Salvador Mungia | Tacoma Accident and Injury Lawyer

Salvador A. Mungia, the son of immigrant parents, knew from an early age that he wanted to be a lawyer after seeing how his working class parents who had little money and education were taken advantage of.  Sal went to the Georgetown University Law Center graduating with honors in 1984.  After law school he returned home to Tacoma joining Gordon Thomas Honeywell in 1986 after two years of clerking for a justice of the state supreme court and then a federal district court judge.

Sal, having been raised with the ethic of hard work, tirelessly advocates for his clients.  His hard work and legal skills have been recognized by numerous legal associations.  Sal loves the law and loves being a lawyer.  He has committed his career not only to his clients but also to the improvement of the justice system.  He has served his profession by being president of his local bar association in 1999 and then the Washington State Bar Association in 2009.  Sal considers his highest achievements, however, as those times when he has represented individuals in both state and federal court, both individually and in class actions, free of charge to protect their rights so that he can do his part to ensure that those without any power, such as his parents, are not taken advantage of. As Sal has often said, "The highest calling of any lawyer is to give a voice to those who have no voice."

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney		Washington	1984-Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Georgetown University Law Center	JD	Law School	1984
Pacific Lutheran University	B.A.	magna cum laude	1981

State / Court	Date
Eastern District of Washington	2003
U.S. Supreme Court	1992
Western District of Washington	1986
Washington	1984

• Washington State Bar Association
  Litigation Counsel of America
  Legal Aid for Washington
  Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association, Editorial Board
  GLBT Bar Association of Washington
  Asian Bar Association of Washington
  American Board of Trial Advocates
  Litigation Counsel of America
  Pierce County Minority Bar Association
  Latina/o Bar Association of Washington
  American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section

• Best Lawyers in America, 2011 to the present.
  
  Washington Law & Politics Magazine, Super Lawyer, 2008 to present.
  
  2017, Outstanding State Chair award, Fellows of the American Bar Foundation.
  
  2017, Service to Diversity, Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association.
  
  2015, Pro Bono Leadership Award, Tacoma-Pierce County Volunteer Legal Services Program.
  
  2013, Alumni Service Award, Pacific Lutheran University.
  
  2011, Bradley C. Diggs Award for Outstanding Service, Appleseed Washington.
  
  2011, Special Contribution to the Judiciary, King County Washington Women Lawyers.
  
  2011, Latina/o Amicus Service Award, Seattle University School of Law.
  
  2009, Modelo de Excelencia Award, Latina/o Bar Association of Washington.
  
  2008, Outstanding Service Award, Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association.
  
  2008, Bertha M. Snell Award, Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association.

• Washington State Bar Association, NW Lawyer, "To Pee or Not to Pee," March 2016.
  
  Washington State Bar Association, Civil Procedure Deskbook, 3rd Ed., Chapter 12, Defenses and Objections, (2014).
  
  Washington State Bar Association Litigation Section, "Trial News," Winter, 2010/2011: "Opening Statements."
  
  Washington State Bar Association, Supplement to Civil Procedure Deskbook, 2nd Ed., Chapter 12, Defenses and Objections.

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