Biography

Travis is the Deputy Directory of the Washington Defender Association. The WDA is a resource organization for public defenders in Washington State, and is dedicated solely to public defense issues, public defense attorneys, investigators and social workers. WDA provides a host of resources designed to help our members and the broader public defense community.

Travis has been primarily a public defender his entire career. After graduating from George Washington University, he worked for New York County Legal Aid Society before working briefly in corporate law. He moved to Washington and was a public defender in Whatcom County for ten years. He has handled almost every type of case, from jumping a turnstile to homicides.