Leadership

LFW Board of Trustees

The members of the Legal Foundation of Washington’s Board of Trustees are appointed by the Governor, the Washington State Bar Association Board of Governors, and the Washington Supreme Court. They serve three-year terms and are eligible for one re-appointment.

Sean M. Davis, President
Microsoft

Juli Farris, Vice-President
Keller Rohrback LLP

Joanna Plichta Boisen, Secretary
Davis Wright Tremaine

Gary Melonson, Treasurer
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Candelaria Murillo, Past President
Anderson Law

Anthony Powers
American Equity & Justice Group, The Redemption Project, and Seattle Clemency Project

Hon. Kristin Ferrera
Chelan County Superior Court

Jennifer Bereskin
Urban Indians Northwest and Washington Low Income Housing Alliance

Michael J. Pontarolo
Delay, Curran, Thompson, Pontarolo & Walker, P.S.

Michael Sprangers
Johnson Flora Sprangers PLLC

William D. Pickett
Larson Griffee Pickett PLLC

Campaign for Equal Justice Board – Executive Committee

The Campaign for Equal Justice is the fundraising program of the Legal Foundation of Washington. The board of the Campaign is composed of attorneys from around the state who volunteer their time to raise awareness about the importance of civil legal aid and raise private donations to fund the work of LFW’s grantees. Click here to view the full list of Campaign Board members.

Peter Talevich, President
K&L Gates

Ann Brice, Statewide Events Chair
Law Office of Brice & Timm

William O. Etter, Rainier Cup Committee Co-Chair
Foster Garvey

Ben Melnick, Rainier Cup Committee Co-Chair
Schauermann Thayer

Brian Buckley, King County Law Firm Campaign Co-Chair
Fenwick & West

Kathryn S. Rosen, King County Law Firm Campaign Co-Chair
Davis Wright Tremaine

Bridget Grotz, Pierce County Law Firm Campaign Co-Chair
Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala

Tom Vertetis, Pierce County Law Firm Campaign Co-Chair
Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala