented client accused of domestic violence in dissolution case involving parenting of minor children, valuation of a closely held business, and complex separate property tracing in a marital estate exceeding $10 million.Represented client at three-week dissolution trial involving request to relocate minor child out of state, complex separate property tracing, and stock option valuation issues.Represented client at multi-day arbitration involving request to relocate minor child out of state, separate property tracing, and complex asset division.