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Lily joins the law school after having spent nine years at Open Door Legal Services, most recently as a senior staff attorney representing clients experiencing homelessness in a broad range of legal issues including relicensing, quashing warrants, vacating criminal records, and family law. Prior to her work at ODLS, Lily volunteered at Northwest Justice Project on the CLEAR line for five years.

Lily has extensive experience working with law student interns at ODLS and broader experience working with students and program development with her undergraduate alma mater. Lily has an A.B. in History from Duke University and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Upon graduating from law school, Lily clerked for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and then worked in private practice at Olsson Frank and Weeda and Morgan Lewis in Washington D.C.

Ashley joins Seattle U Law after practicing as a civil legal aid attorney for over five years and working with legal aid providers in some form for nine years. She graduated from Washington State University as a first-generation student with a bachelor's degree in Sociology and an additional bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice before attending Gonzaga University School of Law.

While at Gonzaga Ashley interned for the Unemployment Law Project, Moderate Means Program, Center for Justice, and McNeice Wheeler, PLLC; and was the Vice President for the Gonzaga Public Interest Law Project. After graduating, she began her legal career at Nevada Legal Services in Reno, Nevada before transitioning to a role at Eastside Legal Assistance Program in Bellevue, Washington. As a legal aid attorney, she provided free legal representation to resilient communities on a variety of civil issues, with a focus on tenant's rights. She has previously held leadership roles at the Washington State Bar Foundation, the State Bar of Nevada, and WSU Alumni Association, and is a current board member of the Washington Alpine Club.

Ashley is an avid hiker and has completed a thru hike of the 2,560 mile long Pacific Crest Trail. She was born and raised in Seattle, and you can usually find her with a cup of coffee in her hand. Ashley is excited to join the Seattle U community and looks forward to supporting students as they pursue their career goals.

Clay joined the ATJI staff in November 2010 and serves as the Moderate Means Program Attorney and as Adjunct Faculty teaching the Moderate Means Practicum. Prior to joining ATJI, Clay was an attorney with the Northwest Justice Project for thirteen years. During that time he was an advocate on the CLEAR legal hotline, represented low-income individuals in family law matters and eviction cases, managed the Northwest Justice Project's Contract Attorney Program, and was a CLEAR supervisor. Clay also has experience as a health care administrator, policy analyst, and mental health counselor.

Clay has an extensive history of community volunteer experience; he currently volunteers at legal clinics for Kitsap Legal Services, a non-profit volunteer lawyer program, and has served on their board for the last nine years, most recently as Board President. Clay received B.A. and B.S. degrees from Washington State University, and an M.P.A. and J.D. from the University of Washington.

Clay is the point person for the Moderate Means Program