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Licensed in Washington for 49 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 1976
No misconduct found
Location
Skellenger Bender, A Professional Service Corporation
P.S. Rainier Tower, 1301 5th Avenue Suite 3401, Seattle, WA, 98101-2630
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Showing 1 - 1 of 1 review | Family
Posted by anonymous | January 04, 2012 | Family
Counterproductively confrontational.
I would characterize Bender as a legal junk yard dog. This may be great in some types of litigation, but when dealing with painful family break-ups her over the top style may only exacerbate the pain and the expense of the process. Her abrasive and confrontational approach to family law has left pe...
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Experience
Honors
2011
50 Top Women Lawyers in Washington State, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2011
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2010
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2009
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2009
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2009
Top 50 Women Lawyers in Washington, Super Lawyers, WA
2008
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2008
50 top women attorneys in Washington, Washington Super Lawyers
2007
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2006
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2006
50 Top Women Lawyers in Washington State, Washington Super Lawyers
2005
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2004
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2003
50 Top Women Lawyers in Washington State, Washington Super Lawyers
2003
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2002
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2001
Super Lawyer, WA Law and Politics
1986
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
1990 - Present
Attorney/Shareholder, Skellenger Bender, P.S.
2009 - 2010
Visiting Professor, University of Mississippi
1982 - 1990
Attorney, Law Office of Rita L. Bender
1976 - 1982
Regional Director, Legal Services Corporation
1975 - 1976
Attorney, Defender Association
1972 - 1975
Lecturer in Law, Rutgers Law School
1968 - 1972
Deputy Public Defender, N.J. Public Defender
Associations
2009 - Present
American Association of Assisted Reproduction LawFellow
1990 - Present
American Academy of Adoption AttorneysFellow
Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers
Member
2002 - 2008
Washington Practice of Law BoardBoard Member WA Supreme Court Appointee
1996 - 1997
ABA Commission on Homelessness and PovertyCommission Member
1982 - 1988
Legal Foundation of WashingtonBd of Trustees, appointed by WA State Bar Ass., President 1987
Education
1968
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark
JD - Juris Doctor
1964
City University of New York, Queens College
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2010
Adoption Law in Washington
Assisted Reproduction and the Domestic Partnership Act
2008
Top Lawyers
Weaving Core Values into the Practice of Law
2008
Adoption Law in Washington
Assisted Reproductive Technology and the Uniform Parentage Act
2006
Symposium
Race, Poverty, and War
2006
Legal Ethics
Ethical Perplexities
Publications
2008
Souls-A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Columbia University
Searching for Restorative Justice
2003
Appleton & Lange
"Medical Legal Issues" in Primary Care of Women
1993
Washington Civil Practice Deskbook
Adoption
1989
Washington Methods of Practice
Adoption Practice