Brendan W. Donckers

Bar Memberships

• Washington State Bar admitted 2007
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington

Legal Practice

• Associate Attorney, Gendler & Mann, LLP, 2008 to present
• Contract Staff Attorney, Washington State Supreme Court Commissioner’s Office, 2008
• Session Attorney, Washington State House Democratic Caucus, 2008

Community Service

Voter Protection Attorney, Obama for America – Election Day 2008

King County Conservation Voters, 2006 – present. Board member and Co-Chair, Grassroots and Local Issues Committee

Renton / Skyway Boys and Girls Club, 2005-present. Board member

Friends of Seattle, 2006 – present. Executive board and Steering Committee

11th Legislative District Democrats, 2005-present. Executive board and Parliamentarian

Legal Education

Seattle University School of Law, Juris Doctor, awarded cum laude May, 2007

Activities: Access to Justice Institute (Hague Project), Ronald L. Peterson Legal Clinic (Community Development and Entrepreneurship Clinic), Seattle University School of Law Young Democrats (President)

Awards: Presidential Law Scholarship (2005, 2006, 2007), Access to Justice Institute Service Award (2006), Public Interest Law Fellowship (2005), Haywood Burns Memorial Fellow (2005)

Publications

“The Hague Convention on International Child Abduction,” Washington State Supreme Court Gender and Justice Commission, 2006

Featured Presenter

National Association of Women Judges Conference, Portland, OR – 2008

49th Annual Washington Judicial Conference, Spokane, WA - 2006

Other Education

Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
B.A. in English and philosophy awarded June, 2002
Awards: Valedictorian, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Sigma Nu, Phi Sigma Tau, and Sigma Tau Delta

Interests

Brendan is a fourth generation Washingtonian and lives in Georgetown. He enjoys international travel, cooking, anything outdoors, and the Seattle Seahawks.