Grace Yuan practices in the areas of municipal, land use and education law. She
represents a variety of special purpose districts and municipal clients on land use
and public policy issues. Currently, Grace serves as legal counsel to the Puget
Sound School Coalition, the School Alliance, and as special counsel for school
districts throughout Western Washington. She has also assisted in drafting
legislation and local ordinances. In addition, Grace serves as local counsel and
represents cutting-edge technology companies on projects with citywide and statewide
significance.
Currently, Grace serves as the secretary of the board of directors for the 5th
Avenue Theatre. From 2011 to 2019, Grace served on the board of directors for the
Pacific Science Center and served as the Vice-Chair of the Nominating &
Governance Committee. From 2006 to 2015, she served on the board of the Seattle
Foundation and on the Foundation's Grants and Community Leadership Committee.
From 1993 to 2006, Grace served as a member of the board of trustees of Western
Washington University, including two terms as the chair of the board. In addition,
Grace previously served as a member of the Civil Rights Reviewing Authority of the
United States Department of Education, the vice chair of the Seattle Board of Parks
Commissioners, a member of the board of directors for the Washington Council of
School Attorneys, a member of the Governor's Task Force on Higher Education and
vice president and board member of the Asian Bar Association of Washington.
Grace co-authored "Lessons Learned From the Locke for Governor Campaign,"
in "Asian Americans and Politics" for The Stanford University Press
(2001), "Voting in Washington: A Teacher's Reference Department
Guide," for Kids Voting Washington (1994), and the "SEPA/GMA
Workbook," for the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic
Development (1993). While in law school, she was a senior editor of the Yale Law
Journal and authored "Assuring Equal Access of Asian Americans to Highly
Selective Universities," 98 Yale Law Journal 659 (1989), 135 Cong. Rec. §
1146 (daily edition February 2, 1989).
