Kay Frank

Kay has been a member of MacDonald Hoague & Bayless since 1985, after clerking for Washington State Supreme Court Justices Robert F. Utter and William Callow.

Professional and Civic Involvement

• American Civil Liberties Union of Washington (Past President and current Legal Committee member)
• Board of the Legal Foundation of Washington (President, 2002-04)
• King County Bar Association (Past Chair, Young Lawyers Division)
• Employment Subcommittee, Washington Pattern Jury Instructions, Washington Supreme Court
• Committee on Jury Instructions (Member)
• Editorial Board, Washington State Trial Lawyers, Employment Law Deskbook (1997-2003)
• Washington State Bar Association
• Washington Women Lawyers
• American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Washington Employment Lawyers Association
• Washington State Association for Justice
• Seattle Police Department Intelligence Auditor, 1990-97
• Member, Planning Advisory Committee on Desegregation, Seattle School District (1987-88)
• Board Member, Washington Poverty Law Advocates (1987-1994)
• Member, Victim Witness Advocacy Program, Seattle Police Department (1979-1981)
• Board Member, Citizen Dispute Settlement Project (1978-1981)
• Mayoral Appointee, Citizens’ Police Chief Selection Committee (1978)
• Convener and Supervisor, Help for Women (1977-78)

Education

• Simmons College, B.S., 1965
• University of Puget Sound School of Law, magna cum laude, J.D., 1984
• Lead Articles Editor, University of Puget Sound Law Review, 1982-84

Honors and Awards

• Listed in Best Lawyers since 1995
• Cynthia Gillespie Award—Northwest Women’s Law Center, 1997 (recognizing her many contributions to advancing women’s legal rights)
• First recipient of the King County Domestic Violence Coalition Leadership Award, 1983
• Super Lawyer 2003 – Present
• Newsmaker of Tomorrow:  Sponsored by Time Magazine and the Seattle Chamber of Commerce (1978)