2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Attorney Profile

Janna J. Annest

Janna Annest

Mills Meyers Swartling
1000 2nd Avenue, 30th Floor
Seattle, WA 98104-1064

Seattle

Washington (WA)

Contact Contact Janna J. Annest
T: 206-382-1000
F: 206-267-6742

Visit: www.millsmeyers.com
Practice Areas: General Litigation (50%), Family Law (50%)

General Litigation

Family Law

Profile

Janna Annest is a litigator and an adoption attorney in Seattle, Washington who represents individuals, businesses, and government entities in insurance coverage, real property, commercial, and product liability disputes. Janna also handles all types of adoption proceedings throughout Washington, speaks frequently about adoption law, and is a regular columnist for Adoptive Families Magazine. Janna has practiced at Mills Meyers Swartling since 2003, and became a shareholder in 2011. She received her J.D. with honors form the University of Washington School of Law in 2003, where she served as a Notes & Comments Editor of the Washington Law Review. She graduated cum laude and with high honors from Dartmouth College in 2000, where she captained the women's volleyball team and was a visiting student at Oxford University. Janna serves on the board of Adoptive Friends & Family of Greater Seattle, leads the Dartmouth Alumni Club of Western Washington, and is a member of the Dartmouth College Alumni Council and Club Officers' Executive Committee.

Selected To

Washington Rising Stars 2011
Washington Rising Stars 2010
Washington Rising Stars 2009

Historical data is only available from 2003

About Janna Annest

Admitted: 2003, Washington

Professional Webpage: www.mms-seattle.com/our-attorneys/janna-j-annest/

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Dartmouth Lawyers Association
  • Washington State Bar Association
  • King County Bar Association (Litigation and Family Law Sections)

Pro bono/Community Service:

  • Studio East (Board Member, 2011-present)
  • Adoptive Friends & Family of Greater Seattle (Board Member. 2009-present)
  • Dartmouth College Alumni Council (2010-Present)
  • Dartmouth Alumni Club of Western Washington (President, 2005-Present)

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

Educational Background:

  • Dartmouth College, B.A., cum laude and with high honors, 2000
  • University of Washington School of Law, J.D. with honors, 2003
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