Outside of the courtroom, Hillary serves clients through organizing and coalition-building across a broad base of communities to advance sound legislative and administrative policies. She joined CLS in 2014. Prior to joining CLS, Hillary practiced in commercial and contract law, primarily focusing on civil litigation. She has volunteered with King County Family Law CASA, King County Dependency CASA, the King County Prosecutor’s Office, and the U-District Youth Shelter. Hillary lived in Brazil and speaks Portuguese. She is primarily based in the Olympia office.