Honors and Awards:

• J.D., magna cum laude, Seattle University School of Law
• Associate Editor, Seattle Journal for Social Justice, 2002-2004

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member, King County Bar Association
• Member, Washington State Bar Association
• "Domestic Partnership Expansion Bill: What Every Family Law Practitioner Needs to Know," Presenter, King County Bar Association CLE, 2008
• "Successfully Representing Nontraditional Families," Presenter, National Business Institute CLE, Seattle, 2008
• King County Superior Court judge training on domestic partnerships and other intimate committed relationships, American Association of Matrimonial Lawyers, with appellate attorney Pat Novotny, 2008
• "Parenting Plans and the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act", Presenter, King County Bar Association CLE, 2009
• "Strategies and Solutions for the Family Law Practitioner," Presenter, Washington State Bar Association Family Law Section Midyear CLE, 2009
• "Advising Clients on Domestic Partner Registration and Related Issues," Presenter, Washington State Bar Association CLE, 2009
• "Parenting Plans and the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act," Presenter, King County Bar Association CLE, 2010
• "Washington Domestic Partnership Expansion Bill, An Overview for Family Law Practitioners," Presenter, King County Bar Association CLE, 2010

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Legal volunteer, King County Bar Association neighborhood legal clinic
• Volunteer attorney, CLEAR SR*, Northwest Justice Project, 2004
• Family Recognition Committee, Legal Voice (formerly Northwest Women's Law Center), 2011

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• "Washington's Expanded Domestic Partnership Registry Grants Important New Rights for GLBT Couples," Perspective, Co-author, with Justin Sedell, 2008
• "A Family Law Practitioner's Guide to Navigating the Domestic Partnership Expansion Bill," Washington State Bar News, Co-author, with Justin Sedell, 2008
• "What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: Practice and Procedure in King County Superior Court," seminar taught at Seattle University School of Law, Presenter, 2008
• “The Proposition 8 Battle and What it Means for Washington”, Author, King County Bar Bulletin, 2010
• Washington Family Law Deskbook, chapter on "Domestic Partnerships", Editor, 2011

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Featured source authority, "Domestic Partnerships in Washington," on KIRO-TV and Northwest Cable News, March 2008
• Featured source authority, "Domestic Registry Sparks New Issues," Puget Sound Business Journal, August 2007

Educational Background:

• J.D., magna cum laude, Seattle University School of Law
• B.A. in Sociology, Indiana University