Specialty Bar Associations

Updated: Nov. 22, 2023

Association of Corporate Counsel-Washington Chapter	Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys
American Immigration Lawyers Association	Washington Defender Association
District & Municipal Court Judges' Association	Washington Defense Trial Lawyers
Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington	Washington Employment Lawyers Association
Government Lawyers Bar Association of Washington	Washington Lawyers for the Arts
Superior Court Judges' Association	Washington State Association for Justice
Washington Appellate Lawyers Association	Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys
Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	Washington State Society of Health Care Attorneys

District & Municipal Court Judges' Association
Administrative Office of the Courts
P.O. Box 41170
Olympia, WA 98504
360-753-3365
Fax: 360-956-5700
Hon. Jeffrey R. Smith, President
Hon. Karl Williams, President-Elect
Hon. Anita Crawford-Willis, Vice President
Hon. Jeffrey D. Goodwin, Secretary/Treasurer
Hon. Rick Leo, Immediate Past President

Superior Court Judges' Association
P.O. Box 41170
Olympia, WA 98504-1170
Hon. Samuel S. Chung, President
Hon. Kristin Ferrera, President-Elect
Hon. Shelly D. Szambelan, Secretary
Hon. Ken Schubert, Treasurer
Hon. Jennifer A. Forbes, Immediate Past President

Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Lauren Bramwell, Executive Director
info@wacdl.org
450 Alaskan Way S., Suite 205
Seattle, WA 98104
206-623-1302
Robin Emmans, President
Nathan Poston, Vice President/East
Heather Straub, Vice President/West
Emily Gause, Secretary
Greg Scott, Treasurer
Cooper Offenbecher, President-Elect
David Hammerstad, Immediate Past President

Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys
Russell Brown, Executive Director
206 10th Ave. SE
Olympia, WA 98501
306-753-2175
Fax: 306-753-3943
Tony Golik, President
Joseph Brusic, Vice President
Ryan Jurvakainen, Secretary
Mary Robnett, Treasurer

Washington Defender Association
Christie Hedman, Executive Director
110 Prefontaine Place S., Suite 610
Seattle, WA 98104
206-623-4321
wda@defensenet.org
Paul Kelley, President
Rachel Cortez, President-Elect
Kendra Lotstein, Vice President East
Harry Gasnick, Vice President West
Matt Harget, Secretary
Jennifer McIntyre, Treasurer
Heather Carroll, Past President

Washington Defense Trial Lawyers
Maggie Sweeney, executive director
Maggie@wdtl.org
701 Pike St., Suite 1400
Seattle, WA 98101
206-749-0319
Michael K. Rhodes, President
Erin C. Seeberger, President-Elect
Ashley A. Nagrodski, Secretary
Rory D. Cosgrove, Treasurer
Jon Ryan Morrone, Immediate Past President

Washington Lawyers for the Arts
info@thewla.org
P.O. Box 61308
Seattle, WA 98141-6308
Rebecca Lanctot, Chair
Leron Vandsburger, Treasurer
James Barker, Secretary

Washington State Association for Justice
(formerly known as Washington State Trial Lawyers Association)
Sara Crumb, Chief Executive Officer
WSAJ@washingtonjustice.org
1809 Seventh Ave., Suite 1500
Seattle, WA 98101-1328
206-464-1011
Elizabeth Hanley, President-Elect
Colleen Durkin Peterson, President-Elect
Kathryn Knudsen, Secretary
James W. Beck, Treasurer
JJ Thompson, Vice President East
Hardeep S. Rekhi, Vice President West
Nathan P. Roberts, Immediate Past President

Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys
2601 Fourth Ave., Suite 800
Seattle, WA 98121
admin@wsama.org
206-625-1300
Dan Lloyd, President
Flannary Collins, Secretary/Treasurer
Debra Casparian, First Vice President
Ann Marie Soto, Second Vice President
Terry Weiner, Immediate Past President