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William K. Kirk

Cowan Kirk Kattenhorn

4040 Lake Washington Blvd. Northeast 300
Kirkland, WA 98033

Phone: 425-466-8958

Website: cowanlawfirm.com

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About William K. Kirk

Bill is the current Dean Emeritus after serving as Dean of the College from 2018-2019. He has been a member of NCDD since 2000, and became a member of the Board of Regents in 2009 and became Board Certified by NCDD in 2011. Bill has been named a SuperLawyer by Washington Law & Politics every year since 2003. Bill is the pasr President of the Washington Foundation for Criminal Justice.

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