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THE LEGAL BRIEF
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“ In Re: Willy Larry Jefferson Jr. ” Continued
7. If I were not practicing law, I would be . . . Playing Dungeon and Dragons at my local hobby shop. Basically, I would do whatever 12 years like to do as much as possible.
8. What is the first thing you will do when you retire? Go to hobby shop. Play dungeon and dragons.
9. If you could time travel, would you go to the past or the future? Why? Too much pain either way. I want to heal from trauma that occurred in the past. I don ’ t want to take that pain into the future with me. I would like to drop it off. So, if I go back I would like to stop the harms of the invasion of the America ’ s and attempt to end the Atlantic Slave trade. After I took care of those historical harms, I would breath life back into Jandon, my son. I would live in a world where my family could walk every street in peace that they would not be harmed because of the color of their skin or the way they looked. With a new day begun we would march on without racism. I would like to try that out for a while and see how I like it.
10. What words of wisdom would you pass on to your childhood self? Play more. Love a lot. There is nothing wrong with you. You ’ re good and you got this.
11. What words of wisdom would you give to a young lawyer new to the profession? See question – 5. If confused – find a client, take their case and fight for them. You will figure it out from there.
Brief synopsis of Larry Jefferson, his personal life, his work life, and any special awards or activities.
Larry Jefferson was appointed in April of 2021 by the Washington Supreme Court to become the new Director of Public Defense for the State of Washington. In 2022, Larry was named Luminary of Year by the Seattle Clemency Project. In 2020, he received the Daniel Bigelow award from the Thurston County Bar Association and named the Attorney of year. He has worked as a public defender in King and Thurston County ’ s since 1996. He is a graduate of The Evergreen State College and Seattle University School of Law. Larry is currently serving as a Board member with the Campaign for Equal Justice and is a founding member Thurston County Bar Association ’ s Diversity and Inclusion section. He is past President of the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Thurston County Bar Association. Larry is a devoted husband, father of two wonderful adult children and a self - proclaimed mama's boy. He enjoys spending time transforming justice, standing by his barbecue and cheering for the Seahawks. When I retire you will find me at the local hobby shop playing D&D and other board games.
Contact information (work phone and email):
360 - 515 - 6900 – Larry.Jefferson@opd.wa.gov
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