Chris is a criminal defense attorney in Seattle. He has represented immigrant clients seeking post-conviction relief due to defects in the underlying criminal proceedings and has advised immigration attorneys on various aspects of criminal law. Chris is committed to assisting immigrants in avoiding excessive impact from the criminal justice system. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a B.A. in Economics, and received his law degree from the University of Washington.

Martine Pierre-Louis manages Interpreter Services and Community House Calls at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. She holds a master in public health with a focus on international health. A Haitian Creole and French interpreter for over a decade, Martine is a founding member and past board member for both the Society of Medical Interpreters and the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care. For many years, she has been involved in community-based public health efforts with a focus on access to health care and for refugees and immigrants.

Abigail is an attorney for the U.S. Department of Labor in the Office of the Solicitor enforcing federal labor laws including safety laws, reemployment rights for veterans, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and other labor laws. She was born in the Philippines and emigrated to the United States in 1985 as the first of six children. Abigail first volunteered with NWIRP as a law student and continued to volunteer as a pro bono attorney. She is the President of the Filipino Lawyers of Washington [FLOW] and volunteers as an attorney for the Asian Bar Association/King County Bar Association Legal Clinic. She earned both her B.A. in Political Science and her J.D. at the University of Washington.

Truong emigrated to the U.S. in 1980 as the youngest child of a Vietnamese refugee family of nine. Truong works in the retirement plan market as an investment analyst for Kibble & Prentice. He has a degree in Economics from Knox College.

Greg has volunteered as pro bono attorney for many individuals and families dealing with immigration problems, especially VAWA, asylum, and U visa cases. He took his first immigration case as a volunteer in Colorado in 1975. Greg has been a member of the Washington State Bar Association’s Pro Bono & Legal Aid Committee for several years and is also a board member and long-time volunteer college and financial aid counselor for College Access Now (CAN), which serves highly motivated Seattle-area high school students who are low-income and first generation in their family to attend college. During his career, Greg has been a biotech corporate executive, including CEO and board member for several public and private companies, a corporate/transactional partner in two large international law firms, and a Fulbright Scholar in law at the Academy of Foreign Trade in Moscow.

Shawn is the Controller at BECU, a not-for-profit credit union cooperative. He is also on the board of directors for the Issaquah Soccer Club. Shawn is a CPA in the states of Washington and California. He graduated from California State University – Chico with a BS in Business Administration – Accounting.