Client Story: Randi
Randi is a social worker with a master’s degree. After a heart attack so severe she clinically died, Randi was overwhelmed with medical bills but diligently paid as much as she could each month.
Client Story: Mary
“When our car–our home–was towed and impounded, we lost everything! Clothes, food, medicine, all gone. We couldn’t afford the fee, and they kept piling up to $1,200."
Client Story: Linda
Alyssa P. Au (she/her) is a Staff Attorney at the Northwest Consumer Law Center.
Client Story: Jose
“I was working as a dispatcher and started having leg pain. It was getting bad."
Volunteer Story: Alyssa P. Au
Alyssa P. Au (she/her) is a Staff Attorney at the Northwest Consumer Law Center.
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Client Story: Liz
“Home is at the center for my family. Going through a divorce is hard enough. Raising 6 kids is pretty tough too. I did that while going to college full-time. When my ex-husband and I separated, he stopped paying the mortgage for a year. I had no idea until I came home to find foreclosure papers."
Volunteer Story: Matt Brady
Matt Brady (he/him) heads CTM Legal Group’s office in Seattle.
Client Story: Matthew
"My son Matthew is 28 and a member of the Spokane tribe. He also has Down Syndrome. Raising him has been a joy. But Matthew’s father passed away from cancer and soon after I was also diagnosed with a very aggressive and rare breast cancer. Matthew had a really hard time when his daddy died."
Volunteer Story: Rich Zahniser
Rich Zahniser (he/him) said that his time at NJP constitutes at least his third career, following stints as a public defender in Alaska, a business owner, and a PTA president.
Volunteer Story: Amanda Martin
Amanda Martin (she/her) is the Executive Director of the Northwest Consumer Law Center.