Jennifer (she/her) first joined Nielsen Koch & Grannis in 2001. Prior to that, Jennifer served as a judicial clerk to Justice Charles Johnson of the Washington Supreme Court. In 2005, she pursued a solo practice, collaborating with appellate and trial attorneys in the areas of dependencies and terminations, criminal defense, constitutional law, and civil rights. Jennifer rejoined NKG in 2020. Jennifer has expanded her areas of practice to also include involuntary commitments, public records act litigation, and family law appeals. She has argued hundreds of cases before the Washington Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal.

Some cases in which Jennifer was lead advocate include: Matter of Dependency of B.H.-W., 33 Wn. App. 2d 769, 564 P.3d 1005 (2025) (holding alleged biological parents have standing to participate in dependency proceedings until their alleged parentage is determined); C.S.A. v. Bellevue Sch. Dist. No. 405, 32 Wn. App. 2d 544, 557 P.3d 268 (2024) (holding the school district violated Public Records Act by failing to respond diligently to a student request for school surveillance videos of bullying incidents); R.T.L. v. K.M., 28 Wn. App. 2d 347, 535 P.3d 882 (2023) (denying a placement’s motion to intervene in a dependency to pursue a petition for de facto parentage); State v. Thompson, 19 Wn. App. 2d 727 (2021) (reversing a first-degree murder conviction where the trial court erroneously prohibited the defendant from raising an insanity defense); State v. Estes, 188 Wn.2d 450 (2017) (reversing third strike offense where the defendant received ineffective assistance of counsel due to failure to investigate); In re Parental Rights to K.M.M., 186 Wn.2d 466, 379 P.3d 75 (2016) (affirming termination order where our client (the child) sought termination); State v. Blazina, 182 Wn.2d 827 (2015) (holding trial courts must actually inquire into a defendant's ability to pay before imposing discretionary costs).

Jennifer earned her B.A. and M.A. at the University of Washington. She had the honor of being the first person to earn a master’s degree in African American history at the University of Washington. She earned her J.D. at Seattle University, where she received various honors for her work in appellate advocacy and legal writing.