Practice areas
Dissolution (Divorce), Child Custody, Dependency, Domestic Violence, Child Support, Spousal Maintenance (Alimony), Military & Civilian Retirement Division, Asset Distribution
25 years
Felony Criminal Defense: Assault, Kidnapping, Drugs, DUI, etc.
26 years
Family and criminal law support to military service members. I am an Army Veteran, having served honorably from 1978 to 1982 & ETS'd as a SGT with the Berlin Brigade. I also served as a civilian GS-11 with Naval Intelligence, circa 1987-1990.
25 years
Auto Accidents, Slip & Fall
23 years
General civil litigation; property disputes;
26 years
Languages spoken
Russian
The Law Office Of Sandra E. Johnston
705 S. 9th Street.
Suite. 104
Tacoma, WA, 98405-4678
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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WA | Active | 1997 | 05/07/2022 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Letter of appreciation from Dean James Bond | Seattle University, School of Law | 1997 |
Who's Who of American Law Students | Who's Who Legal | 1997 |
Who's Who Professional & Business Women | Who's Who | 1997 |
Order of the Barristers | Moot Court Board, Seattle University, School of Law | 1997 |
Who's Who of American Law Students | Who's Who Legal | 1996 |
Who's Who Professional & Business Women | Who's Who | 1996 |
Metzger Scholarship Finalist (competitive writing scholarship) | Seattle University, School of Law | 1996 |
Who's Who of American Law Students | Who's Who Legal | 1995 |
Trustee"s Scholarship | Seattle University, School of Law | 1994 |
Letter of appreciation from Ambassador J. V. Reed, UN | United Nations | 1993 |
Letter of appreciation from CIA | Central Intelligence Agency | 1989 |
Cum Laude & Political Science Honor's | Indiana University, Bloomington | 1986 |
Blue Key National Honor Fraternity | Indiana University, Bloomington | 1986 |
Golden Key National Honor Society | Indiana University, Bloomington | 1986 |
Pi Sigma Alpha (National political science honor society) | Indiana Univeristy, Bloomington | 1986 |
Wendell L. Wilkie Award (Excellence in Political Science) | Indiana University, Bloomington | 1986 |
Letter of Appreciation, Dr. John Ryan, President | Indiana University | 1986 |
Little 500 Scholarship | Indiana University, Bloomington | 1985 |
Graduate with Honors in Russian | Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center | 1980 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Attorney | The Law Office of Sandra E. Johnston | 1997 - Present |
Contract Deputy Prosecutor | King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office | 1997 - 1997 |
Public Defender | Department of Assigned Counsel | 1996 - 1997 |
Legal Intern | Preston Gates & Ellis | 1996 - 1996 |
Legal Intern | Drew & Napier, Singapore | 1995 - 1995 |
Program Manager | KPMG Peat Marwick | 1994 - 1994 |
Special Asst to the Excutive VP | Center for Strategic & International Studies | 1992 - 1993 |
Intelligence Research Specialist (GS11) | Navy Operational Intelligence Center | 1987 - 1990 |
Electronic Warfare Signal Intelligence Analyst (Sergeant) | US Army | 1978 - 1982 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association | Member | 2005 - Present |
Washington State Bar Association | Member | 1997 - Present |
Pierce County Minority Bar Association | Vice President | 2014 - 2015 |
Pierce County Minority Bar Association | Chair, Youth & Law Forum | 2008 - 2008 |
Pierce County Minority Bar Association | Chair, Judicial Evaluation Committee | 2008 - 2015 |
Washington State Trial Lawyers Association | Co-chair, Holly Ball | 2006 - 2007 |
Pierce County Minority Bar Association | Vice-Chair, Judicial Evaluation Committee | 2005 - 2008 |
Pierce County Minority Bar Association | Member, Judicial Evaluation Committee | 2005 - 2015 |
Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, Criminal Law Section | Chair | 1999 - 2000 |
Washington State Association for Justice, Women of WSAJ section | Member | 1999 - 2009 |
Washington State Association for Justice | Eagle Member | 1999 - 2009 |
American Bar Association | YLD Liaison to the ABA Standing Committee on Armed Forces Law | 1997 - 1998 |
American Bar Association | National Law Student Liaison to International Law Section | 1995 - 1997 |
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) | Program Chair | 1994 - 1995 |
Women's Law Caucus | Fund Raising Chair | 1994 - 1995 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Trial News, Washington State Trial Lawyers | Overview Criminal Law | 1999 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Trial Warriors College | Grad II | 2009 |
Trial Warriors College | Grad I | 2009 |
Seattle University School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1997 |
Georgetown University | Executive International Business Program | 1993 |
Indiana University | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1986 |
US Army | Several Certificates in Multiple Disciplines | 1982 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Early Years of Litigation Practice | Military Family Law | 2009 |
Practice Blues (Co-Chair) | Setting up a Solo Practice | 2005 |
WSTLA Annual Meeting & Convention | BTC - "Breaking the Cycle" or "Breaking the Constitution" | 2000 |
Early Years of Litigation Practice | How to Jump Right into your own Criminal Law Practice | 2000 |
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