Leadership
Leadership and accountability you can trust
As an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2000, the Endowment for Equal Justice is governed by a board of directors comprised of dedicated community leaders and civil justice advocates from across Washington. We are committed to ensuring that your gifts to the Endowment are invested wisely and that disbursements are put to use efficiently and equitably to address the most pressing civil legal needs facing low-income families in our state.
Board Members:
Rima Alaily, Reach 20 Co-Chair
Microsoft Corporation
Beth Bloom
Bloom Law PLLC
Bruce M. Brooks, Treasurer
Perch Partners
Ellen Dial, Vice President
Perkins Coie (ret.)
Kay E. Frank
MacDonald Hoague & Bayless
Eleanor Hamburger
Sirianni Youtz Spoonemore Hamburger
John K. Hoerster, President and Reach 20 Co-Chair
Foster Garvey
Mark A. Hutcheson
Davis Wright Tremaine
Nancy D. Isserlis
Winston & Cashatt
Ronald J. Knox
Garvey Schubert Barer (ret.)
J. Richard Manning
Attorney at Law
Gail Mautner
Lane Powell PC
Michelle Moersfelder, Reach 20 Co-Chair
Open Society Foundations
Salvador A. Mungia
Gordon Thomas Honeywell
Margaret A. Niles, Secretary
K&L Gates
Judge Michael Schwab
Yakima County Superior Court (ret.)
Gerald Schley
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Advisory Council:
Chief Justice Gerry Alexander (ret.)
Joel Benoliel
Paula E. Boggs
Greg Dallaire
James A. Degel
Lucy Lee Helm
Donald J. Horowitz
Pat McIntyre
John McKay
James S. Rogers
Steven Rovig
Dave W. Savage
Ada Shen-Jaffe
Robert V. Taylor
Gordon W. Wilcox
IN LOVING MEMORY OF J. DAVID ANDREWS
David Andrews was a beacon of light for the civil legal aid community for decades. In 1991, along with Mark Hutcheson, Dave founded the Legal Aid for Washington (LAW) Fund, now the well established annual Campaign for Equal Justice, which has raised over $25 million to support legal aid programs throughout the state of Washington. He was especially proud of his work with the Endowment for Equal Justice, which he co-founded with Mark Hutcheson and Ada Shen-Jaffe. Currently nearing the $20 million mark, Dave had a vision that this long-term fund, the largest endowment of its kind in the country, would provide sustainable support for low income families and individuals in need of critical legal representation. The Legal Foundation of Washington and the Endowment for Equal Justice would like to extend our endless thanks to David for his vision, commitment and generosity.
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.
Michael J. Pontarolo, President
Delay, Curran, Thompson, Pontarolo & Walker, P. S.
Candelaria Murillo, Vice President
Anderson Law
Gary Melonson, Treasurer
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
Sean Davis, Secretary
Microsoft
Mark A. Johnson, Past President
Johnson Flora Sprangers, PLLC
Joanna Plichta Boisen
Davis Wright Tremaine
Juli Farris
Keller Rohrback LLP
Mark A. Griffin
Attorney at Law
Fred Rivera
Seattle Mariners
Campaign for Equal Justice Board
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.
Thomas Vertetis, President
Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala
Shelly Andrew
Gordon Thomas Honeywell
Kirsten Barron
Barron Smith Daugert, PLLC
Quentin Batjer
Davis Arneil LLP
Ann Brice
Law Offices of Brice & Timm
Brian Buckley
Fenwick & West
Jaime Cuevas, Jr.
Ramsey Companies
Robert Croft
Humana
Heath Dixon
Summit Law Group
Meaghan Driscoll
Connelly Law Offices
William O. Etter
Foster Garvey
Laura Gerber
Keller Rohrback
Kiran Griffith
Perkins Coie
Kellen Hade
T-Mobile
Beth Henderson
Microsoft
Yemi F. Jackson
Microsoft
Larry Jefferson
Washington State Office of Public Defense
William Kinsel
Kinsel Law Offices, PLLC
Kathleen Kyle
Snohomish County Public Defenders Association
Nicholas Manheim
US Attorney’s Office, Seattle
Dick Manning
Attorney at Law
Joel Merkel
Deputy Prosecutor, King County
Deane Minor
Tuohy Minor Kruse, PLLC
Vanessa Padelford
JND Class Action Administration
Patrick Palace
Palace Law Offices
Laurie Powers
Gonzaga University School of Law
Gregory E. Price
Law Office of Gregory E. Price
William Rava
Perkins Coie
Kathryn S. Rosen
Davis Wright Tremaine
Jeffrey Schaap
City of Yakima Legal Department
Bryan Smith
Tamaki Law Offices
Gail Smith
Northwest Justice Project
Michael Sprangers
Johnson Flora Sprangers
Jill Haavig Stone
Stadium Law Group
Peter Talevich
K&L Gates
John Teutsch
Teustch Partners
Roos Van Roemburg
Starbucks
Jessica Walder
Trupanion
Larry Ward
Dorsey