Meet our team…

The Jefferson Associated Counsel team. From left to right: Jack Range, Lily Haight, Scott Charlton, Navarra Carr, Susie Grant, Lillian Powers, Richard Davies, and Jennifer Dempsey.

Richard Davies. A white man with white hair. He is wearing glasses. He is wearing a grey blazer over a white shirt with a red, floral tie.

Richard Davies

Senior defense attorney; JAC Director

Richard is one of the most experienced and respected criminal defense attorneys on the peninsula. His breadth of experience includes dozens of felony and misdemeanor jury trials, and appeals before the Court of Appeals and the Washington Supreme Court. Richard is the director of Jefferson Associated Counsel and currently handles serious felonies and Drug Court cases for the firm. He also maintains an active private practice focused on criminal defense in local, state, and tribal courts.

“During the 25+ years I’ve been a defense attorney here in Port Townsend, I’ve represented local dignitaries (and their kids), notorious bad guys, national media personalities, and everyday people that just need help. I’m going to listen and work with you to figure out what is possible, what is not, and fight damn hard to get you the best result.”

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Scott Charlton

Senior defense attorney

A former prosecutor who represented the state in King, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, and Clallam Counties, Scott has over the past two decades devoted his practice to representing indigent criminal defendants in both District and Superior Court, juvenile respondents alleged to be either delinquent, at‑risk or in need of services, and parents whose constitutional rights to the care, custody, and companionship of their children has been challenged by the state.

In addition to his jury trial practice, Scott has successfully argued appeals in front of the Washington Supreme Court and the Washington State Court of Appeals.

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Scott Charlton. A white man with white hair. He is wearing glasses. He is wearing a blue blazer over a white checked shirt with a red tie.
Lillian Powers. An Asian American woman with brown hair. She is wearing a white blazer over a black shirt.

Lillian Powers

Attorney

Lillian Powers is a public defender with Jefferson Associated Counsel. She also serves as a board member for Olympic Community Action Programs (OlyCAP) and the Unemployment Law Project (ULP). She was the 2016 Seattle University School of Law Frances Perkins Fellow at ULP, a nine-month post-graduate position in which she provided direct representation, advice, and community outreach for unemployed workers, with an emphasis on connecting ULP with Washington’s immigrant and refugee community members.

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Jack Range

Attorney

Jack grew up in Jefferson County and received his diploma from Port Townsend High School before moving away for college. He graduated from the University of Washington in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in international studies. He was admitted to practice law in 2015 after “reading the law” under the Washington APR 6 Law Clerk Program and passing the Bar Exam. He is admitted to practice law in all Washington State courts and the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. 

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Navarra Carr. A white woman with black and grey hair. She is wearing a blue coat over a red shirt.

Navarra Carr

Attorney

Navarra graduated from the Seattle University School of Law’s FLEX JD program, which allowed her to remotely attend law school while living and working on the Olympic Peninsula. As a law student, Navarra gained valuable experience through internships, including at the Washington Attorney General’s Office, Clallam Public Defender’s Office, the Law Office of Derek G. Medina, the Suquamish Tribe, and Seattle University’s Worker’s Rights Clinic. Prior to law school, Navarra served for two years in AmeriCorps. She subsequently worked in nonprofit finance and administration, including at a housing and homelessness service provider, a family services drop-in center, and at Jefferson and North Olympic Land Trusts.

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Legal Assistants

Office manager Jennifer and legal assistant Susie have a wealth of paralegal experience and knowledge of how to get things done within the local judicial system and Department of Licensing.

To reach them, call our office at 360-385-5613 or email jac@olympus.net.

Investigator

Lily Haight grew up across the water in Marysville, WA. In 2017, she graduated with a degree in journalism from New York University, where she focused her studies on investigative reporting. She moved to Port Townsend in 2018, where she began working as a reporter for the Port Townsend Leader. She joined the team at Jefferson Associated Counsel in 2020 as their in-house investigator. If you have questions about an ongoing case investigation, you can reach her at 360-302-6634 or by emailing lhaight@jacdefender.org.