Law School
University of Puget Sound, J.D., 1992
Law School Graduation Year
1992
College
University of Northern Iowa, B.S.W. with high honors, 1984; University of Illinois, M.S.W., with hig
Memberships
Tacoma-Pierce County and Washington State Bar Associations; Washington State Trial Lawyers Association; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association; Academy of Certified Social Workers; National Association of Social Workers.
Biographical
Alpha Delta Mu. Associate Editor, University of Puget Sound Law Review, 1991-1992. Co-Author: Chapter on Appellate Procedures for Washington Practice (1998 Edition). Author: Trust versus Legal Obligation: A Delicate Balance, Public Welfare, Vol. 48, No. 4, Fall 1990, pp 39-42; Are You Being Too Harsh, Questionnaire on Parental Treatment of Children, USA Today, March 7, 1989; On Corporal Punishment, Child Welfare, Vol. LXVIII, No. 1, Jan/Feb., 1989, pp. 87-88. Law Clerk: Washington State Court of Appeals, Hon. Gerry Alexander and Hon. Elaine Houghton, 1992-1994; Washington State Supreme Court, Hon. Charles Z. Smith, 1992. Public Defender, Pierce County Dept. of Assigned Counsel, Juvenile Division, 1992; Judicial Extern, Washington State Supreme Court, Hon. James Dolliver, 1991. Law Clerk, Washington State Attorney General's Office, Division of Fish & Wildlife, 1990. Legislative Intern with U.S. Senate, Hon. Tom Harkin, 1986.