In November 2024, the Portland office prepared over 50 sandwiches and sack lunches for the Blanchet House to help combat hunger in the community.

Associates Julia Doherty and William Kenick led this year’s Associates Campaign, the Legal Foundation of Washington’s Campaign for Equal Justice to support 50 legal aid programs across Washington that help low-income families with immediate legal needs advocate for long-term systemic reforms to advance equal justice.

Wendy Foster has been involved with pro bono and community service since she started at Foster Garvey. In 2024 alone, she completed 147 hours of pro bono work by the end of October. She has assisted with a variety of matters, including pro bono work for Hopelink and the Seattle Clemency Project.

Maggie Sholian supported The Nature Conservancy in a variety of matters relating to charitable bequests, helping the organization continue to maximize their ability to combat the climate and biodiversity crisis.

Members of our senior staff prepared and served a taco lunch to the building residents of the DESC (Downtown Emergency Service Center)'s Lyon Building in Seattle.

Claire Hawkins leveraged her intellectual property skills to help Skate Like a Girl address infringement issues and protect their brand, fostering a collaborative partnership that empowers women and trans skaters.

In September 2024, the Spokane office volunteered at Second Harvest Inland Northwest where they sorted bulk produce and shelf-stable items. Their efforts helped process large quantities of food into family-sized portions, supporting Second Harvest’s mission to distribute essential items to the community.

John Knab and Chelsea Glynn provided crucial legal support to establish the Portland-Lviv Sister City Association, strengthening cultural ties between Portland and Lviv amidst ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

Foster Garvey raised over $6,500 during the 2024 Food Frenzy campaign, supporting Food Lifeline’s efforts to provide meals to children and families in need across Washington.

This summer, the Seattle office participated in a volunteer event organized by Project Coordinator Trevor Haefner at the Washington Park Arboretum. All volunteers (John Hoerster, Carol Hoerster, Kayla Nolan and Trevor Haefner) thoroughly enjoyed their time outside, reporting that connecting with the land, even removing weeds, was therapeutic.

Foster Garvey is pleased to announce the successful outcome of our client, a domestic violence survivor, in her dissolution proceedings against her abusive ex-husband.

Foster Garvey attorneys, including a group of its summer associates, and key partner organizations teamed up on a criminal justice reform project to create a new research database on settlements and verdicts in police brutality cases throughout the United States.

Adrian Urquhart Winder received the Pepper Schubert Barer Award from the Pro Bono & Community Service Committee, awarded in May 2024 at the Foster Garvey Attorney Retreat in Portland, Oregon.

Foster Garvey is proud of its longstanding relationship with Catholic Charities of Oregon (“Catholic Charities”), through which the firm assists on a variety of pro bono matters, both small and large. Catholic Charities provides essential, life-changing services to the most vulnerable Oregonians. These services include affordable and supportive housing, legal services, refugee resettlement and many others. The organization was founded in 1933 during the Great Depression and has been a steadfast ally of the poor and marginalized since its inception.

In April 2024, Foster Garvey, in partnership with the Joint Minority Mentorship Program (JMMP), hosted a training on inclusive mentorship for both JMMP mentors and mentees and firm attorney participants in our internal mentoring program.

Since 2017, Foster Garvey has assisted The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program (“TVC”), a national non-profit 501(c)(3) organization devoted to aiding veterans and family members who have been denied disability benefits by the Veterans Affairs (“VA”) system.

Beginning in 2024, The Washington Joint Minority Mentorship Program (JMMP) law student and new lawyer mentees who completed its one-year mentorship program were named “Stone Scholars” in honor of Foster Garvey attorney Rafael Stone’s steadfast commitment to championing access to opportunity throughout the legal profession nationally, and especially in Washington state.

José Trinidad Tinajero Torres is a U.S. Army veteran who was deported to Mexico in August 1997 without ever receiving an opportunity to make his case in immigration court.  His dream of returning home to the United States began more than 25 years ago and finally became a reality when he officially became a U.S. citizen in July 2023.  

Foster Garvey and Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) worked together to help Anna* and her son Jorge,* Guatemalan asylum seekers, find refuge in the United States and avoid deportation.