Board of Directors

James McGuire, President:  James is an attorney with the Bellevue firm of Moschetto & Koplin, Inc. P.S. where his practice emphasizes family law, collaborative law, and mediation.  He is currently the President of the QLaw Foundation.  He spends his free time fixing up his house, working out, and traveling.  James is also a competitive dragon boat racer.

Jill Mullins, Vice President: Jill is associate in-house counsel for Environment International.  As part of her work with the Foundation Board, Jill chairs the Legal Clinic Committee, which works on providing legal information and advice addressing the intersection of the law and LGBT lives. In her free time Jill can be found enjoying a Storm game, Seattle Repertory plays, or socializing at a coffee shop.

Andrew Kamins, Treasurer:  Andrew is a litigator with Patterson Buchanan Fobes Leitch & Kalzer, Inc., P.S.  He and his partner, Thomas, make their home in Seattle.

Samuel Castic, Secretary and President-Elect:  Sam is an associate in the commercial litigation and privacy and data security practices at K&L Gates, LLP.  Prior to joining K&L Gates, Sam worked as a clinical intern for the American Civil Liberties Union LGBT Project and as a McCleary Law Fellow with the Human Rights Campaign. Sam spends his free time cooking, at coffeeshops, and with his rescue dog Madge. 

Beth Barrett Bloom:  Beth is a labor and employment attorney with Frank Freed Subit & Thomas, LLP.  A past WSBA Leadership Institute fellow, she is one of the founders of QLaw and the QLaw Foundation, through which she hopes to build a vibrant and fun community of GLBT lawyers and legal professionals.  Beth and her partner Rebecca spend their free time chasing their five year-old son Eli.

Cynthia Buhr:  Cynthia is a partner with Spencer Anderson & Buhr PLLC, where she has an active family law practice.  Prior to joining Spencer Anderson & Buhr, PLLC, Cynthia worked as an intern at SCRAP, ACLU of Washington, San Francisco AIDS Legal Referral Panel and Seattle King County Superior Court.   Cynthia is the current president of the QLaw Association and is a volunteer attorney for the QLaw Foundation Legal Clinic.

Lisa Gilmore:  Lisa is a partner at Helsell Fetterman LLP, where she focuses her practice on family law, including dissolution of domestic partnerships and divorce, parenting plan and child support modification, second parent adoptions, living together/prenuptial agreements, and Collaborative Law.  When not at work or busy working on QLAW matters or the King County Collaborative Law Board, she can be found volunteering with the King County Bar Association Domestic Violence Clinic, playing soccer or going to Storm games.

James W. Spencer: James W. Spencer is managing partner at Spencer Anderson & Buhr PLLC, which he founded in 2005. James practices in estate planning, probate and small business formation with a large LGBT clientele. When he isn’t busy running a burgeoning young firm, James can be found on hiking and biking Washington’s backcountry, traveling foreign lands, or tooling around Puget Sound in his vintage 70s Bayliner motorboat.

Darcy Shearer: Darcy is an associate with Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP.