Career
Worked at Swanson, Parr, Cordes, Younglove & Peeples, P.S. (Olympia, Washington) specializing in General Civil and Criminal Trial and Appeals Practice. Labor, Administrative, Commercial, Collection, Family, Criminal, Real Estate, Probate, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Personal Injury, Corporate, Discrimination, Environmental and Energy Law. (1976)
The firm traces its roots back to one of the city"s pioneer attorneys, Harry Parr, who started his practice in 1906, and through the generations of William Lee Parr (1911-1976), Cliff Cordes (1914-1980) and Ralph G. Swanson (1918-1995) to the firm"s present members.
Today, the firm boasts one of the city"s best law libraries, a sophisticated computer network, and an excellent support staff
The law firm"s present members are recognized experts in diverse areas of the law, and are thus able to offer highly qualified representation in both state and federal courts. Members of the firm, in addition to being active in their community, speak at legal seminars and serve as officers and leaders in both professional and civic organizations.