Staff
We have a staff of full-time lawyers, an office manager, legal assistants, 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 their username @ulproject.org
John Tirpak
Executive Director/Attorney
Username: jtirpak
Pronouns: He/Him
Juliana Repp
Spokane Managing Attorney
Username: jrepp
Pronouns: She/Her
Anne Paxton
Staff Attorney & Policy Director, Seattle Office
Username: apaxton
Pronouns: She/Her
Hyun-Ji Lee
Senior Staff Attorney, Seattle Office
Username: hlee
Pronouns: She/Her
Meg Bridewell
Staff Attorney, Seattle Office
Username: megb
Andy Paroff
Staff Attorney, Seattle Office
Username: andy
Pronouns: He/Him
Wesley Groot
Legal Fellow, Spokane Office
Username: wgroot
Pronouns: He/Him
Ahmed Abdi
Outreach Coordinator
Jason Arends
Office Manager/Paralegal, Seattle Office
Username: jason
Pronouns: He/Him
Siem Hok
Legal Assistant, Seattle Office
Username: shok
Pronouns: She/Her
Shi Ya Ni
Legal Assistant, Seattle Office
Username: shiya
Pronouns: She/Her
Nick Taylor
Legal Assistant, Seattle Office
Username: nick
Kai Wilkins
Legal Assistant, Spokane Office
Username: kaijohnston
Pronouns: She/Her
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
Jeneé Jahn — Office of Labor Standards
Secretary
Eric Gonzalez — American Civil Liberties Union
Members
Lillian Kaide — Jefferson County Public Defense
Andres Munoz — Columbia Legal Services
Erin Pettigrew — Attorney
Jennifer Yogi — Northwest Justice Project