Ms. Bemis began her career as a prosecutor for the City of Tacoma where she successfully tried a number of cases before moving on to civil practice at McGavick Graves. She is a partner at McGavick Graves and concentrates her practice in the area of litigation.  Ms. Bemis has experience litigating many types of cases including complex cases in the areas of employment discrimination, commercial matters, breach of contract cases, and trust and estate disputes.

Memberships & Affiliations

• Washington State Bar Association
• Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association, YLD, Treasurer, 2007 to 2008
• Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association
• Phi Delta Phi – Honor Society

Education

• Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D., 2002, Honors: Cum laude
• Gonzaga University, B.A., 1999

Honors

• CALI Award
• Business Examiner Forty Under 40
• Pro Bono Publico Service Commendation, 2007, 2008

Practice Areas

• Employment Law & Labor Law
• Litigation
• Management Training & Employment Investigations
• Municipal & Government Law
• Plaintiff’s Personal Injury
• Trust & Estate Litigation

Plaintiff’s Personal Injury

• Trust & Estate Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Washington, 2002
• U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 2002
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington, 2011
• U.S. Tax Court, 2007
• Tulalip Tribal Court, 2019
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2015
• U.S. District Court of the Virgin Islands, 2021