Honors and Awards:

• J.D., cum laude, Seattle University School of Law
• Note and Comment Editor, Seattle University Law Review

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• IACP Facilitative Mediation Training
• IACP Collaborative Law Basic Training  

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Co-chair, Judicial Evaluation Committee, QLaw Bar Association
• Member, QLaw Bar Association
• Member, King County Bar Association
• Member, Washington State Bar Association
• Member, Access to Justice Committee, King County Superior Court
• Member, King County Collaborative Law
• Member, Collaborative Professionals of Washington
• Member, International Association of Collaborative Professionals  
• Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, Washington State Bar Association
• Adjunct Professor of Law, Seattle University School of Law

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Volunteer attorney, People with AIDS program, King County Bar Association

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• "Domestic Partner Law Forum", Presenter, Equal Rights Washington Public Event (Tacoma, WA), 2007
• "Washington State's Domestic Partner Law", Speaker, Washington ACLU Seminar, 2007
• "Legislature Acts: Post-Andersen Domestic Partnership Bill Paves Way", Author, King County Bar Bulletin, 2007
• "What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: Practice and Procedure in King County Superior Court", Presenter, Seattle University School of Law Seminar, 2008
• "Relationship Agreements", Presenter, King County Bar Association CLE, 2008
• "Understanding Washington’s Domestic Partnership Legislation", Presenter, Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association CLE (Family Law Section), 2008
• "Washington's Expanded Domestic Partnership Registry Grants Important new Rights for GLBT Couples", Co-Author, Perspective, 2008
• "A Family Law Practitioner's Guide to Navigating the Domestic Partnership Expansion Bill", Co-Author, Washington State Bar News, 2008
• "Litigating Cases Involving Unmarried Couples", Presenter, Snohomish County Bar Association CLE (Family Law Section), 2009
• "Parenting Plans and the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act", Co-Presenter, King County Bar Association CLE, 2009
• "Practice & Procedure", Adjunct Professor, Seattle University Law Course, 2009
• "Impacts of Washington’s Domestic Partnership Laws on the Elder Care Community", Presenter, 2009
• "Domestic Partnerships: Another Look, Additional Rights", Author, King County Bar Bulletin, 2009
• "Washington Domestic Partnership Expansion Bill: An Overview for Family Law Practitioners", Presenter, King County Bar Association CLE, 2010
• "Parenting Plan Litigation", Presenter, King County Bar Association CLE, 2010
• "Transitioning to Practice: A New Lawyer’s Guide to Practicing in King County", Adjunct Professor, Seattle University Law Course, 2010

Verdicts and Settlements:

• In re the Marriage of Meredith, decided by Division II, Washington State Court of Appeals, February 2009

Educational Background:

• J.D. cum laude, Seattle University School of Law
• B.A. in Political Science, University of California at Davis