Salvador A. Mungia Elected as the Washington State Bar Association's President for 2009-2010
GTH is delighted to announce that Partner Salvador Mungia has been elected as the Washington State Bar Association's President for 2009-2010. Mungia's legal practice is in trial work with emphasis in medical malpractice and serious personal injury, business, real property and general aviation litigation. Mungia, a Tacoma resident, will assume the WSBA presidency in September of 2009.
Mungia's parents both immigrated to the United States, his father from Mexico and his mother from Japan. "My parents taught me the value of hard work and tenacity," said Mungia. "My parents were both immigrants with limited formal education. They both worked hard, my father was a cook after he retired from the Army and my mother worked in a fabric store. They inspired me with the real sacrifices they made for me to attend school."
Mungia earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (magna cum laude) from Pacific Lutheran University and continued to Georgetown University Law Center, graduating cum laude in 1984. Now he is recognized for being extremely active within the legal community and with local minority-focused organizations including the R. Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship Foundation and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law. "Knowing what it feels like to come from a powerless segment of society has made me a more compassionate lawyer. For me, being a good lawyer means commitment to pro bono and legal services in addition to a commitment to the justice system."
In looking ahead to his presidency, Mungia said, "As President of the WSBA, my hope is for our Association to give a voice to those in our society who do not have voices, to restore hope to those who have lost hope, and to be a pain in the sides to those who seek to take the voices and hopes away from others."
Mungia's parents both immigrated to the United States, his father from Mexico and his mother from Japan. "My parents taught me the value of hard work and tenacity," said Mungia. "My parents were both immigrants with limited formal education. They both worked hard, my father was a cook after he retired from the Army and my mother worked in a fabric store. They inspired me with the real sacrifices they made for me to attend school."
Mungia earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (magna cum laude) from Pacific Lutheran University and continued to Georgetown University Law Center, graduating cum laude in 1984. Now he is recognized for being extremely active within the legal community and with local minority-focused organizations including the R. Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship Foundation and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law. "Knowing what it feels like to come from a powerless segment of society has made me a more compassionate lawyer. For me, being a good lawyer means commitment to pro bono and legal services in addition to a commitment to the justice system."
In looking ahead to his presidency, Mungia said, "As President of the WSBA, my hope is for our Association to give a voice to those in our society who do not have voices, to restore hope to those who have lost hope, and to be a pain in the sides to those who seek to take the voices and hopes away from others."