Sands McKinley

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State	Status	Acquired	Updated
WA	Inactive	1991	05/07/2022

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Awards

Award name	Grantor	Date Granted
Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”	U.S. News & World Report	2014
Best Law Firms - Family Law, Seattle Metro	U.S. News & World Report	2013
Best Law Firms - Family Law, Seattle Metro	U.S. News & World Report	2012
Washington's 100 Best Companies to Work For	Seattle Business Monthly	2011

work experience

associations

Association name	Position name	Duration
American Bar Association, Center for Professional Responsibility	Member	2014 - Present
American Bar Association, Law Practice Management Section	Member	2014 - Present
American Bar Association, Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar Section	Member	2014 - Present
Tacoma Law Foundation Steering Committee	Member	2013 - Present
American Bar Association	Member	2006 - Present

American Bar Association, Family Law Section	Member	2006 - Present
Washington State Bar Association, Family Law Section	Member	2002 - Present
King County Bar Association	Member	1995 - Present
Washington State Bar Association	Member	1991 - Present
Pierce County Bar Association	Member	2001 - 2003

publications

Publication name	Title	Date
McKinley Irvin	On the Future of Law: Comments on the ABA Futures Commission's Issues Paper	2014
McKinley Irvin	Editorial: Response to Supreme Court	2007
McKinley Irvin	Collaborative Law: What You Need to Know Now	2007
Puget Sound Business Journal	Ending a Marriage and Preserving a Partnership	2007
Puget Sound Business Journal	Divorce and Business, Avoid the Pitfalls when a Marriage Crumbles	2007

The Lawbook	"OK, You Get the House, But I Get the Tupperware!"	2002
Eastside Journal	Ok, You Get the House, But I Get the Tupperware!	2002
McKinley Irvin	Divorce and Family Law in Washington State	1998

education

School name	Degree	Graduated
Seattle University School of Law	JD - Juris Doctor	1990
Pacific Lutheran University	BA - Bachelor of Arts	1987

speaking engagements

Conference name	Title	Date
University of Washington	Law School, Lawyers, & the Future of the Legal Profession	2015
ReInvent Law London	Lawyers in Wonderland, or Why the ABA Should Undertake a Wholesale Reformation of Model Lawyer Ethics Rules, and Specifically Rule 5.4, which Currently Prohibits Non-Lawyer Ownership or Investment in Law Firms	2014
McKinley Irvin	The Future of Law (is Here)	2014
Rolando Radio Show	Interview with Sands McKinley	2007

legal cases

Case name	Outcome
Delaney	Parenting Plan Modification
Johnson	Dissolution with Children
Keisler
Meade
Bockman	Dissolution