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Jessica Yin

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T 206.757.8748 Seattle
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Jessica Yin is a member of the firm’s litigation group. They bring a background in Indigenous Law to the firm, along with experience supporting litigation involving contract interpretation, complex procedural questions, and more.

Before joining DWT, Jessica served as a judicial extern for U.S. District Judge John Chun in Seattle and for Washington Court of Appeals Judge Rebecca Glasgow in Tacoma. Jessica earned their J.D. from the University of Washington, with a concentration in Indigenous Law. While in law school, Jessica worked in the Tribal Court Public Defense Clinic to provide parent representation in dependency proceedings before the Muckleshoot Tribal Court. They also served as an editor and DEI Chair for the Washington Law Review and published an article on the federal trust relationship with tribes.

Admitted to Practice

  • Washington, 2025

Education

  • J.D., University of Washington School of Law, 2025
    • Order of the Coif (Rank 2)
    • DEI Chair and Notes & Comments Editor, Washington Law Review
    • CALI Excellence for the Future Award: Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing; American Indian Law; Professional Responsibility; Administrative Law; Natural Resources Law
    • Native American Law Student Association Moot Court Team
    • OUTlaws; Asian/Pacific American Law Student Association
  • B.A., International Relations and Psychology, University of St Andrews, 2017
    • Student President, School of International Relations

Languages

  • Mandarin

Memberships & Affiliations

    • Asian Bar Association of Washington

Background

    • Student Volunteer, Tribal Court Public Defense Clinic, University of Washington, Seattle, 2024-2025
    • Summer Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 2024
    • Academic Success Fellow, 2023-2024
    • Judicial Extern, Hon. Rebecca Glasgow, Washington Court of Appeals Division II, Tacoma, Wash., 2024
    • Judicial Extern, Hon. John Chun, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, Seattle, 2023
    • Policy Analyst, Research Associate, and Assistant, Center for American Progress, K-12 Education Policy Team, Washington, D.C., 2018-2022
    • Intern, Rep. Brad Schneider, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., 2018
    • Intern, Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., 2017-2018
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