Law Office of Dana Yaffee PLLC
About Dana
Dana is licensed to practice in Washington and admitted to practice before the U. S. Supreme Court and in United States Federal Court for the Western District of Washington. She is a member of the American Bar, King County Bar and Washington State Bar Associations.
A graduate of Seattle University School of Law, Dana has a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the George Washington University. She began her career in local television news, sports and program production at an ABC affiliate station in Washington, DC. After working in broadcast cable, radio and television, Dana attended the American University where she completed a Master of Science in Public Relations. Following a move to Boston, Dana worked in communications with an emphasis on publicity, media relations and freelance reporting. She was active in the Publicity Club of Boston and served on the Board of Directors of the Boston chapter of Women in Communications.
In the public sector, Dana worked as a Public Information Specialist on regulatory issues relating to nuclear energy, nuclear waste, and emergency management planning. She also participated with a legislative commission charged with developing siting guidelines resulting in the signing into law of the Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act.
Prior to attending law school, Dana worked for the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination investigating complaints of employment discrimination. Dana has an M.B.A. in management from Simmons College and has worked in management and marketing for nonprofits, and in healthcare, hospitality and the performing arts. Dana has completed Professional Mediation Skills training at the University of Washington Law School and completed Trial Skills training through the National Institute of Trial Advocacy.
An avid sailor, Dana helps raise funds for breast cancer research and the Leukemia And Lymphoma Society by participating in the Leukemia Cup and the Pink Boat Regatta every year. In addition, Dana is on the Board of Directors of Frog Prints e!, a nonprofit organized to facilitate team building and leadership development with concrete examples in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math through the sport of sailing. When she is not on the water, Dana is learning to play piano and guitar and dabbling in photography.
