Attorneys
NATHAN DEEN
Senior Assistant Attorney General, Division Chief
nathan_deen@wsu.edu 509.335.2636
Admitted to Practice:
2007 (Washington)
Law Degree:
Washington and Lee University (J.D., 2007) (Summa Cum Laude) (Law Review)
Undergraduate Degree:
Washington State University (2002, B.A., Social Studies) (Cum Laude)
Primary Assignments:
Nathan is chief counsel to the WSU Board of Regents, the President, Provost, Vice Presidents, Chancellors, Executive Budget Director, Athletic Director, and other members of senior staff. Nathan oversees and directs all legal services for WSU and advises in numerous areas.
Bio:
Nathan joined the WSU Division of the Attorney General’s Office in July 2015. Before coming to the Attorney General’s Office, Nathan spent seven years in Bellingham working as a prosecutor for the Lummi Nation and Whatcom County. As a deputy prosecutor, Nathan prosecuted misdemeanors and felonies committed by both adults and juveniles, litigated scores of criminal trials, and handled several appeals. Prior to his work for Whatcom County, Nathan worked at Witherspoon Kelly in Spokane, primarily handling corporate and banking issues.
SEAN BOWEN
Assistant Attorney General
sean.w.bowen@wsu.edu 509.335.2636
Admitted to Practice:
2015 (Idaho)
Law Degree:
University of Idaho Law School (J.D., 2015)
Undergraduate Degree:
Idaho State University (2010, B.A., Political Science/English )
Primary Assignments:
Compliance and Civil Rights; Facilities Services; Real Estate and Business Operations; International Programs (student matters); Enrollment Management; Graduate and Professional Education; Student Affairs; and the College of Education.
Bio:
Sean joined the WSU Division of the Attorney General’s Office in February 2021. After law school, Sean worked as a junior associate general counsel for the University of Idaho. He then worked as a staff attorney for the Honorable Randy Stoker in the 5th Judicial District Court of Idaho and spent three years as a deputy civil prosecutor for Gallatin County, Montana.
ADAM MALCOLM
Assistant Attorney General
adam.malcolm@wsu.edu 509.335.2636
Admitted to Practice:
2006 (Washington)
Law Degree:
University of Washington (J.D., 2005)
Undergraduate Degree:
Washington State University (2001, B.A., Political Science)
Primary Assignments:
Athletics; External Affairs and Government Relations; Payroll; Human Resource Services (all campuses), including all AP and Faculty matters; International Programs; Ombuds office; and the College of Arts and Sciences.
Bio:
Adam has been at the WSU Division of the Attorney General’s Office since March 2012. Prior to coming to the Attorney General’s Office, Adam was a deputy prosecuting attorney with Walla Walla County for five years where he was responsible for the juvenile and district courts criminal dockets. Adam was also an instructor at Walla Walla Community College where he taught a criminal law course.
ANDREW SCHILLINGER
Assistant Attorney General
andrew.schillinger@wsu.edu 509.335.2636
Admitted to Practice:
2003 (Washington)
Law Degree:
Gonzaga University School of Law (J.D., 2003) (Cum Laude) (Associate Editor, Gonzaga Law Review)
Undergraduate Degree:
Whitman College (1997, B.A., Politics)
Primary Assignments:
Academic Outreach and Innovation; Risk Management; Compliance; Information Technology Services, including Information Security; Cougar Health Services; the Colleges of Engineering & Architecture and Veterinary Medicine; and WSU Spokane Health Sciences, including the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Bio:
Andrew joined the WSU Division of the Attorney General’s Office in 2019. After law school, Andrew was a law clerk to Judge John Klobucher in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington. He then worked for a Spokane law firm practicing primarily in the areas of professional liability and malpractice, commercial litigation, and employment law. After spending approximately ten years in a civil law practice, Andrew spent six years in one of the largest health systems in the U.S., advising primarily in the areas of regulatory compliance, privacy/security, and risk management.
SHELBY SIERACKI
Assistant Attorney General
shelby.sieracki@wsu.edu 509.335.2636
Admitted to Practice:
2016 (Idaho); 2022 (Washington)
Law Degree:
University of Idaho Law School (J.D., 2016)
Undergraduate Degree:
University of Idaho (2013, B.S., Broadcast Journalism) (Summa Cum Laude)
Primary Assignments:
Internal Audit; Ethics; Conflict of Interest; Student Affairs; Academic Engagement; Military Sciences; Museum of Art; Business Services; Bursar; Colleges of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, Honors, Business, and Communication; Public Safety, including Police, Emergency Management, Parking & Transportation Services, and Environmental Health & Safety.
Bio:
Shelby joined the WSU Division of the Attorney General’s Office in September 2022. After law school, Shelby worked as a deputy prosecutor in Nez Perce County, Idaho, for five years where she prosecuted misdemeanors from initial appearance to post-conviction and appeal, and represented the county at hundreds of evidentiary hearings, mediations, and trials. Before joining the Attorney General’s Office, Shelby was an assistant city attorney for the City of Lewiston, Idaho, specializing in land use, public records, and code enforcement.
JESSICA SMITH-KAPROSY
Assistant Attorney General
j.smith-kaprosy@wsu.edu 509.335.2636
Admitted to Practice:
2012 (Maryland-inactive); 2021 (Washington)
Law Degree:
University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 2011)
Undergraduate Degree:
University of Wisconsin (2006, B.A., Classical Humanities and Religious Studies)
Primary Assignments:
Public records; Procedures, Records and Forms; Office of Research, including the Offices of Commercialization and Research Assurances (other than IRB); Procurement Services; Trademark Licensing; Sponsored Programs; Contracts; Libraries; and the School for Global Health.
Bio:
Jessica joined the WSU Division of the Attorney General’s Office in September 2020. After law school, Jessica participated in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Emerging Leaders program with a posting in the Indian Health Service Office of Tribal Self-Governance; on completion of the program, Jessica transitioned to a permanent position as a policy analyst in the Office of Tribal Self-Governance in Rockville, MD. In 2015, Jessica relocated to Eastern Washington, joining the WSU Office of Research as a contracts manager, with responsibility for complex research funding agreements and non-monetary research agreements, and later as an assistant director of the Office of Research Support & Operations.