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After being in private practice for 6.5 years, Lisa W. Gafken has returned to the Washington Attorney General's Office, where she began her career in 2001. Her initial assignment with the AGO was with the Utilities and Transportation Commission Division, where she spent four years representing Commission Staff in rate proceedings, telecom proceedings, and compliance proceedings. In addition, Ms. Gafken represented the Commission in court proceedings to enforce Commission orders. She left the AGO in 2005 to enter private practice. During her time in private practice, Ms. Gafken focused on litigating trust and estate matters under TEDRA, protecting vulnerable adults under Chapter 74.34 RCW, and representing clients in both contested and uncontested probate and guardianship matters. She began as an associate attorney, and then opened a law firm with a partner.
Ms. Gafken returned to the AGO in April 2012, and now serves as an Assistant Attorney General in the Public Counsel Section, where she represents customers of investor-owned utilities in proceedings before the Utilities and Transportation Commission.
She is a member of the Washington State Bar Association. Ms. Gafken served as a board member of MAMA Seattle, the Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association of Seattle, from 2008 to 2014. In addition, she was a founding member of the Lawyers Fostering Independence team, a group of lawyers offering legal assistance to foster children aging out of the foster care system, and she served as a board member for a nonprofit child care center.
Ms. Gafken obtained her Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Politics and Government (political science) from the University of Puget Sound. She graduated cum laude from Seattle University School of Law in 2001.
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Languages spoken
English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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WA | Active | 2001 | 06/28/2022 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Excellence Award | Washington Attorney General's Office | 2015 |
Washington Rising Star | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2011 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Assistant Attorney General | Washington State Attorney General's Office | 2012 - Present |
Partner | Ridgway and Gafken, P.S. | 2008 - 2012 |
Associate | Law Office of Mary Anne Vance and Sheila Ridgway | 2005 - 2008 |
Assistant Attorney General | Washington State Attorney General's Office | 2001 - 2005 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Lawyers Fostering Independence | Founding Member | 2008 - Present |
Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association of Seattle | Member | 2008 - Present |
Washington State Bar Association | Member | 2001 - Present |
Seattle Skyline Rotary | Member and Board Member | 2008 - 2010 |
City Club of Seattle | Member | 2007 - 2009 |
Washington State Association for Justice | Member | 2007 - 2012 |
Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association of Seattle | Board Member | 2007 - 2014 |
King County Bar Association | Member | 2005 - 2012 |
Washington Women Lawyers | Member | 2003 - 2008 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Seattle University School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 2001 |
University of Puget Sound | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1998 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Electric Utility Rate Cases | Customer Perspective on Who is Entitled to Gain on Sale in Municipalization of Utility Service | 2015 |
Probate Process from A to Z | Initial Filing (Probate) | 2011 |
Probate Process from A to Z | Choosing a Personal Representative | 2011 |
Probate: Beyond the Basics | Legislative and Case Law Update | 2009 |
Probate: Beyond the Basics | Preparing for Challenging Litigation Issues in Probate Proceedings | 2009 |
Probate Process from Start to Finish | How to File an Estate in Probate Court | 2009 |
Probate Litigation Continuing Legal Education Seminar | Legislative and Case Law Update | 2008 |
The Probate Process from Start to Finish for Paralegals | How to File an Estate in Probate Court | 2007 |
Society of Financial Service Professionals; Seattle Chapter Meeting | Fiduciaries and Fiduciary Management in the 21st Century | 2007 |
Fundamental Probate Procedures and Practice Continuing Legal Education Seminar | Getting Started: Initiating the Probate Process | 2007 |
Probate Litigation Continuing Legal Education Seminar | Remedies and Strategies for Pursuing Breaching Fiduciaries: The “So What of Your Action" | 2007 |
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