Michelle Pierog
Michelle is the Office and Financial Manager of our team. She has seventeen plus
years of experience in bookkeeping and computer operations. Currently, she is working
on obtaining her Board Certification in Accounting. Michelle credits her mentors
and attributes most of her gained knowledge to past job experiences. She enjoys
art, gardening, quad riding and spending time with family and friends…or just sitting
by the river with her two Golden Retrievers.
Amy Galloway
Amy joined the law firm as the personal injury legal assistant in May 2007. When
she’s not working, Amy enjoys spending as much time outdoors as possible; hiking,
biking, and exploring the Pacific Northwest.
Karen Neill
Karen joined the firm in September, 2007, as the receptionist and transitioned to
a legal assistant position in February, 2010. She is currently pursuing her Associates
of Technical Arts in Paralegal Studies from South Puget Sound Community College.
She is a long-time resident of the community with two very active children. In her
spare time, she enjoys an active lifestyle that includes many indoor and outdoor
activities.
Dixie Wright
Dixie joined the law firm as a legal assistant in June, 2010, bringing with her
over thirty years of legal experience. She started her career as a legal assistant
at a firm in Oregon in 1980, moving to Thurston County, Washington in 1986. Dixie
now works in the estate planning, civil litigation, and Social Security areas of
law at Jack W. Hanemann, Inc., P.S. She is active in her church, assisting with
their music program offering her musical skills and talents. She also helps with
planning and implementing the church’s special events and projects. In her free
time, Dixie enjoys various crafts and spending time with her four grandchildren.
Debi Hayward
Debi joined the law firm as a bankruptcy paralegal in 2006. She also assists in
personal injury and civil law when needed. Debi has a Paralegal Degree and a Bachelor
of Science Degree with majors in Accounting and Business Management. She currently
attends Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver with course study work
in Legal Administration. Debi has enjoyed seventeen years working as a paralegal.
In the community, she is a strong advocate for the mentally ill and disabled Veterans.
In her free time away from work and school she spends time with family and friends.
Gretchen Clark
Gretchen is the Worker’s Compensation legal assistant. She enjoys the challenges
of worker’s compensation claims and finds it rewarding to help our clients get the
benefits they are entitled to. She started at the firm in 2005 as an assistant and
then took 4 years off to start a family. She returned to the firm in August, 2010.
Gretchen spends her spare time with her family and she is the area coordinator for
Hwy 507 Young Lives, a teen mom mentoring program.
Dreva Mower
Dreva is our file clerk. She is attending The Evergreen State College and will be
graduating in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts. She is taking courses that pertain to
communications and pre-law. During her free time, Dreva enjoys hiking, bicycling,
reading and painting.
Meredith Magee
Meredith Magee is a graduate of The University of Washington Tacoma and has a Bachelor
of Arts Degree with a concentration in Social Science. Currently, Meredith is working
as a receptionist and file clerk for our offices to gain some work experience. In
the future, Meredith would like to pursue work in the Nonprofit Sector and also
return to school to obtain a Masters Degree so that she can teach elementary education.
In her spare time Meredith enjoys cooking, reading, spending time outside with her
family, and taking her daughter to the park, the Zoo, The Children’s Museum, or
on play dates.