Rafel Law Group

CYNTHIA JONES
phone: 206.838.4195
fax: 206.838.2661
email: cjones@rafellawgroup.com

Cynthia practices in the area of commercial litigation.

Background
Cynthia is a former law clerk to Justice Charles W. Johnson of the Washington State Supreme Court. During law school, Cynthia externed with Governor Christine Gregoire's General Counsel, and Judge Mary Yu in King County Superior Court. Cynthia also interned with the ACLU of Washington, served as president of the Women's Law Caucus, and was Communications Director for the Student Bar Association.

Education

J.D., cum laude, Seattle University School of Law
CALI Excellence Award for Civil Procedure (2004); Quarter - Finalist, UCLA National Moot Court Competition; SBA Outstanding Service Award; SBA Organizational Award; Faculty Scholar Award Nominee
B.A., cum laude, University of Washington, Editorial Journalism and Political Science
Washington News Council Dick Larsen Scholarship for Political Writers; John & Harriet Reid Scholarship for Excellence in Communications

Admitted to Practice

Washington
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Memberships/Activities

Vice - President of Governmental Affairs, Washington Women Lawyers State Board
Executive Board Member and Treasurer, William L. Dwyer Inn of Court
Editor of De Novo, Washington Young Lawyers Division of WSBA
Member, Community Associations Institute (CAI)
Member, Washington State Community Associations Institute (WSCAI) Legislative Action Committee
Member, Washington State Community Associations Institute (WSCAI) Communications Committee
Member, King County Bar Association
Board Member, King County Bar Association YLD Board of Trustees

Publications/Presentations

Legally Speaking: Dealing with Insurance Deductibles, Community Association Journal (Mar/Apr 2008).
Cynthia B. Jones, Niloufar A. Park, Tammy M. Sittnick, & Quita St. John, Judges' Benchguide on Sexual Orientation and the Law (2004).