Grace O’Connor

Grace O’Connor is an Adjunct Professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law and a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the civil team in Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. She represents county offices on civil issues and has extensive litigation experience in state and federal courts.

• Education: Cum laude graduate of Bates College (2000), magna cum laude from Gonzaga University School of Law (2005)
• Professional Roles: Former Assistant Attorney General for Washington State, clerked for Washington State Supreme Court Justices Bobbe J. Bridge and Debra L. Stephens
• Legal Focus: Civil litigation, government law, and support for civil legal aid organizations

O’Connor’s career bridges academic instruction in law with practical legal service, emphasizing public sector representation and judicial processes.