Practice Overview
- Media law
- Open government laws (Public Records Act, Open Public Meetings Act)
- General litigation
Legal Experience
- Principal, Allied Law Group LLC (July 2007 to present)
- Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP (2004-July 2007)
- Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP (1996-2004)
- Summer Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP (1995)
- Summer Intern, Corporation Counsel’s Office (City Attorney), Chicago, IL (1994)
- Rule 711 Student Attorney, Northwestern University Legal Clinic, Juvenile Defense Unit (1995-1996)
Education
- Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, IL, Juris Doctorate (1996); (Order of the Coif)
- Northwestern University Law Review (articles editor) (1995 - 1996) (member/author) (1994-1996)
- San Francisco State University, B.A., Journalism 1989
Admitted to Practice Law
- Washington (1996)
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
- United States District Court: Western District of Washington
- United States District Court: Eastern District of Washington
Legal Publications
- Senior Editor, Public Records Act Deskbook, Washington State Bar Association (2006)
- Co-Author, Washington Chapter of Tapping Official Secrets published by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
- Author, Public Records Act Deskbook, Washington State Bar Association (2006):
- Chapter 11 "Personal Records of Public Employees"
- Chapter 13 "Privacy"
- Contributing Author and Editor, ACCESS, published by the Society of Professional Journalists and the Washington Coalition for Open Government
- Co-Author, Attorney General's Open Government Internet Manual (2006)
- Co-Author, “The Hangartner Decision: The Supreme Court Limits Access to Public Records,” 58 Washington State Bar News 20 (September 2004)
- Co-Author, “Access to Information Laws in the United States of America,” chapter of international law summary published and translated into several languages by The World Media Alliance
Awards and Honors
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America under First Amendment (2007 – present)
- Named A Super Lawyer by Washington Law and Politics (2008 – present)
- Named a Rising Star by Washington Law and Politics (2004 – 2008)
- Washington Coalition for Open Government, Key Award (2008)
- Pro Bono Attorney Award, King County Bar Association, for service to homeless
Volunteer and Professional Activities
- National Freedom of Information Coalition, Board Member (May 2008 to
present)
- Society of Professional Journalists FOIA Committee, Washington State
Delegate (2008 to present)
- Washington Coalition for Open Government founding board member
(2002–2007) and former President (2006–2007)
- “A Judge and Lawyer in Every School” program, Washington State Bar Association (founding member and
former chair), and King County Bar Association (founding member and
former chair)
- Public Legal Education Council, Washington State Bar Association (liaison member)
- King County Bar Association Legal Services for the Homeless (pro bono attorney and former committee member and chair)
- King County Bar Association Kinship Care Third Party Custody program (pro bono attorney for grandparent/relative custody program)
- King County Bar Association Community Legal Services Committee (former chair and committee member)
- Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (pro bono attorney for asylum and domestic violence cases)
- Administrative Law Section (Washington State Bar Association) (member)
- Communications Law Section (American Bar Association) (member)
- Appellate Section (King County Bar Association) (member)
