Leadership & Policies

The Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association’s Board of Trustees is the Association’s governing body. It is responsible for guiding the organization, within the parameters set forth in the TPCBA’s Bylaws.

The Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association is led by the President, Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer, Immediate Past President, six elected Trustees, President of the Young Lawyers Section, and a person designated by the Board of the Family Law Section. The board is also comprised of non-voting members, including, but not limited to, the Washington Women Lawyers, members from the Superior Court, District Court and Tacoma Municipal Court, a member from the Criminal Law Section, a member from the Pierce County Minority Bar Association, a member from the Collaborative Law Committee, and the Governor representing the 6th Congressional District to the WSBA.

Photos Above: Voting Members-L to R, front row: Heather Swann (Trustee), Gina Auter (Family Law Section Past President), James McCormick  (President), Jennifer Andrews (Trustee) and Heather Young (Secretary-Treasurer).
L to R back row: Kenneth Blanford (Immediate Past President), Amanda Searle  (Vice President), André M. Peñalver (Trustee), Judge Ronald E. Culpepper, ret. (Trustee).
Side Photos-Top to bottom: Joshua Brumley (Trustee), John Cain (Trustee), John Cummings (Trustee)