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MICHELLE LUNA
TRUSTEE
Law Firm/place of practice:
Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office Number of years in practice: 27
If money and time were no object, what would you be doing right now? Travelling
What is one thing on your bucket list? Giving a sermon (which I just did this last year)
What is the best advice you have for new lawyers? Learning to practice law is hard. It takes practice! You will make mistakes; seek input and advice from others.
How do you create work/life balance? My children force me to create balance.
What would you like to be remembered for? Kindness
What is your favorite quote?
“Fight for the things you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg
What is your favorite food and restaurant? Vietnamese and Thai. Indo Asian Street Eatery
What is your favorite website?
No idea
Who is your hero and why?
My children. They endured the pandemic and at the same time watched me become a solo parent; they didn’t just survive, they thrived.
What is the most important thing you have learned as an attorney? I don’t know everything and there isn’t always a clear answer.
Law Firm/place of practice:
Pierce County Department of Assigned Counsel in Tacoma, WA
Number of years in practice: 12
If money and time were no object,
what would you be doing right now?
I’d be on a beach somewhere warm
What is one thing on your bucket list? Travel to Spain
What is the best advice you have for new lawyers? Fake it till you make it
How do you create work/life balance?
Have designated work spaces/hours and designated home spaces/ hours and don’t mx them. Put life and self- care before the job.
What would you like to be remembered for? Standing up for what’s right, even if it’s unpopular
What is your favorite quote?
A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
What is your favorite food and restaurant? Crab legs. Seafood.
What is your favorite website?
Icanhascheezburger.com
Who is your hero and why?
Michelle Obama. She’s a rock star.
What is the most important thing you have learned as an attorney?
You can never truly understand what someone else is going through, so give them grace and don’t judge.
Law Firm/place of practice:
Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
Number of years in practice: Ten If money and time were no object,
what would you be doing right now?
Relaxing on a warm beach, with close friends and family.
What is one thing on your bucket list? I want to see the Northern Lights.
What is the best advice you have for new lawyers? Be nice to court staff.
How do you create work/life balance?
I try to remind myself that the work will still be there, when I get back.
What would you like to be remembered for? For having integrity and doing good work.
What is your favorite quote?
“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” -Wayne Gretzky
What is your favorite food and restaurant? Steak, Metropolitan Grill
What is your favorite website?
www.sports.mynorthwest.com
Who is your hero and why?
Fred Korematsu. He was a patriot and stood up for what he knew was right, despite the consequences.
What is the most important thing you have learned as an attorney? Learn from as many people as you can, but ultimately, you are the one who has to make the argument. So remember to be yourself.
JESSICA CAMPBELL
TRUSTEE
BRAD HASHIMOTO
TRUSTEE
20 PIERCE COUNTY LAWYER | March/April 2024