Raegen N. Rasnic is a Shareholder of the firm, and became the firm’s President in January 2012. She focuses her practice on family law, adoption and assisted reproduction, and the defense of medical and mental health professionals in licensing and disciplinary proceedings. She is admitted to practice in the federal and state courts of Washington.

Raegen is a Fellow and past Board of Trustees Secretary of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. She is a member of the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys and sits on the organization’s Executive Council. She teaches Adoption Law as an Adjunct Professor at Seattle University School of Law. Raegen is an active member of Legal Voice (formerly the Northwest Women’s Law Center), and has served on its Legal Committee since 1998. Raegen is Co-Chair of the King County Bar Association’s Joint Bench-Bar Judicial Conferencing Committee, and is past chair of the KCBA Judicial Screening Committee.

Presentations

• We Are Family: LGBT Family Formation in Washington, Gonzaga University School of Law (November 2011).
• Parenting Plans, King County Bar Association (April 2011).
• Law and Liberty: Reproductive Freedom, American Civil Liberties Union of Washington (June 2010).
• Domestic Partnership Update for Family Law Practitioners, Washington State Bar Association (August 2009) (with Janet M. Helson).
• Adoption Practice & Pitfalls, WSBA Family Law Section Midyear Conference (June 2009) (with Mark M. Demaray).
• The Changing Legal Landscape for Same-Sex Couples, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys Annual Conference, Portland, OR (May 2009).
• Legal Issues of Embryo Donation, RESOLVE: The National Infertility Organization, Washington Statewide Conference (April 2009).
• Establishing Parentage in Assisted Reproduction, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys Midyear, Chicago, IL (October 2008).
• Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Case Law Update, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC (May 2006).
• Maintaining a Healthy Professional Practice: Preventative Measures to Keep Your Livelihood out of Urgent Care, Washington State Psychological Association Fall Convention (October 2005) (with Peter A. Offenbecher).

Publications

• Amendments Extend Reach of Uniform Parentage Act, King County Bar Bulletin (November 2011).
• Newsletter: Washington Domestic Partnership: Update for Family Law Practioners (August 2009) (with Janet M. Helson)
• Adoption Law, King County Superior Court Family Law Benchbook (2005) (with Rita L. Bender).
• FAQ: Surrogacy, Sperm Donation and Egg Donation in Washington for Prospective Gay and Lesbian Parents (with Rita L. Bender and Janet M. Helson)
• Independent Adoption in Washington (May 2003) (with Rita L. Bender)