Director and managing attorney Peter Goldman graduated from Seattle University's School of Law in 1984. After clerking for Washington State Supreme Court Justice James M. Dolliver, Peter joined the criminal division of the King County Prosecutor's office, where he spent 11 years as a trial lawyer in all of the office's divisions. During his last five years, Peter was a Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in the Appellate Division, where he handled over 200 complex criminal appeals.

Attorney Paul Kampmeier joined the Law Center in January 2005. Paul graduated with honors from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) in 1992 and earned his law degree from the University of Washington (With Honors, Order of the Coif) in 2001. Before joining WFLC, Paul spent three years in private practice representing citizen activists and non-profit organizations in environmental, land use, public records, and consumer protection litigation. Paul volunteers for a variety of environmental organizations and enjoys traveling abroad, reading, backpacking, and spending time with his family and friends. 

Attorney Karl Forsgaard joined the Law Center in November 2006. Karl graduated with honors in Biology from Harvard College in 1978, then worked for a year as a staff biologist at that University. He earned his law degree in 1982 from the University of Washington, where he served as Managing Editor of the Law Review. Before joining WFLC, Karl was in private practice as a litigator in San Francisco and Seattle, and was Chief Legal Officer of Optiva Corporation, maker of the Sonicare electric toothbrush.  Since 1991, Karl has served as a pro bono attorney for coalitions fighting off-road vehicle (ORV) damage to National Forest roadless areas in Washington.

Staff Scientist & Policy Analyst Kara Whittaker joined the WFLC in January 2008. In 2007, she earned her PhD in Urban Ecology at the University of Washington, College of Forest Resources, where she studied the dispersal, survival, and habitat use of native forest songbirds in the Seattle metropolitan area. Kara also participated in an interdisciplinary program in Urban Ecology at the UW on a team which investigated the use of Best Available Science in the environmental policy process. In her free time, you can find Kara either skiing in the Cascades or kayaking on Puget Sound with her husband in support of their business, Alki Kayak Tours.

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