Staff

Heather McKimmie
Director of Advocacy and Legal Services

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.