Areas of Practice Family Law Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Professional Ethics and Discipline
B.A., Law & Society, Oberlin College, 1990; J.D., University of California Hastings College of the Law, 1995. Production Editor, Hastings Women's Law Journal, 1994-1995. Legal Extern, Hon. Joan S. Brennan, United States District Court, Northern District of California, 1994-95.
Raegen is a principal in the firm. 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 of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and serves as Secretary of the Academy’s Board of Trustees. She is a member of the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Law Attorneys, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, and the Washington State Psychological Association. 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 past chair of the King County Bar Association's Judicial Screening Committee.
Presentations 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 Newsletter: Washington Domestic Partnership: Update for Family Law Practioners (August 2009) (with Janet M. Helson) Legal Issues of Surrogacy, Artificial Insemination, Egg Donation and Embryo Donation (September 2007) (with Rita L. Bender and 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)
