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JAMES SENESCU

JAMES D. SENESCU received his B.A. in English from the University of Washington in 1993 and his J.D. in 1997 from Gonzaga University School of Law.   Beginning with the Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office in 1996, he handled domestic violence person crimes in their newly-formed Domestic Violence Unit.  Joining the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office (Vancouver, WA) in 1998, he was involved in the creation of Clark County’s “Domestic Violence Court,” a founding member of the City/County “Domestic Violence Prosecution Center” in 2001, and served as DV Unit Coordinator from 2003-2005.  Having prosecuted well over 110 jury trials involving DV, child abuse, guardianship and person crimes, he finished his ten year career as a prosecutor assigned to the Major Crimes Unit handling homicides and major felonies, including crimes involving abuse of vulnerable adults.  Since 2006, he has been in private practice as a partner of Senescu & Babich, PLLC emphasizing in the protection of vulnerable adults and the litigation of cases involving abuse, neglect and financial exploitation of vulnerable adults via guardianships, probates and civil litigation, actively working with law enforcement to this end.  He is a founding member of the Clark County Vulnerable Adult Task Force; a Founder and Executive Board member of the Clark County “Elder Justice Center;” and presents at countless trainings locally, statewide and regionally on familial and elder abuse issues to law enforcement, prosecutors, financial institutions, clerks, doctors, attorneys, judges, guardians, social workers, medical professionals and other local groups.  He was an adjunct faculty member of Clark College in Vancouver, WA, serves periodically as a Pro Tempore Superior Court Judge for Clark County, and was an appointed Clark County Civil Service Commissioner for ten years.