Miller Nash attorney Elena Thompson has been appointed as cochair of the Legal Foundation of Washington (LFW) 2026 Associates Campaign for Equal Justice (CEJ). The Associates Campaign is one of several initiatives that supports the LFW’s essential civil legal aid work. It runs for two weeks each fall and is led by associates at multiple law firms in Washington. For the past three years, Elena has helped spearhead Miller Nash’s internal CEJ fundraising efforts in Seattle.
“I’m honored to be cochairing this year’s campaign,” said Elena. “Our justice system is the cornerstone of our democracy. When people can’t afford to access the legal system, that cornerstone starts to crumble. Last year, the campaign raised over $450,000 in support of legal aid and access to justice initiatives, and I’m hopeful that we can raise even more this year and positively impact even more members of our community.”
LFW is a nonprofit organization created at the direction of the Washington Supreme Court to distribute IOLTA funds to legal aid organizations across the state. LFW has more than 35 years of experience raising, managing and distributing funds to achieve equal civil justice for low-income people. Since 1984, LFW has distributed more than $200 million to Washington’s legal aid sector to combat inequality and access to justice barriers for low-income and marginalized communities across a broad range of issues, including immigration, worker rights, housing, and domestic violence.
About Elena Thompson
Elena focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation with a particular emphasis on eminent domain and condemnation. Clients benefit from her ability to effectively strategize and navigate nuances of eminent domain law and its impact on some of the region’s largest and most complex disputes. Elena serves on the firm’s pro bono committee and uses her experience to support pro bono clients, including cases managed in partnership with the ACLU of Washington and the ACLU of Louisiana. Elena received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma before earning her law degree at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law.
