Legal Team
Dan Roach - Attorney
Dan has been providing top notch legal services for residents of the Walla Walla Valley since 1984. Early on, Dan handled many different types of legal matters, as is customary for young lawyers in full service law firms.
Over the past three decades, Dan has narrowed his niche considerably. He has an office practice, not a litigation practice, that is concentrated in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administrations, probate and probate avoidance, guardianships and related elder law matters. Dan also assists clients with various types of real estate matters. He also assists clients in forming limited liability companies and he prepares and helps negotiate business contracts of various types. Dan continues to provide adoption services and has helped many families over the past 35 years with infant adoptions, stepparent adoptions, adoptions of foreign born children and even adult adoptions. Dan refers legal matters that he does not handle to other capable lawyers. Other lawyers, real estate and insurance professionals, financial advisors and CPAs often refer legal matters to Dan.
Dan and his well educated and pleasant staff endeavor to get to know their clients and their legal needs, educate and advise clients about the law and their options, and then provide excellent legal services using great technology. His clientele is no longer limited to the Walla Walla Valley. He often remotely assists estate planning and estate administration clients who reside throughout all parts of Washington. He also handles ancillary probates for Personal Representative clients throughout the United States when nonresidents die owning real estate in Washington.
Dan’s roots in Southeastern Washington are deep. His ancestors on his dad’s side arrived in Walla Walla around 1880 and his ancestors on his mom’s side arrived in Pasco around 1915. Dan and his wife, Jacquie, have six self-sufficient adult children, have three fine daughters-in-law and are now proud grandparents.
Juris Doctor, Gonzaga University School of Law (1984)
Bachelor in Social Sciences, Seattle University (1980)
Member and Past President, Walla Walla Valley Estate Planning Council
Member and Past President, Walla Walla County Bar Association
Member, Board of Trustees of the Catholic Foundation for Eastern Washington
Dan has been involved with Boy Scouts and youth athletics, has served on numerous Walla Walla area civic and nonprofit boards and committees and has been very involved over the years with the Walla Walla Catholic Schools.
Trevor Hanzeli - Attorney
Trevor began practicing law with Dan Roach after graduating law school in 2016, while waiting to report for military service with the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps. His active-duty assignments included three years at the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence, at Fort Rucker, AL. There, he served as an Administrative and Labor Law Attorney, and then as Trial Counsel and Special Assistant United States Attorney, prosecuting cases at Courts-Martial and in the Middle District of Alabama Magistrate Court. Due to his prior experience, Trevor was given an extra duty of providing estate planning assistance for the numerous service members and retirees in the vicinity of Fort Rucker.
In 2020, Trevor was assigned to the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Trial Defense Service Field Office, one of the busiest jurisdictions in the Army, where he served as a Complex and Capital Litigation attorney. After two years with the Trial Defense Service, defending those who defend America, Trevor left active duty to return to Walla Walla. Trevor served on active duty for five and a half years, before transitioning to the Washington Army National Guard, where he continues to serve as a Judge Advocate.
Trevor has a passion for public service, instilled by his family and nurtured through his years of Scouting, where he earned his Eagle Scout Award. During law school, Trevor continued to serve his community by volunteering as a Rule 9 Legal Intern with the Washington State Attorney General’s office, assisting in contract, real estate, and construction matters on behalf of the Department of Transportation and citizens of Washington State. Trevor continues to volunteer in the Walla Walla Community, particularly with the Walla Walla Catholic Schools.
Trevor is a fourth generation Washingtonian, and this state is truly his home. Trevor and his wife, Danielle (née Fazzari), have three boys and many family members in Walla Walla, and Western Washington.
Trevor’s practice includes a diverse spectrum of civil law matters, including estate planning, estate administration, guardianships, adoptions, business formation and real estate matters. Trevor’s primary focus is to provide his clients with the skill and expertise they need to understand and address the complex legal issues that impact their lives. Hiring an attorney is a daunting prospect, and people often only seek legal representation or advice to address stressful situations. After advising and defending numerous clients, standing next to them in some of the most challenging moments of their lives, Trevor endeavors to proactively guide clients as they shape their future.
Bar Admission and Memberships:
Washington State – 2016
Washington State Bar Association
Walla Walla County Bar Association
Education:
Juris Doctor, Gonzaga University School of Law (2016)
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Studies, Gonzaga University (2013)
Awards and Recognitions:
Rule 9 Legal Intern – Washington State Attorney General’s Office, Transportation and Public Construction (2014-2016)
Gonzaga Journal of International Law – Articles Editor (2015-2016), Associate Editor (2014-2015)
Finalist - Albert R. Mugel Tax Moot Court Competition - 2016
3rd Place Oral Advocate - Albert R. Mugel Tax Moot Court Competition - 2016
Lucy Johnson
Legal Assistant
Lucy was born in Hull, England and immigrated to Washington State with her mother and two sisters when she was ten years old. After graduating from Walla Walla High School, Lucy attended Walla Walla University and Washington State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts – emphasizing on English, History, and Philosophy.
During her last year at Washington State University, she married her husband, Chris, and shortly thereafter moved to Quantico, VA for her husband’s military training. While living in Virginia, Lucy volunteered and worked as a case worker for the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society. After Virginia, Lucy and Chris moved to Kentucky for a short period. While there, Lucy volunteered at the Red Cross. One more move brought them back to Walla Walla, and Lucy began to work as the secretary for Amazing Grace Church of the Nazarene. Lucy Began working at Roach Law Firm in 2015.
After the birth of their first child, Lucy stepped back from working to focus on raising her child. Now, as a mother of three, Lucy has returned to work at the Roach Law Firm. For the last six years, she has loved to come to work in the office. Outside of work, Lucy loves being home with her family, baking with them, and watching her children play sports.
Mary Bagdon
Legal Assistant
Mary was raised in the small town of Athena, Oregon. She attended Walla Walla University and graduated in three years with a Bachelor of Arts in Strategic Communication -- a combination field of journalism and public relations -- and a minor in Psychology.
Her career background includes working as a host & associate producer, office associate, cattle ranch farm hand, and store manager.
Mary works primarily in the areas of estate administration, guardianships, and adoptions. Her favorite part of the job is experiencing the feeling of satisfaction after completing a task.
Outside of being a legal assistant, Mary enjoys reading novels, practicing Karate and other athletic activities, playing board and card games, and spending time with those close to her.