RESUME FOR JENNIFER LAMARI
Bar Membership
Washington State Bar Association, No. 48529
- Active Member in Good Standing
Education
2014 Gonzaga University School of Law, Juris Doctor, Cum Laude
- Moot Court Honors Council
- Federal Indian Law Appellate Moot Court
- Native American Law Student Association – Vice President / Treasurer
- CALI Award for Federal Indian Law
- Student Bar Association Diversity Committee
- Gender and Sexuality Alliance – Board Member
- Action for Diversity Awareness Scholarship
- Themis Bar Review – Campus Representative
2000 Hawaii Pacific University, Bachelor of Arts in Literature, Magna Cum Laude
- Hawaii Pacific Literary Review – Writer/Editor
1997 Lower Columbia College, Associate of Arts and Sciences, Highest Honors
Legal Experience
Self-Employed Jennifer Lamari Attorney at Law, Lakewood, WA
Duties: Representing clients in family law and criminal matters including divorce, parenting plan establishment and modification, child support establishment and modification, parentage establishment, child support arrears, minor guardianships, protection orders, criminal misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors.
Areas of Focus: Dissolution and Legal Separation, Civil Protection and Anti-Harassment Orders, Child Support, Uniform Parentage Act, Minor Guardianship, Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, Washington State Criminal Code, Olympia Municipal Code.
Associate Attorney Pacific Cascade Legal, Tacoma, WA
Duties: As a family law attorney, duties included every aspect of managing a case from intake to finalization. Responsibilities included taking intake calls with potential clients, case management planning, drafting and editing pleadings for a variety of domestic relations cases, preparing for and appearing at hearings, preparing for and participating in mediation, negotiating settlement agreements, preparing final orders, and managing legal team.
Areas of Focus: Dissolution and Legal Separation, Civil Protection and Anti-Harassment Orders, Child Support, Uniform Parentage Act, Minor Guardianship, Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
Assistant City Attorney City of Tacoma Prosecution Division, Tacoma, WA
Duties: As Prosecuting Attorney for the City of Tacoma, duties included handling all aspects of municipal criminal cases from charging through resolution. Primary duties included daily court appearances, general case management, working with witnesses, negotiating resolutions, drafting and responding to motions, and reviewing evidence.
Areas of Focus: Criminal Procedure, Criminal Code, Municipal Criminal Code, Motor Vehicles, Criminal Protection Orders.
Civil Deputy Prosecutor / Special Assistant Attorney General Cowlitz County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Longview, WA
Duties: As Civil Deputy Prosecutor for Cowlitz County and Special Assistant Attorney General for Wahkiakum County for the Child Support Division, duties included representing the State of Washington in parentage actions, child support establishment and enforcement, and modification and adjustment actions. Regular duties included reviewing cases for State action, reviewing Employment Security Department data to determine income, reviewing financial documents and earnings statements to determine rate of pay, hourly wage, employment compensation history, tax and other deduction data, and drafting appropriate child support worksheets based on statutory rules and guidelines for income. Prior duties also included managing public records request from initial request through completion.
Areas of Focus: Child Support, Uniform Parentage Act, Employment Security Department data, Domestic Relations Law, Public Records Act.
Deputy Prosecutor / Deputy Coroner Pacific County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, South Bend, WA
Duties: As a Criminal Deputy Prosecutor in Pacific County, I was the primary prosecuting attorney for all misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors for Pacific County in all stages of the case from reviewing reports for charging decisions through trial and appeal. I also managed the Juvenile Superior Court criminal caseload and represented the State in juvenile criminal and truancy proceedings as well as mental health court. Other duties included assisting the Chief Civil Deputy with contract review for the health department and appearing on his behalf at civil enforcement hearings. Additionally, I served as Deputy Coroner and conducted death investigations and prepared coroner reports.
Areas of Focus: Criminal Procedure, Criminal Code, Juvenile Court Act, Motor Vehicles, Fish and Wildlife, Electronic Death Registration System, Criminal Protection Orders.
Public Defense Attorney/Manager Okanogan County, Subcontractor, Okanogan, WA
Duties: Duties included daily court appearances, frequent jail visits with defendants, handling all stages of criminal proceedings for misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors in Okanogan County District Court from arraignment to trial, and representing indigent parents in child support contempt and dependency actions in Superior Court. I also managed District Court contracted defense attorneys, assigned and tracked cases, and prepared reports for case load standards.
Areas of Focus: Washington Criminal Code, Fish and Wildlife, Motor Vehicles, Juvenile Court Act, Child Support, Criminal Protection Orders.
Judicial Law Clerk Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings, Spokane Valley, WA
Duties: Duties included general case management, supporting the administrative law judge, organizing and evaluating evidence, legal research, drafting judicial notices and opinions, and attending conferences and hearings at various procedural stages. Cases originated from multiple State administrative agencies including the Department of Labor and Industries, the Liquor Control Board, and the Department of Financial Institutions.
Areas of focus: Administrative Procedure Act, Washington Family Care Act, Contractor Registration, Mortgage Broker Practices Act, Alcohol Beverage Control, and Regulation of Security Investment Advisers.
Student Attorney University Legal Assistance, Environmental Law and Land Use Clinic, Spokane, WA
Duties: Duties consisted of investigation, legal research, drafting comments, complaints, and petitions for review, speaking at public commenting sessions, and general case management. Substantive issues researched encompassed local, state, and federal laws.
Areas of Focus: Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act, State Environmental Policy Act, Washington State Growth Management Act, and the Spokane County and Municipal Environmental Codes.
Student Attorney Center for Justice – Spokane Riverkeeper, Spokane, WA
Duties: As a volunteer summer intern with Riverkeeper, I performed legal research, drafted briefs, correspondences and comments, summarized legal concepts for informational presentations to the public, and attended public hearings on various topics related to protecting and restoring the health of the Spokane River Watershed.
Areas of Focus: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permitting, Combined Sewer Overflow Reduction, Green Infrastructure, Stormwater Management, and Fish Consumption Rates.
Teaching Experience 1999-2011
ESL Tutor Bellingham, Washington
Tutor Longview, Washington
Primary Teacher Paris, France
English Teacher Szczecin, Poland
Pre-School Assistant Blaine, Washington
English Teacher Seoul, South Korea
ESL Tutor Honolulu, Hawaii