Background
Gibbs, Robert Harrison was born on March 27, 1946 in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. Son of Robert Gale and Pauline Elizabeth (Anderson) Gibbs.
Gibbs, Robert Harrison was born on March 27, 1946 in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. Son of Robert Gale and Pauline Elizabeth (Anderson) Gibbs.
Bachelor, Grinnell (Iowa) College, 1964; Juris Doctor, U. Washington, 1974.
Staff attorney, National Lawyers Guild, New York City, 1974-1975; staff attorney, National Lawyers Guild, Seattle, 1975-1977; founding partner, Gibbs, Douglas Law Firm, Seattle, 1977-1990; individual practice, Seattle, 1990-1992; partner, Gibbs & Houston, Seattle, 1993-1994; partner, Gibbs Houston Pauw, Seattle, since 1994.
Founder, board directors Joint Legal Task Force on Center American Refugees, Seattle, 1983. Board directors, secretary N.W. Immigrant Rights Project, Seattle, 1992. Member American Immigration Lawyers Association (chapter president 1982), National Lawyers Guild (regional vice president 1978).
Married Heather A. Houston, February 28, 1992. Children: Camila Melida Duecy Gibbs, Reed Paul Duecy Gibbs.