Roger M. Townsend

Roger Townsend is an experienced trial attorney who has practiced in Seattle since 1995. Roger is motivated by client service and is a zealous advocate in federal and state courts, as well as private arbitration and mediation. His practice focuses on representing individuals against companies, protecting and enforcing their rights in employment and business relationships. Roger has been lead counsel in numerous trials in state and federal courts in Washington and throughout the Ninth Circuit. Roger is a skilled negotiator and represents individuals in employment relationships at all stages.

Roger is active in public service. He has served as the Chair of the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Program Chair of the Ninth Circuit Conference, and Chair of the Ninth Circuit Lawyer Representatives Coordinating Committee. He is a past President of the Federal Bar Association for the Western District of Washington and has been appointed by the Court as a representative of the Western District of Washington in multiple capacities, including the Workplace Advisory Committee and the Roadways to the Bench Program, designed to promote diversity in the federal judiciary. Roger has served as a city councilmember, volunteered for a pro bono civil rights legal clinic for more than 20 years, co-founded a program introducing students to Constitutional principles, and regularly moderates and coordinates panels for continuing legal education and important issues in the legal profession to Judges and members of the Bar.