Janet Buttenwieser, Attorney
Janet Buttenwieser (she/her) joined LCYC in December 2024 as a Dependency Attorney in Pierce County. Janet has been an advocate for marginalized youth and adults for over 30 years and entered the practice of law after two previous careers as a teen services librarian and a writer. Janet holds a Bachelor of Arts from Colorado College (go Tigers), a Masters in Library and Information Science from the University of Washington (go Huskies), a Juris Doctorate from Seattle University School of Law (go Redhawks), and a Master of Fine Arts from the Whidbey Writers Workshop (go Penn Cove Mussels – unofficial mascot). Janet has decided that she is finally finished with formal education. In her free time you can find Janet hanging out with her family, doing crossword puzzles, or recreating on or in Lake Washington.
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