Meet the Team

Photo of Carol Hunter. Carol has dirty blonde hair and kind eyes. She is smiling widely and is wearing hanging earrings, a white blouse, and a dark necklace with a red gem. The Patsy Clark Mansion is blurred in the background.

CAROL J. HUNTER

Attorney at Law - Owner

Carol was born in Oregon and raised in Spokane, Washington. She received her BA from Washington State University and her J.D. from Arizona State University. Carol has practiced elder law since 1993, with the law firm now known as Eymann Allison Jones, P.S. In January 2020, Carol opened her own solo practice, Hunter Elder Law, PLLC, but housed her practice alongside her former partners.

Carol is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Spokane County Bar Association, and the Federal Bar Association. She is on the Spokane County Court Visitor/Guardian ad Litem Registry and Court Visitor/Guardian ad Litem Training Committee.

Carol enjoys contributing to her community. She is on the WSU Planned Giving Advisory Board, the Spokane Public Radio Community Advisory Board, and Innovia Foundation’s “Ignite” Board of Directors. She was the co-founder of the Spokane Chapter of Girls on the Run. She was Chair of the Lilac Bloomsday Association (LBA) Board of Directors. She also served as President of the Hospice of Spokane Board of Directors and is currently a sitting Board Member.

Carol is married with one college aged son and a dog named Fiona. In her spare time, Carol enjoys running, walking, practicing yoga, picking books for book club, and planning her next adventure.

CATHERINE KARDONG

Attorney at Law

Catherine was born and raised in Spokane, Washington, graduating from Lewis and Clark High School. She received her undergraduate degree from Boston College and her J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law. During law school, Catherine was a Thomas More Scholar, a member of the Gonzaga Law Review, and she graduated first in her class. After graduation, Catherine moved to Olympia and began her legal career clerking for Supreme Court Justice Mary Fairhurst. Prior to joining Hunter Elder Law, Catherine practiced at Winston & Cashatt, Lawyers. Catherine is licensed in both Washington and Idaho.

Catherine is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Spokane County Bar Association, and is currently on the Washington State Bar Association Elder Law Section executive committee. Catherine is board member of both the Rockwood Retirement Community and the Lilac Bloomsday Association.

Catherine is married with two elementary aged children (Lucas and Eleanor), one dog (Dinha), and one cat (Sprinkles). In her spare time, Catherine spends time with her large local family, participates in a dinner club with friends, bakes new desserts, listens to audiobooks, and visits as many National Parks as possible.

CONNIE GRUMBLY

Paralegal/Office Manager/Administrator

Connie found her passion for elder law in 1994 and has been working with Carol Hunter since 2005.

Connie manages calendars and client files, prepares documents and works with clients over the phone or in person as appropriate for Estate Planning, Probate, Guardianship, Conservatorship, Court established Special Needs Trusts, and more, as directed by the attorneys (primarily for Carol Hunter). She also manages the accounts receivables and payables for the firm, including the day to day bookkeeping duties, the firm website and other office administrative duties as needed.

Connie enjoys volunteering in the community. Such activities have included Volunteer Coordinator of the Bloomsday Corporate Cup, her children's school(s), Hospice of Spokane Golf Scramble, the (Spokane) Christmas Bureau, and more. She has also managed her and her husband's parents' care and estates.

Connie was raised in Spokane. She has been married for 30 years. Together they have two daughters, a son-in-love, one grandbaby, two dogs (Belle and Sheba), a cat (Eclipse), and five grand-dogs. In her free time, she enjoys quilting, crafting, reading, lake activities, adventuring in the hills, and hanging out with family and friends.

MEGHAN ROCKWOOD

Legal Assistant

In June 2024, we welcomed Meghan Rockwood to our team.

Meghan handles most of our new client calls and manages calendars for the attorneys. She manages client files and prepares documents as appropriate as directed by the attorneys (primarily Catherine Kardong) in the areas of Estate Planning, Guardianship/Conservatorship, Probate, and more.

Meghan is concurrently attending college to earn her degree in computer science.

JAYMIN DERUYTER

Reception/File Clerk

Jaymin is our front desk extraordinaire, Monday through Thursday, 9-3. He is usually the first person you will talk to when you call or when you arrive to our office.

Jaymin is also largely responsible for ensuring the client files are up-to-date and helps the attorneys, assistant, and paralegal with other tasks, as needed.

Jaymin is concurrently attending college to earn his paralegal degree.

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