Seattle Family Law Attorneys
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Attorney Amanda DuBois
B.S.N., Nursing - Pacific Lutheran University
J.D. - University of Puget Sound (now Seattle University)
Attorney Amanda DuBois' practice focuses on family law, as well psychological, psychiatric, and medical malpractice. Her background of more than 20 years in complex litigation includes over 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."
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 summer, 2009.
Amanda's husband Philip DuBois, an OB-GYN, practices at Swedish Hospital. They have two fabulous daughters and a very special Australian Labradoodle named Avi.
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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Attorney Lucia Ramirez Levias
J.D., Cum laude - Seattle University School of Law
Lucia joined the firm in April, 2008, and comes with an extensive background in working with families and children around the Puget Sound. Family law is a natural fit for Lucia's professional and personal background. She was the youngest of five children in a family impacted by divorce. Her father was the first man in his home state to win full-custody of his children. Lucia knows first hand the effect that divorce can have on the lives of children and parents. She also recognizes that life transitions can be positive when supported by the guidance of a caring professional.
Before going to law school, Lucia worked as a youth development director at the YMCA of Greater Seattle. There, she developed cutting edge programs to serve the needs of teenagers and their families in the community. Many of the children in these programs suffered from low self-esteem, negative body image, and some came from violent or abusive homes. Lucia worked with both the families and the children with compassion in an effort to inspire hope for their future and to challenge them to reach their highest potential.
Lucia aspires to reach her client's goals by listening, analyzing, and advocating. She enjoys complex analysis and problem solving. She has experience as a litigator in criminal court, immigration court, and family court. Her legal analysis of complex issues has been included in amicus briefings to the Washington Supreme Court and in briefs to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th District. She is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and the American Immigration Law Association.
Lucia is an active volunteer in the Seattle area. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Reel Grrls, an organization that empowers young women from diverse communities to realize their power, talent and influence through media production. She and her husband serve as volunteer facilitators for the Program for Early Parent Support (PEPS). She also volunteers for the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project providing free legal services to low-income immigrants.
When she's not working, you may run into Lucia at the Children's museum or the Zoo with her husband and toddler son. In addition to raising her son, she is also raising two teenage cats: Ginseng and Lola. Lucia speaks Spanish and travels regularly to her ancestral country, Peru.
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Paralegal Madeleine DuBois
B.A., Communications, Fordham University
Madeleine was born in Seoul, Korea and grew up in Shoreline and Seattle. She attended Holy Names Academy for high school. After graduating in 1999, Madeleine moved to Bronx, 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 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 underprivileged people.
Madeleine is a sports fanatic and hopes to one day see her team, the Seattle Seahawks, win a Super Bowl. When not raising a ruckus during sports games, she enjoys dancing, reading, spending time with her wonderful family and friends and jetting off to New York to see her college friends. Madeleine is also the proud owner of the cutest dog in the world, Seoul.
Paralegal Anna MacInnes
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 retired King County Superior Court Judge. Anna began her career as a paralegal in early 2002 focusing on medical malpractice, asbestos litigation, commercial construction litigation, civil litigation and trials. Anna joined DuBois Law Firm in January 2007 and now focuses primarily on family law.
Anna is a Seahawks season ticket holder and all around sports fanatic. She also enjoys watching her son play football and basketball. When Anna isn't watching sports she loves spending quality time with her friends and family, singing, dancing, and going to the local dog parks with her two Boston Terriers, Roscoe and Misses.
With her remaining spare time, Anna volunteers as a dog walker at PAWS (Progressive Animal Welfare Society) in Lynnwood and as an adoption counselor and cat socializer with Purrfect Pals of Arlington, the world's largest cat-only adoption organization and sanctuary.
Paralegal Corey A. Bondurant
B.A., History - Western Washington University
Corey Bondurant was raised on the Olympic Peninsula and graduated from Chimacum High School. After high school, Corey attended Western Washington University, where he received his B.A. in History (with emphasis in Africa) and minors in English and Music Performance. A life-long drummer, during college and upon graduation, he played drums professionally in many local and international acts as both a touring and recording drummer. However, his love for the Puget Sound area brought him home to Seattle.
After deciding against law school and his career as a musician, Corey opted to pursue his love of the legal field as a paralegal - first handling personal injury and medical malpractice cases. Finally, he found his niche as a family law paralegal, and has held this position since 1998.
Corey is a self-proclaimed "drum nerd." He collects drum memorabilia and spends much of his free time attending concerts and clinics, playing drums, teaching drums, or thinking/talking drums! His other interests include spending time with his girlfriend, playing tennis, swimming, reading, and attending Mariner or Dodger baseball games. His true love, along with his family and friends, is his adorable English Bulldog, Molly.
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.
