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Gideon and President’s Award Winners

Each year at the Defender Conference in April, the Washington Defender Association recognizes members for outstanding work in the legal representation of the indigent.

2016

  • Gideon Award: George Yeannakis (TeamChild and OPD)
  • President’s Award: Starck Follis (Whatcom County Public Defender), Terry Mulligan (Cowlitz County Office of Public Defense), Kari Reardon (Spokane County Public Defender)

2015

  • President’s Award: Cassie Trueblood (Snohomish County Public Defenders Association) and Floris Mikkelsen (King County DPD: TDA Division)

2014

  • Gideon Award: Nancy Talner (ACLU-WA)
  • President’s Award: Toby J. Marshall and Jennifer Boschen (Terrell Marshall Daudt & Willie); Matthew J. Zuchetto (The Scott Law Group); James F. Williams, Breena Roos, J. Camille Fisher, David Steele, Joel Higa, Carol Kness and Chris Knowlden (Perkins Coie); Sarah Dunne and Nancy Talner (ACLU-WA); and Letty Alvarez-Gubitosi

2013

  • President’s Award: Anita Paulsen (TDA), Lauren McLane (TDA) and Richard Whitehead (Pierce County DAC)

2012

  • Gideon Award: Dan Fessler (Yakima County DAC)
  • President’s Award: Nancy Collins (WAP) and Greg Link (WAP)

2011

  • President’s Award: Stan Munger, Abbey Perkins, Jamie Kvistad and Lila Silverstein

2010

  • President’s Award: Liz Albertson, Amy Muth, Sandro Parotta, Gordon Hill and Nita Haley

2009

  • President’s Award: Peggy Berry, Marc Boman, Jocelyn Cook, Jackie McMurtrie, Whitney Rivera

2008

  • President’s Award: Sean Devlin, Jamie Hawk, Joanne Moore and Brandon Redal

2007

  • President’s Award: Rachel Forde, Kyana Stephens, Dino Sepe and Todd Reeves

2006

  • Gideon Award: Mary Wolney
  • President’s Award: Dennis Carroll and Richard Wallis

2005

  • Gideon Award: Jon Ostlund
  • Presidents Award: Richard Sanger, Linda Lillevik, Jana Heyd and Cindy Spanton

2004

  • Inaugural Gideon Award: Robert Boruchowitz