This Month's Profile...
George Merker
George Merker is one of the newest members of our
Church, having attended since last fall and having
joined us in December.
He is an
attorney, and operates as Merker Law Offices in Poulsbo,
where he practices with North Kitsap Law Offices at 219
Moe Street, and on Bainbridge Island and in Seattle.
He was
born in Harvey, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, and grew
up down-state near Bloomington. He graduated from
Illinois State University, and then received an MBA from
the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and his JD from the
University of Illinois School of Law in Champaign.
He is
single, and has a 19-year-old daughter, Emily, who went
to school on Bainbridge Island and now works in Seattle.
George
has always been interested in politics, and was an
active member of the Independent Voters of Illinois, the
state ADA Chapter; he was an organizer for George
McGovern and Adlai Stevenson, and ran several campaigns
in King County.
Now an
active member of the Washington State Bar, George is
admitted before the federal Western and Eastern District
Courts of Washington and the Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals, and the US Supreme Court. George is also
an active member of the Poulsbo and Kitsap County
communities. He has over 15 years' experience
doing wills and probates.
A former
Chair of the King County Bar Labor and Employment Law
Section, and Chair of the 1999 Pacific Coast Labor and
Employment Law Conference, and a member of the Estate
Planning Council of Seattle, George has focused his
practice in areas like real estate, business, family
law, probate, and estate planning. He does not
practice in contingent bodily injury claims (i.e., car
accidents), product liability, or intellectual property
issues.
George
is glad to help people find good counsel and encourages
people to call him for referrals. He makes a point
of never charging for simply discussing the nature of
problems prior to an agreement to do legal work.
He likes
the church because he feels he has met so many
interesting people here. He has really enjoyed our
Bible education classes, is a member of the
Transformational Inquiry group, and feels he has learned
a lot about the Bible and Christian doctrine since being
here. He enjoys a liberal approach to religion in
keeping with his views. He was active in the
Unitarian Church in Bellevue and on Bainbridge Island
before arriving here. Over time, George hopes to
repay the many kindnesses he has received here.
