Staff

We have a staff of three full-time lawyers, a legal fellow, an office manager, and many volunteer attorneys, law students, paralegal students, and undergraduates who help us in our work.  Our volunteers donate generous amounts of time and their professional skills in helping workers receive their unemployment benefits.  In addition, we have an active board of directors who effectively provide direction to the organization.

Staff Members

You may email the following staff by sending an email addressed to his or her user name @ulproject.org

John Tirpak
Executive Director/Attorney
User name: jtirpak

Monica Holland
Spokane Managing Attorney
User name: monica

Anne Paxton
Attorney, Director, Employment Security Redesign Project
User name: anne

Hyun-Ji Lee
SU Francis Perkins Fellow
User name: hlee

Jason Arends
Office Manager/Paralegal
User name: jason

 

Board of Directors

Our governing body consists of twelve members who have all accepted a leadership role in terms of directing the ULP. They meet six times a year and chart the direction of the organization.

President

Joseph Shaeffer — (Partner) MacDonald Hoague & Bayless

Vice President

Jennifer Murray — Terrell Marshall Daudt & Willie PLLC

Treasurer

Rachel Lewis — T-Mobile Attorney

Secretary

Jeneé Jahn — City of Seattle Office of Civil Rights

Members

Ahmed Abdi — Fair Work Center

Upendra Arychara — Gonzaga School of Law

Colleen Balatbat — Washington State Department of Health

Amanda Ballantyne — National Director of Main Street Alliance

Eric Gonzalez — Legislative and Policy Director of the Washington State Labor Council

Lillian Kaide — Jefferson County Public Defense

Andres Munoz — Carey & Lillevik

Erin Pettigrew — Breskin Johnson Townsend PLLC

Adrienne Wat — Office of Law Enforcement Oversight

Jennifer Yogi — Northwest Justice Project