Qualifications
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Over 18 years of experience advocating for people with disabilities and health problems in claims against the Social Security Administration
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Founder and Past Director of the Social Security Advocacy Project and the Seattle Community Law Center
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Experienced trainer for Social Security advocacy issues. Provided training for the King County Bar Association, Washington State Bar Association, Harborview Medical Center, Salvation Army, Downtown Emergency Service Center, UW Physicians, UW School of Law, Seattle University School of Law and many others
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Graduate of the UCLA School of Law
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Current board member and past advisory council member for Washington Protection and Advocacy Systems, a non-profit organization advocating for people with disabilities
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Fifteen years as a public interest attorney with Evergreen Legal Services, Columbia Legal Services, and the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
About Tha Win
Tha Win earned his law degree in 1987 from the University of California Los Angeles after completing his bachelor’s degree at Pitzer College in Claremont California. Currently, he serves on the board of directors of Washington Protection and Advocacy Systems, a statewide advocacy organization for people with disabilities. He is also featured on the Washington State Bar Association’s Proud To Be A Lawyer list. In 1998, Tha co-founded the Seattle Community Law Center and the Social Security Advocacy Project, serving as executive director and staff attorney. At the Social Security Advocacy Project, he represented hundreds of individual clients at Social Security hearings and provided training for consumers and organizations, including the King County Bar Association, the Washington State Bar Association, Harborview Medical Center, Downtown Emergency Services Center, University of Washington Physicians, the Salvation Army and many others. He is one of a few Washington state attorneys invited to testify before the national Social Security Advisory Board.