AVID - Amplifying Voices of Incarcerated Individuals with Disabilities
Heather McKimmie
Advocacy Co-Director
Heather McKimmie has been an attorney with Disability Rights Washington since August 2009. She was previously the Director of AVID. Heather is currently the Advocacy Co-Director. Prior to working at Disability Rights Washington, Heather practiced criminal defense at the trial and appellate levels. She also clerked for a superior court judge, worked in a personal injury law office, represented workers in unemployment compensation hearings, and conducted investigations for a public defender’s office. She graduated from University of Washington School of Law in 2005 and was a Notes and Comments Editor for Washington Law Review. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Washington with a BA in History with distinction in 2001.