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.
Trevor was next 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. In 2022, after two years with the Trial Defense Service, 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)
Community Service:
Walla Walla Catholic Schools - Board Member (2025-Present), Vice Chairman (2026-Present)
Walla Walla County Law Library - Member and President (2025-Present)
Walla Walla County Courthouse Security Committee - Attorney Member
Walla Walla Valley Estate Planning Council - Member (2024-Present), Vice President (2026-Present)
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.
Ellis Pryor
Legal Assistant
Ellis was born and raised in Ashland, Oregon, where he grew up with his sister and twin brother. He moved to Walla Walla in 2021 to attend Whitman College. While at Whitman, Ellis was a member of the Cross Country and Track teams while studying politics and philosophy. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 2025.
Ellis decided to make Walla Walla his home and began work with Roach Law Firm in 2025. Primarily focused on the estate administration part of the firm’s practice, Ellis enjoys working side by side with clients to navigate the probate and estate administration process.
Outside of work, Ellis loves to run, play board games, and re-read his favorite books.
Venus Pearl
Legal Assistant
Venus was born in Haines, Alaska and later moved to Juneau, where she finished high school. After graduating, she relocated to Anchorage and spent several years working for the local phone company. While in Anchorage, she raised her son, who still lives there today.
After moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2008, Venus eventually found her way into legal work, becoming a paralegal for an attorney specializing in Family and Criminal Law. She supported clients across several counties and found deep satisfaction in helping people navigate challenging situations.
Now living in Walla Walla, Washington, Venus enjoys the familiar beauty of the outdoors without the extreme climate of her Alaskan roots. Being part of the team at Roach Law has allowed her to continue serving others—assisting with estate planning, guardianship, and adoptions.
Outside of work, Venus enjoys cooking, spending time with friends, entertaining at her home, and nurturing her faith. Particularly, Venus volunteers at her church, supporting the office staff and the Pastors, and multiple life groups.
Becky Renstrom
Legal Assistant
Lloyd Johnson
Legal Assistant
Lloyd was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. In 1979 he graduated from Portland State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and began a 19 year career in various management positions with the J.C. Penney Co. In July of that year he married his wife, Denelle. They have three adult children and five grandchildren.
In 1989 he was on the management team that opened the J.C. Penney store in the Blue Mountain Mall in Walla Walla. In 1998 he left the Penney Co. and went on staff at Amazing Grace Nazarene church where he ministered for 14 years.
After leaving the ministry he drove public transportation vehicles for Valley Transit, was the Facilities and Safety Supervisor for Oregon Child Development Coalition and drove non-emergency medical vehicles for Transportation Solutions. He retired in 2022. In 2024 he joined the team at Roach Law Firm as a part-time office assistant.
Lloyd enjoys attending his grandchildren’s sporting events, working in his yard with his wife and playing an occasional round of golf.