Attorney Profiles

Seattle Family Law Attorneys

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Attorney Amanda DuBois

Attorney Monica Kaup Cary

Paralegal Kisa Brown

Paralegal Madeleine Sook-Nan DuBois

Paralegal Anna MacInnes

Attorney Amanda DuBois

Attorney Amanda DuBois's practice focuses on family law, as well psychological, psychiatric, and medical malpractice. Her background of nearly 20 years in complex litigation includes 10 years of dedicated service to clients in divorce, parenting and custody cases. Before becoming an attorney, Amanda was a high-risk labor and delivery nurse at the University of Washington's Medical Center in Seattle.

In 1997, a statewide journal profiled Amanda in an article entitled "Women in the Courtroom: Washington Journal Salutes Women Litigators Who Are Making a Name for Themselves in a World Still Dominated by Men."

Amanda served as a member of the Washington State Trial Lawyer's Association (WSTLA) Board of Governors, chairing the Women's Section, the Medical Negligence Section and the Family Law Section. She has also served on the Continuing Legal Education committee and the Legislative Steering Committee. She has been a featured speaker and a chairperson at numerous continuing education seminars for attorneys, nurses and mental health professionals.

Amanda is committed to community service. She has served on the boards of numerous professional and civic organizations, including The Shoreline Public Schools Foundation, The Stevens Hospital Foundation, and The Center for Spiritual Living. A working board member, Amanda has often chaired development, fundraising, and special events committees. She is currently a member of Seattle Rotary and actively fundraises for Peace Trees Vietnam, a landmine removal project in Quang Tri, Vietnam where adults and children are still being injured or killed by unexploded ordnance. A portion of the money received at the DuBois law firm is sent directly to PeaceTrees Vietnam.

The author of LawClass.net, an on-line legal curriculum used by high school students across the United States, Amanda is now in the process of publishing a book series aimed at teaching basic legal concepts to working individuals, young adults and new immigrants. Publication of The Civil Survival Series is scheduled for winter, 2007.

Amanda's husband Philip DuBois, an OB-GYN, practices at Swedish Hospital. They have two fabulous daughters and a very special King Charles spaniel named Siri, after Sirius, the "dog star".

Amanda received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1978. She received a Juris Doctorate from the School of Law at The University of Puget Sound, which is now Seattle University.

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Monica Kaup Cary

B.A., Government/Women’s Studies, Franklin & Marshall College

J.D., Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College

Monica Kaup Cary joined the firm in 2004. She has a strong commitment to families and is no novice to change. She has lived in the Midwest and on the East Coast, and now calls Seattle home. Prior to attending law school, Monica volunteered with VISTA (the domestic peace corps), and was assigned to work in Seattle with FamilyWorks where she helped create an Employment Resource Center for customers of the Fremont Food Bank. Other responsibilities there included offering free workshops for adults on topics from cooking to intercultural parenting and recruiting volunteers to lead free workshops for children.

After graduating from law school and joining the Oregon Bar, Monica was a judicial clerk to the Honorable Elizabeth Welch, Presiding Family Court Judge in Portland, Oregon. Returning to Seattle in 2002, she volunteered with the King County Prosecutor's office and then worked as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Pierce County, Washington. Through these experiences, Monica learned compassion for people in crisis and gained insight into the plight of families in the courtroom. After a few years in the trenches, she decided to return her focus to working directly with families.

Monica recognizes the loss of a marriage impacts nearly every aspect of life: emotional, financial, physical, social and spiritual. She also believes any time of great change is an opportunity to grow and learn. Her goal is to help clients feel stronger and more secure when they leave her office than when they walked in.

Monica's family law experience includes arguing family law motions in King and Snohomish Counties, advising clients in mediation and settlement situations, and all aspects of trial work. She serves as Secretary of the Board of the South Asian Bar Association of Washington. Recently, Monica co-authored an article in the Washington State Bar journal. Her volunteer efforts include work with Seattle University's Access to Justice Institute, King County Bar Association's Self Help Plus & Kinship Care Solutions programs, and the Volunteer Advocates for Immigrant Justice. She is a member of Chaya (a local South Asian domestic violence prevention organization), the King County Bar Association, and the Washington State Bar Association, family law section.

In her free time, Monica enjoys playing her guitar, cooking, traveling and spending time with her husband, her cattle dog and the family cat.

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Paralegal Kisa Brown

B.A., Political Science, University of Washington

Kisa Brown is Seattle native and graduate of Garfield High (Go Dogs!). She earned her Bachelor of Arts in political science, with emphasis in American politics from the University of Washington (Go Huskies!). In addition to her love of law, Kisa has a knack for numbers and held various accounting/finance positions after graduation. At the King County Superior Court, Family Court Services, she held several positions including Unified Family Court Coordinator, Adoptions Paralegal, Family Court Services Coordinator, Judicial Assistant/Civil Case Specialist and Family Law Court Coordinator. After three years, Kisa decided to take her knowledge of the superior court system and go private. She joined the DuBois law firm in April 2006.

Kisa loves to read, spend time with family and friends, dance (Samba/Reggae), listen to NPR and snowboard in the Cascades. She recently became a Big Sister in the local Big Brothers/Big Sisters program.

Paralegal Madeleine Sook-Nan DuBois

Project Coordinator of LawClass.net & Civil Survival Project

B.A., Communications, Fordham University

Madeleine Sook-Nan DuBois grew up in Shoreline and Seattle, She attended Holy Names Academy. After graduation in 1999, she moved to the Bronx in the heart of New York to study at Fordham University and explore a career in sports broadcasting. Graduating in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, she decided her love for sports was strictly a hobby and returned to Seattle to work in family law and medical malpractice with various attorneys. In 2004, Madeleine became Project Coordinator of LawClass.net, an online high school program that simplifies law into understandable and interesting content. The LawClass is a program that provides accessible legal content to high school students. LawClass.net then launched Civil Survival Project, a similar program addressing the needs of working class adults and the underprivileged.

Madeleine is a sports fanatic and hopes to one day see her team, the Seattle Seahawks, actually win a Super Bowl. When not raising a ruckus during sports games, she enjoys singing, dancing and spending time with her wonderful family. Madeleine is also the proud owner of the cutest dog in the world, Seoul, who is named after her city of birth.

Anna MacInnes

Paralegal

A.A. - Highline Community College

A.A.S., Paralegal Certificate - Highline Community College

ANNA MacINNES is a Seattle native, growing up in Capitol Hill and graduating from Seattle Academy of the Arts and Sciences. Anna inherited her love of the law from her mother who is a King County Superior Court Judge. Anna has over six years' experience as a paralegal focusing on medical malpractice, asbestos litigation, commercial construction litigation, civil litigation and trials - and, of course, family law.

Anna is a Seahawks season ticket holder and all around sports fanatic. She also enjoys watching her son play football, whose team went 11-0 last season. When Anna isn't watching sports she loves spending quality time with her friends and family, and going to the local dog parks with her two Boston Terriers, Roscoe and Misses. Anna volunteers as an adoption counselor and cat socializer with Purrfect Pals of Arlington, the world's largest cat-only adoption organization and sanctuary. 

If you have questions, please contact attorney Amanda DuBois or a member of our legal team. Our waterfront office is located on the north end of Lake Union in Seattle, Washington.