• The President's Award from the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association (WSTLA) in 1999.
• Advanced Mediation Workshop at Harvard University in June 2000. Selection as one of 36 participants wordwide to attend the AMW.
• King County Bar Association "Quiet Hero" recognition in 2000 for her community service.
• Local Hero Award in September, 2001, from the Washington State Bar Association for her legal and community service in King County.

• 1972 Graduate, University of Washington
• 1975 Graduate, Seattle University Law School
• Attorney since 1976

• Washington State Bar Assn.
• Dispute Resolution Section of WSBA
• Seattle-King County Bar Assn.
• Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Assn.
• Washington State Association for Justice

• Professional
  • She has served on the trial lawyers board for ten years.
  • She has written a column for the WSTLA newsletter on community service.
  • She is a founding member of the Foundation for the Washington State Courts.
  • She has written a chapter in the WSBA Washington Motor Vehicle Accident Litigation Desk book.
• Volunteering
  • She tutors middle school students weekly.

Nancy Hanan, Enumclaw    

"Her compassion and honesty helped give me courage for the future. She is an attorney of great integrity, wisdom, savvy, fairness and professionalism."