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Barry Wallis founded Wallis Law Firm, PLLC in 2007. Since then he has built his law firm and his other law related businesses into a multimillion-dollar enterprise. Areas of focus have included civil litigation, business law, contract negotiation, dispute resolution, trust account management, debt restructuring, verifying corporate accounting, and regulatory compliance. He has worked in the field of law since 2004 holding positions at Wallis & Wallis Attorneys at Law and at Barton Strever PC.

Mr. Wallis received his Bachelor of Arts in European Cultural Studies from the American University of Paris, his Masters of Environmental Studies from Evergreen State College, and his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Oregon.

Mr. Wallis is currently an Executive Committee Board Member of the American Inns of Court, the Co-Chairman of the Board at the Cardozo Society, an Eagle Member of the Washington Association for Justice, and a Member of the Washington State Bar Association. He is also a founding member and current President of the Slavic Bar Association of Washington (SBAW). Mr. Wallis joined the Sound Board of Directors in 2015. He served as Governance Committee Chair since 2018.

Mr. Wallis’ connection to Sound Credit Union runs deep as he owns the Historic Sunset Telephone and Telegraph building. It was in this building that many of the founding members of Sound Credit Union worked when the organization was originally formed in 1940.