Speakers
Jim Lopez
Clerk of the Circuit and County Court
King County, WA
Biography:
Jim Lopez currently serves as Deputy Chief of Staff in the office of King County Executive Ron Sims. As part of his duties, Jim leads the Executive’s Action Group on Climate Change.
Prior to his entry into the Executive Office in 2003, Jim Lopez received a law degree from Case Western Reserve in 1992 and practiced law for 9 years in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2003, Jim received a master’s in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He began his work with King County as a senior advisor upon the completion of this degree. Jim took on his current role as Deputy Chief of Staff in 2005.