Meet Roger
Career Profile:
- Attorney in Private Practice, 2006 to present
- Superior Court Constitutional Commissioner, 2023 to present
- District Court Judge Pro Tem, 2010 to present
- Served as professional Mediator in many cases
- As criminal defense attorney, handled thousands of cases, including numerous criminal jury trials
- Represented clients in hundreds of family law cases, and all types of civil cases
- Community involvement:
- Whitman County Legal Services, Advisory Board member
- Whitman County District Court, Community Court team member
- Washington Superior Court Judges' Association, Rural Courts Committee member
- Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Board member
- I frequently represent clients without cost, and am a regular volunteer at local youth athletic activities.
- Graduate of University of Washington School of Law
- Undergraduate degree from Whitworth College
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Personal:
I was born and raised in Moses Lake, Washington, and have more or less lived in the State of Washington all of my life (other than a few months trying out Colorado and California after college). My dad was a middle school teacher, and my mom ran the household, taking care of myself and my three siblings. We grew up in the country, with about 70 fruit trees, and several generations of dogs, cats, cows, horses, mules, a stubborn donkey, and even had a few seasons of raising pheasants and quail. During summers, if I wasn't mowing lawns, I was playing basketball.
After graduating from Moses Lake High School, I attended Whitworth College in Spokane, and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Economics. Following that, I attended the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle. After law school, I worked one year for a Superior Court Judge in Snohomish County. I enjoyed my law school experience, but was eager to get back to Eastern Washington.
After law school, I married Heather. She and I had grown up together in Moses Lake, but didn't start dating until after college. She graduated from Washington State University, and her parents were raised in Uniontown and Colton, in Whitman County. Eventually, an associate attorney position opened in Pullman. We moved here in January 2008, and have been here ever since. Heather works in the Pullman School District. We have 3 children, ages 16 through 11.
