Tami is an Intellectual Property paralegal with Bio-Rad in Redmond. She was formely with the law frim of Perkins Coie in Seattle and with the law firm of Graybeal Jackson Haley LLP in Bellevue. A native of Southern California, Tami received her paralegal certificate in 1994 from the University of LaVerne College of Law, after which she served an internship as a campaign director for a local District Attorney's campaign. She began her paralegal career with a litigation firm in San Bernardino, California. Tami has since worked in many areas of law, but loves intellectual property for its creative aspects. Tami has been a WSPA member since 2000. In her spare time, she enjoys photography, building computers with her son, and playing ball with her hyperactive Doberman, Abbey.