Sarah (left) and Sasha (right), two moms involved in birth injury litigation, were connected through their former lawyer Tyler Goldberg-Hoss. Courtesy photo

What They Gave Each Other

It might seem improbable that two women, each the mother of a child catastrophically injured during birth, would not only know each other but become close enough to lean on one another during the most emotionally charged stages of their cases.

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Nettie Dionne and her friends and family at a reception for the graduates of the Law Clerk Program held in Walla Walla.

Apprenticeship, Not Academia

The traditional path to becoming a lawyer in Washington state can be daunting. That’s how Nettie Dionne of Zillah, a town of about 3,200 people outside Yakima, felt. But now the former social worker and member of the Yakama Nation is studying for the bar exam.

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