Practice Areas: Family Law, Estate Planning & Probate
Licensed in Washington since: 2004
Education: Seattle University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2024 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2011, 2013 - 2014 PWR Law, PLLC
1411 State Ave. NE, Ste. 102Olympia, WA 98506 Phone: 360-754-1222 Email: Patrick Rawnsley Visit website
Details
Patrick Rawnsley is the managing partner of PWR LAW, PLLC and has been in private practice since 2004. Prior to becoming an attorney he was a paralegal/legal intern. Patrick's practice is devoted primarily to high conflict and high asset family law cases along with providing mediation and arbitration services for family law matters. Patrick currently serves as a pro tem judge and court commissioner in both Thurston and Lewis Counties. Patrick has been elected to multiple three year terms on the Washington State Bar Association Family Law Executive Committee (FLEC); he served as its chair for 2020-2021. He also serves as FLEC's legislative liaison to the Washington State Legislature, a position to which he has been appointed for the last six years.
First Admitted: 2004, Washington
Professional Webpage: https://pwr-law.com/statement-about-us.html
- Thurston County Superior Court Judge and Court Commissioner Pro Tempore
- Lewis County Superior Court Judge and Court Commissioner Pro Tempore
- FLEC Legislative Liaison to Washington State Legislature
- Chair - Family Law Executive Committee, 2021
- Immediate Past Chair - Family Law Executive Committee, 2022
- Member WSBA Family Law Executive Committee; Leglislative Liaison to WA state legislature for WSBA FLEC; Chair-Elect WSBA FLEC, 2020
- Member WSBA Family Law Executive Committee; Legislative Liaison to WA state legislature, 2019
- Member WSBA Family Law Executive Committee; Legislative liaison to WA state leglislature for WSBA FLEC, 2018
- Member WSBA Family Law Executive Commitee, 2017
- Member - WSBA Family Law Executive Committee , 2016
- Thurston County Bar Association - Family Law Section Chair, 2014
- B.A. - The Evergreen St. College, 1990
- 2022 Legislative Update, Speaker, Legislative Update, 2022
- 2021 legislative update, Speaker, Legislative Update, 2021
- 2020 Legislative session update, Speaker, Legislative Update, 2020
- 2019 Legislative session update presentation for Family Law Mid-Year CLE, Speaker, Legislative Update, 2019
- 2017 Legislative update for 2017 Family Law Mid-Year, Speaker, Legislative Update, 2017
Office location for Patrick Rawnsley
1411 State Ave. NE, Ste. 102
Olympia, WA 98506
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2024
- Rising Stars: 2011, 2013 - 2014