Board Members

Rob McKenna, partner in Orrick’s Seattle and Washington, D.C. offices, leads the state Attorney General team in the firm’s State and Federal Government Solutions group and is a member of the Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation practices.

A former Washington State Attorney General and President of the National Association of Attorneys General, Rob is accomplished in all areas of public policy, appellate law, and investigations. He is a Chambers USA Band 1 Partner in Government Relations: State Attorneys General.

Rob represents a wide range of technology, energy, finance, and other companies in matters involving cyber security, data privacy, litigation, appellate litigation, regulatory proceedings, state attorney general investigations, and legislative issues. His experience, stature, and proficiency add essential capabilities for clients seeking coordinated policy advocacy, regulatory compliance, and litigation strategies in state capitols across the country and in Washington, D.C., where he has testified before Congress and assisted clients who have been called to testify before Congressional committees. While at Orrick, Rob has represented clients in both state and federal court, typically in cases centered on constitutional questions.

Rob served two terms as Attorney General of Washington, from 2005 to 2013. He successfully argued three cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and helped negotiate three of the largest consumer protection settlements in national history, all involving mortgage lending and servicing. He is a recognized leader in the development of data protection and privacy regulation. Rob was the first state Attorney General to build a computer forensics lab to collect evidence of Internet fraud and passed one of the nation’s first anti-spyware laws.

Rob served as President of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) from 2011-12 where he co-launched the NAAG Intellectual Property Task Force to advance the national fight against counterfeiting and piracy. While serving as NAAG President, he created and led a national initiative to combat human trafficking which continues to this day. The NAAG human trafficking summit he hosted in Seattle in 2012 led AGs to launch state-level initiatives around the country. His fellow attorneys general honored him in 2011 with the Kelley-Wyman Award for “Outstanding Attorney General” in America.

Michael Baumgartner is a former Washington State Senator and diplomat, now serving as the Treasurer of Spokane County overseeing a nearly $1.9 billion fixed-income investment fund.
Michael spent eight years as the State Senator for the 6th Legislative District. There he played a lead role in the bipartisan effort, creating a new WSU medical school in Spokane and securing funding to finally finish the North-South Freeway. Michael led the successful push for a historic reduction in the cost of college tuition. His “Drain the Swamp” legislation eliminated five government agencies to reduce bureaucratic waste.

Michael grew up surrounded by the Palouse wheatfields in Colton and then Pullman. He is the son of two lifelong educators: Michael’s mother is beloved Pullman kindergarten teacher “Mrs. B,” and his father was Emeritus Professor of Forestry at Washington State University.

Michael majored in economics at WSU (Go Cougs!) and after spending a year volunteering with the Jesuits in Africa, he earned a Masters in Public Administration (MPA, International Development) from Harvard University, where he was a Teaching Fellow in Economics.

After working in private business in the Middle East, Michael was a U.S. State Department Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq from 2007 to 2008. He went on to serve as a counternarcotics advisor to a U.S. government-funded program in Afghanistan, where he worked alongside his future wife, Eleanor.

Eleanor and Michael now live in Spokane with their five young children and are very involved in youth sports, scouts, and Sunday School. Their family loves camping and hiking all over Eastern Washington, from the Kettle Crest trail and Curlew Lake to Steptoe Butte and biking the John Wayne trail.

Callie Castillo is an accomplished litigator and appellate advocate. Having spent over a decade advising and defending public officials and agencies in constitutional and complex litigation, Callie successfully guides clients through myriad forms of legal challenges including commercial litigation; consumer protection, antitrust and regulatory defense; healthcare-related disputes; wage and hour class actions; and state and local tax controversies. Callie also has extensive appellate experience, having briefed and argued over 20 cases before the Washington Courts of Appeals, the Washington Supreme Court, and the federal Courts of Appeals.

Callie also provides clients with strategic counsel during government investigations and on legislation, regulatory, and public policy issues, with particular emphasis on the highly regulated industries of healthcare, financial institutions and lending, transportation, building and construction, and telecommunications.

Callie has been commended for her work by Chambers® USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, where one source states, “She’s a fantastic lawyer. Her strengths are her communication, tireless effort for the client, and great knowledge.”

When Callie is not helping clients navigate legal challenges, she can usually be found in a variety of sport stands cheering on her husband (as a coach) and teenage son (as a player). Callie also volunteers as a coach for high school mock trial teams.

Allison focuses her practice on business advising, tax and estate planning for individuals, families and businesses, and the representation of fiduciaries in estate and trust administration and litigation. She represents a variety of businesses, particularly in the agriculture industry, on issues including entity formation, ongoing operations and management, employee relations, governance, reporting obligations, and transactions. Allison also advises clients on basic and sophisticated estate planning strategies, estate and trust administration issues, probate, and estate and trust dispute resolution matters. She has experience preparing a wide range of business and estate planning documents, including operating agreements, purchase and sale agreements, options, contracts, leases, employment agreements, wills, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and trusts. Allison also assists clients with tax planning and compliance issues.

Allison frequently volunteers her time to respond to legal questions posed in these practice areas on Avvo, a leading online legal marketplace based in Seattle. Check out a few of her answers there for a sample of her expertise.

Jackson has practiced law in the public and private sector for over 20 years. He is a former prosecutor and worked as a staff attorney to the Washington State Senate. Prior to joining Citizen Action Defense Fund in a full-time capacity, he served as General Counsel for the Building Industry Association of Washington.

Dann Mead Smith has served as President of Washington Policy Center, the state’s premier public policy think tank, since 2001. He has testified at dozens of legislative hearings in Olympia and appeared on numerous radio and TV programs around the state and the nation.