Greg Wong
Greg Wong

Partner at Pacifica Law Group LLP
Greater Seattle Area
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Pacifica Law Group LLP University of Washington School of Law
University of Washington School of Law
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Specialties: Appellate, Constitutional and Government Litigation, Education Law and Policy, Initiative and Election Law, Education Non-Profits, Policy and Politics
Experience
Pacifica Law Group LLP
Partner
Company NamePacifica Law Group LLP
Dates EmployedMay 2011 – Present
Employment Duration7 yrs 8 mos
LocationGreater Seattle Area
Greg Wong serves as litigation and appellate counsel for his public, private and not‑for‑profit clients. Greg specializes in complex issues, often ones that impact people’s lives in the Pacific Northwest. He has been successful in the trial courts, courts of appeal and Supreme Court, in addition to negotiating favorable settlements for his clients.

Greg also provides strategic and general counsel advice to clients in numerous areas, including (but not limited to) education policy and laws, elections and initiative issues, the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA), legislation and public policy, data sharing between private and public entities, contract formation and interpretation, private-public partnerships, and constitutional issues. Greg has done so for several public school districts, municipal entities, the Community Center for Education Results, the ACLU of Washington, the Humane Society of the United States, Teach for America, public agencies, and private entities.

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K&L Gates
Attorney
Company NameK&L Gates
Dates EmployedSep 2007 – May 2011
Employment Duration3 yrs 9 mos
Associate in Appellate, Constitutional and Government Litigation Group
Preston Gates & Ellis
Summer Associate
Company NamePreston Gates & Ellis
Dates EmployedJun 2006 – Sep 2006
Employment Duration4 mos
Williams, Kastner & Gibbs
Summer Associate
Company NameWilliams, Kastner & Gibbs
Dates EmployedJun 2005 – Sep 2005
Employment Duration4 mos
CCS - Youth Tutoring Program
Education Coordinator
Company NameCCS - Youth Tutoring Program
Dates EmployedAug 2002 – Sep 2004
Employment Duration2 yrs 2 mos
LocationGreater Seattle Area
Coordinator for tutoring program serving low-income children living in public housing.
Teach For America
Recruitment Director
Company NameTeach For America
Dates EmployedAug 2001 – Jul 2002
Employment Duration1 yr
Helena-West Helena Public Schools
8th Grade Science Teacher
Company NameHelena-West Helena Public Schools
Dates EmployedAug 1999 – Jul 2001
Employment Duration2 yrs
LocationWest Helena, Arkansas
Taught earth science to 8th grade students in under-resourced school district in the Mississippi Delta.
Crisis Clinic of Seattle/King County
Housing Specialist
Company NameCrisis Clinic of Seattle/King County
Dates EmployedJul 1997 – May 1999
Employment Duration1 yr 11 mos
LocationGreater Seattle Area
Homeless and low-cost housing specialist at Seattle non-profit organization.
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Education
University of Washington School of Law
University of Washington School of Law
Degree NameJD
Dates attended or expected graduation 2004 – 2007
Activities and Societies: Order of the Coif, Washington Law Review
Western Washington University
Western Washington University
Degree NameBA Field Of StudyHuman Services
Dates attended or expected graduation 1994 – 1997
Activities and Societies: Center For Social Change, Co-Founder
Garfield High School
Garfield High School
Dates attended or expected graduation 1989 – 1993